Craig Carillo’s Story
How Craig Carillo’s life changed after Gateway’s Christmas musical.
When Kids Pray
"This winter I fell while rehearsing worship for our Gateway Kids’ services and later learned four ligaments in my left ankle had severe third-degree sprains, and my talus bone was fractured."
The Seventh Lap
"My son Ryder has been battling daily seizures since he was eight months old. In January 2018, I went to a women’s retreat and the Holy Spirit told me that Ryder was on his seventh lap—the walls were going to come down just like Jericho!"
Raising Up Truthseekers
John and Linda Schneider are empty nesters, but every other Sunday their home is buzzing with young men and women, the same age as their children.
Prisoner No More
"I had several police cars following me, and I didn’t know what to do. Should I make a run for it or accept that I was going back to prison for the third time?"
Heart of Stewardship
“Last winter, I attended one of the messages from the Beyond Blessed series on stewardship and tithing. I’ve always struggled with tithing (i.e., I’ve never done it!). My giving was sporadic and much less than 10 percent."
Going into All the World
“I felt called to missions when I was 12. It was just after my first Gateway ministry trip to Guatemala with my family."
Called to Protect
Mechele West was a scary five-year-old. At least, that’s what her 24-year-old cousin-in-law thought. No one understood why he played with all the cousins but her or why he jumped at the sound of her voice and left a room when she entered it.
Anywhere but Africa
Rich Franzen was just a lanky 17-year-old walking through the halls of the church office with no real direction when a children’s pastor stopped him.
A Beautiful Future
“I had a rough childhood—my innocence was stolen at a very young age. I remember knowing of God as a child, but I didn’t understand the relationship part."
Car Donation | Larry and Jolene Knopick
Larry Knopick is the sole caregiver for his daughter, Jolene, who is battling an incurable, debilitating disease. Traveling can be a difficult process for both of them, but watch Gateway surprise them with a new car that makes traveling easier!
Churches Along the Amazon
Amid the lush green landscape along the Amazon River, churches are coming to life. Hear how God is using our partnership with PAZ to reach people in hard-to-reach areas of Brazil.
A Life-Changing Word
Hala Saad felt a burden for the people of her homeland in the Middle East but didn’t know what she could do living so far away in the United States.
Forever Family
“I was orphaned as a baby in China. I’m not sure why my birth parents gave me away. Maybe they were scared; maybe they had more than two children in the family; or maybe they saw that I had birth defects on my ears."
Faith. Family. Fishing.
“I grew up fishing. It’s something that was passed down to me from both sides of my family, so it’s in my blood. But it became a number-one priority in my life above everything else."
Outreach in Action
For 20 years, Pastor Michael Hodge has kept his church, Way of Truth, afloat. “I do what needs to be done to keep the lights on,” he says. His tenacity and influence in underserved communities of Dallas is one of the reasons Gateway is partnering with him.
Rebuilding Hope
Amy Calvey’s been dancing. She puts socks on and slides across her shiny kitchen floor in a dance of pure childlike joy. It’s a moment that stands apart, because grief has been weighing her down the past few years.
Laying It Down
I got saved at five years old and grew up in the church but never fully gave my will to God. At 26 years old I was deeply involved in ministry but still had a selfish attitude.
Jesus Healed Me
When I was eight years old, I kept feeling like there was something in my eye. If I rubbed it, it felt like it would go away for a couple of seconds and then it would be back. I also had trouble seeing out of it—it was kind of blurry.
Visions of Dancing
When you first meet Jolene Knopick, it’s hard not to be inspired by the 23-year-old woman who’s lived with an incurable, debilitating disease since she was barely two years old.
New Beginnings
One Sunday evening when we were living in Virginia, we happened to see Pastor Robert Morris Ministries on television, and it literally changed the course of my life.
Greater Calling
By the time Raul Garcia was 12 years old, he’d gotten used to being teased in school. At 200 pounds and just a little over five-feet tall, he was a daily target for lunchroom bullies who criticized everything he ate.
Bankrupt to Blessed
When an investment advisor visited the California office where Jill Van Horn owned a medical practice and worked as a doctor, he couldn’t have known she was looking for a way to save money on her taxes.
Haylie Geraci's Story
In 2018, Haylie Geraci was diagnosed with leukemia. She desperately needed a B negative blood transfusion, but her hospital didn’t have any B negative blood available … until Gateway’s blood drive.
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