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CHN Community News – December 2021
Hello Friends, I hope you all had a Happy Thanksgiving and are gearing up for a great Christmas season! It's my favorite time of year and we have so much going on at CHN to be thankful for so I'll just jump right in with the updates.First and foremost, we would like...
Matching Gift Campaign 2021
Hello, Everyone! It's that time of year again where you can help us double the impact! Some very generous supporters have agreed to match donations, up to $25,000, given to the Christian Hospitality Network starting TODAY! This is a huge opportunity for CHN and so...
CHN Community News – September 2021
Hello Friends, It's mid-September and the first official day of Autumn. With the beginning of fall we are gearing up for our big fall fundraiser, the "Matching Gift" campaign. We have some amazing donors that are wiling to match up to $25,000 in donations to the...
CHN Community News – August 2021
Hello Friends, And hello August! It's hard to believe fall is just around the corner. Earlier this year I mentioned taking a course and an exam to become a certified travel agent (CTA). While there is a few more administrative items to take care of before I can...
CHN Community News – June 2021
Hello Friends, Happy June! We are enjoying some beautiful, warm, summer days in Knoxville and I wish I could share this sunshine with everyone. If you've been following along, you know we have been planning our GETAWAY to Vietnam since 2019 but with much...
CHN Community News – April 2021
I I Hello Friends, I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter weekend. Grateful that He Is Risen! Here is your April update on CHN. As you know, we have been planning our GETAWAY to Vietnam since 2019. I spoke to the hotel where we have had a lingering deposit since...
CHN Community News – February 2021
Hello Friends, Just wanted to send a quick note to update you on what CHN has going on at the moment. I am constantly checking Vietnam's U.S. Embassy website for travel restriction information and here is what I found this week: "As of today, the Vietnamese government...
CHN Community News – November 2020
Hello Friends, While we always try to practice gratitude at CHN, it's November and with Thanksgiving around the corner it's practically impossible not to think about all the things we have to be grateful for. In a year full of chaos, we are thankful for those who...
CHN Community News – September
Hello Friends, September is here and we have some pretty great things on the horizon. CHN has partnered with an organization called Cheerful Giving Matching Gift Campaign begins Oct. 1 Our Network is growing with Inns and Private homes Cheerful Giving is an...
CHN Community News – August
Hello Friends, Can you believe we are already halfway through August?! With all that has happened (and still happening), time somehow feels like it's at a standstill and going full speed ahead at the same time. Normally, this time of year looks very different for...
Lift Up My Eyes
I was sitting outside looking at this beautiful Hibiscus my daughter had potted and placed on the back porch and was struck how the blooms look straight up. I was reminded at that point the importance of looking up. To lift up our eyes away from the stress, the...
CHN Community News – July
Hello Friends, Just in case you missed it...below is a copy of the letter we mailed out via the post office to our friends and supporters:2020 has been an interesting year to say the least. As covid-19 continues to spread, the USA experiences civil unrest, and we...
To See His Face
One of my favorite preachers, Bruce Theilemann, told a story that I have remembered and retold for several years now. It goes like this: Copenhagen is a nice city and there are many things to see there. But if I could only spend one day in Copenhagen, the place I...
Light in the Middle of the Night
We walk through many valleys, the valley of disappointment, discouragement, danger, despair, devastation, darkness and death. It can be a journey from the first word to the last; the path could stop anywhere. Other than death, darkness is perhaps the worst. For me,...
CHN Community News – June
Hello Friends, Here in the USA, a media phrase often heard during this pandemic has been "We are all in this together!" While this has brought many common struggles, it has also affected and challenged us uniquely, as individuals. At CHN we have been in discussion...
A Time For Everything
As I live my life, maybe as a bit of a control freak, I’ve always struggled with God’s timing. We each have our own desires. We want what we want when we want it, usually instantaneously. Some prayer requests are granted to us immediately; others, not so much. It’s...