Rescue1 & The Heart of the Gospel

As we have continued to work with Rescue1 this week, God keeps opening our eyes and transforming our hearts to look more like His. Since we are going to the same motels every week, our team has been able to develop some deeper relationships with people who live there. Four girls on our team have gotten to know “A” and now spend time talking with her and praying with her every time we go out. Kathy and I have also developed a friendship with a woman at one of the motels and we continue to have good conversations and spend time prayer each week.

As the weeks have progressed, we have been able to develop these relationships by meeting physical needs like providing meals and clothing for those in need. However, these things alone are a means to an end without the gospel. The gospel is the end goal. Serving is just the bridge to getting to the gospel. That’s how Jesus did ministry. He healed people and he feed them, and then he spent time teaching them about the truth, His truth. Since Jesus did that, we should do too. We meet physical needs to get to the spiritual needs of people. After we offer physical loaves of bread, we need to offer the bread of life, Jesus.

Our lives should not inform us of how much Jesus is a part of us. He is not “a part” of us; Jesus is our life. Our relationship with Christ should inform us of how we are to live our lives. We all need rescue from eternal suffering as well as restoration for spiritual freedom. Here’s how we are to relate the ministry of Rescue1 back to Jesus:

Christ informed:

-  those endangered

-  those who thought they were saved

Christ served:

-  physical needs, touched and loved, went to sinners, spent time with people

Christ solved:

-  Calvary, offered a solution, was the solution, was selfless

 

 

Christ informed to make people aware of their need for a Savior. He served their physical needs. And He solved the problem of sin by going to the cross. Since He did those things, we are to do these things:

Rescue1 informs:

• the community (prevention) 
• the Church (action/rescue) 
• the vulnerable (restoration)

Rescue1 serves: His people à everyone:  least of these through love: food, prayer, physical needs, building relationships

Rescue1 solves:

- the Gospel which leads to: cleansing, purifying, healing, restoration 

- Jobs, protection 

- Reintegration into society: housing, specialized counseling, legal issues, long-term and emergency services: facilities, homes – find people who have an open home, no kids, no restrictions, where they can take victims in.

At the end of the day it all goes back to the gospel and what Christ did. As we continue to serve and build relationships with people through Last Call 4 Grace in Rescue 1 hopes to begin the same type of ministry up here in Nashville.

It has been a life changing experience to see the physical and spiritual needs of people here. We can no longer say we didn’t know. And because of that we cannot return back to our normal lives after this summer. God may not lead us all to work with trafficking victims, but we must always live our lives with Christ at the center, wherever he may call us. God does not want sacrifice, he wants obedience. He already sacrificed Himself for us. As we are obedient to God, our love becomes sacrificial like His.

“This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers. If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him? Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.” – 1 John 3:16-18

- The Rescue1 Summer Interns

Meet Our Rescue1 Summer Interns

This summer, God has blessed us with 6 interns to help us continue our work. They will be helping us conduct research, hold trafficking 101's and helping us lay the foundation for special ops in Nashville. They will be posting blogs periodically throughout the summer about their experiences working with us.
Here is the first one:


This week we learned all about human trafficking and started working as interns with Rescue 1, an organization that raises awareness and works to prevent trafficking. Last week we spent a few days doing research about trafficking in different states so we could better understand how it happens, who the traffickers are, and who the victims are. After we did research, we went out on the streets to do outreach and pray for victims of trafficking at a few motels in Murfreesboro. Since outreach like this does not happen in Nashville yet, Rescue 1 is working with a ministry called Last Call For Grace to see it first hand in hopes of doing something similar in Nashville.  

