2009: Rockies Outreach Turns One

Denver volunteers Becki Dierenfield, Julie Willis, Jason Putnam and Vicky Dolven at our May 5 outreach. Roughly 50 people in Denver have volunteered with Filling The Void since April 2008.









MILE-HIGH MISSION MOVES FORWARD

It’s been a year since we first set out on a daring mission to do ministry in our second city – Denver, Colorado.

Our volunteer base has climbed from 9 to more than 50. We even had 24 volunteers show up for an outreach in April.

Two churches – Parker Christian Center and Calvary Chapel of Castle Rock – have joined our effort. A third – Centennial’s Shepherd of the Hills – is interested.

The frequency of our outreaches there has tripled. We started with one per month. Now we go out on the first and third Tuesdays of every month, plus one Saturday.

We served 16 sack lunches on our first day in Denver. Some 25 outreaches later, you can add another 600 to that number.

Each of those bags represents a life that has been touched and encouraged with the good news of God’s love.

People like Patrick, who was going in for gall bladder surgery the next day. Or Roger, who was out of work and in tears after we prayed with him.

People like Reggie, who is homeless at the age of 62. Or an older woman named Vi, who had just lost her 22-year-old daughter.

And Jerome, who was fresh out of jail. And Daniel, who needed to know that he could be delivered from alcohol.

God wants to lift up their lives. He can turn their scars into stars. That’s the motivation for this street ministry – to see lives saved in every city where we serve.

As we look ahead in Denver, our biggest need is local leadership. To date, we’ve been organizing it from Tulsa. But we know others in Denver can take it so much further. God will provide.