Project L.I.F.E. has been rolling along now for 4 months, and both Rob and Eric have shown tremendous transformation in their lives. One Tuesday night, Rob led Bible Study at Pleasant Valley Shelter, and shared his testimony as it related to the Dry Bones story in Ezekiel 37. Here is both what Rob and Eric had to say about that passage and its significance in their lives.
The past year was very hard for me. I was a Christian and I was doing very well, but then I wandered off. …

Over the past 9 weeks we have restarted our discipleship program, Project L.I.F.E! Project L.I.F.E. is our 9-month residential discipleship program for homeless men. Over the last 10 months, we have been praying and seeking how we might improve this program. The previous run was great, but focused too much on physical needs, and didn’t train the men effectively in ways that produced measurable spiritual growth. This time, we have shortened the length of the program to 4 months of intense meeting, and no longer provide housing (we help them …

It’s been nearly 8 months since Project L.I.F.E. was last open, and in that time God has been showing ways in which we can improve the program. But before we finalize the next program, we want to hear from you! Believing that two minds are better than one, we want to hear your input on ways in which you think the ministry can best run Project L.I.F.E. and utilize both houses. If you have comments, please email them to us at contact@livingministry.org. Here are some details that will help …

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 …