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A special Family Life news feature that tells the story of people who are sharing Jesus in their community. ... more
FAQs about Hometown Heroes:How many episodes does Hometown Heroes have?The podcast currently has 203 episodes available.
March 21, 2023Hometown Heroes – Nancy Hurst and Rebecca Ellis – 03/21/23Rebecca Ellis and Nancy Hurst are founders of “Raise of Hope”, a new community center in Cattaraugus, NY. On this week’s Hometown Heroes on Family Life, you will hear how the Lord placed a vision before our guests, which then blossomed into a community center for artists, a farm-to-table market, and a transitional residence for … Read More Read More...more7minPlay
March 14, 2023Hometown Heroes – Joe DeMarco – 03/14/23This week’s Family Life Hometown Hero is Joe DeMarco, founder of Wings Flights of Hope, based out of Orchard Park, New York. Wings Flights is a free volunteer service which flies seriously ill patients and their families to out-of-town medical appointments. Transplant recipients and injured military members are key recipients of this ministry. This service … Read More Read More...more7minPlay
March 07, 2023Hometown Heroes – Patrick Perl – 03/07/23An New York-based nurse received a prestigious national award for his attention care of patients’ emotional needs, while they were hospitalized to care for their physical needs during the Covid-19 lockdowns. Patrick Perl, RN, was honored as National Front Line Clinical Nurse of the Year by Press Ganey, a national provider of services to the … Read More Read More...more7minPlay
February 28, 2023Hometown Heroes – Dr. Myron Glick – Jericho Road – 02/28/23Meet Dr. Myron Glick, whose Buffalo-based Jericho Road Health Center lives out the Biblical mandate to provide care to sick and wounded travelers. Dr. Glick was born in Pennsyvlania, moved to New York, and as a child lived in the Central American country of Belize, where is parents were church-planting missionaries. On that mission field, … Read More Read More...more7minPlay
February 14, 2023Hometown Heroes – Lydia Rizkallah – 02/14/23Lydia Rizkallah, a student at Corning-Painted Post High School, chose to be a Christian only about 4 months ago. Despite being new as a disciple of Jesus, she is already spreading her faith. Lydia has already formed a Jesus Club there and is coordinating a large youth rally in her town at the end of … Read More Read More...more7minPlay
January 31, 2023Hometown Heroes – Julie Chapus – 01/31/23When Julie Chapus answered her phone, she was unaware that the distraught young woman on the other end would be her first contact with a pervasive human rights issue happening in Rochester — human trafficking. “Miss Julie’s School of Beauty” is a new outreach for victims of human trafficking. The innovative program provides cosmetology training … Read More Read More...more7minPlay
January 24, 2023Hometown Heroes – Jeff Winton – Rural Minds – 01/24/23Hometown Heroes this week features Jeff Winton, founder and head of Rural Minds, a Chautauqua County, NY-based organization dedicated to advocating for improved mental health services for rural America. Winton was motivated by a tragedy in his own family to start Rural Minds, which urges action because mental illness is a growing epidemic, and the … Read More Read More...more7minPlay
January 17, 2023Hometown Heroes – Andrea Witmer – 01/17/23This week’s local hero is Andrea Witmer with Mercy Run Ministry in Mifflinburg, PA. Her efforts focus on aiding prisoners and victims enslaved in the adult sex industry....more7minPlay
January 03, 2023Hometown Heroes – Bill Matteson – 01/03/23Hometown Heroes features Bill Matteson, founder of Chautauqua County’s “CopeFoundation19”, dedicated to assisting children whose parents have died of opioid overdoses. Matteson’s adult son died four years ago this week, leaving behind three children....more7minPlay
December 20, 2022Hometown Heroes – Bob Lecher – 12/20/22This week’s Hometown Heroes features Bob Lecher of Painted Post NY, a facilitator with The Fatherhood Connection – a statewide organization dedicated to helping men find identity and purpose in being fathers....more7minPlay
FAQs about Hometown Heroes:How many episodes does Hometown Heroes have?The podcast currently has 203 episodes available.