HPC Italy

Just a little bit more....

2007-09-17T21:20:00.000-07:00

Everyday I think that God wants us to get just a little bit more of who He is. To understand Him better is not the key, but to know who He is. He desires for us to be close to Him and walk beside Him. Many of us have been challenged with raising money for the trip. Through it I believe that not only has our faith been tested, but our desire to be closer to Him has grown. He desires intimacy with His children....and intimacy is where He has taken us. Trusting in Him is the right place to be!!! So no matter where you are....He wants to take you just a little bit farther...just a little bit closer...to His heart.

THANK YOU!!!!!!

2007-09-05T13:16:00.000-07:00

To the family of HPC, thank you for your donations and buying lots of Chicken Penne Pasta!!! Your donations are God's blessings toward our trip....and it would not be possible without your faithfulness and generosity. Thank you for sending us out as your hands and feet to touch Italy!!!

Starbuck's story by Jessica

2007-09-05T13:14:00.000-07:00

Okay, I have to admit I am a little addicted to Starbuck’s coffee. In fact, I often go into the one near my house on Sherwood Forest and order a Grande Raspberry Mocha with Soy no whip in my own Starbuck’s mug. Some of the people who work there now know me and remember my order. It’s great they make you feel special with such a small thing and they always seem pretty happy even at 6am when I often go in.

So, why am I telling you this. Well, Sunday I was serving at the HPC Annex campus and we were selling the dinners to fundraise for the Italy mission trip. Unfortunately we did not sell out so I was forced to take some home by my fellow servers even though I do not eat meat. I figured I could at least feed them to my family or something, since I was going to meet all of them in Ferriday, Louisiana. I was tired and the drive was at least two hours and I needed my cup of coffee from Starbuck’s. On the way there I decided I was going to give the workers at Starbucks the dinners, well, it was more like God told me to because normally I am not that bold outside of church.

I went in to order my coffee and asked the girl taking my order if they had all eaten lunch, and she had said some but not all. I asked if she and the rest of the crew would want chicken penne pasta dinners for free. She looked a little puzzled, but said yeah. At the same time one girl saw my Elevate tag, because I forgot I still had it on, and asked what that was. Come to find out she attends Healing Place too. I bring in the dinners and the whole crew changed completely. They were excited and amazed that I would think of them to bring the dinners to and that a church was willingly to give them away to anyone. Plus, once they opened the dinners and saw and smelled the food they were surprised that a church ministry made it. One guy at first did not want to take them because they were coming from a church, but then realized that it was no strings attached and took two. They tried to give me a free drink, but luckily I had already paid. One girl said they needed to give me something back. I said that I’m fine I don’t need that and that I come in here enough besides you serve me all the time I just wanted to give a little back. On the way out two had asked where the dinners had come from again and I told them Healing Place Church. There response was really a church made this!

I just wanted to let you know that maybe you did not get enough money on this one fundraiser to go to Italy, but through the food the impact was made for some people to know the love of Christ. I was able to make them feel special at their job, just like God makes us feel special when he knows our name and needs. They did not know they gave me a bigger gift in return when I was able to see the smiles and joy on their faces, knowing I was able to plant a seed in their hearts for Christ. Thank you for letting me be able to bless some people with what was prepared.

almost...there

2007-08-30T00:12:00.000-07:00

We have approximately 5 weeks until we are in Sicily!!!!

update!!!

2007-08-30T00:10:00.000-07:00

the fundraiser has been moved to the HPC Highland and Annex campuses the services of Labor Day weekend!!!! Sorry for the delay. YOU can pick up your lunch after service.

FUNDRAISING INFO...

2007-08-02T14:12:00.000-07:00

We will be pre-selling tickets for a Chicken Pasta Dinner for Saturday, August 25th from 11:00AM to 1:00PM. Dinners can be picked-up at the Seigen Ln. Wal-Mart between 11:00 and 1:00 or if you reserve 10 or more plates we will deliever to your business or home. The Pasta Dinner tickets will be given out for donations towards our Italy Missions Team.

THIS JUST IN....

2007-08-02T14:10:00.000-07:00

We will be going to Sicily on our Italy Missions Trip. We will be serving at the Youth Leaders Conference and partnering with churches in Sicily to do ministry Thursday, October 4th through Tuesday, October 9th. Wednesday, October 10th we will fly to Rome and stay there for some touring and sightseeing until we leave for Baton Rouge on Friday, October 12.

Book of Hope

2007-07-18T07:26:00.000-07:00

Check out this link for the Book of Hope. We will be apart of distributing this literature in Italy. Take a look at the testimonies and the work that this organization has done worldwide. Especially, look at the work in Cambodia. We have a team from HPC in Cambodia right now partnering with some amazing churches and organizations in a 30 day mission called, Hope Cambodia. We also have another missions team from our High School Ministry, Refuge, in Los Angeles for the next week. Let us remember our family on the mission field, they need our prayers.

Yard Sale Madness

2007-06-09T15:33:00.000-07:00

We wanted to start off saying a special thank you to all those who made this fund-raiser possible! Thank you for the donations, the baked goods and drinks you contributed to the small bake sale that accompanied the yard sale, and the financial blessings that came from all of our shoppers! Our team is extremely grateful for everything! Thanks for making it a success! The team did a fantastic job planning and organizing for the yard sale as well! We had a brave, wild and crazy part of our team serve from 10 PM Friday to 5 AM on the day of the sale to set up and organize all of the items. That shift had an awesome time! I think some of the girls had a little too much fun; they tried on every article of clothing that looked like it came from the 1960's. The early birds on our team took over around 5 AM to facilitate the sale. They stayed around till about 1 PM on Saturday to make sure the side parking lot at the church was super clean for service Saturday evening. Thanks to all those who went the second mile to make this possible!

Yard Sale Fundraiser

2007-05-31T15:29:00.000-07:00

This Saturday, June 2, from 6 AM to 12 NOON we will be having a GIANT Yard Sale at the Healing Place Church Highland Campus located at 19202 Highland Rd. 70809. This is our first team fundrasier for the trip. We would love for everyone to show their support by coming out to shop or by donating items. If you would like to make donations, contact Gayla Ware at 408-3380 ext. 315. Check out the pics below of some items that will be for sale!

The Journey Begins...

2007-05-31T14:39:00.001-07:00

I am so excited about our team's opportunity to minister in Italy this Fall. According to the USA Today, "Every major religion accept Islam is declining in Western Europe. (USA Today – August 11, 2005)." We know that there are amazing ministries diligently serving and sharing for the cause of Jesus Christ like, Chris Caine from Hillsong from Sydney, Australia, and Kirk and Amy Priest serving in Berlin, Germany. This October 3-12, we have the awesome priviledge to partner with Italy For Christ (IFC) and Scott Steelman in Rome and surrounding areas to share the love of Christ to the youth of Italy. We will share at a youth leaders conference, take part in concert-type outreaches, share Christ on some local high school campuses, and distribute a well-respected piece of literature called, The Book of Hope. We are so excited to represent Healing Place Church as we Go Global with a vision to be a healing place for a hurting world. We would like to invite each one of you to partner with us in prayer for this mission. Through your support you have the opportunity to join in the mandate to "go and make disciples of all the nations...-Matt. 28-19". Stay tuned to the blog for updates and testimonies as the journey continues! Thank you in advance for all of your support!!!

-Mike Haman