spring 2005 transforming lives newsletter, gospel rescue ministries

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Transforming Livesby sharing the love of JesusGospel Rescue Ministries of Washington, DC

Volum@ 6, Issue 3, Spring 2OO57OO Years,,.and many more to come!\\'ith .r 1.:-. :-i:rtbc'r ,rt


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Senator Dole's Birthdav Partv - Jtly 22"dtht' Dirksen Building'enator E/iTabeth Dolei Ol/icr,To celebrate Senator Bob Dole's birtl-rdar- on -Tr-rh- ??nd.;rrrcl Scn.it,;r l-llzibu-it D ,^-'. ::-----:--. :- _i-.-. I , t--,Doles decided to include GRNI in the f-estir.ities. Sen. E.Dole's office invited GRM program participants, 20men, 9 women, and 5 staff, to come and celebrate. TheDoles gave each Fulton Hc>use woman a quilt, a blanket,:rnd a set oi tos'els. s'hilc TI-\l lnen received a gift cardtiom \\ :rl-\lrrt. \\ c g, )t t( ) llcct rlncl sperrk u-itl-r bothSenet.lrS. ;rS s-cll ;rs thc ScorltorS' Strltt I'loc] othcr C:rpitttlHill s-orkers. \\-e had 11 territlc lttc'rooon. shrtring cekeand ice cream, and gettlng t(, prrucip:rc in .r \-en'specialevent. Thank \'olr to lc'n;ltorS B,,b r.,d Elizrbcth Dole ,tor the rr tlioughttllncss .rird g.n.r, isrn I

Graduation - Saturd"y, June 4'h Coitttltlrtt Baptist Cbarch, I StreetFir-e men graduated from Gfu\I's Transforming Lives Ministn, rvl.rile men and rvomen in all phasesmoved up to the next level of their rcoyeq'. The School of Tomorrorv awarded certificates to WorkNetprogram participants, and others who had completed work training programs. Second Chance performedfot the ceremonl', and staff members were there to prat for and lal' hands on our graduates, honoringtheir successes. Attendance frrr the event \\'as grert. s'ith er-crr or.rc cnjolinrg fixrcl and fellos'ship in theGRM chapel following the service. Our next gtaduation ceremony.ir-ill be on September 1U,". \\ e s'ouidlove for vou to come and share in this iovful occasion.Cookout & Concert by Green Acres Baptist Youth Choir Jr/J, 12tlt, CRM dy I Street ParkWearing bright blue shirts that said "I Belier-e!", 100 r'outhfrom T1'ler, Texas treated GRI\,I and the s-tder communitv to aspirit filled evening. Startins with a summer cookollt on thesteps of GRM, followed bl' a fantastic concert in the park, theevening was fulfilling for all rvho attended.

Cars were stopping on the street, and peo-ple were hanging out of their windows tolisten to the celebration. But the most in-spiring part was when the vouth ministeredto the communiq' follou,'ing the concert,showing God's love to all thel'met. Tlte inspiirg ntinisttl o.f Crtert ,lnvs Baptist Clturch.


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We would like to sendSHOUT OUTSto the following people and groupsfor partnering with us in ministryl

Three cheers for our summer r-olunteer groups! The u-ork r-oudo - cleaning, painting, org niztnp, and serving meals - isinr-aluable to our ministq'! Crestw,ood Elapdsr CIrurcfi -Mt Carmel Baptist ChurchSERIry DCGrcen Acres Baptist ChurchFo urth Pres bytedan ChurchYouth GtoupFairfax Church of ChdstUrban HandsSouth Shore Baptist ChurchThank youto Calvaq, United Methodist Church forhosting our annual picnic on June 19th. Worshipwas followed bi, a festive picnic of hot dogs and hamburgers.GRM and cLrMC competed in our now traditional sottball same.All rvho attended were *-inners, h'*-er-er, enjor-ing greartellos-sl-rip u-ith one anorhcr.

Thank you to alland women.Thank you to the American Indian Hedtage Foundation for the donationof hundreds of children's books, games, and toys. We have taken great de-light in distributing them to the communiq,.

Thank you to Joni Miller, volunteer arGRM, for spearheading a new project.She is exploring how to encourage small- busrness entrepfeneurs to sponsor or-g ntz?trons like Gospel Rescue Minis-tries. Tl-r:rnk r-ou also to SuzannahStolba and the Pari Spa of Frederick,MD tor committi.g r-, portion of theirsales to our ministn. ,iiter being encour-aged bv Joru.

