GIVING IS ABOUT MAKING A DIFFERENCE

After raising families from previous marriages, Don & Loretta Carter were married in 1992 and got saved in 1995.  They began attending Calvary Chapel Ft. Lauderdale in 1999. The next year Loretta was hired to work in the […]

“Mark and Meriah Murphy have been married for 9 years and were blessed with a beautiful baby girl in 2013, Lynnley. She was diagnosed with Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalous and had to have fetal surgery before she was […]

I am a sonographer who does short-term medical mission trips several times a year. The purpose of these trips is to provide diagnostic ultrasounds to those in need, both locally and globally, in hopes to bless them and […]

Brian was an avid cyclist with no prior medical history or issues. In April 2022, a wild turkey flew into him on a normal Saturday afternoon ride. Eight months and three hospitals later, Brian is now home with severe […]

“I have entered the Green Card lottery 4 times and now my long-time dream has come true, I won it. That’s something you don’t give up. And so, after going through all the steps and some difficulties, my […]

A week or so ago, I was contacted by Horace Sam, a former chef here OTF, and he informed me that he was being evaluated for prostate cancer. With Horace’s approval, I immediately reached out to OTF member […]

David Ridgway, 60, is married to his wife Rose of 32 years and together have built a Godly foundation for their 5 children. Rose has homeschooled all 5 kids and David has been the sole provider for his […]

This past fall, our family had an experience of a lifetime of living in Uganda for 3 months, walking alongside amazing Young Life staff and volunteer leaders. I met an amazing young man on one of our excursions […]

As many of you already know, our dear friend Aaron has recently been diagnosed with Frontotemporal dementia, a rare neurodegenerative disease that causes nerve cells in the brain to lose their function over time. As an incredibly intelligent […]