Yesterday we spent our first day working with Rescue 1, this is a ministry working with human trafficking. We did everything from researching for five hours to going to the motels where human trafficking actually takes place. There were so many sad things I got to see first-hand. One of the most impacting moments of the night was when I had the opportunity to go door to door with Candy, telling people we had free food. We knocked at one room and a man answered the door. We asked if they wanted some food and two girls spoke up and said “Yes!! We would love some food!” So, one of the girls, named "T" came to get food. She acted so cheerful and happy when we came to the door but as soon as she got away from her “man” her demeanor changed all together. She went and talked to Candy and when Candy prayed for her she broke down. It literally broke my heart, because T didn’t get out. It’s her choice and she went back up to her room. I kept thinking, how can you want to go back to that, but then I’m reminded how I do the same thing sometimes. God gives me a way out of my sin and I just chose to live in it sometimes. I know that T is a daughter of the King and He can do mighty things in her life, if only she will let him. Pray for T!

-        Lexi

Outreach in Murfreesboro has been eye opening. It’s amazing to see how God moves and uses something as simple as a meal and prayer to impact people’s lives. However, it goes beyond food. Our true hope is that these victims would be able to get out being trafficking and that they would be able to start over their lives. Also, our hope is that they would find new life in Jesus Christ.

After doing the research and going out on the streets, we can no longer say we didn’t know. There are 27 million people in slavery around the world, whether it is labor trafficking or sex trafficking, everyone deserves to get out and everyone needs the hope of Christ. Please join us in prayer for everyone who is affected by human trafficking, the victims, and the traffickers themselves.

Ways you can pray:

Pray for the victims to get out and that they would know Jesus 

Pray for us as we do outreach on Wednesday and Friday nights all summer 

Pray for awareness to be raised about the issue of human trafficking  

Pray for the church to get more involved in this issue and for more labors 

Pray for Last Call For Grace and the ministry that they are doing


- The Rescue1 Summer Interns

Important Updates

Sometimes I catch myself staring off into heaven like our brothers in Acts did while and after Jesus ascended into heaven. Sometimes I live as if I am left powerless, daydreaming of the day Jesus returns. I dream of the day when Justice will flow down like a river, “All” creation is made new, and “Every” wrong is made right.

I dream of – then the Spirit reminds me that He is "God Spirit" and that He is come to comfort, heal, restore, equip, and renew. He reminds me that His Mission is to bring holy, Biblical justice to Earth. That He is come to make “All” wrongs, right! He is come to fill me with Him, Him with me, and Us, the Body, with His infinite might, glory, love, holiness, grace, humility, sacrifice, and much more because we are apart of His Mission. Jesus came to redeem man and to enlist every new creation into His radical, never done before, servant based, violent prayer warfare, and complete world insurgence. This excites me! We are indwelt with the Creator of the universe to be His Kingdom on Earth and to reclaim that, which is rightfully His! Psalms 24:1-2 says, The earth is the Lord’s, and all its fullness, the world and those who dwell therein. For, He has founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the waters.

Rescue1 Update

With that said we are humbled that God would allow us to be a part of His reclaiming strategy. The last month and a half God has given Rescue1 ground that we have been praying years for. This ground has been stripped from Satan’s grip and we can feel his jealous anger. Our family is being attacked because Satan has been ruling this ground, air, and hearts of unregenerate mankind since the fall and he is unwilling to relinquish this territory. 

God has allowed several unique opportunities for Lacy and I to evangelize in arenas that many may not have the opportunity to do so. For instance:

• We have been invited to participate with the state of TN’s anti-trafficking strategy sessions to help write victim identification procedures, after care protocol, and coordinate collective public awareness initiatives 
• Department of Children’s Services is begging us to recruit faith-based foster parents to specialize in trafficking care for minor 
• Assistant District Attorney has asked us to help with the Hannah Project 
• TN National Guard has asked us to return to train more soldiers, of which several have invited us to train their places of employment. 
• Public schools are asking us to come and educate councilors and teachers.
• Other secular partners to mention FBI, TBI, local Police Departments.

Trafficking 101
Over the last four weeks we have been invited to several mission’s conferences to share about our vision, mission, and educate on trafficking. While conducting our Trafficking 101, we call the Church to be on the forefront of the anti-trafficking movement, to seek Biblical Justice, to provide victim services in their community, and to evangelize the trafficked population through Special Ops. Hundreds are responding to this call by starting / joining a Task Force.

