F O L L O W I N G by Jill Dejewski Co-founder and Director of Programs, Mobile Hope
Saul was walking down the road and a bright light appeared and the Lord Jesus communicated directly to Saul asking him questions and telling him what to do. Moses was in the field and saw a burning bush. The Lord communicated through the bush to Moses to go to Egypt and free his people.
Jill & Brian Dejewski Co-founders, Mobile Hope
We did not have a bright light or burning bush experience, but both Brian and I experienced the Holy Spirit’s prompting to show up at a local mobile home park, Maple Hill Estates, and do our best to love those we encountered. We continued to be prompted to show up and to build relationships with the families and dream together. Along the journey we started to put programs in place, build a leadership team, left our four-bedroom Maple Grove home, moved into the mobile home park, and built a community center. It continued to grow to the point that we both felt prompted to quit our jobs and dedicate our lives to this ministry. Some steps of obedience were easier—while others not so much—but we knew we had to choose. This journey has been taking place over the past 27 years and continues on. At Mobile Hope, we focus on education, connecting families to resources, offering healthy activities and assisting in faith development. Currently Mobile Hope is located in Corcoran and Dayton. We would like to expand into additional parks as we have found that the opportunities and needs are great. There are currently over 900 mobile home parks in Minnesota.
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