Vision to help the poor and homeless...
1. Heart healthy food
(Read this article: Top 11 Heart-Healthy Foods http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/11-top-heart-healthy-foods?page=1)
2. A lot of poor/homeless don't have places to cook canned/fresh food...so the answer would be gift cards for Boston Market, Starbucks, Chick-Fil-A, Wawa, and Panera Bread.
Gift cards for Walgreens, Rite Aid and CVS are also helpful for personal items. Gift cards and cash for gas is helpful too, especially if they live in their car.
3. Some poor/homeless can't afford laundry facilities, offering to wash/return the clothes is extremely helpful
4. A lot of poor/homeless people aren't in good health, offering vitamins are helpful.
5. Many poor/homeless people are discouraged/depressed, A Kind Word helps, a cup of coffee, prayer helps, take them for a haircut, give a listening ear, and show them love!
6. If you've once been poor or you just want to give back or pay it forward to God, would you consider taking a soul into your home?
Remember one word, one kind deed, and a smile can change someone's day!
You can Save a Life before you Save a Soul!
If you would like to help the homeless, please consider sending A GIFT TO A FRIEND! www.paypal.com to Go2Hope@yahoo.com
Saturday, March 19, 2016
Are you Homeless?
Are you Homeless?
1. Grab yourself a $10/month gym membership at Planet Fitness so you stay clean, you'll need money down, a checking account and ID. If you travel a lot, go for the $20/month membership good at all locations, this will also allow access to
Unlimited access to home club
Unlimited Fitness Training
Reciprocal use of all PF Franchise Locations
Unlimited guest privileges at any PF location
Use of Tanning
Unlimited use of Massage Chairs
1/2 Price Cooler Drinks
Other Exclusive Benefits at Select Clubs:
Unlimited Hydromassage
Haircuts
Unlimited Total Body Enhancement
other great perks! They will also give you a free t-shirt and gym bag (when you use a checking account)!
2. If you're camping out in your car, make sure you park overnight in a well lit area where other cars park (like a hotel). It's VERY Important to park next to other cars so you won't be bothered
3. Try to have three outfits and wash your laundry often. Dress nicely everyday.
4. Eating out can be difficult if you don't have too much money, but there are places like Panera Bread and Starbucks that have a point system where you can earn free food! I eat at Starbucks almost everyday! They have FREE Wifi and you can have unlimited coffee and tea refills all day long with the Starbucks reward card. Also watch your email for special offers for extra stars.
There are also places that have free community lunches (mostly churches). Always Google the area you're in for free places to go. You'll be surprised!
5. There is NO SHAME in asking for help! I've learned plenty of times to ask for help! People have often said to me: it's a shame I didn't know, I would have helped!
6. Do you need an address? Get a PO Box and use the street address, 123 Main St #555, Anytown, MA USA. It's a Safe and Secure way to get established. You will need to go online with a valid credit card, ID and pay for 3 months. It will generally cost between $15 & $25.
7. Prayer changes things! God Answers Prayer! Jesus, I put all my hope in You, I feel lost and I want to be found. I believe You came to my heart today, I was looking for someone to save me. I believe that You died for me, that when You died You took my place! I believe You rose into Heaven, and when You rose, You took all the pain in my heart, and brought me to New Life! I Love You Jesus, thank You for Loving me. Amen!
Any ?'s feel free to email me at Go2Hope@yahoo.com
1. Grab yourself a $10/month gym membership at Planet Fitness so you stay clean, you'll need money down, a checking account and ID. If you travel a lot, go for the $20/month membership good at all locations, this will also allow access to
Unlimited access to home club
Unlimited Fitness Training
Reciprocal use of all PF Franchise Locations
Unlimited guest privileges at any PF location
Use of Tanning
Unlimited use of Massage Chairs
1/2 Price Cooler Drinks
Other Exclusive Benefits at Select Clubs:
Unlimited Hydromassage
Haircuts
Unlimited Total Body Enhancement
other great perks! They will also give you a free t-shirt and gym bag (when you use a checking account)!
2. If you're camping out in your car, make sure you park overnight in a well lit area where other cars park (like a hotel). It's VERY Important to park next to other cars so you won't be bothered
3. Try to have three outfits and wash your laundry often. Dress nicely everyday.
4. Eating out can be difficult if you don't have too much money, but there are places like Panera Bread and Starbucks that have a point system where you can earn free food! I eat at Starbucks almost everyday! They have FREE Wifi and you can have unlimited coffee and tea refills all day long with the Starbucks reward card. Also watch your email for special offers for extra stars.
There are also places that have free community lunches (mostly churches). Always Google the area you're in for free places to go. You'll be surprised!
5. There is NO SHAME in asking for help! I've learned plenty of times to ask for help! People have often said to me: it's a shame I didn't know, I would have helped!
6. Do you need an address? Get a PO Box and use the street address, 123 Main St #555, Anytown, MA USA. It's a Safe and Secure way to get established. You will need to go online with a valid credit card, ID and pay for 3 months. It will generally cost between $15 & $25.
7. Prayer changes things! God Answers Prayer! Jesus, I put all my hope in You, I feel lost and I want to be found. I believe You came to my heart today, I was looking for someone to save me. I believe that You died for me, that when You died You took my place! I believe You rose into Heaven, and when You rose, You took all the pain in my heart, and brought me to New Life! I Love You Jesus, thank You for Loving me. Amen!
Any ?'s feel free to email me at Go2Hope@yahoo.com
Wednesday, March 09, 2016
RE: Saddleback.com Web Form Submission
RE: Saddleback.com Web Form Submission
Thanks for your inquiry. Pastor Rick has responded publicly to this question many times.
