Looking back on 2025, it has been a busy year at House of Compassion (HOC). In February they hired a new executive director, Jasmine Spikes, who hit the ground running with improvements to the space and starting new classes on hand sewing, pet care, and budgeting. Of course, they continue to serve meals 6 nights a week, offer the supply closet for basic hygiene and household items, offer medical vouchers, and utility assistance. However, the heavy rains in the spring and earl

God's love usually brings about a desire to tear down walls, but we recently heard about a wall that actually fixes a growing problem and will provide for a better future. Anibal & Elizabeth Mazariegos, missionaries we support in Guatemala, sent us an update about just such a wall. Proverbs 17:17 It is truly wonderful to have people God has sent to help you in difficult times. In our small community in Escuintla, Guatemala, due to the harsh winter, the ground was eroded by wa

At Wednesday Club, First Presbyterian Church’s outreach program for children in kindergarten through 4 th  grade, the focus is on Luke 6:13 to guide our behavior while we are together and throughout the week. In this passage Jesus tells his followers to “ do to others as you would have them do to you ” (NIV throughout) as part of a longer discourse on loving our enemies. You know this verse as the Golden Rule. The Golden Rule – treating others the way we want to be treated –