Testimonial
The Jetty Ice Cream shop is so much more to me than great ice cream. My family and I moved to Newaygo in July 2023. I never got the chance to meet many people in town as shortly after moving my youngest daughter was diagnosed with cancer and my main focus was her treatments. The first time my family and I went to get ice cream at the Jetty, we met Katrina and Randy. We went there to celebrate my daughter’s last chemotherapy treatment. We were welcomed with smiles and what I thought was good customer service. I had heard they loved the Lord as their slogan is “taste and see that the Lord is Good” and I am a believer as well. Eventually we ended up talking about my daughter’s cancer journey and by the end of our visit we were in prayer together over my family. Throughout the summer of 2024 my family and I would visit often and get ice cream, and we always looked forward to going to the Jetty. It is a place where you can feel the Lord’s presence. We met Tami and Steve in June 2024. I would catch up on how my daughter was doing at our visits and we started to get to know each other throughout the summer. On the last night open we attended worship there. I remember thinking “okay kids tell everyone goodbye - we will see them all again next year when they open up again in the spring!” Little did I know that the following week, my daughter was scheduled for surgery (her cancer grew back) and Tami and Katrina kept in touch. Katrina offered to have my older two kids over for dinner while we were at the hospital. Tami came to visit my daughter at the hospital and stayed most of the day visiting and getting to know us more. As the days went on, the Lord continued to keep Katrina and Tami and their families close in my life. They had become friends to me that were sent from above. A support system I never knew I’d need filled with acceptance and love at a time that I needed it most. Recently, I have had more hardships come about and am currently going through a very hard divorce. I know now that God sent me to The Jetty that day to give me friendships and support for such a time as this. I would not be as strong as I am today without them. They love my children as if they are their own and have provided a safe trusting environment for my children while I am out of town getting my youngest radiation treatments. I don’t have all the words to say how thankful I truly am for these amazing women who took me under their wing and continue to help strengthen me in faith, bringing me closer to God every day. Or for how much love they have provided to my children when I am away. The Jetty has completely changed my life in the biggest most amazing way. God is so good and I am so grateful that day that the Lord prompted me to walk into the Jetty because it brought me so much more than a scoop of ice cream - it brought me friendships that have turned into family.
- "B"
Testimonial
My name is Ashley. I wanted to take a minute and share how the Lord intervened and met me in my life through Hub 61. I was at a historically low point in my life when I was connected to a local Hub 61 women's event through my facebook newsfeed! I was spending a record high amount of time on my phone and a record low amount of time with the Lord. I was struggling and coping with isolation, anger from past wounds, and PTSD like symptoms from those past wounds. I was working from home and had minimal to zero contact with other adults. I had reached a point where I had forgotten who I was, what my purpose was, and even why I bothered anymore.
When the Hub 61 event showed up on my newsfeed, I decided to purchase a ticket 1-2 days from the event, being that it was on a weekend that my children would be away and I had no other plans. This was way outside my comfort zone, being that I had minimal contact with other people, let alone women who were walking in their identity.
On the way there, a road to the event was blocked and I had to drive a dirt road detour through what I will call "death to your vehicle pothole valley." I was short on time and in my giant Yukon XL, I flew through the speedbumps galore, unsure of what parts may be falling off behind me, just to ensure I could make it there right on time. I was close to one of the last women to walk into the event.
I sat down next to 2 empty seats and for some reason my spirit nudged me to scooch over so I was not sitting alone. I moved over next to another woman who was sitting alone. We've stayed connected since and she is a great blessing!
I knew right away not because of words being spoken or the women there that I was where I needed to be, as I looked down at the journal in front of me. It said HUB 61 and had a feather around it. I had been playing around at home for weeks creating journals just like this one! I knew in my spirit right away that the 61 in Hub 61 was referring to Isaiah 61 and I had a hard time not crying as the Lord reconnected with my heart and spoke His truth into it after quite some time away!
It was a relief to hear women speak their truth about their past, knowing that mine too was very ugly and probably uglier, and more importantly to hear them speak about how God intervened in their lives and turned everything around.
I attended the second HUB 61 event after that one. Although I was still not walking in total freedom, and was still feeling a little lost, I did find my way back into the Word and back into His Presence because of the event. Little by little since then, I have been reconnecting with His Spirit, other women, and other people and once again. I find myself feeling alive again and laughing and confident enough to continue to walk in who HE created me to be and LIVE!
I am grateful for the women I've connected with since this event and I am grateful for Tami and Katrina for somehow reaching the lost and the weary - me.
God Bless.
- "A"
Testimonial
"The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision". Helen Keller
HUB61's vision is clear. It is a love story of the redemptive work of Christ in the lives of women.
Once lost in the darkness of trauma and abuse, then captivated by the love of the Savior. HUB 61 is more than a financial, rescue, or safety. It’s women's history and stories transformed by the love story of a Savior.
Once lost in despair then free to walk out the rest of her life serving a higher Kingdom. My HUB 61 story is filled with loss, grief, and heartache but most of all thankfulness. Two incredible servants of God willing to say yes to His call. Dietrich Bonhoeffer said “Silence in the face of evil is itself evil. God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.” Well, Mr. and Mrs. H. acted out their obedience to Abba Jesus. Their yes meant I would see light in the black hole I found myself in.
My love story is also simple. Someone's yes meant I would soon learn about a deeper love and freedom. May your yes write millions of love stories for each woman who thought her story didn't have the word love in it.
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” â€â€John‬ â€3‬:â€16‬ â€NIV‬‬
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