The rumor is called "Chrislam." Saddleback Church and Pastor Rick are not involved in "Chrislam" in any way. Pastor Rick is not the promoter of "Chrislam," the Koran is not placed in our worship center, we are not reading from the Koran, we are not interweaving the faiths, and have not taken down crosses. (We have crosses all over the church property—three on a small hill in front of the children's building; one atop the church building; and at our San Juan Saddleback campus, three fifty foot crosses are illuminated on a hill that commuters can see for miles.) Also, we are not a part of a "one world religion," are not "New Age," and Pastor Rick would NEVER deny the deity of Christ! We believe the Holy Bible is the only inspired, inerrant Word of God. Pastor Rick was quoted as saying in his interview with John Piper when asked if the Muslim God and the Christian God are the same, "My God looks like Jesus Christ…if your God doesn't look like Jesus then the God we worship cannot be the same….sorry."
You can also read what Pastor Warren says for himself below. This is an answer he posted in the comment section of a blog where others had attacked him:
"Several of the above comments are completely incorrect, based on believing 2nd hand false rumors instead of finding out the facts before speaking up. 'Only a fool believes all he hears.' Proverbs 14:15
"The so-called 'Chrislam' rumor is 100% false. If the guy who started this libelous myth, or anyone else who passed it on, had obeyed our Lord's command (Matt. 18:18-20) to come directly to me, and then asked what I actually believed - they would have been embarrassed to learn that I believe the exact opposite. As a 4th generation Christian pastor, my life & ministry is built on the truth that Jesus is the only way, and our inerrant Bible is our only true authority.
"As an evangelist, I spend much of my time speaking to non-Christian groups. You cannot win your enemies to Christ; only your friends, so we must build bridges of friendship and love to those who believe differently so Jesus can walk across that bridge into their hearts. Besides, it is not a sin, but rather COMMANDED by Jesus that we love our enemies. In the past 10 years, Saddleback Church has baptized over 22,000 new adult believers- simply because we express love to those who don't know Christ yet.
"It is nonsense to believe that you must compromise your belief or water down your convictions in order to love someone, or even just treat them with dignity. Jesus was called 'the friend of sinners' by the legalistic Pharisees because he hung out with (and clearly loved) unbelievers. I HOPE YOU will: 1) Always believe that EVERYONE needs Jesus as their Lord & Savior; 2) Have the courage to associate with nonbelievers in order to love them and bring them to the Savior; 3) Consider being called 'a friend of sinners' a Christ-like compliment; and 4) Refuse to pass on rumors until you've checked for the truth with the person accused. The false statements above should be removed."
We are an Evangelical church that believes in the atoning sacrifice of Jesus on the cross as the ONLY way to reconciliation with God. We stand for the truth.
If you'd like to know more about Rick's sound doctrinal beliefs, you can check out his interview with John Piper at http://www.desiringgod.org/blog/posts/john-piper-interviews-rick-warren-on-doctrine.
Thanks for following God's Word (Matthew 18) and coming directly to us for the truth!
Blessings,
Dennis
Volunteer Assistant
Office of the Pastor
PastorRick@saddleback.com
Thanks for your inquiry. Pastor Rick has responded publicly to this question many times.
The rumor is called "Chrislam." Saddleback Church and Pastor Rick are not involved in "Chrislam" in any way. Pastor Rick is not the promoter of "Chrislam," the Koran is not placed in our worship center, we are not reading from the Koran, we are not interweaving the faiths, and have not taken down crosses. (We have crosses all over the church property—three on a small hill in front of the children's building; one atop the church building; and at our San Juan Saddleback campus, three fifty foot crosses are illuminated on a hill that commuters can see for miles.) Also, we are not a part of a "one world religion," are not "New Age," and Pastor Rick would NEVER deny the deity of Christ! We believe the Holy Bible is the only inspired, inerrant Word of God. Pastor Rick was quoted as saying in his interview with John Piper when asked if the Muslim God and the Christian God are the same, "My God looks like Jesus Christ…if your God doesn't look like Jesus then the God we worship cannot be the same….sorry."
You can also read what Pastor Warren says for himself below. This is an answer he posted in the comment section of a blog where others had attacked him:
"Several of the above comments are completely incorrect, based on believing 2nd hand false rumors instead of finding out the facts before speaking up. 'Only a fool believes all he hears.' Proverbs 14:15
"The so-called 'Chrislam' rumor is 100% false. If the guy who started this libelous myth, or anyone else who passed it on, had obeyed our Lord's command (Matt. 18:18-20) to come directly to me, and then asked what I actually believed - they would have been embarrassed to learn that I believe the exact opposite. As a 4th generation Christian pastor, my life & ministry is built on the truth that Jesus is the only way, and our inerrant Bible is our only true authority.
"As an evangelist, I spend much of my time speaking to non-Christian groups. You cannot win your enemies to Christ; only your friends, so we must build bridges of friendship and love to those who believe differently so Jesus can walk across that bridge into their hearts. Besides, it is not a sin, but rather COMMANDED by Jesus that we love our enemies. In the past 10 years, Saddleback Church has baptized over 22,000 new adult believers- simply because we express love to those who don't know Christ yet.
"It is nonsense to believe that you must compromise your belief or water down your convictions in order to love someone, or even just treat them with dignity. Jesus was called 'the friend of sinners' by the legalistic Pharisees because he hung out with (and clearly loved) unbelievers. I HOPE YOU will: 1) Always believe that EVERYONE needs Jesus as their Lord & Savior; 2) Have the courage to associate with nonbelievers in order to love them and bring them to the Savior; 3) Consider being called 'a friend of sinners' a Christ-like compliment; and 4) Refuse to pass on rumors until you've checked for the truth with the person accused. The false statements above should be removed."
