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It’s Finally Happening
I am proud to announce that after all the planning , brainstorming, research, and praying, we finally have an art studio. After a lot of searching and saving, we finally decided to make a move and look for an studio space. We looked on the internet for a warehouse and...
A Trip to a War Zone
Alena Marasek On 22.08.17- 30.08.17 I had mission trip to Luhansk region. In the beginning of summer I asked my husband to pray about some opportunity for me to serve. Every summer I try to separate for ministry, because at this time I don’t have so many art...
Alena – An Introduction
Hello. My name is Alena and I’m an artist. I was born in Kiev to a typical Ukrainian family. In my childhood, there was period when I had to take care of my brother and grandma, and when we didn’t have so much food. But we weren’t poor. My favorite time, and a painful...
Joey – An Introduction
Hello all. My name is Joey Marasek. Photographer. Musician. Self proclaimed master chef. Here in Ukraine, my vision is to build relationships through art. The idea started in Nuremberg, Germany while attending the Marriage of the Arts YWAM DTS. The DTS is designed to...
Hope in Men
Psalm 146 Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul! I will praise the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being. Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation. When his breath departs, he returns to...
Love Well. Love Food. Part 1: Give Thanks
Talking about how we buy our food is often a sensitive matter, but it is also one of the most important mundane actions we take, especially in the United States of America. I want to encourage readers how to love themselves, their community, and love God with the...
I’ve Come to Buy Gold Refined…
Ruminations and Prayers of Identity, Salvation, Inheritance Text in quotes are sung choruses in the prayer room at Hope City. Trying to experience the jealous love of God. To find the solitude. "Come burn in me, I trust Your jealousy Make straight every crooked way in...
Beegs Abroad
For those of you who have followed Allie and I or supported us through prayer and finances, we wanted to update you on what’s been going on since we had initially announced our departure to Phuket, Thailand. 2016 brings new challenges/opportunities to trust God and...