From all of us at Starlight we are so excited to be partnered with the Fifth Third River Bank Run and wanted to share with everybody a bit of our story and who we are as a ministry. Starlight Ministries is a Christian grief-healing ministry for children and adults who have experienced a death loss in their life from a family member or close friend. The ministry was founded by Greg & Jolynn Van Wienen after the tragic death of their 10 year old son, Seth, in a car accident.
The link below will give you a better idea of the Van Wienen’s story and what caused them to take their leap of faith to create Starlight.
Seth’s Story
Its mission is to provide a safe, Christian environment for children and adults to express their grief, to be able to find ways to cope with their grief, and then to find hope within their grief. This is achieved by participants sharing feelings, experiences, and memories with peers in a support group setting. The death may have been recent or long ago.