by iohdev | Dec 23, 2018 | Inheritance of Hope Stories, Most Popular
Almost two years ago, Cristina Tebolt, described by her husband Seiji Shiraishi as a “city girl,” visited New York City for the last time.  Having lived there before the couple married, Cristina was in her element. The Big Apple was decked out for the holidays, and...				
					
				
					
											
								
							
						
															
					
					 by iohdev | Dec 23, 2018 | Inheritance of Hope Stories
Elise Barrett has sound advice for caregivers who are walking the same path she has walked: “One of the things I had to learn over and over again is that human capacity is limited,” she recently shared.  “These experiences take more out of you than you can replenish,...				
					
				
					
											
								
							
						
															
					
					 by iohdev | Dec 17, 2018 | Words of Hope
There is a popular song by Matthew West about a person who looks around the world and sees people living in poverty and people in trouble and all kinds of struggles. He shakes his fist at heaven and says, “God, why don’t you do something!?!?!”God...				
					
				
					
											
								
							
						
															
					
					 by iohdev | Dec 11, 2018 | Inheritance of Hope Stories
Holli Brown calls Inheritance of Hope “the most intentional charity we know,” high praise from this recipient of the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of over 4,000 hours she has given as a volunteer.  Holli, a flight attendant with Southwest...				
					
				
					
				
															
					
					 by Julie Hull | Nov 15, 2018 | Words of Hope
We don’t always experience life the way we think we should, or the way we expect it should be. Each of us at one time may have walked through the valley of the shadow of death. Many of the families we are serving have that on their minds on a daily basis. It can be...				
					
				
					
											
								
							
						
															
					
					 by iohdev | Oct 29, 2018 | Inheritance of Hope Stories
Geoff Lewis was 31 years old, engaged, and a new business owner when he was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer in 2007.  For eight years, he “fought like hell,” according to his younger brother Josh. A hard-worker and optimist until the very end, Geoff passed away...				
					
				
					
				
															
					
					 by iohdev | Oct 25, 2018 | Words of Hope
John 10:10-15 – The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy.  I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.  I am the good shepherd.  The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.  He who is a hired hand and not a shepherd, who does not own the...				
					
				
					
											
								
							
						
															
					
					 by iohdev | Oct 24, 2018 | Inheritance of Hope Stories
Through the generous donation of Analgesic Healthcare, one family will be sponsored and fully-funded on an upcoming Inheritance of Hope Legacy RetreatⓇ.  According to Roy Edgerton, CEO of Analgesic Healthcare, Inheritance of Hope was a natural choice for the company...				
					
				
					
											
								
							
						
															
					
					 by iohdev | Oct 23, 2018 | Inheritance of Hope Stories
The families Isaiah Douglas has volunteered for consider him a hero, but the soft-spoken college freshman shrugs off their praise with a “that’s what I’m here for” attitude.  Known as patient, kind, and wise beyond his 18 years, Isaiah has a knack for connecting with...				
					
				
					
											
								
							
						
															
					
					 by iohdev | Oct 23, 2018 | Inheritance of Hope Stories
In January 2018, fashion designer and philanthropist, Kendra Scott provided a Legacy Retreat® for 10 families facing a metastatic breast cancer diagnosis. IoH is dear to Kendra’s heart, and she and her company are quickly becoming dear to the heart of IoH. Kendra...