We are an Evangelical church that believes in the atoning sacrifice of Jesus on the cross as the ONLY way to reconciliation with God. We stand for the truth.
If you'd like to know more about Rick's sound doctrinal beliefs, you can check out his interview with John Piper at http://www.desiringgod.org/blog/posts/john-piper-interviews-rick-warren-on-doctrine.
Thanks for following God's Word (Matthew 18) and coming directly to us for the truth!
Blessings,
Dennis
Volunteer Assistant
Office of the Pastor
PastorRick@saddleback.com
Sunday, March 06, 2016
Prayer of Hope
Prayer of Hope
Abba Father,
You promised that You would be with us wherever we go. You promised that Your angels would guard our steps. You told us to be strong and very courageous. Help us know the best plan you have laid out for our lives, You know the plans, the one that gives us hope and a future! Help us keep our eyes on Jesus whatever storm we are in. Help up not look at the hurricane winds or the stormy seas, but keep our focus on the Master who said "Peace be still"! Help us to be still, You told us to come to You all who are weary and heavy ladened and You would give us rest. Jesus gives us the rest that will heal our body, soul, mind and spirit. Refresh our spirits and give us the mind of Christ. Thank You for the Heavenly Armor that protects us. We aren't alone in this world, in this journey we call life, You gave us so much more that we haven't even imagined yet. You know us, Abba Father, we trust You with all our hearts, we are Your children! Thank You for sending Your Son who gave His Love for us! We are Eternally Grateful <3
Go2Hope@yahoo.com
Abba Father,
You promised that You would be with us wherever we go. You promised that Your angels would guard our steps. You told us to be strong and very courageous. Help us know the best plan you have laid out for our lives, You know the plans, the one that gives us hope and a future! Help us keep our eyes on Jesus whatever storm we are in. Help up not look at the hurricane winds or the stormy seas, but keep our focus on the Master who said "Peace be still"! Help us to be still, You told us to come to You all who are weary and heavy ladened and You would give us rest. Jesus gives us the rest that will heal our body, soul, mind and spirit. Refresh our spirits and give us the mind of Christ. Thank You for the Heavenly Armor that protects us. We aren't alone in this world, in this journey we call life, You gave us so much more that we haven't even imagined yet. You know us, Abba Father, we trust You with all our hearts, we are Your children! Thank You for sending Your Son who gave His Love for us! We are Eternally Grateful <3
Go2Hope@yahoo.com
Saturday, March 05, 2016
Prayer for Homeless People
Abba Father,
Hear our prayer today for all women and men, boys and girls who are homeless this day.
For those sleeping under bridges, on park benches, in doorways or bus stations.
For those who can only find shelter for the night but must wander in the daytime.
For families broken because they could not afford to pay the rent.
For those who have no relatives or friends who can take them in.
For those who have no place to keep possessions that remind them who they are.
For those who are afraid and hopeless.
For those who have been betrayed by our social safety net.
For all these people, we pray that you will provide shelter, security and hope.
Jesus, help us to see your face in the eyes of every homeless person we meet
so that we may be empowered through word and deed,
and through the means we have,
to bring justice and peace to those who are homeless. In Jesus Name, Amen.
Keeping families together is important!
"Family means no one gets left behind or forgotten."
– David Ogden Stiers
Isaiah 25:4
For You shall be A Refuge to the poor, A Refuge to the needy in his distress, A Shelter from the storm, A Shade from the heat.
Isaiah 58:7
I want you to share your food with the hungry people. I want you to find poor people that don't have homes, and I want you to bring them into your own homes. When you see a man that has no clothes--give him your clothes! Don't hide {from helping those people}; they are just like you.
Thursday, March 03, 2016
Prayer of Love
Prayer of Love
Abba Father, You are the strength of my heart, thank You for delivering me from the bondage of fear, that I wasn't good enough for You to love me. I now realize that You Love Me and You made me Worthy to Be Loved! I'm Your child and I run to You, Abba Father and thank You for answering my prayers! You gave me Faith to Believe in the Impossible! Every little detail in my life that concerns me is Possible because of You! In Jesus Name, Amen!
Philippians 4:6,7. "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."
1 Peter 5: 6,7 "Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you."
Psalm 103: 1-5 "Praise the Lord, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits – who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's."
Psalm 100 "Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations."
Proverbs 16:3 "Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed."
Proverbs 16:9 "In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps."
Jeremiah 17: 7,8. "But blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. He will be like a tree planted by the water and sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit."
James 1: 2-4 "Consider it joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything."
Matthew 11: 28-30 "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."
Deuteronomy 33:27 "The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms."
Psalm 9: 9,10 "The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. Those who know your name trust in you, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you."
Psalm 16: 8 "I have set the Lord always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken."
Psalm 46: 1-3 "God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and mountains quake and with their surging."
Psalm 36: 3-6 "Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this; He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun."
Proverbs 3:5,6. "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight."
Matthew 6:25-27 "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?"
John 15: 4, 5. "Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing."
Psalm 34: 17-19. "The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. A righteous man may have many troubles, but the Lord delivers him from them all."
Jeremiah 32:27 "I am the Lord, the God of all mankind. Is anything too hard for me?"
Romans 8:28 "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose."
Joshua 1:9 "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go."
Abba Father, You are the strength of my heart, thank You for delivering me from the bondage of fear, that I wasn't good enough for You to love me. I now realize that You Love Me and You made me Worthy to Be Loved! I'm Your child and I run to You, Abba Father and thank You for answering my prayers! You gave me Faith to Believe in the Impossible! Every little detail in my life that concerns me is Possible because of You! In Jesus Name, Amen!