One specific new Task Force is the Idlewild Rescue1 Task Force in Tampa, FL. We just returned from there, where over 600 people came to raise their Trafficking IQ and over 180 Idlewild members signed up to be a significant part this Task Force. Among the group five other Tampa churches were represented, of which four have begun the process of inviting Rescue1 to their church. Join them and raise your Trafficking IQ Today!

It is humbling what the Lord is doing in and through Rescue1. God is moving in mighty ways and granting us to be missionaries in some very significant places. Truly, God is going before us, preparing the way, and bringing many to Himself. 

Remember to pray for E's recovery and salvation. She is the lady God brought to us to Rescue at one of our local Starbucks. Look for parts of her story in the next update. If you would like to donate gift cards, housing goods, food, furniture, etc. please email us at Rescue1Ministry@gmail.com.

Family Update
The Lord is blessing our marriage in so many ways. We live, work, play, rest, dream, grow, and pray together. We are devoted to each others personal growth and development in Christ. As well as diligently learning God's word and how He wants us to bring #BiblicalJustice, through the gospel, into human trafficking.

The kids are doing really well. As the time passed they get bigger, smarter, more mature, and more independent, which brings new uncharted waters. There are four teens in the house, Sun-18, Hannah-16, Wesley-15, and Leigha-13 who make parenting an interesting endeavor. Then there are three little ones, Lydia-7, Dawson-5, and David-3. There never a dull second in our home.

• Sun is doing well in school but having a tough time with American History. He enjoys playing guitar at Lighthouse Christian School's chapel band and he plays forward and midfield on the soccer team. 
• Hannah has finally overcome the food and culture hurdle. She is our brightest student in the house and is just a few points away from a 4.0. She too is playing soccer as a midfielder and defender. 
• Wesley is doing well in school. He played football this year and received severe internal injuries that forced doctors to order him temporary abstention from sports during the basketball season. Praise the Lord, the abstention was lifted and he is now playing soccer. 
• Leigha is doing really well in school. Lacy is doing a great job Homeschooling her. Leigha has battled through her dyslexia well and learned to manage it. She was just recently accepted into acting school. The school was so impressed with her and touched deeply with what Lacy and I do through Rescue1 that they gave Leigha a partial scholarship. 
• Lydia is really enjoying her home school program (K12). She is learning really fast, her reading has improved and part of practicing what she is learning is to explain and teach some of her lessons to Dawson and David. 
• Dawson is chomping at the bit to start school. He is definitely our most academically motivated child. He also has uncanny gymnast ability and will start gymnastics class next month. 
• David is right in there with Dawson. He is the most loving one in the house. No matter what the emotional tone is in the house David runs around all the time telling everyone “I love you!”. 

Pray Requests 

Family - Praise God for His never-ending faithfulness. We have never gone wanting for anything and God is raising up new personal supporters. 

Continue to pray for:

• That God guards our children’s hearts form the lies of Satan and that they do not get angry with God for our living simply and by faith. 
• Increased personal support (we get by on 20% of our projected budget, which i not healthy long term) 
• One of our supporters gave us a used car that needed fixing. Another supporter did all the work free of charge but we have to pay for all the parts. Cost $1500. 
• A few home improvements for our home of 9. Cost $1000. 

Rescue1 – Right now Rescue1 is Lacy and I, Lauren (leaving in August for Grad School), and Rich (part time volunteer staff).

