NEWSLETTER #1 REVISITING 2008

What happened? 2008 has been an amazing journey. Christ has been very faithful in the big things, and in big ways. We thought we would give away some cars to relieve some pain. What a desperate place to be, without transportation, often with children, often with no employment or underemployment. We just wanted to show Christ love in a real way to the desperate, lonely, left behind and forgotten. Few of us can truly relate, thank God for that! I often thought I had lost my mind, if I really stop and think about it maybe I have. Good thing I don't often stop and think for long. God has set us all on this path, all we are called to do is follow. And when you follow God is faithful.We ended up giving away 12 cars ? How did that happen ? It was through the generosity of you guys. Christ has called us all to this thing called Faith, simply have faith that he is the Son. And all of you have done that in aces ! Not only did we give away 12 cars but I would proudly drive any one of them. The cars just seemed to get nicer and nicer. We are not rolling in money by any stretch of the imagination, but we never, ever, ever fell short or were unable to do what was in front of us to do. Thank you all and God bless you. We had single mothers, drug rehabs, homeless rehabs, and working poor. One single mother with 5 children was walking over to the hospital district at night, one single mother with three was walking to Subway to work because it was the only place close enough to walk to for work, one woman was a victim of domestic violence in Mississippi who fled here with nothing, and I mean nothing. The stories go on and on.We started the Community garden in memory of Margret's dad. It should be ready to plant in a few weeks. We have managed 10 planting beds that are 6 x 16 ft, fenced one side, cleared the trees, brought in dirt and leveled the lot, dug a fire pit to share with the boy scouts, and are in the process of building community. It is on a 1/2 acre lot behind University United Methodist Church.The web site looks amazing. Thanks to Patrick. He must be some kind of genius. Please go check it out because we really update often, and everything we are doing is there or will be soon. We have photo's of all of the recipients, videos of some of the presentations, all of the financials etc, etc.So in summary God is AWESOME, all of ya'll are AWESOME. Project-44 is rockin' along much better than we could have ever imagined, and it is because of YOU ! Please continue to pray for us, and please go register on the website. May Gods Light Shine All Over You Now And Always

ELEMENTAL FIRE

It has been enlightening to find that God wants for us to find the gifts he has giving us and utilize them for the kingdom. So many times you will agree to sit on a committee or whatever out of duty but, not necessarily because you have a gift in that area. Think about it, if you look and pray about what you truly love and are gifted at then you will be more productive in that area. I think we quiet often waste talent and risk burn out by not working where God has gifted us. Every area of life and or business are needed in Kingdom work. If you can just ask God to show you how to work your talents and gifts to the glory of his Kingdom you might be surprised. I personnally am a grease monkey by trade and it just lately occured to me that my true passion could be used in Kingdom work. The results have been amazing. I can tell for sure, for once in my life that I am doing exactly what God would have me do. I used to would try to find some unobtrusive place to fit in to whatever was happening at the church and was quite often frustrated with the whole prosess. I was out of my element and not as affective as I could be. With this passion comes a new fire for Christ and a closer kinship with the Holy Spirit, so I highly recomend it. Pray for your passions and gifts, pray the God will us them to the glory of the Kingdom of God. Try spreading the love of our Lord and Savior- IN YOUR ELEMENT. He wouldn't have it any other way.

2008 AND CAR MINISTRY

2008 Has been an amazing year. It is humbling to be allowed by God to be his hands and feet like this. We randomly set a goal of 10 cars for the year and ended up giving away 12 ! Go figure ! When you decide to give away free cars it seems like you may have lost your mind but it is what God has asked us to do and He has our back in a BIG BIG way. We started working on getting our 501 c3 non-profit status and after 6-8 months realized it is normally an 18 month process, we received our official status on December 11, 2008 after only 9 months.
It has been a wonderful experience to help people like this . To see the faces of a family who are in a difficult situation receive a free car is great. I advise everyone to find time to come to a presentation at least once in 2009. Our goal this year is 30 cars ! So please be praying for us ! Also go register on the web site so you can keep up with what is happening. Thank all of you for your continued support and prayers. God Bless you and keep you and your in this new year.