God’s Beauty

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Hope Haven International Ministries continues to make worldwide impacts

By kvanderpol • January 15, 2025
Iowa Hawkeye Wide Receiver, Reece Vander Zee, recently spent a day with his family refurbishing wheelchairs at the Hope Haven International Ministries (HHIM) workshop in Rock Valley. The 18-year-old from […] The post Hope Haven International Ministries continues to make worldwide impacts appeared first on Hope Haven.
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Russell Dickerson Concert

July 10, 2025
Exciting News! Don’t miss this incredible country concert featuring Russell Dickerson, who quickly stood out from the pack with four consecutive career-starting singles reaching No. One on the Billboard Country Airplay chart. Known for hits like “Yours,” “Blue Tacoma,” “Every Little Thing,” and “God Gave Me A Girl,” his latest single, “Bones,” is already making waves! Grab your tickets now and join us for an unforgettable night of music! Saturday, August 2nd, 2025 Live at The District I All-Ages Show PIT Doors Open 6:00 PM | GA Doors 6:30 PM | Show Starts 7:30 PM Purchase Tickets Today: CLICK HERE THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS: PEOPLES BANK | WIRELESS WORLD | FIRST PREMIER BANK About Russell Dickerson Russell Dickerson is known for his electrifying performances and “unstoppable energy fans can’t get enough of” (E! News). After bursting onto the scene, the Tennessee native quickly stood out from the pack as he released four consecutive career-starting singles that reached No. One on the Billboard Country Airplay chart. Since then, Dickerson has earned platinum or better status on singles including “Yours” (3X Platinum), “Blue Tacoma” (2X Platinum), “Every Little Thing” (Platinum), “Love You Like I Used To” (Platinum), and “She Likes It” ft. Jake Scott (2X Platinum). Just last year, he clocked his fifth No. One with “God Gave Me A Girl.” This year, he released “Good Day To Have A Great Day,” followed by his latest single “Bones,” which was the biggest radio debut of his career. For more information, visit www.russelldickerson.com .
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Benefit Auction

By nicole.andree • February 19, 2025
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In this blog Direct Support Professional Stacia Spaulding shares her experiences working at Hope Haven: 

This summer I lost someone I loved. There were days where I didn’t want to get out of bed. Where I didn’t want to see anyone. Where I wanted time to stop and reverse. I was angry. I was confused. How could a God so wonderful allow something so horrible to happen? I remember working one day and overhearing a client tell another client “it’s okay to be sad.” Wow. “It’s okay to be sad.”

That really hit home. Such a simple sentence yet is hard to carry out into application. It’s easy to put on a brave face and go through the motions. The ‘I’m fine everything’s fine’ face. But sometimes everything’s not fine. And that’s okay. It’s okay to be sad. It’s okay to mourn. It’s okay to not understand and be upset. God is there through it all and everything we go through. Life isn’t meant to be easy. If it was would we rely on God as our source of strength? Would we understand the depth of needing redemption?

“It’s okay to be sad.” When I overheard that I thought also of how anytime I’d felt some joy throughout the summer it was at work. Whether it was an adorable quote a smile a hand shake a hug with a happy “hi!” clients would give me a reason to smile every shift. They continually show me God’s beauty. And they’ve shown me that amongst trials there is beautiful lovely triumph and joy. They are not diagnoses or medical records or a name on lists. They are lovely beautiful human beings. And without their knowing it they were a great source of peace and comfort this summer. They were a reason to get out of bed in the mornings. Yes there is client and staff but we are also like a big family. And what a wonderful family it is.

My favorite part of working at Hope Haven is building relationships with clients. To be a part of their lives is a great privilege. To see there personalities shine brings joyful butterflies and I find myself doing a happy dance in my heart when watching them grow. Staff care deeply for clients. But staff doesn’t just care deeply for them; Believe me when I say that when clients care for you. They deeply care for you and will care for and think well of you forever if you let them. Hope Haven shows me how deep God’s beauty and love runs. A real-life look at the gospel. And let me tell you the gospel is truly a beautiful thing. 

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