• R1 needs church, business, and private partners who commit themselves to seeing Biblical Justice holistically enforced in the trafficking world. Partnership at $100+/month. 
• Task Forces planted in local communities all over the country through our churches. 
• Staff to passionately educate, lead, and mobilize churches to provide “Redemptive” After Care Services and “Loving" Long Term Rehabilitative Care through discipleship/mentors. 
• Anti-trafficking partners/donors to help R1 open Homes of Restoration for minors and adults in Tennessee first and then other states. We will need funds, property, workers to remodel or construct the structures, volunteer staff, food goods, house goods, furniture, etc…
• Full time, faith-based staff to serve as case management workers, foster care coordinator, house mom / parents, licensed Christian clinical psychologist and trauma therapy councillors. 
• And the list go on and on.

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.

Rescue1 Native Style

A greatly admired mentor of mine always says, "We move at the speed of life, light, and loot"! (he says provision, I added loot) It is so true, huh? We cannot move faster than the circumstances of life allows. We cannot work where God's revelation and guidance is not. And, we definitely cannot move forward void of His provision. Over the past 18 months God has been leading us and Compassionate Hope Foundation@ compassionatehope.org in an all out sprint. -Wait, I need a moment to catch my breath.........................Okay! It is very clear to that the Spirit is leading and showing miraculous signs to declare His Kingship. One of the ways we know God wants to reveal Himself and Rescue1 at a time is though our assistance in EMPOWERING the nationals. So, here is a taste of God giving life, light, and loot in the words of one of our national partner, servant leaders.  

Dear Friends and prayer partners,

     School was closed for the month of October and most of the students returned home to help in their churches: teaching the Bible, visiting the sick, witnessing to others and leading some to Christ.  They had good opportunities to serve Christ. While home some assisted their parents with the rice harvest or gathering coffee beans.  Others planted fields of corn for their families. Tawatchai took a team and visited former students at a church in a nearby country for 7 days. Some of the leaders and young people want to serve the Lord and would like to attend our Leadership Training Center next year. A few of our students remained here and helped with the dorm students at Home of Blessing.

School re-opened Nov. last for the 2^nd term.  There are l2 students, 3 new students coming from another nearby country.  There is some problem as the 3 new students don’t know Thai so only Chalong can teach them in Hmong. We are also teaching Thai to those who don’t know Thai in order that they will be able to read and write in Thai and share with others. Then they will be able to help the churches here.

     Last night at the prayer and praise meeting one of the 
students shared about coming to the Leadership Training.  “We traveled for 2 days and 2 nights. During that time we only ate once as we didn’t have much money.  We then spent 2 nights with Christians before traveling by bus to Thailand to study at the Center.  We love the Lord and want to study God’s Word in order that we can serve the Lord.”  Praise God for those who hunger and thirst to know the Word of God.

   

      May God bless each of you who have a share in the work here through prayer, encouragement and giving.  Please pray for us---teachers and students alike, that we may be all God wants us to be and become mature in Christ Jesus. 

With love in Christ,

Tawatchai and Predawan Intasin 

Rescue1

Hi, I am Lacy Henson Tolar, I had the privilege and honor of growing up with a father and mother who have a heart for the world and those who can't defend or care for themselves. At the age of 12, I took my first mission trip and saw, first hand, the needs of those whom they/we serve. Since then a passion to be involved and live missional has grown deeper and stronger in my heart. 
Now, with my life partner and husband, Daniel, we have joined hands with our family to be apart of a mission uniquely qualified and strategically positioned to meet the spiritual and physical needs of the hurting and oppressed around the world. Reaching into the lives of those others may not be able to touch. In our travels around the world we have seen much that breaks our hearts and even blows our reality to pieces. One of the injustices we have seen most of is how the world uses and discards it’s most vulnerable,i.e., women and children. We know that God loves them, He sees each of them and desires for them to grasp their potential to change the family, community and nation they live in.

By purchasing a product from our “RESCUE 1” marketplace you offer hope and an opportunity for one of these and you give yourself the chance to be apart of something bigger than you and give God room to open your eyes to things unseen.

The marketplace is coming soon, but you can still purchase our shirts and wristbands. Just message me at tolarfamily@gmail.com. 

Here is how:

*Donate $100, they get an education, a safe place to live, or the chance to start a business.

*Purchase an item from our product line.

