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Project
Restoration Update
August 25, 2009
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Project Restoration Vision
A
funny thing happened in planning a
little golf tournament fundraiser...it
morphed into an annual networking
event! Even though we absolutely need
funds to continue the work God has
called us to, we always find a way to
look at the bigger picture and try to
accomplish something God sized! Oh the
possibilities if we could all just
come together as a body.
Golf
Tournament
The
Annual Pastors Challenge Golf
Tournament
is designed to reunite church
leadership and the church body in a
fun and restorative manner while
bridging Christian denominational
boundaries. Our intention is to
provide an opportunity for each
congregation to say thank you to their
Pastors through sponsoring a foursome
in a friendly competition plus and
enjoy relating to them in an entirely
new setting.
Music
Festival
Restoration
Celebration
is an offering of hope as we unite in
love for the purpose of healing and
restoring lives. Together we become
the sweet fragrance of worship to
Christ and the heartbeat of life to a
community.
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Project
Restoration 2009
There
was a strong sense of God's pleasure
as people from different churches and
denominational backgrounds came
together in community for the purpose
of healing and restoration. The Annual
Pastor's Challenge was competitive and
a lot of fun! Every golf cart had
leader boards that enabled each
foursome to stay informed of their
opponent's scores. Unfortunately, no
one was able to win the car at the
17th hole, but Julie McCready who
"manned" the hole had great
fun turning down all the offers to
fudge a little! The "Cleric
Cup" award went to Kevin
Barosso's team.
Restoration
Celebration lived up to its name. We
had many ministries represented at
Clement Park; each providing
information on how their ministry was
making an impact for Christ.
- Joel Ryan,
Regional Director for Prison
Fellowship shared the
significance of healing and
restoration from a prison system
perspective.
- David Mporampora,
Executive Director of ChristAid,
talked about our partnership in
Uganda and the role of the church
in global unity. ChristAid and Compassion
International, both present
that day, are ministries that help
break the cycle of poverty in
third world countries by getting
sponsorship for orphan children.
- There were
several ministries that focus on
healing and freedom like The
Healing Place from Activation
Ministry Center and Pathway
to Full Freedom.
- Lost
and Found and Colorado
Christian Services who offer
family counseling and child
placement were there, along with
the Teen Challenge Men's Center
who deal with addictions.
- Streets
Hope specializes in rescuing
women caught up in the nightmare
of the sex trade and selling
industry.
 Except
for a small microburst that scattered
every piece of literature on our
Healing Wings table, the weather
couldn't have been more perfect! The
musicians were anointed, creating a
wonderful environment of worship. Even
though the attendance was not what we
had hoped, those there were blessed
under the open sky of God's handiwork.
As Project Restoration came to a
close, worship was elevated to high
praise against the back drop of a
spectacular sunset across the lake.
We
introduced the Koinonia offering for
the first time. (Koinonia
is a Greek word that was used to
explain how the 1st century church
lived. It literally means: fellowship
▪ sharing ▪ unity ▪
communion ▪ contributory help
▪ participation.)
This offering was a way to model our
unity as the Church. If you had money
to give, then you were encouraged to
give. If you needed money, then you
were encouraged to receive and be
blessed.
I
imagined the smile upon the Father's
face as I looked out across the park
to see people fellowshipping, praying
for one another and simply enjoying
themselves. I know these priceless
moments will be cherished for a long
time.
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We
are excited about Project
Restoration 2010!
We have decided to move the music
festival to a Sunday afternoon and
keep the Annual Pastors Challenge on
Monday to honor pastors on their day
off. The targeted dates are June
13-14th,
so save this date on your calendar!
How's that for planning in advance!
We
are in the process of paying all the
vendors involved in this year's event.
We were not expecting to sponsor 2 of
the pastors foursomes personally, so
if you feel led to help underwrite
this year's event, financial
contributions of any size would be
greatly welcomed!
You
can send a check to Healing Wings
Ministries with Project Restoration in
the memo section to: PO Box 11182
▪ Englewood,
CO ▪ 80151-1182
Or,
if you prefer to pay with credit card,
click the donation button that will
take you to PayPal.
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Thank
you to all who helped make Project
Restoration such a special event! We
simply could not have done it without
your prayers, support and help. Not
only were we able to launch it with
just 2 months of planning, but I
believe through this inaugural event,
a solid and sturdy foundation was
poured that will enable subsequent
events to be built upon.
I
personally walked away with something
far greater than raising funds for our
ministries. There was a deposit made
in my heart from all the Kingdom
partnerships we made. I have a
profound sense of gratefulness for
people and their willingness to be
involved in God's Kingdom work. It has
changed me! A greater awareness has
risen up within me that we are all in
this together. I have such a deep
desire to see other ministries
flourish in accomplishing the vision
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Healing Wings Ministries
Debbie Milligan
Executive
Director
Robin D'Haillecourt
Administrator
and Outreach Coordinator
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UnbridledACTS
Stan & Cindy Bullis
Executive
Directors and Host Family
Administrative
Offices:
1331
17th Street, Suite 808
Denver,
CO 80202
877.553.4129
www.unbridledACTS.org
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