An older man standing on a rocky shoreline at sunrise, looking across the ocean toward the horizon with a sailboat below, symbolizing God’s calling, courage, and the next faithful step.
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Call to Adventure: Lessons from Moana

Sometimes a story created for families and children asks questions that follow us through every season of life: Who am I? What has God called me to do? And will I have the courage to take the next faithful step? The story of Moana offers a vivid picture of leaving the familiar, accepting responsibility, and discovering that purpose becomes clearer as we move forward.
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Living Our Faith Where We Are
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Living Our Faith Where We Are

Many people describe themselves as Christians. For some, the word reflects a deeply held faith in Jesus Christ. For others, it may describe their family background, their values, the church they once attended, or the tradition in which they were raised. There is also another expression being used more often today: Christ follower. The phrase is not meant to create a new religious group or suggest that one person is spiritually better than another. It simply places the emphasis on direction. A follower is going somewhere. A follower is listening, learning, changing, and seeking to walk in the footsteps of the one being followed.
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Naomi Dassow
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Naomi Koerwitz Dassow’s Journey of Faith and Service

The life, calling and legacy of Naomi Koerwitz Dassow. On the faculty at WSU-EC Claire teaching nursing... and public health visits in northern Wisconsin down to Buckhorn Kentucky and back to Milwaukee as a public health nurse all before marriage and then numerous volunteer positions with Foundation For His Ministry, The Red Cross, The Salvation Army, Heal the Children, Ozaukee County Women Jail Ministry, Eastbrook Church and ending with Alliance Bible Church. But not the end. A life story of God's Providence!
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Grief Resources
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When a Spouse Dies: Christian Hope in the Midst of Deep Loss

There is roughly a 50% chance that if you are married, you will one day face the death of your spouse. Few statistics feel as personal—or as sobering—as that one. Yet while the loss of a husband or wife is among the deepest griefs a person can experience, the Christian faith offers a hope that does not erase sorrow but gives it meaning. For believers, death is not a permanent goodbye. Scripture reminds us that it is a transition into eternal life with Christ, where God’s faithful servants are welcomed home. This truth does not cancel tears, loneliness, or confusion—but it does anchor them in something solid when everything else feels unstable.
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Naomi Koerwtiz Dassow making home visit in Buckhorn, Kentucky. Verna Farber 1976
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A Journey to Buckhorn. God’s Call for Naomi

Just found a few pages of some of Naomi's writings back 50 years ago. "Please let this be my last winter in all this cold and snow", Ann (Naomi used ANN" in her writings) half prayed half sighed as she pulled up her hood and shoved on high boots and pushed open the door to check on the amount of digging needed to get her car cleared off after last nights fresh snowfall of 8 more inches. She took in short gasspy breathes of crisp, bitterly cold air and gazed up at a brilliantly blue sky. How lovely to see all the snow clinging to the trees and the shimmering clean covering on the ground. But is was cold, another -12 day the weather man said." Click to see what Naomi was dreaming about!
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Jesus, the reason for the season
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Jesus is the Reason For This Season

"Nineteen wide centuries have come and gone and today He is the center-piece of the human race and the leader of the column of progress. I am far within the mark when I say that all the armies that ever marched and all the navies that ever were built, and all of the parliaments that ever have sat, and all the kings that ever reigned put together have not affected the life of man upon this earth as powerfully as has that one solitary life, Jesus of Nazareth." Jesus and the Intellectual. By Dr. Bill Bright "In the past God spoke to our forefathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things , and through whom he made the universe."
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