Wednesday, November 08, 2006

The ministry of rescuing people is one of the most intense ministries. When a person is so bound up they cannot get out by themselves, it is necessary that some outside force joins them in saving their life. Just like a person who is drowning needs another person to help them, so does a person who is emotionally and spiritually drowning. They must want to be rescued, but someone needs to be there to help carry their load. But when someone truly comes out of the kingdom of darkness and lives an abundant life in the kingdom of light, there is an equally intense joy.

We feel blessed to be in the ministry to rescue, restore, and rebuild people and communities. God continues to enlarge our territory as we remain faithful to what He has already given us. We have prayed for a facility that would allow us to house our Freedom Ministries. Two weeks ago we were offered a perfect building at a perfect location, Praise God. We will spend the next six months getting the building ready to open.

Our Freedom ministries will consist of four major components: a place for people to experience emotional healing, a place for addiction recovery, a safe place for pastor's and wives who are experiencing marital crisis, and a training facility to help equip Christians to minister within their own church family.

We are very excited about the potential of the Freedom Center in the Five Points Community of east Knoxville.