Hockinson High School is an amazing place to have Living Hope Hockinson! But on Monday I found out that is also an amazing place to be in public Highschool. It is true that you see what people are made of when times are the most difficult, and Monday, unfortunately was no exception. There was a tragic auto accident over the weekend, leaving everyone in shock and disbelief of the passing of Emma Koenig and the hospitalization of Andrew Westensee. Both recent graduates of HHS and loved by all who knew them. The response from the staff at HHS was exactly what it needed to be, completely focused on the students. Opening the school on Saturday for kids to gather and pray, cry, and comfort one another. Monday morning the Hockinson High School commons was open for the kids to gather once again to work through their pain and grief. The teachers allowed the students throughout the day to step out of class to seek comfort in different areas of the building, where counselors, teachers and community pastors were available for the kids. Everything that took place was student led, from the prayer, to the hours of worship and just taking time to grieve. It is times like these that bring us back to the things that are important in life, loving God and loving people! Please pray for Emma Koenig's family and friend's, also for Andrew Westensee's complete recovery! Don't forget to take some time out of your day to show God's love to someone. Pastor Jon Andersen

It was a great Sunday at Living Hope Hockinson! Kids World was in full swing, as usual, the worship team was high energy and everyone was engaged in the weekend!The volunteers at Hockinson never cease to amaze me, they are so faithful and excited to serve and love the Hockinson community each week. The volunteer teams get to the campus early and work hard to transform the High School into Living Hope Hockinson, believing that lives and families will be transformed by our loving Savior. They know that what they are doing , truly is making a difference for eternity. I love the Hockinson team! I am excited about the new series "High School Years" that pastor John Bishop is starting this week. It may be to late to re-do High School, but it is never to late to learn from that time in our lives. Have a great week loving and serving our Savior! Pastor Jon Andersen

Welcome to Living Hope Hockinson. Let me introduce myself, I am Jon Andersen, one of the pastors here at Living Hope. My wife's name is Michele, and she is the love of my life. God has blessed us with four Great kids, Josh, Amanda, Alivia, and Katelyn. I have been a Christ follower for 18 years, sounds like along time as I write this, but as I look back I can see clearly that life truly is a journey taken one day at a time. The best thing about the journey, is that Jesus never gives up on me, dispite myself. I look back and wonder how I would have ever made it this far without His love and direction. It is always amazing to me how God can take the difficult times in life to show His glory. It has taken me a long time to stop asking why am I going through a difficult time, and ask, what are you tring to shape in my character or teach me in this season? James 1:2 -4 Tells us to count it all joy when you fall into trials, because Gods about to do something good in you (paraphrased by me). Hind sight is aways 20-20 with this verse. The key for me is to not let anyone steal my joy, 1/2 the time I lose it way to easy! As Christ followers, the joy of the Lord is to be our strength, so He is glorified through us. Knowing that nothing can separate us from the love of God(Romans 8:35-39) gives me opportunity for Joy everyday! Jesus + Journey= Joy, I love simple math! Share some joy this week! Jon A