COHHS-City of Hope Inc.

10/04/2026

09/13/2026

For nearly 15 years, Danny Ellerd was trapped in addiction, eventually becoming homeless and living on the streets of Oklahoma City. Hope Is Alive reports that he experienced multiple overdoses and at one point was living beneath an I 40 overpass.
His father once drove past a man holding a sign on the street and suddenly realized the homeless man was his own son.
Ellerd’s condition eventually became so severe that when police encountered him beneath the overpass, they initially intended to arrest him on outstanding warrants. Instead, they took him to the hospital after seeing how sick he was. He weighed about 92 pounds and had a severe infection in his hand associated with intravenous drug use.
After leaving the hospital, Ellerd entered Hope Is Alive with little more than a Walmart bag of clothes.
His life began changing.
He entered recovery, returned to school and earned a 4.0 GPA while studying Computer Information Systems at Oklahoma State University Oklahoma City. He went on to graduate and was selected as a 2025 Women for OSU Scholar for his academic achievement and commitment to serving others.
Today, Ellerd works with people experiencing homelessness and volunteers with Hope Is Alive, sponsoring men in recovery. He also wrote Recovery Is Possible, sharing his journey in hopes of helping others discover that their story does not have to end in addiction.
Looking back at the life he once thought was over, Ellerd wrote:
“But God had other plans.”
His story is a powerful reminder that rock bottom does not have to be the end.
Jesus can bring a person from bo***ge to freedom, from hopelessness to purpose, and from destruction to a completely new life. See less

09/08/2026

🛐 I solicit your Prayers for a young man who is trying so hard to turn his life around and is succeeding 🛐 We haven’t helped someone like him in a long time. I’m not going to share his name but let’s call him L. 🛐 God knows him well. If everyone had L’s heart, gumption, drive, faithfulness, respectfulness, determination and love for those he comes in contact with this world would be a better place 🛐 I ask you right now to stop and Pray for this young man as he moves into the next season of life. Finally, I would love for all of you to be able to experience the blessings that our ministry and ministries like Widows Oil experience week end and week out. When you love someone that can’t possibly give you anything in return you know what true love is. I urge to stop and help someone this week that you can tell needs a touch from the Master. They’re everywhere 🛐 You very well could be the only Church that they’ll ever see🛐

YOU CAN BE THE HANDS & FEET OF CHRIST!!!!!

Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will repay him for his deed. Proverbs 19:17 ESV

I HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY!!!

09/06/2026

Mr. Knight has donated thousands of coats to the City of Hope. He and his wife have quietly went about helping people their entire life. He is a dear friend to me and many, many others. The following story is just one of thousands of people that have been touched by their generosity.

I will NEVER forget the kindness of the Mayor of Rentz, GA, M.L. Knight, and his wife. ❤️

When I went to Rentz looking for a place to start my restaurant, I didn’t have any equipment for my inspection. The Mayor and his wife stopped by to welcome me to the town. He asked me when I planned to open. I told him, “As soon as I can get some equipment.”

He then asked me to come to his house. I remember thinking, “I’m a stranger to these people, and they’re inviting me into their home.” But that’s the kind of people they were. He welcomed me into his office and started pulling up information on all kinds of restaurant equipment.

Two days later, an 18-wheeler backed up with approximately $20,000 worth of equipment. And the equipment was PAID IN FULL! 🙌🏽

The Mayor didn’t stop there. He began inviting people throughout the community to come support me. One Sunday, he even brought his entire church, Rentz Baptist Church, to support my restaurant. ❤️

To this day, some of those same people are still supporting me, and I will NEVER take that for granted.

A special THANK YOU to Progressive Rural Telephone in Rentz, GA, and to everyone in the Rentz community who supported me, encouraged me, and believed in me.

Rentz, GA, you showed me love when you didn’t even know me. I am forever grateful for your kindness, generosity, and support. ❤️🙏🏽

THANK YOU, RENTZ! I will never forget you! ❤️

09/05/2026

A POWERFUL ACT OF KINDNESS | As the Calhoun Schools High School volleyball team traveled home from a match Thursday night, the players came upon a serious motorcycle crash on Highway 27 in Bremen.

The team got off their bus, gathered near the scene and prayed for 20-year-old motorcyclist Jordan Swan. Jordan's family tells me he remains hospitalized and has several more surgeries ahead of him.

His family wanted to recognize these young women for stopping during such a frightening moment and surrounding Jordan with prayer.

09/02/2026

WHY WOULD FRANKLIN GRAHAM TURN DOWN $300 MILLION?

The Trump administration offered Samaritan’s Purse a massive federal grant to provide humanitarian relief around the world over the next two years.

Franklin Graham said no.

“After prayer and discussion, we have withdrawn from being a recipient of these funds,” Graham announced.

The reason? Samaritan’s Purse says it has always relied on God and its private donors, not the government, for funding.

Graham praised President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio for reforming America’s foreign-aid system and said the organization will remain available to partner with the government during emergencies, just not through this $300 million grant program.

That is an extraordinary amount of money to walk away from after prayer.

Do you respect Franklin Graham’s decision?