Latest news and stories of how God is moving
On a cold, sunny afternoon on Christmas day 49 years ago, Janelle said ‘goodbye’ to her baby girl. Two days prior she delivered baby girl ‘John’ at a local hospital in Omaha. Even though Janelle was scared, she knew and loved this baby from the moment she found out she was pregnant, so much that … Read More
Up until the age of 21, Cheri questioned the purpose of life. “What’s the point?” she wondered. Her life’s circumstances, including friends and the choices she made, covered her with a suffocating blanket of darkness. An invite from her sister brought Cheri to an evangelical crusade downtown. There she heard about Jesus and the … Read More
It was an unusual Sunday for Trudy Johnson. She and her husband came to church and ended up sitting in a different section. Citylight had been home for her and her husband for a few years. After the sermon, she heard an announcement from stage about volunteers needed for the Wednesday kid’s club ministry (Club). … Read More
Our global partner, Dave Manfred with the Christian Missionary Alliance, has helped to support and oversee fellow missionary men and women throughout the country of Cambodia. One of these is married couple Darren and Minako Polischuk. Since arriving in Cambodia, Darren and Minako have focused on Business for Transformation (B4T) and have since started two … Read More
If you were to ask Ron Metschke what was the one thing that has grounded him, his marriage, his thoughts, and everything in his life up to now, he could summarize it in one word…Jesus. From his twenties as a new husband and father, to his career and later as an elder at a local … Read More
This past summer, Grace Farkas was part of a Salt Company mission trip to the Dominican Republic (DR). While this was not her first mission trip, it was her first overseas mission. The focus was on serving a local church and reaching out to college students. This really stuck out to her and was part … Read More
It was in middle school where Grace Denker first heard about foster care. Her best friend’s family became foster parents to three children. She watched how they loved on them and did life as a family even though the children were not their own. Grace would help care for the children and in high school, … Read More
The Great Commission that Jesus gave us requires us to make disciples both locally and among the nations. In the early years of Citylight Church, our “strategy” has been to PRAY for the Spirit’s leading, PARTNER with opportunities that come our way, and begin to discern which opportunities God would have us PICK to focus … Read More