In 30 years of ministry, Jaran Family Ministries has been blessed and has not requested donations.  We are so grateful for those that have sowed into our family ministry over the years. In this new season, the Lord has stirred the launching of the next level of the arts express’d (see:www.TheArtsExpressed.com). Over the next several [...]

The Journey of Adoption is our family’s journey from a small community in northwest Minnesota to the mountains of Guatemala. The story unfolds the uniqueness of beginning with one child, giving birth to twins, and culminating in the addition of a sibling group of three older children from an orphanage in Guatemala. The book presents [...]

No More Orphans! Piano CD Background Information All songs copyright 2010 Tammy Sorenson/Jaran Family Ministries/the arts express’d Blessed Are The words of this song come from Mark 10:16, Matthew 5:3-12 and Luke 6:20-26. Lord, Your heart is breaking for the children…the hungry and the poor who cry in shame. Your Spirit is awakening Your people, [...]

New and now available: No More Orphans! book, intercessory piano CD, and equipping ministry by Tammy L. Sorenson. We have finished the final editing and printing stages. Below is an excerpt from the table of contents. We are very excited to see how the Lord desires to use this vision He instructed me to write [...]

How did we get to here? How did we arrive at this juncture in our nation, or even in our lives? Many people are wrestling with this question to some extent in this season. An even more significant question is: “How do we get to where we need to be?” There is only one answer, [...]

Jaran Family Ministries has been blessed to be a family ministry for the past 28+ years, and even more so, over the past 15+ years, as our children have grown up being an integral part of this ministry. However, we like most in the Body of Christ, have been and are currently in transition. We [...]

“May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus, so that with one heart and mouth you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Romans 15:5-6 “May our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who loved us [...]

(This article relates to two previous articles written on this site. Reading “On Wings of Eagles” (4/20/09) and “Lifestyle of Worship” (6/16/08) will provide a more complete picture of the contents of this article.) I am a walker. Most every day, come rain or shine, wind or snow, I go on a 5-6 mile prayer [...]

A week ago our family was blessed to do an arts express’d gathering at our dear friends, Evangelist Crusaders Church, in the Twin Cities. The same weekend I attended the Uprising Prophetic Conference with Jason Upton at Redeeming Love Church in Maplewood, MN. The following Tuesday our KHOP (see details on the home page of [...]

The Lord has recently done some amazing and beautifully mysterious things with me involving eagles. Eagles are symbolic for leadership, the prophetic and seeing from above, for the United States of America and for freedom. Every day since “winter has passed” (Song of Solomon 2:11-13), I have returned to my favorite part of each day…going [...]