Philippians 4:6,7. "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."
1 Peter 5: 6,7 "Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you."
Psalm 103: 1-5 "Praise the Lord, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits – who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's."
Psalm 100 "Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations."
Proverbs 16:3 "Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed."
Proverbs 16:9 "In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps."
Jeremiah 17: 7,8. "But blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. He will be like a tree planted by the water and sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit."
James 1: 2-4 "Consider it joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything."
Matthew 11: 28-30 "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."
Deuteronomy 33:27 "The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms."
Psalm 9: 9,10 "The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. Those who know your name trust in you, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you."
Psalm 16: 8 "I have set the Lord always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken."
Psalm 46: 1-3 "God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and mountains quake and with their surging."
Psalm 36: 3-6 "Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this; He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun."
Proverbs 3:5,6. "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight."
Matthew 6:25-27 "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?"
John 15: 4, 5. "Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing."
Psalm 34: 17-19. "The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. A righteous man may have many troubles, but the Lord delivers him from them all."
Jeremiah 32:27 "I am the Lord, the God of all mankind. Is anything too hard for me?"
Romans 8:28 "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose."
Joshua 1:9 "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go."
Breaking Out of Bondage
You can't break the spirit of poverty with a calculator!
We wrestle not against flesh and blood! Ephesians 6:12-18
Set your eyes on GOD in the difficult situation and Bee Thankful!
Psalm 100
Radical praise will break chains!
Acts 16:25,26
Agreement in prayer, GOD will bring it to pass! Matthew 18:19
Agreement in Word AND Spirit, in Harmony as ONE!
Hold fast to your prayer (confession of faith) Without Wavering! Hebrews 10:23
Matthew 18:18
Binding gains authority!
Unlocking doors looses boundaries!
Keep your mind on GOD and don't worry about anything!
Philippians 4:6,7
GOD is your Peace!
Take your worries and turn it into a prayer! Worry is pride, it's a negative meditation!
Pray in Jesus' Name... John 15:7
Pray with a believing heart... Mark 11:23,24
Don't doubt with your mind, believe with your heart!
See by faith, don't struggle with doubt and don't be confused!
Believe and trust in your heart!
Psalm 138
Jesus is constantly interceding to GOD on our behalf as the righteousness of Himself
Romans 8:26
Bee BOLD and Confident!
Prayer for each other... Ezekiel 22:30
GOD is looking for someone to stand in the gap!
We wrestle not against flesh and blood! Ephesians 6:12-18
Set your eyes on GOD in the difficult situation and Bee Thankful!
Psalm 100
Radical praise will break chains!
Acts 16:25,26
Agreement in prayer, GOD will bring it to pass! Matthew 18:19
Agreement in Word AND Spirit, in Harmony as ONE!
Hold fast to your prayer (confession of faith) Without Wavering! Hebrews 10:23
Matthew 18:18
Binding gains authority!
Unlocking doors looses boundaries!
Keep your mind on GOD and don't worry about anything!
Philippians 4:6,7
GOD is your Peace!
Take your worries and turn it into a prayer! Worry is pride, it's a negative meditation!
Pray in Jesus' Name... John 15:7
Pray with a believing heart... Mark 11:23,24
Don't doubt with your mind, believe with your heart!
See by faith, don't struggle with doubt and don't be confused!
Believe and trust in your heart!
Psalm 138
Jesus is constantly interceding to GOD on our behalf as the righteousness of Himself
Romans 8:26
Bee BOLD and Confident!
Prayer for each other... Ezekiel 22:30
GOD is looking for someone to stand in the gap!
My Life Mission Statement
My Life Mission Statement
Sharing a message of Love, Joy, Peace and Faith in Jesus Christ so we can learn how to overcome any challenge and Bee Happy no matter what!!! Acts 26:2
Sharing a message of Love, Joy, Peace and Faith in Jesus Christ so we can learn how to overcome any challenge and Bee Happy no matter what!!! Acts 26:2
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Adonai Nissi, Your Banner over us is LOVE
Adonai Nissi, Your Banner over us is LOVE and God is our MIRACLE!
This is how I pray...
Abba Father, You are my Miracle and this is what I NEED ( ), Thank You for Supplying ALL my Needs According to Your Riches in Glory by Christ Jesus, AMEN!
Philippians 4:19
Expanded Bible (EXB)
[And] My God will ·meet [supply; fulfill] all of your needs ·from [according to] His ·wonderful riches [glorious riches; riches in Heaven/Glory] in Christ Jesus.
PHILLIPS
Your generosity is like a lovely fragrance, a sacrifice that pleases the very heart of God. My God will supply ALL that you need from His Glorious resources in Christ Jesus. And may glory be to our God and our Father for ever and ever, amen!
J.B. Phillips New Testament (PHILLIPS)
The New Testament in Modern English by J.B Philips copyright © 1960, 1972 J. B. Phillips. Administered by The Archbishops' Council of the Church of England. Used by Permission.
This is how I pray...
Abba Father, You are my Miracle and this is what I NEED ( ), Thank You for Supplying ALL my Needs According to Your Riches in Glory by Christ Jesus, AMEN!
Philippians 4:19
Expanded Bible (EXB)
[And] My God will ·meet [supply; fulfill] all of your needs ·from [according to] His ·wonderful riches [glorious riches; riches in Heaven/Glory] in Christ Jesus.
PHILLIPS
Your generosity is like a lovely fragrance, a sacrifice that pleases the very heart of God. My God will supply ALL that you need from His Glorious resources in Christ Jesus. And may glory be to our God and our Father for ever and ever, amen!
