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A Door of Hope Ministries

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Volume 1, Issue 2
From the Director's Desk
January/February 2005
Then He stopped speaking, He said to Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a catch.” Luke 5:4

    Recently my friend Aryonna invited me to join her on a journey to which the Lord was calling her. In her discernment and wisdom she saw my need. “Rena,” she said, “God is calling me to a deeper experience of Him, to deeper intimacy. Will you join me on this journey as I venture deeper into God's heart?” Tentatively I said, “Yes, Aryonna, I will go with you!”
    I had no idea what this meant. I had no idea that God would take my consent to go deeper and actually take me through deep waters. My pride and denial kept me from realizing that God had more for me, not more work, just more of His heart. God began creating circumstances for me to see more of the deep places in my heart, places that were unlike Him, places that prevent the “deeper yet” experience. He began showing me that even though I work for Him and daily give myself over to Him that these places of uncertainty, doubt, worry, and fear are shallow areas which He desires to remove so that I can launch out into the deep and let down my net.  It is not pleasant to see the truth about these surface places. It is often painful to hear my companion on this journey point out to me the difference between my response and God's heart. This journey of the deeper yet experience is scary but I hear Him calling to me to go deeper, higher, broader, and wider into His heart, into His love. I hear the roar of His voice as He says deep calls unto deep (Psalm 42:7) and that the deep places are in His hand. (Ps. 95:4)  I hear His invitation to come and bow down and kneel before Him and worship. (v.5) and His assurance that He will dwell in my heart.
     Yes, it is scary, this journey to the “deeper yet” experience. But it promises to be a very wonderful, very inspiring, very life changing, and heart transforming journey.  You see, even though my physical companion on the journey is my friend, who is unfamiliar with the road, our spiritual Companion has traveled this way. He knows well the path, the twists and turns, the rocky places, and the obstacles. He travels with us and guides our feet and orders and measures how far we will go each day.  He brings all we need for the journey, comfort when hurt, rest when weary, peace when troubled, love when afraid, support when weak and His ever loving presence when we feel alone.
      “Yes, Aryonna, I will travel with you. I will go to the deep places with Our FRIEND, I will trust, and rest, and wait with holy expectation as God moves us deeper, and closer, and more like Him. Thank you for the invitation.” 
    You, too can experience more of God. Take His hand and let Him direct your journey into the deep. 

              Fear thou not, He is with you, Rena 
Inside this issue:
Director's Desk 1
Mission/Vision/Goals 2
Partner Profile 2
Reflections on Calvary 3
Needs list  3
Calendar 4
Oregon Rain 4
Special points of
interest:
 
e Calling to deeper 
Intimacy with Christ
e Getting to know our
partners of Hope
e Recognizing my sin and God's deep love for me
e God is raining transfor-
mation in my life
e Ministry Update

 
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ENTERING IN
Mission
  • To facilitate healing by providing education and counseling to the hurting.
  • To identify with the needs of the hurting and minister to them by providing an atmosphere of love and support coupled with biblical counseling.

 
Vision
To reach the world with the 
healing Gospel of Christ.

 
Goals
  • To expand the residential ministry by increasing the present capacity for women, beginning a program for girls 16-22, and opening a separate facility for men.

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  • To have separate teams of individuals who travel and who work full time in residences.

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  • To expand the traveling ministry to include overseas travel.  Conduct four-week training sessions, evangelistic campaigns, and weeks of prayer.

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  • To have a mobile unit for intermediary work between retreats, seminars and weeks of prayer.

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  • To have a nanny service for single mother's who need residential service but do not have family or friends to take care of her children.
Partner Profile
Marc and Priscila Walwyn

Marc and Priscila are from Brazil, Chicago, Nashville and now Portland.  Marc is an Attorney and Pricilla an Architect.  They enjoy reading, hiking, biking, playing the violin, musical groups and cooking.  Marc and Priscila heard about “A Door of Hope”  Ministries by word of mouth and ADOH visited their church in Chicago.  The Walwyn's decided to financially support the ministry because it is “organized and spiritually sound; money well spent”.  Marc and Priscila believe “there will come a time when our money will be worthless.  Let's give liberally to causes which advance God's Kingdom while we still have the opportunity”.  We appreciate Marc and Priscila's financial support and their involvement in the ministry by being Board members.  We value their interest, energy, enthusiasm, ideas, and hard work to provide for the needs of this ministry. 

Debra Middleton

Debra is from Dayton, Ohio.  She is an Occupational Therapist in Home Health.  She is married to Fred and they have three children ages, 21,18 and 17.  Debra enjoys promoting wholeness, cooking, gardening and crocheting.  She heard about “A Door of Hope” Ministries at a Women's Retreat in Ohio.  Debra and her husband Fred financially support the ministry because “ADOH is reaching the hearts of hurting people with healing.  Jesus gave us the example of true ministry reaching the heart.”  She encourages others to be a partner because “we are 
called to be good stewards.  Become a partner where your funds will be greatly effective.”  We are grateful for Debra and Fred's faithful support these past five years.  The hearts of so many women have found healing and wholeness through their financial giving.

