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About Bill Harbeck

Founder and Director of Holding on to Hope Ministries. A non-profit work that helps survivors of childhood sexual abuse unveil their past and begin the healing process. Author of the book Shattered; One Man's Journey from Childhood Sexual Abuse

Things are heating up…

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Bill Harbeck

 Ukraine      Venezuela           “ And you will be hearing of wars and rumors of wars; see that            Syria                    you are not frightened, for those things must take place, but that                Afghanistan          is not yet the end.  For nation … Continue reading →

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Tickling Teachers

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Bill Harbeck

  For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Joree

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Bill Harbeck

Joree turns 23 today.  I’m not sure she has any idea that it is her birthday, nor is she too concerned with her age.  Joree lives a day at a time without any cares or concerns.  She has been smiling … Continue reading →

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The Curse of Independence

Posted on January 5, 2014 by Bill Harbeck

Being a grandfather is a blast.  I have six grandchildren.  Each one has their own unique design so different from each other, and yet so similar.  But, that’s the human creation isn’t it?  No individual has ever been identical to … Continue reading →

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Hope in Albany

Posted on September 19, 2013 by Bill Harbeck

What a weekend!  Jillian, Joree, and I shared an experience with fellow travelers in Clifton Park, New York that will rank as one of the great times of our journey with Holding on to Hope Ministries.  It was the first … Continue reading →

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Life Is Not a Sprint…

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Bill Harbeck

3:15 am…Day 28…Life is a marathon…for sure. We have been in the hospital with Joree since May 1st.  She started stirring at 2:30 this morning waking me out of the light sleep of a hospital night.  I quickly noticed the … Continue reading →

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My Kids are the Best

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Bill Harbeck

    I am so blessed.  What a gift to watch your children blossom and flourish.  The twenty years they spend in your care goes by so quickly and it isn’t until they are on their own and away that … Continue reading →

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Living with an Angel

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Bill Harbeck

Staying in the hospital for an extended period of time as a patient is a challenging experience.  Nurses and doctors coming into your room every few hours to assess, poke, stick, and say, “if there is anything you need you … Continue reading →

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Lying…Evil’s only weapon

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Bill Harbeck

The worldview of the people in the positions of power and learning currently believe that there are no absolutes that one can use to determine truth. Never mind their position is itself an absolute they proceed to make decisions that … Continue reading →

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A Suffering Servant

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Bill Harbeck

It’s 1am.  The nurse just came in and woke Joree from a sound sleep to give her a breathing treatment.  Shortly after another nurse came in and pricks her finger to take a blood sample.  Shortly after that another nurse … Continue reading →

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