PRAISE REPORT, PRAYER REQUESTS..."God things"...
PRAISE! 8,531 Homeless Men and Women have now been called to Repentance and Regeneration through Layman Lessons Ministries in our 10 years...an incredible honor.
PRAISE! We feed 2,000 Homeless meals weekly through partnership with Belmont Church's Isaiah 58 program and the Rescue Mission, who get 500-700 Pizzas each week from our Food Collection Route. What an HONOR you who care, share
PRAISE! CELEBRATION BANQUET forming for Saturday night, April 30, at Christ Church, Brentwood! No cost, so make plans to attend and Celebrate with us what God has done.
NEEDS... That's Right, I've said it!
Strategic Partners...Churches to "Equip us for Ministry" with Resources Human and Financial so we can Train their Disciples to Feed the Hungry, Clothe the Naked, Shelter the Homeless, Preach the Gospel, and Train others to be true Disciples! New approach is for me to bring a Seminar to a Church to provide advance training, so I can answer questions about safety, security, and share how we operate to assure family can train together without fear...then schedule on the job training!
Sustain what we have grown to be...10th Year Now of serving!
Expand to help others to help others across America...
(God's vision given to us is 130 "Franchise Style" Layman Lessons by Churches who want to be Strategic Partners in their area!)
Downtown Building for full time Homeless and Needy Ministries...there, I've said it. When the Homeless are a priority for "The Church" at large, then "The Church" will unite their efforts to share a building or buildings where we can have truly Christian service lavished in love on the Homeless in need. We need a building where we, The Church, can bind together in scheduled, shared funding and service to the Homeless, to provide a safe, warm building to sleep in, spiritual guidance, and service responsibilites for the Church Members to take ownership of, to share the blessing.
Churches with the Human and Financial Resources AND calling of God to help expand these ministries to fulfill the original vision God gave me from the start for 130 "Franchise Ministries" operated by local Churches across America, with this Nashville Ministry being the "Franchise Headquarters" to Train and provide ongoing support! There, I've said it.
Volunteers to pick up and transport Food Donations wherever you live in Middle TN, to help with Food repacking into Zip Lock Bags and Store in Refrigerators, Bookeeping, Filing, clerical, Cleaning, Clothes Washing, sizing, labeling, and 2 men on Saturday mornings who can drive a Straight Shift bus to and from our site downtown.
Mechanic for our Busses, Truck, and Cargo Van, to keep them up and running.
Secured Building and/or lot we can use for our vehicles and inventory storage OR EVEN HOST OUR STREET MINISTRIES ON ALTERNATE DAYS.
OPERATIONS FUNDING...we need regular, dependable funding for our Operations. A volunteer with a "couple of hours a week" would help immensely in this area. An Operations Coordinator out there?
SATURDAY MORNING VOLUNTEERS...need 8-12 Volunteers every Saturday MORNING!
We are the ONLY ministry serving hot coffee to 100-160 Homeless, furnishing a 1,600 sf tent with nice chairs and tables, an Hour of Praise and Worship music followed by a full Church service with singing, preaching, spiritual counseling and prayer, a hot banquet meal, a sack lunch to go, and a change of Clothes from our Clothes Bus complete with underwear, socks, and grooming items. Caring for their physical needs provides opportunity to serve their spiritual needs, evidenced by 8,531 Homeless Repenters in this, our 10th year.