*Wear our shirts, bracelets, necklaces, or bags and help us spread the word and share the story of those who are living in silence…

What if this year you changed the life of an abused, impoverished, exploited, or persecuted child. Prevent them from starvation or rescued them from poverty, or restored them to a life of dignity. What if this year you changed a life forever? Join us and become apart of a movement where we are breaking the silence… We are speaking for those without a voice, We are protecting the powerless and offering hope to the hopeless….

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Newsletter

Hmong village girls rescued from the "Industry"

Hello everyone and thank you!!! Thank you so much for loving and caring for us and we are so encouraged by your prayers. So much has happened in our lives, and to update you on all the Lord is doing through CHF is- well almost, unbelievable! The Northern Thai region ministries the Lord has allowed CHF to come alongside of grow stronger daily. The new locations introduce us to new people, needs, opportunities, work, workers, etc… The “Impact Zone” is: children rescued from neglect, abuse, slavery, and sex-trafficking; villages without education; pastors that have no way to financially provide for their families; men that sacrifice the right of survival to preach and share the gospel, and many that come to the Bible Institute at great personal expense. This is just a snapshot of the daily happenings there. What a blessing it is to be apart of their lives, yet compared to the opportunity to share the love and gospel of Christ to those without an eternal hope, it seems so small. Upon returning from our survey trip of the Thai region Lacy and I were so excited and tried ever so earnestly to communicate with our supporters, build-up our contact list, build relationships with potential new supporters, and create a sense of urgency to return to the field within our hearts, our children, and with you. It seemed the harder we peddled the further behind and more discouraged we got. The last few months have been difficult for us. Our hearts feel lost in a vortex of two worlds; the one in which we live and the one we so rapidly adapted to. Now, I know that, letters like this are supposed to be positive, encouraging, full of all the stuff we have done and the affects of our labor; however, for us that has been quite tough. Since August of last year we have experienced one extreme change after another and due to the newness of CHF, the lack of clarity of our function there, no clear return date, assisting in the immediate needs of The Pure in Heart Conference Ministries with Susan Henson (Mom), serving in several conferences, and the summertime has seriously affected our Support Development. Resulting in a lose of monthly support and we are down to a monthly income of about $1,100. This month was our first month to dip into the red for our monthly stipend, because of this Lacy and I have begun seeking alternatives to provide for our family. This has been a difficult decision to make because we have worked so hard to recover from the loss of support. Within the last 3 months, I have spoken to or contacted many different individuals, businessmen, and churches. Trusting in our Lord, yet with dismay I report 36 no's, unable to's, or no replies. As bad as this sounds, it is such a liberating journey because, I, we are learning to trust in the provision and protection of our Lord God. Our journey over the last two years has been life changing. We are in a good place in the Lord and learning to possess what he has already.

We have been used of the Lord to bring the gospel to Chiangmai and Ubonratchathani, Thailand, relief and encouragement to the suffering church. Since our return to the states; we have helped with many of the legalities of the foundation of CHF, assisted in launching into Northern Thai region, the meeting of the Avrit’s, who became CHF partners there, the meeting and serving with many key    Christian leaders and businessmen in     - initiating our business as missions, the recommendation from Lacy and I of the Somboon’s, a beautiful and trusted Thai family, to help found and serve as President and Director for CHF of Thailand, the reopening of several children’s homes the youth development and community center, the Bible Institute, the opening of an English Language School, and the commitment, formation, and beginning process of opening a Christian Academy, the connecting and encouraging of twelve apostolic, native leaders that we believe God desires to use to bring His Kingdom and reconciliation through, and much, much more has kept us really busy here at CHF.

