On Wednesday, July 7th, we celebrated the first ever graduation of Project L.I.F.E. That night was a great success as 15 people came out and supported Kenneth Hairston’s completion of the program. Although Kenneth was the only to graduate from the program, he certainly was not the only to benefit from it. All 4 of the men’s lives were changed through their close-knit fellowship, accountability, and discipleship. They all received the tools they needed to succeed in life, and each one bettered his relationship with his family

Thank you so much for embarking on the amazing journey of Project L.I.F.E. with us these past 9 months. It has been so wonderful to see God’s hand in every aspect of this facet of the ministry. This month, Torran King decided to leave the program. We were a bit shocked that he wanted to leave, especially with only 3 weeks remaining before graduation, but as I was reminded by one of our board members, that it’s never about us saving these guys. We exist to give resources and offer …

Things are progressing well in the house. As the men continue to mature in their faith, plans for transitioning out of the house are becoming a reality. The guys have made a ‘wish list’ of things that they would need for their new apartments which you can read about by clicking the picture of the newsletter above. Also, there will be a workday opportunity for anyone interested in coming out and helping to paint Kenneth’s new apartment. He has already bought all of the paint, and just needs some able …

This Saturday is our most important workday of the year!! We are having a workday THIS SATURDAY, JUNE 5TH from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM. This workday will not be a usual workday. Instead of meeting at the ministry house and doing demolition or construction, we will be meeting at the new apartment of Kenneth Hairston, one of the residents of Project L.I.F.E. who will be completing the program in one month! He found an apartment in Lawrenceville, and wants to paint it and …

There have been a few changes since our last report from Project L.I.F.E., namely the departure of Patrick Slater from the program. Patrick left the program on his own on April 14th after deciding that he wanted to move in with his family and take care of his health issues. His health has been deteriorating and for the time being, he wants to stay with his mom to help take care of her (she is in her 80’s). Please be praying for him and his continued spiritual growth. Attached you …

Things are going well in Project L.I.F.E. as the men are halfway through their sixth month of the program. Recently, Torran was released from jail and returned to the house and is in very good spirits. He received his GED, and is now working on pursing further education at Bidwell Training Center. Kenneth, has been working alongside Goodwill Industries and has found an apartment to move into after the program ends. He is still working part time for Pleasant Valley shelter and has been collecting items for his apartment. Patrick …

These past few weeks have been met with a series of drastic hurdles for Project L.I.F.E. First, Toran King had a court hearing and was sentenced to serve an indefinite amount of jail time due to an outstanding warrant. Please pray for him and our ability to correspond with him and find out when he will be released. One thing that is exciting is that we found out that TJ passed his GED test! Secondly, Patrick has continued to deal with his health issues. There has been much controversy this …

Families play a vital role for anyone seeking to live out the abundant life that Christ has in store for them. That is why we put a strong emphasis on the men of Project L.I.F.E. making efforts to reconcile relationships with their families. From the beginning of creation, God made a family and pronoucned that it was very good. Through sin, Satan has been trying to destroy the family structure, but we believe by faith that God is more powerful and will bring families back together. For this edition of …

We truly believe that it takes a community to help restore a person’s life back to where God wants it to be. To that end, we do our best to share with you all that is going on in the lives of the men in Proejct L.I.F.E. This does two things. First, is informs you of what is going on so you can better support and pray for the guys and the ministry. Secondly, it helps keep us accountable to do the things God has led us to do.
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Happy New Year from Project L.I.F.E.! God continues to wow us as we watch all that He is doing in the lives of Darin, Patrick, Kenneth, and TJ. Since late October, we have been tracking the growth of the guys in the house by writing a short newsletter. In the ‘Featured’ section, you will find this week’s newsletter as well as a link to older newsletters. Enjoy!