For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you," declares the LORD, "and will bring you back from captivity." - Jer. 29:11-14

HOPE Ministry

Meet Dan Leaf, local missions minister at Southside. The first question in your mind may be, "What is local missions?" Local missions is not a title or a program; it is just a description and explanation of what we believe that we were called to do. We are called to go into all the world and preach the "good news." Part of all the world is our own neighborhood. The Southside Church of Christ has recognized and targeted our immediate area as a mission field. There are people who need to know and have a relationship with a God who loves them, accepts them, and wants to heal their brokenness. Before people will care about what you know, they want to know that you care.

Our ministry is named HOPE, which is an acronym for Heavenly Options for Pain and Emptiness. We can live a life of hope because heaven holds the answer for our pain and emptiness. When pain and emptiness become more than we can bear, we have a tendency to seek to fill that emptiness or to remove the pain in ways that have destructive consequences in our lives. The only way for us to find peace in our lives is by surrendering our will and allowing Jesus Christ to become Lord. The only one who can restore sanity and make you new is the One who created you. He is heaven's answer to finding hope and peace. We believe that ministry is an important key.

Let me share with you some of the areas of outreach.