August 2023 Newsletter
What's ahead with Hephzibah62:4? Walk out of the gates. Get going! Get the road ready for the people. Build the highway. Get at it! Clear the debris, hoist high a flag, a signal to all peoples! Yes! God has broadcast to all the world: “Tell daughter Zion, ‘Look! Your...
May 2023 Newsletter
When my daughter asked me what she could do to help kids impacted by foster care, I wasn’t sure what to say. Her allowance doesn’t go far, and she won’t get her driver’s license for another 8 years. How could she possibly make a difference now? Still, she kept...
February 2023 Newsletter
What do Hephzibah62:4 and church multiplication have in common? “As we have walked with students through parental incarceration, we have seen a special area of connection. We don’t have all the answers, but we have been able to create space in which healing, joy, and...
January 2023 Newsletter
We should make plans—counting on God to direct us. Proverbs 16:9 TLB God has been so faithful! Looking back, in 2022 we: gained 17 new church partners awarded 20 CAFO Summit Grants to help church partners attend CAFO2022 in Atlanta, GA hosted 45 guests at our...
Sanctity of Human Life Sunday: January 22
Wesleyans find practical ways to support and uphold life. JODI LEWIS | January 9, 2023 | WesLife Access original article here. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. (John 10:10) Several defining moments surrounding abortion rights in the United...
Merry Christmas from Hephzibah62:4 December 2022 Newsletter
"He heals the brokenhearted and bandages their wounds." Psalm 147:3 Our founder, Bettie Tyler, surely bandaged a variety of wounds on behalf of the children in her care between 1900 and 1922. She then handed the keys of Hephzibah Orphanage to the Wesleyans, who have...
Stand Sunday miracles multiply through Vermont church
"Events in the news remind me that Satan's weapons make a lot of noise, but it's deceptive. Love is much better armored." JODI LEWIS | October 17, 2022 | WesLife Access original article here. A handful of years ago, Tiffany and her husband, Brent, faced what seemed...
September 2022 Newsletter
Celebrating 100 years of Wesleyan leadership! In 1922 our organization's founder, Bettie Tyler, entrusted the leadership of the beloved ministry to which she had dedicated 22 years of her life, to the Wesleyans. Today, a full century later, we celebrate that...
More than words, part 2
Hephzibah62:4 and The Wesleyan Church's other subsidiary organizations demonstrate Wesleyans' commitment to action JERAH WINN | August 1, 2022 | WesLife Access original article here. In the first part of the “More than words” series, we explored Rev. Zach...
June 2022 Newsletter
"I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." John 10:10 Soon after the news of the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade reversal erupted last Friday, I received this text from a dear friend and Wesleyan pastor: "With the decision that went forth today, I'm...
Can we talk for a minute?
When I was 17, I had a burning desire to be a missionary. In fact, as a High School Senior I spent several months living and volunteering at a home for girls at risk in Osorno, Chile. I fell in love with the 40-some girls that I came to know and learned invaluable...
February 2022 Newsletter
Where in the world is Hephzibah62:4? Next month will mark three years since I was hired to steward the new mission and vision for Hephzibah62:4, to equip and mobilize local Wesleyan churches to transform the lives of vulnerable children across the U.S. and Canada. It...
Sanctity of human life efforts must include support for struggling parents
A woman who recently considered abortion invites us to be present and listen to her story. JODI LEWIS | JANUARY 10, 2022 | WesLife Access original article here. While awaiting her release from jail on December 27, 2021, and anticipating giving birth a month later,...
December 2021 Newsletter
Does Hephzibah62:4 need my year-end donation? During the Christmas season, it is usual for good-hearted Christians to reflect on our own blessings, turn our hearts afresh to those who are vulnerable and alone, and seek to help. Understandably, questions have been...
November 2021 Newsletter
Where will vulnerable children be cared for now? That important question has been asked since it was announced that the former Hephzibah property would be sold and the ministry re-visioned. We believe important questions deserve honest answers. As we enter this...
Orphan Sunday participation affirms couple’s call to adoption
Paul and Alli Nix are following the path of early Christians in caring for the most vulnerable. JODI LEWIS | OCTOBER 18, 2021 | WesLife Access original article here. With a beautiful four-week-old baby boy beside him in his wife’s arms, Paul Nix reflects on how their...
September 2021 Newsletter
Join us at CAFO2021 More than ever the Church needs to stand up in new ways for the most vulnerable among us. Following a year defined by separation and distance, we are looking forward to being with fellow Wesleyans and many others face-to-face at the Christian...
July 2021 Newsletter
Is any of the following true of you? You prayed for and donated sacrificially to Hephzibah Children’s Home (HCH) You were part of the miracle of the development of HCH’s Zebulon Rd. property You cherish the time you worked or served as a volunteer for, or lived at...