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Hope for the Home - About Us

I have asked fellow servants like yourself both nationally and internationally what is today's greatest challenge
in the pastorate. Their responses were unanimous, "Ministering to the needs of the various family structures in their
churches." Intact families. Single parent families. Separated families. Youth. College/Career. Parents of teens.
Senior citizens. Widows/Widowers. All these groups come under the umbrella called - FAMILY.
In 1993, the Jerry Drace Evangelistic Association introduced a new segment of our ministry -
HOPE for the HOME.
It is designed to help the pastor in his ongoing challenge of ministering to the most important unit in society -
the FAMILY.
From my undergraduate studies in pre-Med to my graduate studies in New Testament-Pastoral Care, to my post-graduate
studies in Evangelism and Spiritual Development, I have maintained an intense interest in reaching the families in our
revivals and crusades. Dr. James Dobson, President of Focus on the Family, encouraged me to continue this unique ministry
to the church along with scores of pastors with whom we have worked. This special weekend conference is called
HOPE
for the HOME.
Because of the tremendous response and encouragement, we are now offering
HOPE for the HOME for churches throughout
America. Follow up evaluations from pastors report of marriages being restored, parents and their teens communicating,
divorced individuals finding the strength to forgive and the power to heal, teenagers bringing their friends to Jesus, singles discovering
God's plan for their lives, and senior saints recommitting themselves to serve God in various ministries.
"I have observed Jerry in eight totally different settings this weekend and he truly connected with every family
component in our church. From the senior citizen to the teenager, he had everyone listening, laughing and sometimes crying.
His sensitive, caring approach comes across in the personalized sessions as well as the pulpit."
Mark Bordeaux, pastor, Westside Baptist Church, Sumter, SC
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