Here’s an email Jim West recently received from iHope Ministries founder Renod Bejjani. If you don’t take the time to read it, please watch this 2 minute video.
Dear Jim, Russ, and Coach Alan,
Thank you for helping make 2020 an amazing year for iHOPE. I know we thanked you before, but this formal recognition is way overdue.
For a brief moment last year, just after pandemic hit, I feared in my flesh for iHOPE’s survival. It was then that Russ Cline made the quick adjustment to the Coaching Cohort program and assigned Alan Weisenberger as iHOPE’s Coach. Since then, Alan has been faithful to meet with us online.
Alan encouraged us, and his faithful presence helped strengthen our resolve and faith. He helped us make some key adjustments, including ones to our strategic plan. Following the lead of the adjustments Russ made to the Cohort, and Alan’s coaching, iHOPE adjusted how we reach Christians and Muslims alike.
With Christians, we ended up reaching two times as many Believers as the prior year. Praise God with me for the 8,148 new Believers you helped to inspire and empower to share Jesus with Muslims and other non-Believers.
With Muslims, iHOPE published the new Gospel-centered discipleship Bible study book tailored for their worldview. So far, that resulted in over 40 Bible study groups that we know of. Then, an iHOPE employee and former Muslim, added an online radio program that is now reaching over 72,000 Muslims. These things resulted in hundreds of new Christians from Muslim backgrounds.
You did that!
Since the day God wrote The Barnabas group into this iHOPE story, you’ve been a tremendous encouragement and a valuable partner. Little did we know that God would have us impact trends and change so many lives for eternity, together.
Thank you for being a part of this remarkable story. I can’t wait to see what comes next.
With Tremendous Anticipation and Appreciation,
Renod Bejjani, President
Cell: (940) 297-5450
Alan Weisenberger had this to say about Renod and Karen:
Thank you, Renod, for the kind words. You and Karen are such highly
coachable people that it's been a real blessing to work with you. I hope (almost
spelled that iHOPE!) we're able to continue that! I'm looking forward
to doing a SWOT on Karen's project in the fall.