J.B. Phillips New Testament (PHILLIPS)
The New Testament in Modern English by J.B Philips copyright © 1960, 1972 J. B. Phillips. Administered by The Archbishops' Council of the Church of England. Used by Permission.
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
You're Gonna Make It!!!
You're Gonna Make It!!!
2 Samuel 22:29-31
Suddenly, God, your light floods my path, God drives out the darkness. I smash the bands of marauders, I vault the high fences. What a God! His road stretches straight and smooth. Every God-direction is road-tested. Everyone who runs toward Him Makes it.
2 Samuel 22:29-31
Suddenly, God, your light floods my path, God drives out the darkness. I smash the bands of marauders, I vault the high fences. What a God! His road stretches straight and smooth. Every God-direction is road-tested. Everyone who runs toward Him Makes it.
Saturday, January 23, 2016
Yesterday is but a dream...
Tomorrow is only a vision.
But today well lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness, and every tomorrow a vision of hope. ♡
Friday, January 08, 2016
Decree this over your life...
Decree this over your life...
I dwell in the midst of Infinite Abundance. The Abundance of God is my Infinite Source.
The River of Life never stops flowing. It flows through me into lavish expression. Good comes to me through unexpected avenues and God works in a myriad of ways to bless me.
I now open my mind to receive my good. Nothing is too good to be true. Nothing is too wonderful to have happen. With God as my Source, Nothing amazes me.
I am not burdened by thoughts of past or future. One is gone. The other is yet to come.
By the power of my belief, coupled with my purposeful fearless actions and my deep rapport with God, my future is created and my abundance made manifest.
I ask and accept that I am lifted in this and every moment into God's Peace. My mind is quiet.
From this day forward I give freely and fearlessly into life and Life gives back to me with magnificent increase. Blessings come in expected and unexpected ways. God provides for me in wondrous ways.
I AM indeed grateful. And I let it be so. In Jesus Name.
Amen!
I dwell in the midst of Infinite Abundance. The Abundance of God is my Infinite Source.
The River of Life never stops flowing. It flows through me into lavish expression. Good comes to me through unexpected avenues and God works in a myriad of ways to bless me.
I now open my mind to receive my good. Nothing is too good to be true. Nothing is too wonderful to have happen. With God as my Source, Nothing amazes me.
I am not burdened by thoughts of past or future. One is gone. The other is yet to come.
By the power of my belief, coupled with my purposeful fearless actions and my deep rapport with God, my future is created and my abundance made manifest.
I ask and accept that I am lifted in this and every moment into God's Peace. My mind is quiet.
From this day forward I give freely and fearlessly into life and Life gives back to me with magnificent increase. Blessings come in expected and unexpected ways. God provides for me in wondrous ways.
I AM indeed grateful. And I let it be so. In Jesus Name.
Amen!
Prayer for FAVOR
Prayer for FAVOR
Abba Father,
I declare that I have your favor today
I declare that I am strong and well able to fulfill my God given destiny; I know you are fighting my battles for me.
I declare that I am a victor and not a victim. I may have been defeated in the past but the past is past, this is new day
Your word says that "I am the head and not the tail"
Every thing I touch will prosper and succeed according to your perfect will because of your favor my Father.
I declare that by your stripes I am healed today. I will live and not die. I declare that you are restoring health unto me, and with long life you satisfy me
Father, today, I declare your favor in my relationship with You, favor in my relationship with my family, favor in relationships with my friends, and favor in relationships in my ministry.
I want to thank you for causing me to be at the right place at the right time. I want to thank you for causing people to want to help me.
Today, Father I want to thank you for blessing me with creativity, I want to thank you for causing me to make good decisions with a clear mind
I declare that you are smiling down on me today and that your favor will be in everything I do because I am pleasing to you.
I declare that I will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country, blessed coming in and blessed going out.
I claim right now, Psalm 84:11 that you are blessing me with favor and honor and no good thing will you withhold from me because my walk is blameless.
I claim Habakkuk 2:3 that my vision is for an appointed time. Though it may tarry, I will earnestly wait for it, for it will surely come.
I declare today that I am filled with your can do power my Father. Between you and me, we are the majority and I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me.
I know that your Word says that, "no man has seen, heard or even imagined the wonderful things that you have in store for those that love you" and I want to tell you today that I love you and I want to thank you for loving me.
I want to thank you for your favor today, not because of who I am, but because of whose I am. I am a child of the most high God, the creator of the whole universe.
I commit this day to you
In Jesus name,
Amen
Abba Father,
I declare that I have your favor today
I declare that I am strong and well able to fulfill my God given destiny; I know you are fighting my battles for me.
I declare that I am a victor and not a victim. I may have been defeated in the past but the past is past, this is new day
Your word says that "I am the head and not the tail"
Every thing I touch will prosper and succeed according to your perfect will because of your favor my Father.
I declare that by your stripes I am healed today. I will live and not die. I declare that you are restoring health unto me, and with long life you satisfy me
Father, today, I declare your favor in my relationship with You, favor in my relationship with my family, favor in relationships with my friends, and favor in relationships in my ministry.
I want to thank you for causing me to be at the right place at the right time. I want to thank you for causing people to want to help me.
Today, Father I want to thank you for blessing me with creativity, I want to thank you for causing me to make good decisions with a clear mind
I declare that you are smiling down on me today and that your favor will be in everything I do because I am pleasing to you.
I declare that I will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country, blessed coming in and blessed going out.
I claim right now, Psalm 84:11 that you are blessing me with favor and honor and no good thing will you withhold from me because my walk is blameless.
I claim Habakkuk 2:3 that my vision is for an appointed time. Though it may tarry, I will earnestly wait for it, for it will surely come.
