Urgent Ministry Need!
We have a huge ministry need at this time. After praying and fasting we have decided to bring this need to our supporters because we know that together, we can accomplish much more than trying to do it on our own. Since taking over this ministry, you have seen things miraculously fall into place for us over and over again. God has been so gracious to pour out favor over this ministry time after time. We know we have learned a lot with running the men’s discipleship home for over a year now. We have proven to be good stewards of every blessing from God. The ministry is still debt free and we are committed to remaining debt free. We know that what we are doing is impacting lives and transforming situations that seemed hopeless.
We have enjoyed learning as we go in this ministry and now we are ready to take yet another leap of faith. The biggest need in all of Hampton Roads is a place for women and children. There are month’s long waiting lists at every shelter and the opening of the new shelter in Virginia Beach is barely going to touch it because they will only have seven openings for women with children. We turn away at least 3 women with children every week, and last week there were 3 in one day. We have been praying on this for a while now and we believe there is a do-able solution. We are asking for something that will be impossible but for God!
Steps to Take!
We have Scarlette Ballard as our Women’s Ministry Director. She is ready to step out of the world’s workplace and come on board full time to live at our women and children’s home to disciple these ladies around the clock. Scarlette was in the Marine Corp so she is definitely tough enough and we have seen her gifting over the last year as she has been counseling the men in the program and developing goal plans and course corrections. She has faithfully served alongside us and is fully committed to seeing this through as a missionary.
We will take women with a cycle of poverty, addiction or sin. We will use the first 30 days to submerge them in a strict discipleship program that teaches them how to fully rely on the Lord. We will surround them with Christian teachings and work on overcoming the poverty mind set. A lot of these ladies do not know any other way, because this is the only example they have ever seen. They have seen their mothers and grandmothers be forced to live off the system and just scrape by and they just cannot envision any other way because they hadn’t been given a different option. We will help them see there is another way by having a powerful impact, through testimonies of women who have been where they are and have gained the victory over their circumstances. We will obtain grant money to give them some short term schooling that will qualify them to earn higher wages. We will also get grant money to put their children in daycare and to provide their first month’s rent and security deposit in their own place when they are ready. Our furniture ministry will help them set up with nothing lacking.
Where you come in!
God has given us a very easy answer to this problem. The building right next to our current discipleship home has come available. Actually every tenant moved out yesterday. We have been offered the first chance to purchase this home and we will meet with the city planners office this week to see what we need to do to get this house a permit to do what we do. We will do everything by the book. When they told us they want $225,000 for the house, We were looking at the cost and measuring what we have and it became a huge obstacle in our minds, then we remembered who our father is and reminded ourselves that there is nothing impossible when he gives you a task. We do have some money in the bank, but we know as we learned in the first ministry house, there are many things that come up after the purchase, permits, insurances and such so we are setting a goal to accomplish this in one month. Of course our family will give to this cause also. We are asking for support but this is going to be easy for a bunch of miracle believing Christians. We send this newsletter to 1000 people.
Simple Solution!
If every person were able to give $200 we will have a home that should be able to help about 100 women and children per year. I know some of our supporters support us in prayer only, because of a lack of finances, but I believe others will be able to pick up the slack. If just 200 people gave $1000 each, the home is in place. I know there are some very generous people that will step up and make this dream a reality. Imagine being part of transforming so many lives for the kingdom of God. Tangible ways you can help-
1. Share the need with people you know. We will always make ourselves available to come share.
2. Follow us on Facebook and share the post about the need for the house.
3. Post about us on social media and draw others into being part of the solution.
4. Share our newsletter with friends and family.
Together we can! With the Lord, there is nothing impossible. Please make every check this month have Women’s Home in the memo. We will use savings to pay the bills. We need every dollar to go to this house for this need. God willing next month’s newsletter will be a miraculous testimony of God’s faithful provision!!!
We have a huge ministry need at this time. After praying and fasting we have decided to bring this need to our supporters because we know that together, we can accomplish much more than trying to do it on our own. Since taking over this ministry, you have seen things miraculously fall into place for us over and over again. God has been so gracious to pour out favor over this ministry time after time. We know we have learned a lot with running the men’s discipleship home for over a year now. We have proven to be good stewards of every blessing from God. The ministry is still debt free and we are committed to remaining debt free. We know that what we are doing is impacting lives and transforming situations that seemed hopeless.
We have enjoyed learning as we go in this ministry and now we are ready to take yet another leap of faith. The biggest need in all of Hampton Roads is a place for women and children. There are month’s long waiting lists at every shelter and the opening of the new shelter in Virginia Beach is barely going to touch it because they will only have seven openings for women with children. We turn away at least 3 women with children every week, and last week there were 3 in one day. We have been praying on this for a while now and we believe there is a do-able solution. We are asking for something that will be impossible but for God!
Steps to Take!
We have Scarlette Ballard as our Women’s Ministry Director. She is ready to step out of the world’s workplace and come on board full time to live at our women and children’s home to disciple these ladies around the clock. Scarlette was in the Marine Corp so she is definitely tough enough and we have seen her gifting over the last year as she has been counseling the men in the program and developing goal plans and course corrections. She has faithfully served alongside us and is fully committed to seeing this through as a missionary.
We will take women with a cycle of poverty, addiction or sin. We will use the first 30 days to submerge them in a strict discipleship program that teaches them how to fully rely on the Lord. We will surround them with Christian teachings and work on overcoming the poverty mind set. A lot of these ladies do not know any other way, because this is the only example they have ever seen. They have seen their mothers and grandmothers be forced to live off the system and just scrape by and they just cannot envision any other way because they hadn’t been given a different option. We will help them see there is another way by having a powerful impact, through testimonies of women who have been where they are and have gained the victory over their circumstances. We will obtain grant money to give them some short term schooling that will qualify them to earn higher wages. We will also get grant money to put their children in daycare and to provide their first month’s rent and security deposit in their own place when they are ready. Our furniture ministry will help them set up with nothing lacking.
Where you come in!
God has given us a very easy answer to this problem. The building right next to our current discipleship home has come available. Actually every tenant moved out yesterday. We have been offered the first chance to purchase this home and we will meet with the city planners office this week to see what we need to do to get this house a permit to do what we do. We will do everything by the book. When they told us they want $225,000 for the house, We were looking at the cost and measuring what we have and it became a huge obstacle in our minds, then we remembered who our father is and reminded ourselves that there is nothing impossible when he gives you a task. We do have some money in the bank, but we know as we learned in the first ministry house, there are many things that come up after the purchase, permits, insurances and such so we are setting a goal to accomplish this in one month. Of course our family will give to this cause also. We are asking for support but this is going to be easy for a bunch of miracle believing Christians. We send this newsletter to 1000 people.
Simple Solution!
If every person were able to give $200 we will have a home that should be able to help about 100 women and children per year. I know some of our supporters support us in prayer only, because of a lack of finances, but I believe others will be able to pick up the slack. If just 200 people gave $1000 each, the home is in place. I know there are some very generous people that will step up and make this dream a reality. Imagine being part of transforming so many lives for the kingdom of God. Tangible ways you can help-
1. Share the need with people you know. We will always make ourselves available to come share.
2. Follow us on Facebook and share the post about the need for the house.
3. Post about us on social media and draw others into being part of the solution.
4. Share our newsletter with friends and family.
Together we can! With the Lord, there is nothing impossible. Please make every check this month have Women’s Home in the memo. We will use savings to pay the bills. We need every dollar to go to this house for this need. God willing next month’s newsletter will be a miraculous testimony of God’s faithful provision!!!