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Well, our second year of doing Leanne Life Legacy baskets for Easter was yet another greatly God bless success. Not only were we able to reach new individuals and families living with disabilities in need with the love and gospel of Jesus which included the true meaning of Easter but we were able to do it in not only Central Florida but East Tennessee, too. :-) 

Thanks to Amanda Rathbun five individuals and families living with disabilities received a special Easter basket that contains not only a Bible, ministry art book with scripture, $100 food card, Leanne Life legacy t-shirt and the personalized Easter card but also various special faith-based Easter items geared especially for kids. 

In Central Florida, I was specifically privileged to get to spend some time with a fellow spinal cord injury patient, Rhonda Reese who I have known for many years. The Royal Ambassador also got involved as we were able to deliver a basket to a lady who lives in his community this year. 

All in all, it was great to see God pour out His Easter blessing on 10 recipients this year and two states. Hopefully, as God leads this program will expand to more areas with our next distribution on Thanksgiving. :-)

God blessed us with another wonderful Access-Life East Tennessee Spring Fling this past Saturday March 28th at Faith Community Church in Talbot, Tennessee. The participants were plentiful but the workers were few. However, as always God made a way for his blessings to flow on all the individuals and families living with disabilities as well as the volunteers who were there. Hope you enjoy some of the pictures below and please be praying for God to send more volunteers our way for future activities!

Hey there boys and girls of all ages and abilities! We have been busy here at Access-Life so I apologize for not posting more updates recently. However, we finally made it to Belize for our annual mission trip and outreach at Hearts of Christ this past March 18 through the 23 and back home safely.

It was quite the ordeal with logistics this year shipping containers from Florida and Texas as well as rescheduling our dates from February to March. However, as always God was not only faithful but made a way for us to share his love and gospel with individuals and families living with disabilities in Belize through the distribution of mobility items and medical supplies.

In fact, we were able to serve and minister to nearly 80 families who came to the mission with mobility items, medical supplies, food packets, hygiene kits, Bibles, faith-based kid items and gospel bracelets plus candy.  

We were also able to go into one of the local villages and distribute more food packets, hygiene kits, Bibles, faith-based kid items and gospel bracelets to another 20 plus families in need. Oh, we were even able to donate a large supply of medical items to the local nonprofit hospital.

We are all still recovering from the trip and I am still gathering up photos and videos but you can go to the Belize page on our website [Belize Missions – Access-Life] to see glimpses of some of the smiles and good things that God did while we were there! Hope you enjoy the photo collage above, too. :)

Happy New Year, ministry family and friends… A few days late. :-) I’m so sorry for my belated greeting but it has been a bit crazy around here these past few days. 

In any case, I wanted to not only say hello but share with you that it is one of my highest hopes that each of you have a 2026 filled with God’s blessings of faith, hope and love! I pray that God will fill each of your hearts with His overflowing joy, matchless peace and wholesome goodness and that you are expectantly ready for all of these things and more as God rains down holy heaven on each of us every moment of every day. 

In fact, what better time for each of us to remember the truth of His plans and desires for us as it says in Jeremiah 29:11. “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope.” Leanne and I always loved this verse and it was a foundational part of our lives. I hope it encourages you and blesses you not only the rest of 2026 but as we all go onward and upward in Christ. It is always great to also remember that the best is yet to come: heaven. :-)