Hope House

After 4 + years of visiting the homeless camps in our city, the good Lord has led us into a new endeavor, the development of the Hope House Community. The Hope House is a permanent housing situation for formerly homeless men who would benefit from a supportive living environment. For many of these men, accountability to their support system is a big factor in maintaining sober living and spiritual success but independent living often removes them from this support. So the guys at Hope House continue to live in community with us and us with them. In addition to this, the residents of Hope House (currently 3) participate in the homeless tent camp ministry. On Sunday mornings the volunteers go around to the shelters or camps and bring in our homeless brothers for food and fellowship. We seem to have around 8-10 guys currently but some times it is only 4 and I have seen as many as 14-16. The men of Hope House develop their own spiritual program and live in community with each other. We use the Rule of Benedict (derived from the Holy Scripture) and Holy Scripture itself as the guide for our community living. We also lean heavily on my training as a social worker and addiction counselor. Pray for us as we embark upon our experiment in love and seek Christ in each other.