I declare today that I am filled with your can do power my Father. Between you and me, we are the majority and I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me.
I know that your Word says that, "no man has seen, heard or even imagined the wonderful things that you have in store for those that love you" and I want to tell you today that I love you and I want to thank you for loving me.
I want to thank you for your favor today, not because of who I am, but because of whose I am. I am a child of the most high God, the creator of the whole universe.
I commit this day to you
In Jesus name,
Amen
Daily Declaration
Daily Declaration
I am Independently Wealthy
Past Debt is Forgiven and Erased
Supernaturally Paid-IN-Full
I Thank You Abba Father
For Favor
That My Cup Continually
Runs Over
I am Blessed to Be a Blessing
I have more than enough
To sustain my own needs
As well as others
In Him I LIVE and Move and Have my Being
I Declare this in the Name of Jesus, Amen!
I am Independently Wealthy
Past Debt is Forgiven and Erased
Supernaturally Paid-IN-Full
I Thank You Abba Father
For Favor
That My Cup Continually
Runs Over
I am Blessed to Be a Blessing
I have more than enough
To sustain my own needs
As well as others
In Him I LIVE and Move and Have my Being
I Declare this in the Name of Jesus, Amen!
Declare this Word over your life right NOW
Declare this Word over your life right NOW
EVERY Need is Met
"...your Father knows what you need before you ask Him."
"...those who seek the Lord lack no good thing."
"The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it,..."
"...every animal of the forest is Mine, and the cattle
on a thousand hills."
"Is anything too hard for the Lord?"
"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find;
knock, and the door will be opened to you."
"He who did not spare His own Son, but gave Him up for us all--
how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?"
"Commit your way to the Lord; trust in Him, and He will do this."
"Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down,
shaken together, and running over, will be poured into your lap."
"...(God) is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine,
according to his power that is at work within us..."
"And my God will meet all your need according to His
glorious riches in Christ Jesus."
"His divine power has given us everything we need for life
and godliness through our knowledge of Him..."
"Call to Me, and I will answer you, and tell you great and
unsearchable things you do not know."
"I am the Lord, the God of all mankind. Is anything
too hard for Me?"
"Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened,
and I will give you rest."
"...God has said, Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you."
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything
by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your
requests to God; ..."
"Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for
food will also supply and increase your store of seed
and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness."
"...may He give you the desire of your heart
and make all your plans succeed."
"Praised be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ"
HalleluYah!!!
Scriptures
Mt 6:8
Ps 34:10
Ps 24:1
Ps 50:10
Gen 18:14
Mt 7:7
Rom 8:32
Ps 37:5
Luke 6:38
Eph 3:20
Phil 4:19
2Pet 1:3
Jer 33:3
Jer 32:27
Mt 11:28
Heb 13:5
Phil 4:6
2Cor 9:10
Ps. 20:4
Eph 1:3
EVERY Need is Met
"...your Father knows what you need before you ask Him."
"...those who seek the Lord lack no good thing."
"The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it,..."
"...every animal of the forest is Mine, and the cattle
on a thousand hills."
"Is anything too hard for the Lord?"
"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find;
knock, and the door will be opened to you."
"He who did not spare His own Son, but gave Him up for us all--
how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?"
"Commit your way to the Lord; trust in Him, and He will do this."
"Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down,
shaken together, and running over, will be poured into your lap."
"...(God) is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine,
according to his power that is at work within us..."
"And my God will meet all your need according to His
glorious riches in Christ Jesus."
"His divine power has given us everything we need for life
and godliness through our knowledge of Him..."
"Call to Me, and I will answer you, and tell you great and
unsearchable things you do not know."
"I am the Lord, the God of all mankind. Is anything
too hard for Me?"
"Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened,
and I will give you rest."
"...God has said, Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you."
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything
by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your
requests to God; ..."
"Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for
food will also supply and increase your store of seed
and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness."
"...may He give you the desire of your heart
and make all your plans succeed."
"Praised be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ"
HalleluYah!!!
Scriptures
Mt 6:8
Ps 34:10
Ps 24:1
Ps 50:10
Gen 18:14
Mt 7:7
Rom 8:32
Ps 37:5
Luke 6:38
Eph 3:20
Phil 4:19
2Pet 1:3
Jer 33:3
Jer 32:27
Mt 11:28
Heb 13:5
Phil 4:6
2Cor 9:10
Ps. 20:4
Eph 1:3
Friday, January 01, 2016
Happy New Year!!!
Happy New Year!!!
God is ALWAYS seeking you! Every Sunset! Every Clear Blue Sky! Every Ocean Wave! The Starry Hosts of Night! HE Blankets each New Day with the Invite: I AM HERE!
God is ALWAYS seeking you! Every Sunset! Every Clear Blue Sky! Every Ocean Wave! The Starry Hosts of Night! HE Blankets each New Day with the Invite: I AM HERE!
Saturday, December 26, 2015
Homes of Hope for the Homeless
Homes of Hope for the Homeless
It's important when God gives you a dream and vision make sure you write it down and share it with fellow believers who will pray along with you and believe God with you. Then after a time when the dream and vision turn into an actual plan write down your goals :)
Goals to ending homelessness for families and individuals.
1. FIND HOUSING
Help people quickly find housing.
Build relationships with landlords to have access to as many housing units as possible.
Find and secure housing as quickly as possible after a person or family becomes homeless.
2. HELP PAY
Limit the time a family or individual spends homeless. Move people into housing within 30 days or less.
3. PAY FOR HOUSING
Help people pay for housing short
term; longer-term help an option.
Pay for security deposits and move-in expenses.
