Celebrating 2022 and Preparing for 2023

On behalf of Within Reach, I pray that this holiday season holds special moments of celebration, wonder, and joy with those you love as you rest in Jesus. 

I love how the Apostle Paul described our motivation for joy and hope as followers of Jesus: 

“May the God of green hope fill you up with joy, fill you up with peace, so that your believing lives, filled with the life-giving energy of the Holy Spirit, will brim over with hope!” Romans 15:13 (MSG)

A ‘green hope’ implies that our hope in Jesus is alive, fresh, and vibrant, never ending and never failing. May you experience the green hope of Jesus as you walk with him! 

I want to thank you for your partnership with Within Reach and your commitment to seeing our city experience the hope of Jesus. 

Looking back at 2022, we celebrate how your partnership has enabled us to: 

  • Encourage hundreds of leaders to more effectively share the story of Jesus

  • Equip church leaders to create organizational cultures that foster gospel sharing 

  • Host 4,000+ volunteers to unleash 9,000+ hours of unprecedented compassion

  • Contribute over $380,000 of service-in-kind back into our communities

  • Launch a landmark resource, the State of the City Project, that will inform and direct collaborative city reaching and renewal efforts for the next decade 

I am confident that our best is yet to come and that 2023 is going to bring with it unforgettable moments to better understand, love, and care for our Metro neighbors as we: 

  • Host Within Reach’s 3rd Citywide Summit with special guest, Albert Tate

  • Gather with Barna on April 27 to explore their research around the Omaha Metro

  • Unveil the State of the City Project in October

  • Commit with courage to bold 10-year goals that seek the peace of our city

I am convinced that as we, the people of Jesus, move from a spirit of unity toward a posture and practice of unity, that we can be an answer to Jesus’ prayer, “Our Father in Heaven…May your Kingdom come and your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” 

Finally, I am compelled to say thank you for choosing to partner with us. You bring us joy and ignite in us a confident hope that King Jesus is on the move in the Metro. 

It is our privilege and honor to move ahead with you as we follow Him. 

Merry Christmas,

Jed

Jed Mullenix