 
OOPS!
In our January-March 2004 Newsletter, Partners of Hope, 2003 we inadvertently missed Veronica Jenkins, one of our monthly supporters.  We want to say thank you for your faithful support and generosity!

 
Volume 1, Issue 2
Page 3
Reflections on Calvary
  (Desire of Ages chapter 78)
       Mardi Rusk
      I'm dizzy with the guilt of my sin.  I have blasphemed God and set myself in places I don't belong.  I should be destroyed for things I've imagined myself to be.  I don't deserve a place in your kingdom Lord. I've imagined myself to be God herself and to sit as God to judge the human race.  I do loathe myself, my sin.  “God forgive me for trying to take the place of Your Son; by taking the load of my family's sin on myself, by sitting in judgment of them and everyone who comes along and wounds me, and for holding this in my heart as something done as to a deity.  I bow to myself as God.  My worst nightmare came true!  I feel I can never become Your own and be a part of Your family.  I don't know how to stop these horrid thoughts against You.  I'm ashamed and don't know what good I am to You as a result of these sins against You.” 
      I acknowledge these thoughts as sin.  I'm so thankful You never stop loving me; that I still have the choice to serve You alone.  I accept that I can not change my heart and mind.  I accept that You can and I allow You now to do so.  I want to know that the feeling of forsakenness has been removed from me, in the same manner as Christ experienced on the cross.  I'm so thankful and want to be more and more grateful for the way God has opened His throne room for me to come and find grace and overcome sin by the blood of Christ Jesus my Lord.  I lay all my burdens down at His feet.  Amen. 
“This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil…”  Hebrews 6:19
“I am so thankful You never stop loving me; that I still have the choice to serve You alone.”

 
“I've imagined myself to be God herself, and to sit as God to judge the human race.”
NEEDS LIST
We want to say Thank you to those who have so generously provided items on our needs list: Aryonna Waters, donated a new blender and toaster, Robin Tait, donated the same blender and toaster, we exchanged it for a microwave, Mr. and Mrs. Gayle donated two Hard Cover Desire of Ages, and Debbie Middleton donated numerous Pampered Chef Kitchen items!  These gifts of love are so greatly appreciated!
 
Still needed:
  1. Xerox machine
  2. Area Rugs
  3. Laptop Computer
  4. New Twin bed, mattress and box springs 
  5. Dining Room Set-$1,000
  6. Living Room Set-$2,000
  7. Van-$20,000
  8. MONTHLY SUPPORTERS
 Prayer requests:
  1. Upcoming engagements
  2. Guests for next session
  3. Items on the wish list
  4. Unity among staff
  5. Developing business plans
  6. Finances sufficient to meet needs
  7. Board members
STILL NEEDED!
VAN
OR
$20,000

 
 Oregon Rain (I hate it! I love it) 
by Aryonna Bella
 I live in a city where it rains all the time, or most of the time...well, 7 months out of the year!!  The air is fresh and free from pollution.  The water is cool and good.  The streets are clean and the refreshing sweet smell of Evergreen and Douglas fir fill the earth.  Lush foliage is all around but all at the tremendous cost of the RAINS.  Rain in the morning, rain in the afternoon, rain in the evening, rain when you wake up, rain when you go to sleep.  Rain, rain, rain.  I grow weary with the rain.

 Dark clouds hover about daily, gray skies hide the warm rays of the glistening sun.  Storms sometime rage and nature seems to have lost the ability to smile in the face of all the mud.  I hate the rain.  When will it stop raining?

 So in my life where it rains all of the time or most of the time or 7 months out of the year; God is constantly raining transformation in my life when I would rather be living in the sunshine.  His Holy Spirit is raining Agape love into my life to wash away the Eros and false love that dominates my little world.  Out of the rains He will cause the air of my life to be fresh and free from pollution...clean with self less love.  The cool touch of the Holy Spirit will make my steps pure and clean.  The smell of unselfishness, and meaningful relationships will flourish and I will be watered every moment lest any hurt come to me.  I will be kept day and night and the rains will make me and the places around me a blessing of lush foliage.  Godly foliage whose leaf shall not wither….I love the rain.
CALENDAR
Jan. 16-Feb. 11 Four week session
Feb. 20-Mar. 18 Four week session
Feb. 26 Healing By God's
 Design sermon and seminar
First SDA Church
Shelbyville, TN 
Mar. 18, 19 New Life SDA Church
Dayton, OH
Apr. 3-Apr. 29 MEN ONLY four week session
Apr. 22-Apr. 24 Bethesda SDA Church
Amityville, NY

 
MINSTRY UPDATE
We would like to announce a MENS ONLY
session April 3 - April 29. 

We will be providing insight and help on issues such as:
 *Depression      *Dysfunctional families
 *Addictions      *Divorce recovery 
 *Cycle of violence  *Abuse recovery
 *Marital discord   *Spiritual disconnection
 *Adult Children of Alcoholics

For information about our 4-week residential recovery program or to reserve a 
space contact:
Rena Majors, RN
Director
or
Brenda King, M.Ed.
Program Coordinator
615-323-0012
877-365-9853