Joomla! site syndication http://wholenesshouse.org 2010-09-07T00:17:54+01:00 http://wholenesshouse.org http://wholenesshouse.org/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png text/html 2006-06-14T19:00:00+01:00 http://wholenesshouse.org http://wholenesshouse.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=24 Ministry Goals: To seek to meet the needs of each and every woman that seeks refuge at Wholeness House in whatever capacity that may be. Initially the needs may be for safety, shelter, food, or comfort. She may be seeking refuge from an abusive spouse or partner, may have just suffered eviction and not have a safe place for her children to be. She may have lost her only source of income through corporate down-sizing or because of drug and alcohol addictions and not be capable of retaining employment long enough to earn a consistent income. Wholeness House Ministries in general and Women's Ministries, specifically, focuses on addressing the issues creating the problems not simply speaking to the problem. With the love, grace and mercy of our Savior, Jesus Christ, which we were once given, we now go forward and share with others, who are in need of the same. Safety - To provide a safe haven for battered, abused women leaving homes where abuse is prevalent or may have only been a one time occurrence. It is not significant to this facility the frequency of the abuse, only that abuse has occurred. The victim will be provided safety and refuge from the threat ,regardless. Once that safety is established, they will be put in contact with social services and legal counsel and steps towards legal independence will be initiated. This will be one of the critical steps that must be entered into voluntarily by the client if Wholeness House is to be able to offer a safe refuge as vacillation in this area of their safety will jeopardize the safety of the entire house. The women seeking refuge will be allowed to fully understand this prior to entering the home and be able to fully consent prior. Safety will never be denied. Residential treatment and registration will not be permitted if this commitment can not be entered into by both parties fully. Shelter -- To provide shelter for those temporarily displaced from their homes as a result of eviction, foreclosure, or transient living in a vehicle or the street. Wholeness House seeks to offer short-term provision for women in this situation while at the same time providing job training and substance intervention if the need is present. Our ministry will accept placement from court appointments and will be accountable to report back to the court as to the progress of the appointee during the course of the programs. At the completion of the job training and/or drug-alcohol treatment program, the resident will be provided with assistance in securing a residence in Palm Beach, Martin, or St. Lucie Counties, using a variety of mortgage assistance programs in which they will participate in either re-mediating the properties or rent with an option to own so that there will be a personal accomplishment in the purchase of the home. Food -- To provide food for the residents of Wholeness House so that proper eating habits can be established and good nutrition can be restored to the bodies of many who have probably been deprived for some time. In the long term it is the desire of the directors that classes throughout the community will be taught to educate those who would not be able to learn proper nutrition or eating principles through any other vehicle. C Comfort-- To provide comfort to those suffering with physical and emotional pain, whether it's self-inflicted or caused by others. Wholeness House will accomplish this by offering in-house biblical counseling, one-on-one counseling, outside referral to licensed healthcare professionals and pastoral care. text/html 2006-06-14T19:00:00+01:00 http://wholenesshouse.org http://wholenesshouse.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23 Ø Wholeness House is committed to be used as God's instrument for the complete restoration of broken lives; Ø To provide a safe home environment filled with God's love and wisdom in order to nurture back to wholeness those who are in crisis due to life's storms; Ø To go where God leads and provide outreach ministry to individuals in the midst of disease, natural disaster or incarceration. Wholeness House is unique and unlike the typical halfway house because God, Who does nothing halfway, has founded Wholeness House on the firm Foundation of the Rock of the Lord Jesus Christ. The House is run through the application of principles from the Word of God, the Bible, coupled with the sensitive leading of the Holy Spirit for each precious life that comes to us for care. We believe and maintain that all who come and yield themselves to God's restoring work will experience and know that truly the power of the Lord is present to heal them in this place. (Luke 5:17) text/html 2006-06-14T19:00:00+01:00 http://wholenesshouse.org http://wholenesshouse.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22 Centered in Jesus Christ In our obedience to the Risen Lord. Grounded in the Bible In our life and ministry. Anchored in the Church As the biblical means for ministry to all those impacted by life events. Compelled to Evangelize In our compassion to bring Jesus Christ to the lost and to witness the Kingdom of God. Dependent on Prayer As our channel to God. Focused on all People In our manifestation of His enduring justice and reconciling love. Seeking Excellence In emulating Jesus Christ in all that we do. Called to Unity With all believers in Jesus Christ as our Lord Jesus commands. text/html 2006-06-14T19:00:00+01:00 http://wholenesshouse.org http://wholenesshouse.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21 Wholeness House bases its ministry on the following statement of faith: • We believe in one God, Creator and Lord of the Universe, eternally existent in three persons; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Matthew 28:19; Ephesians 4:4-6 • We believe that the Bible is the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God. II Timothy 3:15-17 • We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory. John 1:1-4; Matthew 1:23; Philippians 2:5-11; Hebrews 1:1-4 4:15; Acts 1:11 2:22-24; I Corinthians 15:3-4 • We believe that all people are lost sinners and cannot see the Kingdom of God except through the new birth. Justification is by grace through faith in Christ alone. Titus 3:4-7; Luke 24:46-47; Ephesians 2:8-9; John 14:6; Acts 4:12 • We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling enables the Christian to live a godly life, and for the Church's constant renewal in truth, faith, power, holiness, wisdom, love and mission. Galatians 5: 16-18; Romans 8:9 • We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; the saved unto the resurrection of eternal life and the lost unto the resurrection of damnation and eternal punishment. Revelation 20:11-15; I Corinthians 15:51-57 • We believe that Jesus Christ will personally and visibly return in glory to raise the dead and bring salvation and judgment to completion. God will fully manifest His Kingdom when He establishes a new heaven and a new earth, in which He will be glorified forever and will exclude all evil, suffering, and death. Revelation 21:1-2 • We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ and that all true believers are members of His body, the Church. Ephesians 1:22-23; I Corinthians 12:12,27 • We believe that the ministry of evangelism is a responsibility is a responsibility of both the church and each individual Christian. Romans 10:9-15; Acts 1:8; Matthew 28:18-20; I Peter 3:15 We believe in one holy, universal, and apostolic Church. Its call is to worship God and witness concerning its Head, Jesus Christ, preach the Gospel among all nations and demonstrate its commitment by compassionate service to the needs of human beings, promoting righteousness, justice and the Word of God. His Command is simple .... Stay in His Word, Pray and Obey... text/html 2008-02-15T00:53:15+01:00 http://wholenesshouse.org http://wholenesshouse.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20 Just before I left for one of my preaching assignments in Africa, a neighbor scornfully raised the question, Why are you going to Africa with your religion? They have their own religions, so why trouble them with yours? He was quite surprised when I assured him that we do not go anywhere to preach religion. Our message is the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. I would not walk across the street-much less cross the oceans-to interest anyone in religion; but I am ready and willing to go anywhere in the world to preach the Gospel of the Son of God. Through the centuries there have been hundreds of thousands who have shared the dedication of Paul, the chief of the apostles: None of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God (Acts 20:24). There are thousands of religions, but there is only one Gospel. Paul said, I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes (Romans 1:16). The Gospel is the power of God that takes a thief and makes him or her an honest person. The Gospel is the power of God that changes a murderer into a person whose heart is filled with love. The Gospel is the power of God that takes a fallen man or woman, lifts that individual up, and makes him or her as pure as an angel. The Gospel of Jesus Christ is the power of God that can change you!