OurWhy
Grief impacts everyone. No one on this earth is exempt. Each of us will directly face grief many times throughout our lifetimes, not including the number of times when we will be touched by it through another’s pain.
Imagine what it would be like to live in a world where topics like grief weren’t avoided; where each of us leaned into our experience to intentionally process our pain Imagine what it would look like to have a community that would walk the grief journey alongside you
Breathe Hope Twenty-Four, Inc. exists to move the needle in the area of grief. Grief can leave us feeling alone and hopeless. It touches every part of our lives, and if we are not intentional about building community and finding real hope, it can send us down a dark path.
Our Grief Philosophy
Our philosophy on grief centers around the Gospel of Jesus Christ True and lasting hope can be found in Him, and only in Him We see the value in building relationships with those experiencing grief and guiding them towards finding a true and lasting hope for their own lives. We, unfortunately, live in the world where the message of mental health is selfcentered and satanic.
Our resources and programs will be founded in Gospel truths so that any that we get to know receive the truth.
We desire to be process-oriented, not program-oriented. Since grief is a lifelong process, it is important to us to focus on building relationships with others facing grief. Grief can be a uniting experience and as we build relationships, we will keep the picture of salvation at the front of our minds
People will not care what you know until they know that you care
Missionaries to those Grieving
At the heart of Breathe Hope TwentyFour, Inc is the Gospel In Acts 2, we see that as believers, we are to minister to others. We are to meet the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of those around us...those in our neighborhoods, workplaces, and communities. Through the life of our late son, Noah Lane, we are burdened to come alongside those who are hurting Grief is an equalizing experience; it has the potential to bring each of us to our rock bottom Our hope is that in these dark moments in people’s lives, God would give us the opportunity to minister and share the true source of hope in the Gospel
Thank you for your support, in which you are making a direct impact on someone’s life.
Finding Hope Together, TimothyJ.Dalenberg
2024Review
Partnerships
We sought to find a combination of ministry, corporate, and individual partners 2023 brought many new partners. We were grateful to continue our corporate and ministry partners: Jarrett, Hummel Group, Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, and Living Water Church
We were also blessed with four new monthly individual partners, bringing us to seven
Resources
Since our world is lacking in solid grief resources, we looked to find resources that would both help the griever process their pain but also find healthy ways to release the emotions they feel. We integrated a new book into our mailed resources called Good Grief. We mail out copies of this book, the Dark Clouds Deep Mercy devotional, and a pamphlet that we created that clearly shares the Gospel in the context of grief and loss.
Events
Because community is crucial in processing grief in a healthy way, we made it our goal to build the foundation of what we called Finding Hope Again Grief Events. At these events, we bring in faith-based experts in grief and counseling to speak to various grief topics
The hope is to inform people about their grief, to connect with our target audience, and to create an environment where individuals grieving can connect with others who are walking similar journeys. We were able to expand our reach and number of hosted events
Brand Recognition
Since this was our second year in ministry, we made it a goal to continue to weave our name into various places As we became partners with companies and churches this year, we have started to build a community of partnerships that will all help in building our brand credibility
We also continued our 2024 Orrville Chamber of Commerce membership.
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2024Impact
Hope Again Kits
To date, we have given out over 200 Hope Again Kits, ranging from here in Ohio all the way to Germany, Canada, California, and a few states in between We continue to mail these resources, but have better used it as an opportunity to stay connected, understand one’s loss, and set reminders to mail cards and remembrances for each of their hard anniversary dates.
Finding Hope Again Grief Event
2023 was spent planning the foundation for our grief events We were introduced to our facilitator, David Hargrave, who serves as a Bereavement Counseling Professional at Ohio’s Hospice LifeCare in addition to his LSW, CCTP, and CGCS credentials
In 2024, we were able to host two events, one in April and one in October In both events, the topics were generalized to apply to all types of loss in the grief journey The events were structured to cover two overarching topics: An Introduction to Grief and The Path Ahead to Hope Surrounding each of the main topics, we had small group discussion, large group discussion, and intentional reflection Between both events, we had 55 guests attend
2025Strategy
Since Breathe Hope Twenty-Four, Inc is a mission and ministry to those facing the grief journey, we will continue to focus on building relationships So much of 2024 was focused on building the foundation for sustaining processes while still connecting with nearly 60 individuals in person and dozens through the mailed resources
2025 will feature at least two events, possibly three The first one in the spring will be focused on medical workers like doctors and nurses, as well as first responders and others facing indirect grief through their profession.
The locations will continue to rotate at partner facilities until the day that we have our own retreat center We are continuing to pursue and pray for that goal
Our 2024 goal was to see our monthly supporters grow to 10 We did see an increase to seven individual supporters and one ministry partner We would continue to see these numbers grow and aim to have 15 individual monthly supporters This will allow us to fund our events and plan ahead for future growth and retreat center ownership.
$30perkit
Thisincludesthecostof thebooks,printed materials,andpostage
$2,500perevent(avg)
Thisincludesthecosts forthespeaker,venue, food,andmaterials
Theamountfluctuates basedonthenumberof attendees
Aswehavemailedoutover 200kitstodate,weaimtomail out50in2025 Thekitsprovide solidresourcesforanytypeof grief
Aswehadtwoeventsin2024, weaimtohaveaminimumof threein2025.Wewillhavetwo eventslikewedidin2024,but addathirdeventgeared towardmedicalstaffandfirst responders
HopeImpactPartnersareindividualdonorswhohaveeithercommittedtomonthlydonationsorwhohavegivenatleast$50000withintheyear
Jay and Ashley Winans
Rob & Carolyn Churgovich
Tim & Terri Dalenberg
Tim & Michaela Shalala
Jesse Sansom
Aaron & Lexi Nussbaum
Aaron & Abby Schar
John & Sharon Wertz
Jeff & Bonnie Burnside
Austin Taylor
Thank you to this of you who have given your time, talents, financial resources, and who have prayed None of this would be possible without God purposing each of you to equip us for this mission
Special Thanks to our Board of Trustees: Rod Dilyard
Kristen Trowbridge
Rob Churgovich
breathehope24@gmail.com