OUR HISTORY
In the summer of 2012, a group of friends did their favorite thing... went out to the streets of Greensboro, NC to pray and tell others about the incredible love of God. Two of the friends went out one Monday night to go pray for a new friend that had called and asked for prayer. They met her on the corner of Greene and Washington Street, (in front of the Courthouse). After they had prayed, a man walked up to tell this new friend how he had just gotten a job. They asked if they could pray for him as he started this new venture. After they prayed for him, he asked if they would come to pray for his friends. They crossed the street to meet his friends who were all sleeping in the bus stop shelter. After they prayed, the men told them how they did not have a place to eat on Monday nights. They went and got them a meal and suggested that the following week they would make food and bring it and they could all have a picnic. The park area in front of the Courthouse became their "dining room" and they would invite others to join. Through the heat, cold, wind, and snow, our "dining room" served a meal every Monday night for 200+ for over 12 years. It was a place for a meal and so much more... many came to salvation and healing. We helped many get connected to other services and get addiction treatment.
After providing a meal every week for the past 12 years, we felt that the time had come for us to hand over that part of our outreach ministry to others who share our love for those we serve. It was an incredibly hard transition but we followed His leading. We served our last Monday night meal on September 30th 2024, just a few days after Hurricane Helene devastated the Western North Carolina (WNC) mountains. Two days later, we were in the mountains for the first of many trips of ministry on the ground (and MANY more days spent coordinating from home).
From the beginning, the call of our ministry has been to bring the love and transformative power of Jesus to lives to REnew, REstore, REfocus and REpurpose through Him. This year we have felt a shifting, yet the call remains the same. We are committed to bring the hope that is found only in Him. One way we feel led to do this is by bringing solid, biblical teaching on our freedom in Christ along with practical ways to walk it out. The release of our book, Free INDEED, this year has been a huge part of this shift in outreach focus. We have been in awe of what the Lord is doing in the lives of those who have read and worked through the book. It has been a great honor to pray with people and see lives transformed as Jesus heals and delivers. We feel this coming year will continue to bring an increase to our prayer ministry as well as more travel for teaching and conference opportunities. We also feel called to respond in greater ways in disaster relief.