Guest Testimonials

January-February 2012

Dear Greg and Jodie,

Our family is so very grateful to have found the Serenity House Network. We were truly blessed to have met you both and to have a place to call our home away from home for so many weeks! You were very flexible and accommodating when it came to the “unknowns” of the transplant world.

Our journey has been a blessing in many ways and has been touched by God every step. Thank you for your many prayers and the sincerity you offered every time you asked how things were going!

Many blessings,

Katie Dall

Thank you Kevin, Heidi, and Serenity House Network,

After 10 days in a hotel, we found SHN online and discovered the immense blessing of the Binkley’s and Red River House – a place of peace, comfort, beauty, and the warmth of a family home. No words can describe how blessed we feel at having had the experience of “home” to balance the gut-wrenching days at the hospital.

We have been blessed and wish all the best to those of you who cross this path.

God Bless Heidi, Kevin and Serenity House Network,

With deep gratitude,

The McAllister Family

Green Bay, Wisconsin

February 13-18, 2012

Greetings from Kentucky!

Thank you so much to the Binkley family for opening your home to us.

Initially we were scheduled for this trip in April 2010. For various reasons we did not complete the trip until now. In 2010 we had booked a hotel near the Mayo Clinic. In 2012 we discovered the Serenity House Network and thank God we did.

Being able to “escape” the shadow of the Clinic and come back to such a lovely and comfortable home was wonderful. And having enough rooms to spread out helped meet our emotional needs for privacy.

We’ve told everyone we know about this lovely option and will continue to do so.

May your visit be as comfortable as ours. If we ever need to come back to Mayo, this home is on the top of our list.

Take care,

Brent Little and Nancy Stamper

Louisville, Kentucky

March 26, 2012

Dear Greg and Jodie,

Thank you for providing such a wonderful service to families that need a home away from home! You have been so helpful and accommodating to us. We truly appreciate it! It was wonderful to come back to a “home” instead of a hotel.

Thank you!

Josh and Kasi Klimstra

Fulton, Illinois

January 15-February 17, 2012

Dear Greg and Jodie,

Thank you for letting us stay at our home-away-from-home. Staying here allowed me to have family stay with us while I went through radiation and chemotherapy treatments. We are from Michigan and having a place like this to call our home meant a lot to us.

I pray God’s blessings upon you and your families.

Love,

Skip and Belinda Preston

Lansing, Michigan

March 16, 2012

This warm and welcoming house quickly became a home for us during our family member’s neurosurgical care at Mayo. Beyond allowing us to conveniently access the hospital and attend to the basics of our own needs – as two sets of parents and a 2 1/2 year old granddaughter, Holly’s House also provided a nurturing environment for voicing the concerns and questions that preceeded and followed the surgery, as well as the prayers that we know aided the surgeon’s skills for providing a very positive outcome.

We’re very grateful to the Serenity House Network and pray that all future guests thrive as well.

The Rosses and Galvin’s

Missoula and Kalispell Montana

Febrary 2012

Dear Jodie, Greg and Sheryl,

Thank you so much for your hospitality in renting Erin’s apartment to us during Keith’s recent surgery. It was so comfortable and we thank you for completing it in time for us to stay in.

The size was perfect for our needs and it was a huge asset to be so close to the hospital. Thank you again for making our 2-week stay in Rochester so at home.

God bless you in your ministry to the sick.

Keith and BJ Anderle

Des Moines, Iowa

October 2011

“We are so grateful for your willingness to open your home to us at this challenging time in our lives. Cancer was never in our plans but it has been sweet to feel the tender care of the Lord as we have walked this course. Finding your beautiful home was just another tender mercy showing us that God cares about us. Thank you for your kindness and generosity.”

Eric and JoLynne Vogel

December 2011-February 2012

“I was so pleasantly surprised at what a clean, comfortable, well-maintained house this is. The rural setting was just perfect for a small-town guy like myself.  Yet it was less than 10 minutes from Mayo Clinic – the best of both worlds. Thank you so much for all.”

Dick Thouin, Stem Cell Transplant

December 2011

Dear SHN and Gauthier Family,

Thank you for providing a place of peace for us. We, along with family, friends and acquaintances have prayed for 5 years for God to heal our adult son, Ivan’s leg. His left leg was crushed between the knee and the ankle in a motorcycle accident, and he also had numerous infections. Miraculously, God spared his life.

Sixteen surgeries and nearly 5 years later doctors in our area gave little hope for saving his leg. We and others began to pray about coming to Mayo. God immediately began to open doors. Very soon after requesting an appointment an orthopedic surgeon called my husband and said that he and others thought Ivan’s leg could be salvaged.
We began to experience miracle after miracle, including learning about Serenity House Network.
When we first entered Gauthier House, we felt God’s presence. We knew this to be a home filled with love. We have met Jodie, Deb, Joan and Greg, and see the love of God in action through each of them. We firmly believe God’s hand is on Serenity House Network.

Since September, Ivan has had 2 major surgeries at Mayo and 8 of our 11 weeks here have been spent in the Gauthier House. We are extremely thankful to the Gauthier’s for opening up their home to people like us. We will be back and forth to Mayo for about two years. We each pray that God in His grace and mercy will always provide a Serenity House Network home for us.

We pray for God to bless abundantly this wonderful ministry.

Love in Christ Jesus,
Robert, Ann and Ivan Sealey