Hometown Heroes

By Family Life

A special Family Life news feature that tells the story of people who are sharing Jesus in their community.

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The podcast currently has 205 episodes available.

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July 25, 2023 Hometown Heroes – Matthew 25 Farm, Tully NY – Rick Rarick – 07/25/23
Family Life’s “Hometown Heroes” gets the first-person story of the start of Matthew 25 Farm in Tully, New York, south of Syracuse. It was winter a decade and a half ago, and there was no farm, no property and no equipment — just a spiritual calling. Rick Rarick explains how the farm became a reality …
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July 18, 2023 Hometown Heroes – Link Youth Mentorship – Gary Heydens – 07/18/23
“Hometown Heroes” on Family Life Link Youth Mentorship is a ministry which pairs compassionate, involved adults with young people in the Rochester area. The program is motivated by a Census statistic that 72% of young people in that city spend at least part of their growing-up years in a single-parent household. While the custodial parents …
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July 11, 2023 Hometown Heroes – Roger Woodruff – Traveling Chapel – 07/11/23
Gary Woodruff and his family provide the “Photos For Souls” website. It offers photos, internet memes and thought-starter writings to help encourage Christians and to share the faith with others. They also run the Traveling Chapel, collecting bibles and other Christian literature for those in need. Hear this conversation about the evangelistic website, plus …
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June 20, 2023 Hometown Heroes – Hannah Bender – Foster Hope NY – 06/20/23
This week we feature the founder of “Foster Hope New York”, a ministry which helps pair up local foster care kids with families. Hannah Bender started by connecting with one fostering family in the Syracuse area just a few years ago. This ministry added a foster club, and now helps to “fill in gaps” as …
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June 13, 2023 Hometown Heroes – Angela Lukaszonas – 06/13/23
Angela Lukaszonas is founder of The Young Ladies of Grace Performing Arts Academy, a Christian-based studio teaching young women dance and much more. The program at Williamsville and Pittsford, New York, certainly provides the performance skills and techniques needed for acting, dance, and modeling. The Young Ladies of Grace have a higher calling to instill …
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June 06, 2023 Hometown Heroes – Lydia Sujkowski – 06/06/23
This week’s Family Life “Hometown Hero” is Lydia Sujkowski. Lydia is a Cortland College senior organizing a September 5K race to raise funds to better train area counselors on treating eating disorders, which she herself began suffering in high school. Hear her inspiring story, and discover how she is reaching out to encourage others, plus …
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May 30, 2023 Hometown Heroes – Bill Bateman and Claudette Abshire – 05/30/23
“Operation Good Neighbor” serves the Southtowns area around Buffalo, New York. This provides a food pantry, clothing closet and much more for it’s neighbors in Derby, North Evans, Evans, Brant, Farnham, Lake View and Angola. Listen as Family Life’s Mark Webster gets the good news about “Operation Good Neighbor” from Claudette Abshire and Bill Bateman, …
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May 23, 2023 Hometown Heroes – Jim Willard – 05/23/23
“The Impact Project” sprang from a simple act of kindness: A group of church members banding together to assist a woman whose dilapidated home was in dire need of repair. The extensive work a band of volunteers completed in less than 48 hours proved to be a powerful witness to her neighborhood, and the genesis …
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May 09, 2023 Hometown Heroes – Craig Wheeland – 05/09/23
Watsontown, Pennsylvania’s Craig Wheeland has demonstrated the Gospel of Jesus Christ in small towns and large cities in Pennsylvania — plus many villages in many countries. His work encourages children to learn to read, so they can read the Scriptures and talk about faith with their parents. When he and a U.S. team go on …
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May 02, 2023 Hometown Heroes – Kevin Keeley – Thrive Marriage – 05/02/23
This week on “Hometown Heroes”, meet Kevin Keeley of Spring Creek Lavender Farm in the Oneida County village of Remsen, New York. They will host a Thrive Marriage Weekend August 11-12, 2023. Keeley says the wonderful dreams which people take into their marriages often are followed by couples’ harder times. There are always ways in …
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FAQs about Hometown Heroes:

How many episodes does Hometown Heroes have?

The podcast currently has 205 episodes available.