Wow! Talk about a God-sighting! We planned for 80 people. We served dinner to more than 140. People brought spaghetti sauce for the contest who didn't even sign up. We cooked and ate 18 pounds (dried weight) of spaghetti noodles. Five loaves and two fish? We raised some serious $ to help a brother in need. Thanks be to God! And thanks team members for dealing with the unexpected numbers

Dear Good Shepherd I just wanted to take some time to tell you how grateful I am for your congregation and everything you did for us while we stayed in your church with Family Promise. While we were at your church we were made to feel like family and a part of your congregation. We did not feel as if we were homeless or someone taking up your space. Thank you for making my sons birthday a

I have suffered chronic, debilitating pain in my left hip and lower back for over 20 years. The movement that hurt the worst was getting in and out of the car, so obviously my activity was quite limited. I have been seeking God's healing for many years. I had a lot of pain this past weekend, and He reminded me to trust Him and tell my body parts to get in alignment with the word of God, among

Good Shepherd’s Member Care team under the direction of Denise Petersen,has added to its many responsibilities the Care and Share team. GoodShepherd’s members have always been quick to respond to each others needs in various ways, however, Care and Share is done online, making it possible to organize, volunteer and distribute care easily and efficiently. There have been multiple requests for

God's love is always with us.If you lived in ancient Rome, the oldest living male in the family held the title of paterfamilias. The paterfamilias, which means father of the family, had the final say in pretty much everything--a privilege called patria potestas, or paternal power. If a father didn't want a child, patria potestas gave him the right to have the child killed by exposure (simply setting

My husband suggested we make enough dinner to take over to my brother who suffers with ALS. We were quite surprised when we arrived at Greg and Valorie's home to find so many cars at the house. We feared something had happened to Greg. To our surprise, and even more so Greg's, one of his favorite Grizzlie players, along with another player, the E-Center Grizzlie promoter, news media from 3 newspapers

On a Tuesday morning in late September of 09, our 22 year old daughter was rushed to the hospital. It was discovered that blood clots had formed in her leg and traveled into her lungs and heart. Wednesday evening emergency open heart surgery was performed. After her successful surgery we were told that it is rare for someone in her condition to live long enough to make it into surgery. Her surgeon

It might seem strange to list a funeral as a God sighting but many have said Susan Jardine's funeral was one. During Susan's Celebration of Life at Good Shepherd the microphone was opened to anyone who wanted to share. Many got up to speak and all were memorable in their stories about sharing time with Susan. Some told of her faith and courage during cancer treatments, others her devotion to

Matthew got a paper back from his teacher that had 100% on it, upon reviewing the paper he realized that he actually had one wrong. The grade had already be posted and he could have kept quiet but he got up and told her that he has really missed one! I am so proud of him for doing the right thing.Teresa Kashuba

We made budget!O give thanks, for the Lord is good! (Psalm 103)Our final numbers for 2009 (unreconciled) indicate that we met and exceeded our budget. This is amazing considering the economy last year. Many of our people lost their jobs, yet people were very generous with their time, talents, money, and possessions.We started a whole new ministry (The Milestone) to young adults who are "aging out"

Over the Christmas weekend about 12 kids and adult supervisors gathered at Camp Kostopulos. The intent was simply to give these kids a place to 'be' for the holiday, away from dysfunctional families and 'trouble' waiting to happen. Over the 2 1/2 days of the retreat, there were no fights, no really 'out of line' behaviors and everyone seemed to be having a really great time. One of the more amazing

What a blessing the KidZone kids are! At the 4 pm service on Christmas Eve, these beautiful children were truly a God sighting! From the young ones enthusiastically reading God's word to the dancers who lovingly danced to "Sing Unto the Lord a new song" and all of the Sunday school children present who sang loudly to "Wonderful" and "Come, Let Us Praise Him" and the young musicians who shared their

I work at a restaurant and today there were two separate couples sitting near each other. One couple finished and came up to pay and the lady said she wanted to pay for the other couples meal. She didn't know them she just wanted to pay for them. When I went and told the couple still eating that their meal had been paid for they were in complete shock. The lady informed me that it was a blessing

On December 4th, a group of 50 junior high students, high school staffers, and adult leaders loaded up the bus and headed for an awesome weekend at Camp Utaba in Liberty, Utah. God always does amazing things when we go on a retreat and this weekend was no exception! From the moment we arrived the presence of God was apparent and it was a joy to be with this group of people. One of the things that