Our Story
FRESH START FOR ALL NATIONS, a ministry of GRACE and TRUTH, HOPE and FORGIVENESS, was formed as a 501 c(3) not-for-profit ministry under that name in the fall of 2007. However, the essence of Fresh Start was planted in the hearts of Pastor Steve Peterson and his wife Mindy in the early 1980s. The seed the Lord planted in their hearts at that time has now grown and developed into an expanding "fresh start for every heart" mission of international impact!
As a ministry to the heart, we have been actively helping men, women, young people, and children resolve issues of offense, hurt, or loss for many years. Sometimes it is in the context of a one-on-one meeting. It could also be a weekly small group, a larger gathering, a seminar, or a conference. At other times, it is through our Fresh Start ministry resources being shipped to another city, or accessed on our website. At times, it even includes a Fresh Start team traveling to another city, or nation, and investing in the hearts of leaders and others in that location.
Our Fresh Start ministry resources have been making a known impact with those in jails and prisons, among truckers, educators, pastors, professionals, business people, with those in law enforcement, with those who work in the inner city, and with leaders in the many arenas of life. One of our ministry partners, BODY LIFE MINISTRIES ships thousands of pieces of our ministry resources (video, audio, and printed) to distributors serving jails and prisons, and truck stops every year!
Those who have been transformed by the power of forgiveness and freedom in Christ, and now are "carriers"of Fresh Start, are experiencing increasing opportunity to go to other lands and invest in the hearts of leaders and others. These countries have included: Serbia, Macedonia, Bosnia, Mexico, Haiti, Colombia, India, Nepal, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Ireland, Pakistan, Afghanistan, the Philippines, Brazil, China, Taiwan, Uganda, Botswana and Burundi!
It has been so exciting to see the impact of this ministry spread like fire! As we look toward the future, we are convinced that with the Lord, there's always MORE!