4. CONNECT families and individuals to services and supports in the community.
If a home is not immediately available, a host family would take in an individual or family temporarily until a home would become available.
Study the Bible
Easy-to-Read Version
Isaiah 58:7
I want you to share your food with the hungry people. I want you to find poor people that don't have homes, and I want you to bring them into your own homes. When you see a man that has no clothes--give him your clothes! Don't hide {from helping those people}; they are just like you.
Keeping families together is important!
"Family means no one gets left behind or forgotten."
– David Ogden Stiers
"I think togetherness is a very important ingredient to family life."
– Barbara Bush
"What can you do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family."
– Mother Teresa
Homes of Hope
In order to insure the privacy of our guests and to serve the greatest number of people in need, Homes of Hope is entirely funded by private donors and businesses. We do not solicit or accept government grants and are not a United Way affiliate.
Our paypal.com address is go2hope@yahoo.com
It's important when God gives you a dream and vision make sure you write it down and share it with fellow believers who will pray along with you and believe God with you. Then after a time when the dream and vision turn into an actual plan write down your goals :)
Goals to ending homelessness for families and individuals.
1. FIND HOUSING
Help people quickly find housing.
Build relationships with landlords to have access to as many housing units as possible.
Find and secure housing as quickly as possible after a person or family becomes homeless.
2. HELP PAY
Limit the time a family or individual spends homeless. Move people into housing within 30 days or less.
3. PAY FOR HOUSING
Help people pay for housing short
term; longer-term help an option.
Pay for security deposits and move-in expenses.
4. CONNECT families and individuals to services and supports in the community.
If a home is not immediately available, a host family would take in an individual or family temporarily until a home would become available.
Study the Bible
Easy-to-Read Version
Isaiah 58:7
I want you to share your food with the hungry people. I want you to find poor people that don't have homes, and I want you to bring them into your own homes. When you see a man that has no clothes--give him your clothes! Don't hide {from helping those people}; they are just like you.
Keeping families together is important!
"Family means no one gets left behind or forgotten."
– David Ogden Stiers
"I think togetherness is a very important ingredient to family life."
– Barbara Bush
"What can you do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family."
– Mother Teresa
Homes of Hope
In order to insure the privacy of our guests and to serve the greatest number of people in need, Homes of Hope is entirely funded by private donors and businesses. We do not solicit or accept government grants and are not a United Way affiliate.
Our paypal.com address is go2hope@yahoo.com
Monday, December 21, 2015
I heard this from Abba when I was in prayer <3
I heard this from Abba when I was in prayer this morning <3
I will send you to a place you've never been. I will send to My people who you've never met who will become your family. As you keep trusting Me more and more, I will keep Blessing you more than ever before. As you share your treasures with others, I will answer your prayers. In the past, you were fearful about many things, but now you are in the place of Trust. Love, Daddy
I will send you to a place you've never been. I will send to My people who you've never met who will become your family. As you keep trusting Me more and more, I will keep Blessing you more than ever before. As you share your treasures with others, I will answer your prayers. In the past, you were fearful about many things, but now you are in the place of Trust. Love, Daddy
Saturday, November 14, 2015
Isaiah 41:17-20
Isaiah 41:17-20
The Message
The poor and homeless are desperate for water,
their tongues parched and no water to be found.
But I'm there to be found, I'm there for them,
and I, God of Israel, will not leave them thirsty.
I'll open up rivers for them on the barren hills,
spout fountains in the valleys.
I'll turn the baked-clay badlands into a cool pond,
the waterless waste into splashing creeks.
I'll plant the red cedar in that treeless wasteland,
also acacia, myrtle, and olive.
I'll place the cypress in the desert,
with plenty of oaks and pines.
Everyone will see this. No one can miss it—
unavoidable, indisputable evidence
That I, God, personally did this.
It's created and signed by The Holy of Israel.
The Message
The poor and homeless are desperate for water,
their tongues parched and no water to be found.
But I'm there to be found, I'm there for them,
and I, God of Israel, will not leave them thirsty.
I'll open up rivers for them on the barren hills,
spout fountains in the valleys.
I'll turn the baked-clay badlands into a cool pond,
the waterless waste into splashing creeks.
I'll plant the red cedar in that treeless wasteland,
also acacia, myrtle, and olive.
I'll place the cypress in the desert,
with plenty of oaks and pines.
Everyone will see this. No one can miss it—
unavoidable, indisputable evidence
That I, God, personally did this.
It's created and signed by The Holy of Israel.
Thursday, November 12, 2015
Tiny Houses for the Homeless
Tiny Houses for the Homeless
By Michelle Matthews | mmatthews@al.com
Email the author |September 16, 2015 at 11:20 AM
Since Aug. 31, a meme claiming that Mobile "is building a tiny house village to end homelessness" has made the rounds on Facebook. The post encourages people to "Like and share if you want something like this in your town."
Originally published by Dionne Mahaffey of Sandy Springs, Ga., the post was liked by more than 23,000 people and has been shared more than 127,000 times.
But Mobile isn't getting a village of tiny houses anytime soon.
The photos used in Mahaffey's post actually depict the micro-houses that are part of Community First! Village being built by Mobile Loaves & Fishes, an Austin, Texas-based social outreach ministry.
The Mobile Loaves & Fishes website (www.MLF.org) describes Community First! as "a 27-acre master-planned project in East Austin designed to provide affordable, sustainable housing and support for Central Texans who have been chronically homeless."
The project is "80 percent through construction, said Alan Graham, the chief executive officer of Mobile Loaves & Fishes. "We'll be done within the next 60 days and start moving people in."
