Peter Hoekstra shares the joy of serving God by serving America and its close neighbor Canada

Prior to his nomination to his current position as the U.S. Ambassador to Canada, Pete Hoekstra served as Chairman of the Michigan Republican Party during the 2024 elections, where his leadership did much to deliver a Republican victory.  During the first Trump Administration, Pete served as Ambassador to the Netherlands.   Previous to that service, Pete was elected as a Member of Congress from 1993 to 2011, representing Michigan's 2nd District.  In Congress among other responsibilities, Pete was Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence from 2004 to 2007.  Pete is a graduate of Hope College in Holland, Michigan and then worked to receive an M.B.A. degree from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.  Subsequent to that, Pete was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Grand Valley State University and has also been the recipient of many other outstanding awards. Pete and his wife Diane recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary and are grateful to God for their three adult children.  In this podcast, Pete Hoekstra describes his heart for America as well as his gratitude for our close neighbor Canada, the nation in which he now is required, as our ambassador, to make his home.  As we approach our nation's 250th birthday, Pete shared how God's blessing has kept America relatively prosperous and blessed in the past, and how we need constantly to renew our passion for Him and His ways to continue to receive God's blessing. When I asked him about his relationship with his "boss" Donald Trump, Pete described some of his periodic one-on-one interactions with the President.  Finally, Pete helped conclude our discussion by leading us in a sincere prayer to our Lord Jesus Christ.