Inspiring Hope
Past Articles
Thinking Long Term
Of the many ways in which we serve, directly meeting the needs of those suffering is one of the greatest things we as Christians can do. Over the last few months, these articles have focused on how we’ve been meeting immediate needs as the wildfires in Northern...
A Noble Effort
The work at HCRN always starts with Hope. Hope in Christ to provide for the needs of our homeowners. Hope for a future where our homeowners are waking up in their own beds again. If we didn’t start with this Hope, we’d be failing as servants of Christ. Today’s story...
Starting Over
It’s time again for one of our most important stories: Home Dedications. Building a home take time, labor, and after all of that we like to celebrate with the families by welcoming them home with a few special items and, of course, the keys to their new home. When we...
The Finishing Work
Volunteering doesn’t always mean you’ll see the immediate fruits of your labor, and that’s especially true when rebuilding homes. For Mary Francine Crawford Bonera and her group from the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO, they happened to be doing quite a bit...
Peterson’s Commitment to the Community
A solid home is built on a firm foundation. That’s where every home starts, from the bottom up. Before a foundation can even be poured, however, a lot needs to happen. Ground needs to be excavated, dirt needs to be hauled away, forms need to be built to hold the...
The Guzman’s Come Home
Up on Cobb Mountain, in Lake County, there’s a small property. A cute little pond with plant beds all along the shore, and several fruit trees freshly planted, with algae from the pond used as fertilizer. Rogel and Maria Guzman lost their home in the 2015 Valley Fire,...