Community First! includes a mix of affordable housing options, from fifth-wheel RVs to micro-houses to canvas-sided cottages, with amenities including a community garden, a chicken operation, bee hives, a medical facility, WiFi, walking trails and much more, according to the website.
Graham said he was unaware that photos of the tiny houses were being used to promote the idea of a homeless village in Mobile until he was contacted by an AL.com reporter. "But there's no heartburn here" over the mistake, he said. "It's no hair off our backs at all."
The mistake occurred, presumably, because Austin's "Mobile Loaves & Fishes" was confused with the name of the city of Mobile.
When asked via email if he knew about a proposed tiny house village, George Talbot, senior director of communications and external affairs for the city of Mobile mayor's office, wrote, "I can only speak for the City, but it's not one of our initiatives." He suggested that it could be "a private deal or nonprofit/church project."
"It's not happening yet, but we have people who are looking into it," Housing First Inc. Chief Executive Officer Eric Jefferson said. "We do have an interest as an organization in tiny homes, and we're trying to get the infrastructure in place to do that."
Jefferson first heard about the meme Tuesday morning, he said, when the chief operating officer of the homeless coalition made him aware of it.
Housing First is trying to turn the former Days Inn hotel on the Beltine at I-65 and Airport Boulevard into affordable housing units – a $10 million project, Jefferson said.
According to the most recent point-in-time count done on Jan. 29, Jefferson said, 640 individuals in Mobile and Baldwin counties met the "homeless" criteria as defined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). "But that doesn't take into account the number defined by the Department of Education as being homeless," he said, which includes some 6,000 kids.
"We're working with two and sometimes three different definitions," he said. "But the overall homeless numbers are down."
In the past three years, he said, 25 percent of people in the Housing First program "have gone to self-sufficiency," meaning they can pay their own rent and bill and don't need additional services.
A tiny house village to house homeless people isn't on its way to Mobile "yet," Jefferson said – but he anticipates that it could be on the horizon.
Dionne Mahaffey, who apparently originally posted the meme on her Facebook timeline – writing "C'mon Atlanta" and tagging nine of her friends, including a few in Mobile – is, according to a short bio on her Twitter account (@atlcelebrity) an "entrepreneur, volunteer, journalist, life coach, techie." She did not respond to a request for comment.
http://www.al.com/news/mobile/index.ssf/2015/09/is_mobile_building_a_tiny_hous.html
By Michelle Matthews | mmatthews@al.com
Email the author |September 16, 2015 at 11:20 AM
Since Aug. 31, a meme claiming that Mobile "is building a tiny house village to end homelessness" has made the rounds on Facebook. The post encourages people to "Like and share if you want something like this in your town."
Originally published by Dionne Mahaffey of Sandy Springs, Ga., the post was liked by more than 23,000 people and has been shared more than 127,000 times.
But Mobile isn't getting a village of tiny houses anytime soon.
The photos used in Mahaffey's post actually depict the micro-houses that are part of Community First! Village being built by Mobile Loaves & Fishes, an Austin, Texas-based social outreach ministry.
The Mobile Loaves & Fishes website (www.MLF.org) describes Community First! as "a 27-acre master-planned project in East Austin designed to provide affordable, sustainable housing and support for Central Texans who have been chronically homeless."
The project is "80 percent through construction, said Alan Graham, the chief executive officer of Mobile Loaves & Fishes. "We'll be done within the next 60 days and start moving people in."
Community First! includes a mix of affordable housing options, from fifth-wheel RVs to micro-houses to canvas-sided cottages, with amenities including a community garden, a chicken operation, bee hives, a medical facility, WiFi, walking trails and much more, according to the website.
Graham said he was unaware that photos of the tiny houses were being used to promote the idea of a homeless village in Mobile until he was contacted by an AL.com reporter. "But there's no heartburn here" over the mistake, he said. "It's no hair off our backs at all."
The mistake occurred, presumably, because Austin's "Mobile Loaves & Fishes" was confused with the name of the city of Mobile.
When asked via email if he knew about a proposed tiny house village, George Talbot, senior director of communications and external affairs for the city of Mobile mayor's office, wrote, "I can only speak for the City, but it's not one of our initiatives." He suggested that it could be "a private deal or nonprofit/church project."
"It's not happening yet, but we have people who are looking into it," Housing First Inc. Chief Executive Officer Eric Jefferson said. "We do have an interest as an organization in tiny homes, and we're trying to get the infrastructure in place to do that."
Jefferson first heard about the meme Tuesday morning, he said, when the chief operating officer of the homeless coalition made him aware of it.
Housing First is trying to turn the former Days Inn hotel on the Beltine at I-65 and Airport Boulevard into affordable housing units – a $10 million project, Jefferson said.
According to the most recent point-in-time count done on Jan. 29, Jefferson said, 640 individuals in Mobile and Baldwin counties met the "homeless" criteria as defined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). "But that doesn't take into account the number defined by the Department of Education as being homeless," he said, which includes some 6,000 kids.
"We're working with two and sometimes three different definitions," he said. "But the overall homeless numbers are down."
In the past three years, he said, 25 percent of people in the Housing First program "have gone to self-sufficiency," meaning they can pay their own rent and bill and don't need additional services.
A tiny house village to house homeless people isn't on its way to Mobile "yet," Jefferson said – but he anticipates that it could be on the horizon.
Dionne Mahaffey, who apparently originally posted the meme on her Facebook timeline – writing "C'mon Atlanta" and tagging nine of her friends, including a few in Mobile – is, according to a short bio on her Twitter account (@atlcelebrity) an "entrepreneur, volunteer, journalist, life coach, techie." She did not respond to a request for comment.
http://www.al.com/news/mobile/index.ssf/2015/09/is_mobile_building_a_tiny_hous.html
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