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WHY?
Deuteronomy 15:11
The poor shall never cease out of the land Therefore I command thee saying thou shalt open thy hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor and to thy needy in the land.
Psalm 41:1
Blessed is he that considereth the poor. The Lord will deliver him in time of trouble.
Proverbs 21:13
Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.
Luke Chapter 14
Luke chapter 18
He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes and to make them inherit the throne of glory,
for the pillars of the earth are the Lords, and He hath set the world upon them. KJV
1 Samuel 2:8
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WHAT IS THE JESUS HOUSE?
Jesus House Odessa is a mens Transitional Home
in progress as we speak.
"Transitional" meaning not just another shelter, but a place
where the men will be challenged to begin a new life.
They will receive biblical teaching,
receive counseling, and be required to seek employment.
Mandatory for all who stay are all church services,
a weekly 12 Step Addiction Recovery Program, at
least 2 job interviews per day, and setting up a savings
account to teach them how to be good stewards of the
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WHAT DO THEY DO?
The gentlemen live through a self
paced program, "relearning life"
as they daily make decisions learning
that there are consequences for
their actions whether good or bad,
and learning exactly
how those decisions affect the
rest of their lives, while learning
how God made rules for our own
good because he loves us.
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OCCUPANCY
The number of men we have at one time vary sometimes from day to day. Some of them fight to continue and some give up before they get started. While they fight addictions and struggle with responsibility, we will continue to lead them to the best of our ability sometimes with tough love, demanding that they take responsibility for their acitons as well as befriending them as we help them to see their self worth, to be able to see themselves as God created them to be.
Carl at his home, speaking with News Center 7
CURRENTLY
THE GENTLEMEN NOW RESIDE IN A
ONE ROOM BUILDING BESIDE THE CHURCH AND ARE VERY ANXIOUS TO BE IN THE NEW BUILDING.
PROGRESS
AS WE SPEAK THE SHELL IS BUILT, THE
WALLS ARE GOING UP AND WE ARE
RAISING FUNDS TO GET THE ELECTRICITY.
AS SOON AS THIS IS DONE THE GENTLEMEN CAN MOVE IN!
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MISSION
STATEMENT
The mission of
the Jesus House is
to show the love of
Jesus Christ to
the hopeless, giving
them the hope they
need to either start,
or restore
their relationship
with Jesus Christ
so that they will
be able to live an
abundant,
prosperous, Godly
life and become a
productive
part of society, to
become
fishers of men
themselves.
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A day strike at Noel Heritage Park
Robby
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