Most of you know that we (my family) are missionaries in the inner city. If you didn't, now you do!!
My wonderful husband works with recovering addicts, and heads up the entire recovery ministry at the church where we serve. Recently we acquired a property through a sheriff sale to be used as transitional housing for men who are in the pre and post stages of their recovery journey. They would live here while going through their initial detox before they enter a program, then they could come back here when they graduate from their program-to live until they get a job and secure their own place to live. We hope this house, The Redemption House will be a place that will lead many to Christ and sobriety.
We have launched a campaign to raise $40,000 to pay for the house in FULL by the August 3, 2009! If you are interested in being a part of this process, by donating any amount, large or small, will you email me or leave me a comment with your email address (either enabled via blogger or written in the comment). I will then send you a link to our personal ministry site where you can see the detailed information and read more about the house, and future ministry.
If donating isn't something you can offer, will you please pray that the money will come in, and that the future of this house rests in the Lord's hands? There are so many details to be worked out that don't even concern the initial $40,000...we need this house covered in prayer in so many ways!
Thank you for being a wonderful group of people I can reach out to, my husband always thinks it is so cool that I have a ton of Christian friends I have never even met! We will never forget when so many of you covered him in prayer while he battled cancer. When we began talking about how to get the word out about this new house and ministry he immediately asked me if I could reach out to you all about it, he KNEW so many of you would join us in prayer!!! It means the world to both of us, thank you.
17 comments:
Absolutely, I will be praying!
Definitely will be praying and would love more info on how I can help out. Don't know if I can give, but would love to talk about it with my husband.
Hello. Just checking out new blogs and I really like yours. Feel free to come check out mine if you'd like.
Carisa,
You've been such an inspiration and resource for me in creating exciting and interesting things for my son and I to do. While I can certainly pray, I'd also like to donate to your cause. In some small way it would feel like giving some support back to you for all you've given. Please drop me an email with the details.
Warmly,
Susan
susanseiler at gmail dot com
Will be praying that God provides in a BIG way!
Carisa,
How neat! Wow, that is a great ministry. My father-in-law died because of alcohol addiction. I so wish that he had been able to go to a place to get grounded spiritually while going through detox. He had found the Lord, through a Great Banquet, but then switched jobs and moved. Sadly, his faith stayed back in his old hometown. Anyway, how exciting what you and your husband are involved in. I will be praying for you guys! praise God that you can give these men hope, when all seems hopeless. i am so excited!
rose.cochran@gmail.com
good luck! I would love to learn more!
Hi Carisa :) Yes! We will pray with you. And Jamie will share this with our church family on Weds night, too. Love & hugs, Q
I will be praying. :)
How wonderful what God is doing! I will definitely be praying for you and all the details that need to be worked out. Please send me the link to the other site, I think my email is available through my profile. Thanks.
If you can email me some information, I will talk to my husband about this. Also, I would be happy to write about it on my blog if you have something I can just copy into a post. I also have a Facebook page where I can post a link to your blog post. Let me know. I'm happy to help, and of course our prayers are with you.
in my prayers too.
I will definitely be praying for yall and this wonderful ministry!!! What a lighthouse you guys are.
My brother is now on the other side of a drug addiction so I really appreciate to see ministries like this. I wish our finances were where we could donate but I can promise that you will have my prayer support!
God bless!!
I would love to donate a very small amount. chrissie80@charter.net
Will be praying! Blessings!
Good Morning Carisa,
I have been thinking about Redemption House and would like to donate 10% of our sales from now until August 3. We are a small company and sales have been a little slow, but I know that each and every donation will help.
I will post about your blog and Redemption House on my blog. Hopefully, it will encourage some people who have been thinking of ordering our curriculum to do so during this time period.
Let me know if you have any other ideas.
Have a wonderful day!
The weather here has been beautiful, hasn't it?
Warm Regards
I will be praying for you and this ministry. God will bless your faith!
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