by iohdev | May 15, 2018 | Inheritance of Hope Stories
The baby in our logo is all grown up.The “o” in hope is based on a photo of the Milligan childrenMost of us in the Inheritance of Hope family are familiar with Rebecca Milligan, the youngest child of Co-Founders Deric and Kristen Milligan. Just seven months old when...
by iohdev | May 14, 2018 | Inheritance of Hope Stories
Angie Howell first volunteered for Inheritance of Hope in 2012 and has been involved ever since. “Like most volunteers,” she says, “I knew I would come back!” Angie was introduced to IoH by her former Davidson College classmate, Co-Founder Kristen Milligan. Kristen...
by iohdev | May 8, 2018 | Inheritance of Hope Stories
Since 2008, Aaron Hedges has been part of Inheritance of Hope in one way or another–working at retreats, administering technology systems, managing human resources, and much more. The former double major in math and Spanish clearly has a unique set of skills,...
by iohdev | May 4, 2018 | Inheritance of Hope Stories
Recently, Southwest Airlines donated 50 round-trip tickets, valued at $20,000, to Inheritance of Hope. This gift allows us to serve more families while meeting the goals of achieving unparalleled financial stewardship and providing ease of transportation to those for...
by iohdev | Apr 23, 2018 | Words of Hope
John and I were married March 12th, 2009. Less than five years later, he was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, ALS, something we certainly hadn’t planned for or wanted at the time. However, because of ALS, we were introduced to Inheritance of Hope and...
by Lara Milligan | Apr 19, 2018 | Inheritance of Hope Stories, Words of Hope
Toward the end of 2017, our Events Director, Betsy Ogren, mentioned we were in need of someone to make wooden crosses as our previous volunteer is no longer able to keep up with our growing IoH Family. These handmade treasures are gifted to parents at our Legacy...
by iohdev | Mar 23, 2018 | Words of Hope
At the start of this year, the youth ministry director at my church gathered all of the middle school small group leaders. He wanted to check in on how we were, hear how our groups were going, and encourage us. He shared how, when he has worked at Christian camps,...
by iohdev | Mar 12, 2018 | Inheritance of Hope Stories
The phrase “IoH family” is used often by Inheritance of Hope, so pervasively that one might think it is thrown around casually. That could not be further from the case. Examples abound of those who have embraced the IoH family as an extension of their own, but one of...
by iohdev | Feb 26, 2018 | Inheritance of Hope Stories
The O’Gorman family attended our NYC Legacy Retreat® in November 2016. Merritt, who loves dance and was 10 years old at the time, told local news that her favorite part was watching the Radio City Christmas Spectacular, featuring the Rockettes. The O’Gorman...
by Heidi Benson | Feb 23, 2018 | Words of Hope
Oftentimes when we are at a Legacy Retreat, it seems difficult to pinpoint emotions. Have you felt that? Maybe this is your first time serving, and you have all sorts of thoughts swirling around in your head about what to expect. Or, maybe we’ve done this a time or...
