By Heather Voskamp, ON Right now our Friendship Group looks different and is smaller than normal, but we feel very blessed to be able to connect with each other. Recently we had our 5th time meeting at the church, with one […]
By Heather DeBoer, Friendship Ministries Canada This fall, we’ve been met with unprecedented times and have had to be creative about just everything in our lives. From shopping with masks on, to washing hands whenever we pass a faucet, to visiting […]
Dear Friends, Without a doubt, this year has been a challenge for everyone, but especially for churches and their different ministerial groups. Of course, Christian special education ministry is no exception! At Ministerio Amistad, we continue to support all of […]
A long-running group is finding creative ways to reach out to their friends. By Marriet Grootenboer I have been involved in Friendship since 1985. At that time, Friendship Club was held on Sunday during the afternoon service. We would meet for […]
by Tom VanWingerden Our dear friend Barb Newman passed away in September. Barb, a member of Friendship Ministry’s curriculum team, lived with her heart and soul open to the needs of persons with disability. Barb lived to serve and in so […]
During this quarantine I have had the opportunity to write several articles for the Christian magazine La Fuente. This is a widely circulated resource for communities of faith throughout Latin America. The Amistad articles have appeared in the Sunday school section, […]
Thanks to everyone who has been tuning in to my “Friendship Friday” videos and joining us for Friendship Leaders Connect events these past few weeks! We’ve shared many challenges and triumphs as inclusive ministry has pivoted to adapt to online […]
Our Friendship Ministry group has existed since about 1989 (I still have and use slides and transparencies to prove it!) and is attended by mostly people who live in homes in our area and have 24-hour care. We have at least […]
From Executive Director Tom VanWingerden I usually like to start my letters with a story. My story today is about you…our readers, partners, donors, and ministry warriors. I don’t typically like to limit my communications to the subject of funding, but […]
Dear friends, Due to all the precautions we must take with COVID-19, it has been necessary to change how we promote and organize Ministerio Amistad in Latin America. But despite changes, we are still seeing many people take advantage of […]
