The Freedom Place Work Day 26′ – Brightening Up the Place

We have had the privilege of ever since The Freedom Place became ours, to partner with the wonderful people of Portage Learning for a service work day each spring. This year over 40 people gather at The Freedom Place for several work projects on the day. Volunteers...

Slamrock 26′ – an absolute slam dunk!

March means many things, but for Skybacher Ministries it means the return of the 3-on-3 Slamrock Basketball Tourney. This year the event took place at the Freedom Area Middle School. There was an abundance of teams, as we had 26 in total through all divisions. It was...

Dinner Auction 26′ – Laughter was Seen & Heard!

A year ago at this time we held our annual Dinner Auction and dedicated the opening of The Freedom Place. This year we decided we would move things upstairs at the Freedom Place for our auction. The place looked amazing and it was soon filled with people ready to eat,...

Great Big Group Date 26 – Bowling, Pizza, and Big Fun!

The idea behind "The Great Big Group Date" is that no young person would spend Valentine's weekend feeling like they are unloved. We have been doing this event even before we were running Skybacher Ministries. This year 40 of us went to Sim's Bowling Lanes for some...

Not Too Cold – Broomball Blizzard 26′

The previous week we were in an actual blizzard, and this weekend it was a Polar Vortex of freezing cold temperatures, but that didn't stop us from hosting our annual Broomball Blizzard. Broomball is a sport played in many of the northern states, but we have been...

A Whole Lotta Good Stuff – Turkey & Good Stuff Volleyball 25′

It was all the way back in 2004 when our director met with the pastor of Unionville United Methodist church to propose the idea of hosting tournaments at their gym space. The first tournament would be a volleyball tourney. It was there that Skybacher Ministries first...

A Day of At-Risk Youth

Last night we had our first event for which the ministry helped out. Everything went pretty well. There were about 25 kids and Kristie and I played a lot of games with them and then sat them down and talked about linking up to God, and linking up to a good friend. It...

A Little Computer Time

Just a few short weeks ago, I loved being on the computer. I was working on all kinds of projects, and designing things for the ministry. Now an 8:00 bed time and my pillow are what I look most forward to. The kids have still been sick. Renae has been sleeping in bed...

A Happy Father’s Day!

Well I survived my first week in Aliquippa. Things ended with a bang on Friday as a fight broke out, and the kids all were going crazy. I tried to send them home early but everyone just kept hanging around the church. There is so much hurt and darkness it's...

Hangin In the Hood

Sorry it's been so long since I've given an update. We spent a couple of days in Hilton Head. A big thanks again to Kristie's parents. The kids had a blast in the ocean, and we stopped at the national zoo in D.C. on the way home. In other news I started my new job for...

The Big Three Oh

Well Kristie turned 30 on Sunday. We had a great day, she was totally surprised to see I invited people over for cake and ice cream. I've never really planned a birthday party for her. It took her 5 different people showing up at the house to realize it wasn't all a...

The Ride of Your Life

First of all don't think that there are going to be 3 different entries everyday, but this has been one amazing day. We opened a bank account for the ministry and have already recieved 3 donations (Praise the Lord!) I got hired as a site supervisor for the summer...

Dig A Tunnel

I've been keeping busy helping out some roofers and digging a bunch of holes for a deck being built. I dug these holes so deep I could actually see the earths core! Kristie has continued to have lots of Tupperware parties, and the kids are still trying to fight off...

Ouch!

Well the kids both have ear infections. It has been some rough nights sleeping. I've been working a little landscaping here and there (aka weed pullin), but whatever pays the bills. Kristie has had a ton of Tupperware parties this month which is also good for paying...

Tame Your Mane

Today was another good day. We've been making headway on things with starting a ministry. We got in touch with a lawyer, and someone else who has started a non-profit ministry. It all is a bit encouraging, when you still feel like you might be acting completely...

It’s A Great Day To Be Alive

Some hard times in the neighborhood, but why can't every day be just this good. Things have been moving along. We're working on maybe going forward with some plans of starting a ministry. It will happen if God wants it to. It's all very exciting and scary at the same...

If She Can Walk, She Can Wrestle!

Things are going ok, in spite of our circumstances. It has been good to get some time together as a family. Ty got a huge gash in his chin yesterday from running and tripping. Nae is crawling all over the house. Ty thinks this is perfect because if she can stand up on...

Let The Madness Begin!

Hello everyone and welcome to the Mohrbacher's madness. Here you will find the life and times of Jake, Keeks, Ty, and Nae Nae. As we open up this log, we are opening up a new chapter in our lives, and aren't sure where the journey is headed, but we are excited about...

March Madness

John's Job Update We would greatly appreciate your prayers in this time. Things have been a bit challenging at the church, and we are trying to sort out what God would want us to do. Please pray for wisdom for us to know, and for discernment to handle things with...