GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Our Daily Bread Ministries has received a $5 million grant from the Lilly Endowment to bolster a program that aims to help young people strengthen their relationship with their Christian faith.
The Cascade Township ministry’s “Witness & Wonder: Everyday Encounters with God” initiative helps people ages of 18 and 34 “encounter, know, and love God through real-life stories of vibrant faith.”
“The gap between faith and everyday life for young adults continues to widen,” said Matt Lucas, CEO of Our Daily Bread Ministries about this week’s announcement. “Witness & Wonder steps directly into that gap with honest, emotionally resonant stories that show how God meets people in the middle of real questions, struggles, and hopes. Our desire is to help a new generation see that Christian faith is deeply relevant and spiritually transformative in today’s world.”…