Harvest Center(s)

Somboon Family

House of Refuge

As a result of your eternal investment we have had the opportunity not only to participate in what Christ is doing there but assist in how He plans to bring the Kingdom there. What an amazing and unbelievable moving of the Spirit there, it is almost like we are living in the movie ACTS of GOD. CHF was able to lead a missions team trip of several ladies and their daughters last month. The women lived with the girls in the girls home for many days. The young Thai girls were so impacted that they shared with the team that, “no one has ever cared enough to come, visit, live with, give us gifts, and take us on an outing to the mall”. The team got to pray with and personally lead several of the girls to Christ. It was such a precious site. There are so many other stories and life changing experiences that occur daily our whole CHF team couldn’t blog, FB message, email, newsletter, and tweet about to keep up with. We would love the opportunity to share with you all that has happened and all that the Lord seems to be planning. The ministry opportunities there are incredible the Kingdom is expanding and the potential to change the eternal destination of thousands, perhaps tens of thousands of people in seven+ countries is real. A spiritual mentor said, “The Great Commission is DOABLE; thus we are RESPONSIBLE!” We know that we have been called into the ministry of Jesus’ mission, His ministry of reconciliation, His eternal plan of taking back the world for His/our Father. I know that all cannot go. So, some go, but I know that all are called to function as one Body, one Army for the purpose of bringing the Kingdom of Heaven to Earth. Yes, all cannot go, but those that stay are to send those that are called, willing, able, and live “Go”. There are many needs and many ways for others to touch the lives of our impoverished and/or suffering brothers and sisters. Here’s how to help!

One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) Monthly

·         Will provide room, board, and an education for one month for a teen boy or girl

Fifty Dollars ($50.00) Monthly

·         Will feed an exiled family in        

·         Will care for the child of a martyr

·         Will put a student through Bible College in Thailand, , India or the Philippines

·         Will provide care for an orphan

To Donate visit the Donate page on this blog page or compassionatehope.org. 
To SPONSOR our family monthly call me at 615-243-2640, send funds to 
CHF∙111 Gloryland Ln.∙Antioch, TN 37013, or visit compassionatehope.org to use the PayPal account button (memo Tolars).

TRENDS to Community Success

Team! We are one servant, 1000’s strong! We value our team members. The resources given to us are not our own. Collectively, we see a need and move to meet that need.

Relational motivated! People are our axis. Friends come before money, projects, systems, structure and results.

Excellence driven! Everything we do, we strive to do with excellence. Integrity is our foundation, from there we live and work with hands open. Not driven by ambition or results!

National ownership! We believe nationals have the ability and the resources to meet their own needs, build their communities, and lead their churches. So, we build relationships as we live with and in the community. Always training, developing, and equipping national servant-leaders as they discover economic opportunities and care for the needs of their community. We strive to restore honor, dignity, and self-efficacy.

Discrimination is the antithesis of human equality. We celebrate the richness of human diversity in culture, personality, experience, influence, and education.

Servants! We are extremely careful to never establish ourselves as the authority but rather a strong, submissive, influential servant-leader with wisdom and experience. 

We love people! No matter what circumstances or background of the individual or the community as a whole. We desire to serve the community, love the individual, and live the gospel.

I believe TRENDS is a great starting point for communal evangelism, Great Commandment emphasis, and Great Commission impact. 

COUNT THEM, COUNT THEM ALL!!!!!!!!!!

Did you count them? 32! WOW 32!

Just in case you did not get that number.  AGAIN, it is 32!
32 girls given a chance. 32 girls rescued from mans perverse desire and control.
32 girls rescued from complete poverty. 32 girls now will receive an education.
32 precious girls and young women now live in a Christian family home with 2 loving parents and support staff.
32 lives are forever changed. 32 lives will live in the Compassion of Christ being displayed 24/7.

How awesome is that? How perfect is our GOD? How blessed we are to be a part of changing these lives?

Oh, how blessed you are to know that your caring, loving, giving, and sacrificing renders 32 eternal, life altering chances. CHANCES!!!

Love you all and thank you!!!

Remember to continue to give. It is your giving that provides them a new life. It is your giving that allows me to tell you their story. It is your giving that allows me to share their life with you.

-Daniel W. Tolar