Rescue1 Update

Rescue1 has had an amazing last two weeks. The Lord is moving rapidly and growing Lacy and I so much.

I hope all of you have received the docs that R1 has sent out to our team leaders (You all). If not Please let me know.

           THANK YOU'S

Sharon Pratt - For researching, compiling, and developing the Business Proposal. Also for your help at the PIHConference.

Amazing Grace Worship Center - Partnering with R1 "for a Movement of Change", Task Force Launch and Monthly Sponsorship for the Homes of Refuge.

Christ Church Birmingham - Task Force Launch

Pam Bates, Amber Tolbert, Benga Harrison and Paul Lawler - For the business meeting, mentoring and organizational foundation/structure session we had. It was a world of help.

Kurt and Connie Edwards - For loving us well, your sacrifices of praise and helping us with our kiddos as we had meetings. You are such a blessing.

At the Pure In Heart Conference (pureinheartconference.com), Lacy was able to share the heart, purpose, and desire of God for R1. He stirred many 

hearts to action and the wear1rescue1 marketplace collected over $2000 in sales/donations. Many contacts were collected and we will see several TF groups rise from there.

Lacy and I have had many profitable meetings this last week. We have been learning more about:

leading and serving within a non-prof, 

non-prof business strategy and operating structures, 

Grant writing,

how to locate foundations that give grants for admin, projects, technology,

volunteer management and retention,

learning and gathering information on the details, policies, procedures, and processes of opening a rescue and recovery home in TN, from The Wellhouse the-wellhouse.org

how to successfully conduct "Witness-n-Care Campaigns on the streets, truck stops and other high risk zones for prostitutes and trafficked victims

ETC... Much, much, more

There is much to be done. much to learn and many people waiting for us to 

MEET. EDUCATE. PRAY. RECRUIT. GIVE. GO. TOUCH. DISCIPLE.

PRAYER NEEDS:

As you consider how to pray and serve, I would like to remind us all that we are faith-based. So, we move at the speed of God's Life, Light and Provision.

R1 Staff Salary/Support - This is our greatest priority. We would like to be full time within work, development and promotion of R1; however, until we are able to raise those funds we will continue to be full-time R1/full-time support development and not 100% in either.

Home of Refuge Sustainability - This includes monthly sponsors, short/full term missionary servants, project and improvement development 

Task Force Development- Task Force Start-ups, Recruiting Abolitionists, Anti-trafficking Local-n-Global Solutions

Task Force in America 2012 Conference - May 24-26 Learn more at traffickinginamericaconference.info/ Also R1's Daniel Tolar will be speaking in the "For Pastors Only" forum, May 25 at 4:30.

Partner Ministry Development and Relations

Learn More... wear1rescue1.org

Join a Task Force...

May God bless you, keep you and cause His face to shine upon you.

Rescue1/Tolar Family Update

I want to thank you all for your patience. I am sorry that I have not updated the blog for a while. The Lord has been keeping us so busy, teaching us so much, making materials, building websites and trying to make them better, meeting new people, accepting our first short term, 1 year, volunteer missionary, visiting churches, sharing at PIH Conferences, launching R1, starting Task Force groups, raising support, and so much more. We are excitedly overwhelmed with all the progress the Lord has provided.

Our family is well. The children are growing faster and faster everyday.

• David has adapted well to America and American food but he still prefers to eat white rice, sticky rice, and any green vegetable over any other food on the planet. He is 2 and ever since he could speak English repeats to say all time, and always the right time, “Fill in the name”, I Love you! Followed by the biggest huge ever.
• Dawson still cries to go home to Thailand but less now. He is 4 now and can out pray any man I know. He has such a sensitive, sweet s
• Lydia has overcome her confusion and misunderstanding of English letters over that of the Thai script. Her reading has improved so dramatically. She is 6 now and has the sweetest spirit about her.

Continue to pray for their salvation!

• Leigha misses her friends in Thailand and talks about them often. She talks about how they live in poverty yet are so happy. “But what about the others. The others not living in the Christian village? If the others never hear about Christ. They will never know happiness.” She’s right! Her understanding of how the darkness of the culture can dictate how children and women are abused. She is 12 now and blossoming into such a beautiful, smart young lady. Oh, yeah, she just ask Jesus to live in her. To take the darkness and the pain away. PTL!
• Wesley –Wow I am so proud of him! He is becoming a strong, young man. He shares about how he understands why the Lord chose our family to experience the world, missions and a different culture. “God truly made Himself for everyone!” He is 14 now and is so physically talented that he can pick up any ball and do things I only wish I could do. He played basketball this year for the first time and people would tell us how much he has improved and that he is so aggressive. I don’t know where he gets that from. ; )

Lacy and I are doing well. We are growing stronger and closer in our marriage. Isn’t marriage such a beautiful gift from God? Living as one is not always easy but God’s grace and Lacy makes it a lot easier. We are __ now! Well, we are getting older. That will have to be good enough. Haha!

Thanks for praying!

• Rescue1 is in its infancy but is growing and having an impact in our community and offering global solutions to trafficking.
• CHF/R1 has been able to add a kitchen on to one of our, bursting at the seams, Homes of Refuge. Over 70 young people live there.
• Our homes, by God’s grace, have a 95% salvation rate.
• The Hmong children’s home is reaching out into many of the Hmong village through the country side. Through their relational evangelism many are learning of Christ and coming to know Him.
• The Education Center proposal has been accepted and we will begin building the village school soon.
• We have our first 1 yr, short term missionary. Amy will serve at the English school and in one of the homes.
• We have a new staff member Rich Powell. He and his family have begun to raise their support.

Please pray for us!

• We must sustain the children’s homes. The annual budget, at this point is $104,000.
• The Tolar family needs to raise their family, monthly budget to $3500. We are living on about 18% of that. PRAISE the LORD that HE provides for us every month.
• We are planning 3 short term trips to Thailand, Philippines, and India. If you would like to, please let us know.
• We would like start Task Force groups in South, Southeast and North Nashville, 2 or 3 in KY, 2 in Birmingham, AL and 2 in Huntsville, AL.
• The Powell’s monthly support.
• Amy’s support, field prep, and cultural acquisitions.