Blogs - Visionwriters™

Obedience of Faith: By Tina Barr

My husband, Diego, and I have been living in Guatemala since August 1, 2021. We have 5 children and 3 grandchildren who live in the United States. When God led us to serve here, I planned to travel back and forth for holidays and special events (weddings, births, or funerals). I never imagined that regular travel would not be possible. But in December of 2021, we made a trip back to the...

My Healing Journey: A Visionkeeper’s Testimony

Martha Beggs shares a portion of her healing journey through journalizing. We pray that a glimpse into her journey and the loving, encouraging words she received would also encourage you! Background on Martha’s medical journey: Following a knee replacement in June 2019, a 2nd surgery was performed in July 2019, due to a suspicion of infection that needed to be cleaned out. As it turned out,...

The Rewards of Faith: By Wilma Bartell

I am often asked, “What does Visionwriters mean to you?” In thinking about the spiritual impact that Visionwriters has had on my life, I come up with one simple sentence: I cannot imagine my life without Visionwriters. I grew up in a home, church, and community, where I was taught about God’s grace. I accepted Christ as my personal Savior during middle school years as the Holy Spirit drew me...

We are Called to Be Free: By Alicia Iles

In Luke 13:10-17, Jesus healed the handicapped woman. In verses 10-13, the Bible says, ”Now He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath, And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bent over and could in no way raise herself up. But when Jesus saw her, He called her to Him and said to her, ‘Woman, you are loosed from your infirmity.’ And He...

From Brokenness to Abundant Life: By Kathy Schinhofen

My name is Kathy Schinhofen and I love Visionwriters International. As I have often said through the years, I am a lifer!!! I have come from brokenness to abundant life through Jesus! I first came to Visionwriters in January of 1981. I was very hurt and broken. I was abandoned by my father, raised by an abusive stepfather and an alcoholic mother, and I had no hope of ever being whole. I...

A New Creation: By Brett Graves

Shiloh Ranch opened its gates in 2007 with an overall goal of sharing the love that God has for us and bringing a message of healing to those who walked down the drive. Ivy and I both soon realized that this journey He had given us would impact us just as much as He would impact the families that called Shiloh their home away from home. As Shiloh was able to minister to the youth and families...

A Faith Journey to Guatemala: By Terry Cook

Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.” - Romans 5:5My name is Terry Cook, and this is the story of how I came to live and to serve in Guatemala. My journey to Guatemala started as a vague shadow in 2014, when my daughter Jordan worked as a summer intern at a children’s home (Eagle’s Nest) in Guatemala,...

Yesterday, Today, and Forever: By Cindy Sheern

On February 16th of this year I was reading Mark 2:21-22 [NIV] for my quiet time with the Lord. 21 “No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. Otherwise, the new piece will pull away from the old, making the tear worse. 22 And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour new...

Continuing a Legacy: By Cindy Sheern

Welcome to the first blog for our new Visionwriters International website. We are so glad that you are here! I want to start this first blog by giving tribute to the founder of Visionwriters International, Jaque (Banas) Shank. In the 1970’s God touched Jaque’s heart and taught her how to journalize the Word of God and to know her identity in Christ. It so changed her life that others began to...