Dear Friends and Family,
When we started No Harbor, we were responding to the wave of young people in our lives who started deconstructing their faith during the Covid epidemic. At the time, we were unaware of any other resources for people who experienced hurt in the church but who also wanted to stay connected with Jesus. From the beginning, our goals have been twofold: to help people heal from their hurt and to reconnect with Jesus in a new and meaningful way.
Since then, there has been an explosion of Instagram creators, X accounts, and podcasts hosted by post-evangelicals. Commonly known as the “deconstruction community”, these resources help to affirm the feelings of anger and betrayal that many people feel. We truly believe that this in and of itself is a very good thing. It is validating to discuss the hurt one has experienced with others who can relate to you. This kind of community has great therapeutic value. But we also believe that this should be a means to an end, not the end itself. We must also help people move past their hurt.
We have found that many deconstruction resources focus solely on the hurt and do not take meaningful steps to help people reframe their faith and to reconnect with Jesus. In our minds, the work of deconstruction should be coupled with that of reconstruction. Otherwise, the result is often deconversion rather than reconnection with Jesus. And sadly, without resources, many people have lost their faith altogether.
No Harbor practices a comprehensive approach that allows people to process their hurt while also providing tools (for those who desire) to reconstruct their faith. Caryn brings therapeutic expertise to create a healing environment. John brings the theological expertise to help people reframe their theology. Together, we help people to both deconstruct and reconstruct. As one of our cohort members recently wrote:
“I recognized deconstruction as something that I have gone through, but for me I think the process of No Harbor was more of like a rebuilding and finding a sense of peace in uncertainty and assurance that this path is leading to something good.”
Tthere are so many people who have found the deconstruction community but still lack the tools to rebuild their faith. So, our goal for 2026 is to expand the influence of No Harbor so that more people will move past their hurt and find Jesus on their journey of deconstruction.
We wanted to take this opportunity to express our deep appreciation for your monthly partnership. Your generous and faithful investments are resulting in many people finding healing and renewed faith. So, thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your love, encouragement, and belief in our work! We look forward to all God will do in 2026!
Love,
John and Caryn
When we started No Harbor, we were responding to the wave of young people in our lives who started deconstructing their faith during the Covid epidemic. At the time, we were unaware of any other resources for people who experienced hurt in the church but who also wanted to stay connected with Jesus. From the beginning, our goals have been twofold: to help people heal from their hurt and to reconnect with Jesus in a new and meaningful way.
Since then, there has been an explosion of Instagram creators, X accounts, and podcasts hosted by post-evangelicals. Commonly known as the “deconstruction community”, these resources help to affirm the feelings of anger and betrayal that many people feel. We truly believe that this in and of itself is a very good thing. It is validating to discuss the hurt one has experienced with others who can relate to you. This kind of community has great therapeutic value. But we also believe that this should be a means to an end, not the end itself. We must also help people move past their hurt.
We have found that many deconstruction resources focus solely on the hurt and do not take meaningful steps to help people reframe their faith and to reconnect with Jesus. In our minds, the work of deconstruction should be coupled with that of reconstruction. Otherwise, the result is often deconversion rather than reconnection with Jesus. And sadly, without resources, many people have lost their faith altogether.
No Harbor practices a comprehensive approach that allows people to process their hurt while also providing tools (for those who desire) to reconstruct their faith. Caryn brings therapeutic expertise to create a healing environment. John brings the theological expertise to help people reframe their theology. Together, we help people to both deconstruct and reconstruct. As one of our cohort members recently wrote:
“I recognized deconstruction as something that I have gone through, but for me I think the process of No Harbor was more of like a rebuilding and finding a sense of peace in uncertainty and assurance that this path is leading to something good.”
Tthere are so many people who have found the deconstruction community but still lack the tools to rebuild their faith. So, our goal for 2026 is to expand the influence of No Harbor so that more people will move past their hurt and find Jesus on their journey of deconstruction.
We wanted to take this opportunity to express our deep appreciation for your monthly partnership. Your generous and faithful investments are resulting in many people finding healing and renewed faith. So, thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your love, encouragement, and belief in our work! We look forward to all God will do in 2026!
Love,
John and Caryn
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249 Wilson Ave. • Westbury, NY 11590 • (516) 424-7506
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Visit our website: NoHarbor.org
249 Wilson Ave. • Westbury, NY 11590 • (516) 424-7506
www.globaltrainingnetwork.org/who/john-and-caryn-amandola
ABOUT JOHN AND CARYN AMANDOLA
Married since 1986, and having three great boys, John and Caryn have a long history with GTN’s founders, Paul and Lisa! Caryn and Lisa have been friends since Junior High school, and Lisa and her family played a great role in Caryn coming to faith in Christ as a high school student.
"As a newly married couple, we were challenged by Paul, who was the youth pastor at Northwest Community Church, to take on greater ministry responsibilities while youth leaders there. John later succeeded Paul in that same role, where he learned how to multiply spiritual leaders. John also succeeded Paul as a church planter, Paul planting NCC’s first church plant, John the second. It now seems so natural for us to join with Paul and Lisa on staff with GTN, having the same passion to raise up leaders!"
John is a native New Yorker and Caryn grew up in Arizona. John is a graduate of the State University of New York at Buffalo, holds an M.Div. from Phoenix Seminary, and is ordained in the Missionary Church. Caryn is a graduate of Texas Christian University and is currently pursuing her Master’s Degree in Professional Counseling. They have much experience in overseas ministry, church planting, mentoring leaders and pastoral ministry.
Consistent with the mission of GTN, Caryn and John have a great passion to raise up Christian leaders all over the world, especially in an area of very great need which is very close to their hearts: The New York Metro area. Their ministry involves several facets:
Married since 1986, and having three great boys, John and Caryn have a long history with GTN’s founders, Paul and Lisa! Caryn and Lisa have been friends since Junior High school, and Lisa and her family played a great role in Caryn coming to faith in Christ as a high school student.
"As a newly married couple, we were challenged by Paul, who was the youth pastor at Northwest Community Church, to take on greater ministry responsibilities while youth leaders there. John later succeeded Paul in that same role, where he learned how to multiply spiritual leaders. John also succeeded Paul as a church planter, Paul planting NCC’s first church plant, John the second. It now seems so natural for us to join with Paul and Lisa on staff with GTN, having the same passion to raise up leaders!"
John is a native New Yorker and Caryn grew up in Arizona. John is a graduate of the State University of New York at Buffalo, holds an M.Div. from Phoenix Seminary, and is ordained in the Missionary Church. Caryn is a graduate of Texas Christian University and is currently pursuing her Master’s Degree in Professional Counseling. They have much experience in overseas ministry, church planting, mentoring leaders and pastoral ministry.
Consistent with the mission of GTN, Caryn and John have a great passion to raise up Christian leaders all over the world, especially in an area of very great need which is very close to their hearts: The New York Metro area. Their ministry involves several facets:
- Planting innovative, missional churches in the least churched, least reached counties in the USA.
- Training Christian leaders who work and study in the world’s most influential city to be spiritual leaders who multiply.
- Reach international students to eventually return to their countries as missionaries.
- Travel overseas to train Christian Leaders who otherwise have few resources available to them.