T1r:tuk \ ()u L() Llrc Arnerican Association for theAdvancement of Science ior donatins health [teracr-books to the School of Tomorro\\,.Thank \-ou to the state Education Agency for donatingcomputers.individual donors ior in'esting in the lives of GRM men

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-rd as always, to our Chutch parmers, thanks for yout ptayer, volunteer, gifts-in-kind, and financial support.May-pod keep you and b_les-s you _all. We pray that you woutdcontinue to reap that which you have sojan,

(Jrban Hatds

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Transforming Lives, page 4School of Tomorrow works for certification

Congrats to the entire staff of SOT tor s-orking ions hours to complete the ACCET(Accrediting Council for Continuins Education and Training) re-accreditation applica-tion. ACCET requires prosrams to har-e standards of excellence rvithin 8 categories,including mission, management, tinancial practices, curricula, methods, personnel, ad-mission practices, and er-aluation. Chrystal Jones, Director of SOT, savs that this proc-ess is designed to determine the strengths and weaknesses of an educational facility, andto promote excellence. Though this application process was long and tedious, Chrystalstated that it is an honor to be accredited bl' ACCET, for it indicates that we are an ex-cellent program, providing the finest sen'ices to our students.SOT is working with Project Intermediate Advocates eIA) and the American Associa-tion for the Advancement of Science (.\AAS) to establish a Web-based Health Literaq'Training program, to bring health education to tl-re p()()r ancl unclerserr-ed. Chrvstal cs-pressed her behef that "it ts irresponsible to teach people to read, write, and how to usea computer without teaching how to take care of vour health." It is our hope that thisprogfam will feed into vocational training, for those interested in medical careers.SOT is also exploring w21r5 to expand its GED prosram, as g'ell as partnering with localcharter schools to encourage more parents to commit to education.

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Lives are being transformed by the power of God's love!Lisa Jackson

Lisa is rr shininqexample of hos-lives are changed^t GR*\I. Lisacame to FultonHouse oi Hope inSeptember,2004. She had been ata cross-roads in her life, strugglingwith addiction and all that sub-stance abuse brings with it - anger,fear, aggression, deceitfulness. Lisa

says that she had tried other pro-grams 1,7 in fact, but that thistime, she got scared. She'uvas in alife and death situation and madethe decision to lir-e...and to liveclean.J"dy Ashburn, Cl.nthia Morris, andMrry Gordon at Fulton House pro-vided Lisa with a program thatworked for her, as well as the sup-port and care that she needed. Shesa1's that it was challenging, but thatthe Fulton staff saw something in

l-rer tl-rat was specral, and stuck withl-rer through rough times. GRM rvasable to help Lisa focus, to start s-ithher own heart, to humble herseli andrealll, look at her life ancl *'hat shewanted to do and to be.And look she did! Lisa enrolled inGED classes at the School of To-morrow, and finished a t,ear longprosram in onlr'4 mr>nths. Chn'stalJoncs statcd, "[hcr--c isn't ani'thingthat Lisa couldn't accomplish."C1'nthia Morris says that "Lisa hasreallv focused on what she had todo, and she has done it rvith gre^tsuccess." Lisa completed the DCCentral Iiitchen certificate program,a 90 dav intensive culinarv and foodservice training program. Currentll'she is exploring transitional housingoptions and thinkirg about enrollingin college in the future. Lisa isv'orking on repairing her famill, rela-tionships, including her 24 year olddaughter.

Lisa sar-s that before GR-\I, herligion u-as fake to her. But the program forced her to qet honest rvitherself and to har-e a real rclationship u-ith God, sr;methins she hane\-er had betore.'I're beerr c/osed up, brl rrot'I lore lkiil

fee. I'ue neuer liled like iltis b(bre.t"Ron Freeman

'EL,en iltough I broke fi/atu, nr/es, f iltad not been for ya and olbet" ttoruenbers of CRM, I haue no idea ul.taor where I woald be now,. \-ot /te/peme to belieue tltere is truly 6 God anddo be/ierle. I'nt .qetting nanied soon anI'ru so ltappy, lui iJ-it ltad not been fo

-you teaclting ne alsotrt Cod and lteinaround s0 t//att)t spiritaal/1 groundepeop/e, I'n nol surc wltere I'd be."Ron is a TLM graduate, workir^.as a St'stems Administrator forlarge computer compan)'.


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EveNTS TO RCMEMBER

rr11 rrr E'tiin g.ffiStaff members and board members of GR-\I met and tellou-shipped to-gether in the picturesque setting of Osprer- Point on the Eastern Shore.Our first or-ernight retreat, s'e enjor-ed tl-re e\tra time to qet to knos' oneanother better s-hile sharing excellent tood and a dme oi relasation, andexploring the pier and the grounds of the Center. A productir-e meeting5-as held on Saturdav morning, sh:rring past accon-rplishments and ftrtureplans of GRII' A great dme *-rrs hrrd b'all' Tl-rrrnks t(') ()Lrr b"'11c| lllelll-ber Jeti \\'right for arranging our r-enue!A GRM Wedding!On July 9'h, our own AntonioOtero and Esther Mcl(innon,\oth graduates of GRI\{, wereeed in matrimont' ^t her^,.rother's house in DC. Cariton\\-hite, Assistant Intake IIan-rrger tor TLN,I performed theceremon)', and there wefeabout 75 attendees who en-joyed the sen'ice and the receP-tion afterwards. Esther is Plan- Antonio b E stlter sltare tlteir first dance.ning to complete cosmetologl' school this month, rvhile Antonio is theCase Manager for GRM's Readv to \\'ork pfogfam. V'e s'ish them allthe best in their nerv lif-e together!

