Ambassadors of Christ to the Nations

06/26/2024

Please keep us in prayer. We will be ministering abroad in Panama and Costa Rica June 29-July 15th.

06/26/2024

I heard someone say a few days ago, “See, that just goes to show you that you can raise your kids in church all you want to, but……” and it literally shattered my heart. All because that kid had made a mistake. All because that kid’s sin was brought to light.

Let me just tell you…… We don’t raise our kids in church so they can grow up perfect. We don’t raise our kids in church because it magically makes them unable to sin or holier-than-thou.

We do however raise our kids in church so WHEN they mess up and WHEN they fall short, they know just who to run to. So they know that their Lord and Savior will NEVER leave nor forsake them no matter how big or small their mess up might be.

So they know their Heavenly Father will always leave the 99 if they are that ONE that needs saving.
So they will know what grace is like and give it out freely.

So they will know the unconditional love of their Father and love those around them just the same regardless of anything else.

So they know that there is absolutely NOTHING in this world they could do that our Saviors blood hasn’t already covered.

I will never apologize for raising my children in church. I will never apologize for making sure our family makes church a priority over anything else. Because it’s more than just a song and a sermon. It’s more than just a memorized Bible verse in Sunday School. It’s for when this cruel world we live in comes knocking on their door, they personally know the solid rock on which they stand.
Kelly Hopping

05/28/2024

Upcoming missions trip June 29-July 25. Keep us in your prayers.

03/25/2024

Put On “LOVE” The Most Powerful Force
Women of Influence For Christ 😊Gathering

Colossians 3:14, Beyond all these things put on and wrap yourselves
in love, which is the perfect bond of unity.

We are hosting a women’s gathering to come together with the intention of encouraging each other in the Lord, sharing His truths through prayer, the Bible, and the Holy Spirit’s leading to minister to each one. We welcome all women regardless of denomination. Join us in these challenging times, for we truly need each other
more than ever. God’s calling for LOVE, Unity and Relationship among His beloved women.

We appreciate you bringing a small dish to share for lunch if you can ***

Saturday, April 20, 2024
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Location: GTHOP Prayer Room 3211 S. Garfield Road
Traverse City, MI 49686
Host: Rita Rathburn & Arlene Yoder 231-493-1243
Info: Mary Mitchell 231-570-2394

02/24/2024

Myca and I are heading out to Panama and Costa Rica in July for a missions trip.

Go to Firebrands616.com if you would like to donate toward the expenses.
Trip date: June 29-July 15, 2024
Thank you all for your prayers.

firebrands, Grand Rapids

01/08/2024

Upcoming missions trip to Panama and Costa Rica June 30-July 15,2024. Revs. Arlene Yoder and Myca Belknap will be ministering in Colon Panama and the Cartago area of Costa Rica. If you would like donate to this mission outreach go to:

firebrands, Grand Rapids

03/17/2022

Happy Hump Day
Wednesday March 16, 2022

07/02/2021

Myca's new book, Planned All Along, is now available on Amazon!

—— Update ——
We recently have been added to Barnes & Noble, Target, and Eden.co.uk!
—— See our recent postings for links ——

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0578941392/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_imm_01J7GV918HTT0TVCZAP0

"The story of Abraham and Sarah should give us hope. In my birth I was spared from death by the hand of God. My journey from "one who has been spared" to "one who spares/saves lives" has been a road of transformed identity. I used to always be the receiver of blessings.

Now-I am a receiver and a giver. Once I was only a "stranger, out of place, and not belonging".

Now-I am one who welcomes in those who are strange, cast out, and do not feel they belong.

God wants to transform your desolation, your unfulfilled longings, and your painful places into a garden of pleasure. He wants to make your dry bones a mighty army. What Abraham and Sarah offers is not a three step system, but rather a look at the journey of two fellow sojourners. Your story will be your own, as is mine, but we can identify with Abraham and Sarah, and if we will tune our ear to the Spirit, we may find some guidance in our own journeys from desolation to desired end."

05/27/2021

Most uplifting word I have heard in a long time.

Cooke SHOCKING Prophetic Word: There Is A BANG In This World - Message (May 19, 2021)

05/03/2021

Living Example of a humble man.
He was going into places where there was no church, raising up a church, training leaders, setting in pastors, and then moving on as God directed to plant churches. One of the most successful apostolic church planters of his time, this man was born in 1908 and passed away in 2006 at the age of 97. In the height of a successful ministry, the Lord asked him if he was willing to lay it all aside and go to Tulsa, Oklahoma for one man. He willingly obeyed God, not knowing how he would earn a living. He was faithful to mentor that one man, and I am a witness to the anointed, life changing music of that man, David Ingles.
This mighty man of God was one of my favorite teachers in Rhema Bible College in 1978-79. His name is Reverend Roy Sprague. He came to Tulsa for one man, was faithful to mentor one man, not knowing that God had a plan to place in him in a position to mentor thousands who would take the Gospel around the world. Now that is the example of a humble man.
God is just as passionate about one person discovering who they are and what they are called to accomplish as He is about those who know who they are and are actively fulfilling their calling.
Pride would say that we have to go where the crowds are so that we can build a name for ourselves, but humility says we are willing to go wherever we are sent and help the one, or the many. Never judge your success by what you are doing, but by whether of not you are doing what God has told you to do.
Are you willing even if it is only one person? Are you willing to trust God to supply your needs even when there is no income involved in your ministry to others? Good self check for us all.