Holden Acres Update

Scott Johnston from New Name Ministries has caught the fish bass, and it is absolutely HUGE!!

This is the first Crappie caught off of our 1.5 acre lake. Men who are recently released will have the opportunity to relax and throw a line in. Who knows they might even catch something. But either way they will have a great time.

This is the first catfish caught by Ms. Bonnie. She will assist men with getting back and forth to work.

An aerial view of our property and 1.5 acre lake.

This Door of Opportunity needs a little touching up.

Our Theme song is “Graves into Gardens” by Brandon Lake. Just watch what the LORD will do with this grave.

Phase #2

Phase #3

This room will be converted into another room with complete bathroom.

I love to cook. However, there will be a lot of work before we start cooking anything in THIS kitchen.

When “LIGHT” is added HE changes everything

Now our guys can actually use a kitchen like this!

The Kitchen is looking much better now.

This is the beginning of a second bedroom

A nice dining-room table and a whole lot of cleaning and this will be good as new.

Phase #2

Our 2nd Bathroom is nearly complete

2nd Bedroom now has two new residents

Current Updates and Needs

This section is designed to help each of you understand what is currently transpiring at our Alvarado location, as well as some of our needs.

We just received confirmation from Johnson County, Texas that our property is now tax exempt. Praise the Name of Jesus!!! The land is 100% paid for absolutely zero mortgage. We are officially recognized as an (ARH) Approved Resource Housing for TDCJ. Thank you Jesus! We are running a Christian based program at this location. Some of the things that will be taught are the following: Finance classes (Monday), Celebrate Recovery (Tuesday and Thursday), Experiencing God (Wednesday), after completion of Experiencing God will be starting Every Man’s Battle: Winning the battle over sexual temptations.

Five men have come home. Please keep them in your prayers as transitions are always challenging. We are asking prayers for the following: obtaining a great job, setting up a physician for each of them, and of course teaching them to work toward a purchase of their own vehicle. We have found two businesses that are willing to hire ex-felons that we are bringing home. The much needed transportation will allow them to obtain employment.

1). The electrical has been completed and we have installed the split units for AC and Heating. Which makes the rooms nice an toasty during these cold months.

2). We will be adding a wall to the front edition and turning it into the fourth room. This room will allow us to bring two more men home.

3). Finances are still a need for the following: vehicle (the LORD said make your request known to Him, and we desire working vehicles to transport men to church and work), septic, etc…

4). The plumber has completed the entire house and we now have, not one but two working bathrooms. Doesn’t sound like much until you’ve lived in a half way house with eight men and one bathroom.

5). The siding and under skirting is complete. This will aid in keeping the pipes from freezing.

Your prayers are desperately needed, however, prayer alone will not accomplish this task. We truly appreciate each donations, but we believe that if others would be willing to donate $50 or $100 regularly each month for only a year will be able to move forward to our second house.