Transforming Lives, Page 5--rrnual Board / Staff Retreat - Jun s /{th'/$thOtprtl Point Retreat Center, Rolal Oak, ItD

Saturday, October 8th, The National MallA free, famill'-friendll, celebration featuring top Christian music artists, VeggieTaleskids area, Lirrin'It action sports demos, food courts, prof am sports zone, OperationCompassion communiry sen'ices, and a gospel message from world evangelist LuisPalau. GRM staff have been working to support this event, so plan on spending ad"y on the Mall filled with fun and gte^t music! For more info, check outwww.palau.org/dc.

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Transforming Lives, p"ge 6A Message from the Director Gosppr Rnscusof lYashington, DC

810 5.h Sreeq NIfVashington, DC 20001Q02)842-r73rFax: (202)898-0285Volume 6, Issue 34r*l*.,t-l tt I'rt tli, _::i+l*,iri

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Dear Friends and Partners.We continue to be excited about what the Lord is doing here at GRII. As voucan see, we have been very busy during this quarter. Fun mixed with hard workgives the staff and the program men and women a sense of accomplishment onthe journey.\X/e thank you for your faithfulness in support of the work of this ministry.Your prayers, financial contributions, and talents are all gready appreciated.Because of 1'our faithfulness we are closing in on claiming the $100,000 match-ing gift challenge, but we are not there yet. However, there is still time to makeit by September 31,2005.Thanks again to all the men who come on the 4th Saturday of the month tofellowship with the men of our recovery program, )rour presence encouragesthem to trust the Lord and to lean not to their own understanding.Come visit us to see first hand how you are helping to bring hope, help andhealing which transform the lives of the hurting men and women we minister tohere at GRM. Jesus said "when you have done it unto one of the least of thesemy brethren you have done it unto me". Matt. 25:40S7e are looking forward to seeing you at one of the upcoming e\rents rx,'e hayeplanned for the rest of this year.The staff and I will continue to pray for all of you. Please continue to pray forus. Feel free to email me, [email protected].,afly pnyer request, we would behrppy to agree with you in pr^yeL

PnBSIoBNTJohn JacksonDon Melvin

Boano op TRusrnesDavid Van DuzerChainnan

Jane Bond William HarperJohn Jackson Albert Manola

Rudolph Pruden Chades Robinso'Al Lawrence Donald }Ieh-inJeff Wright Deborah Dar-idson

www.gtm.otgIf you have questions ot commentsthe newslette4 or anythingelse about GRM, please send us anemail!

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Transforming Lives, page 6A Message from the Director Gospnr Rnscun MrNrstnreof lVashington, DC

810 5.t Street, NWrWashinEon, DC 20001(202)842-1737Fax: (202)898-0285Volume 6, Issue 3li, il_ ,=rT-J **il 1**t

Dear Friends and Partners.\\-e continue to be ercited about s-hat the Lord is doine here at GR*\I. \s voucan see, we have been very busy during this quarter. Fun mixed with hard workgives the staff and the pfogram men and women a sense of accomplishment onthe journey.We thank you for your faithfulness in support of the rvork of this ministry.Your prayers, financial contributions, and talents are all greath'appreciated.Because of your faithfulness \\-e are closing in on claiming the $100,000 match-ing gift challenge, but \\:e are not there r-et. Hou-er-er, there is still time to makeit by Septemb er 31, 2005.Thanks ^g rn to all the men s'ho come on the 4th Saturday of the month tofellowship with the men of our reco\-en- program, )'our presence encouragesthem to trust the Lord and to lean not to their o\vn understanding.Come visit us to see first hand how vou are helping to bring hope, help andhealing which transform the lives of the hurting men and women we minister tohere at GRM. Jesus said "when you have done it unto one of the least of these,my brethren you have done it unto me". Matt. 25:40\Xte are looking fonvard to seeing 1'ou at one of the upcoming e\rents q-e haveplanned for the rest of this year.The staff and I will continue to pta.y for all of you. Please continue to pral' forus. Feel free to email me, [email protected]. , any prayer request, we would beh^ppy to agree with 1'ou in prayer.

PnnsroBNrJohn JacksonDon Melvin

Boano or Tnusrs,esDavid Van DuzerChairman

Jane Bond \{'illiam Harper_John Jackson Albert ]Ianola

Rudolph Pruden Charles Robinso'Lau'rence Donald Melvin

Jeff \{'right Deborah Davidson

www.gtm.otg

M@RIn Christ, If you have questions ot commentsregarding the newsletter, otelse about GRM, please send us anemail!

[email protected] MelvinExecutive Director

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