Restoration Farm Center

Today Paul and Tony the Ivy Bend Hand Guys finished the rest room in the barn. These guys have been great and have not only done a terrific job but saved us money in the process of getting the barn ready. Kat is finishing the painting of the meeting area of the barn this week.

These are two miles stones that mean we are ready for our first guests. The rest room means who ever is staying in the RV now has a private place to shower and the meeting room means we have a private place to sit and talk with people who are at the farm for restoration.

We left Louisburg, KS in March not knowing where we would eventually land. In May, two months to the day, we moved onto the farm. We built a chicken coop, had the barn built and had three hoops houses erected in the span of seven months.

Ministry Parts of Phase 2

Our Phase 2 involves several things and chief among them is our ministry to pastors, missionaries and veterans. But also part of this phase is a ministry to couples and individuals. I want to briefly share what that is composed of.

One of the things God has placed on my heart is helping the wounded move past the barriers that keep them living as victims instead of the victors they could be. A wound can be physical but most often the wounds that keep us in a rut are emotional or spiritual. My heart is to provide the encouragement and the tools for people to discover the healing God wants them to have.

This part of the ministry involves an 8 week course for men called, "Wild at Heart" and an 8 week course for men and women called, "The Dream Giver". Many will find in these two courses the tools that they need to move beyond some of their wounds and to achieve more than they thought they ever could.

For the deeply wounded we will offer intense sessions where we will explore through the movement of the Holy Spirit the bases for the wound, the truth about the wound and what God wants the person to know about the wound. For most people this will involve one or two sessions and God will do some remarkable things during this time. Because our lives are like an onion with many layers it will require more time with others. These session will involve us solely relying on the interaction of the Holy Spirit with us. We will not try to force or manipulate what takes place in these sessions.

Everything above is free of charge and we will not ask any participant for money. We will accept donations from the individuals or those who have sent them to us. We are relying solely on God to provide for the needs of this part of the farm.

A question that comes up now and then is about our plans to become a 501c corporation. We have no plans to do that and the main reason is once we become incorporated we not only have to follow the Federal government guidelines but we become to a degree subject to their control. One reason we are not asking for donations is because we do not want strings attached to what we do here at the farm. But the main reason is we are asking God to provide the resources for this ministry.

If you have any questions or concerns please contact Larry Clark

Phase 2 Restoration Farm

Kat and I have been on the farm for five months and have put in a lot of hours building a barn, a chicken coop and putting up three hoop houses. That was phase one of our plan and we are ready to put into motion our second phase. 

If you know of a pastor, a veteran or a couple that needs to find healing for emotional or spiritual wounds please consider having them contact us. To contact us click here.

Here is the deal: 

1) they can come and stay in our RV for two days with meals provided free of charge. 

2) before coming they have to express a true desire to find healing for their wound(s). 

3) they have to have an open mind to letting God do the work and all of us listening for His word. 

4) donations are accepted but they will not be mentioned while people are here for a visit. We believe that God will provide whatever we need at the time we need it and that He wants to freely heal the wounded. 

5) we encourage people, their pastors and religious organizations to come and visit to get to know what Restoration Farm is about. We believe it is easy to write something about your ministry but one must see it in person to experience it.

6) we will not push any particular denomination but if asked about our history we will share it. Briefly our history is this: we spent over 15 years associated with the Worldwide Church of God and have until March of this year spent 13 years associated with the Vineyard Church in Overland Park, KS. I as ordained at the Vineyard in 2006 and served as Men's Ministry leader, Small Group Leader and helped lead a Moving Ministry. We currently are attending Lake Hills Community Church i Greenview, MO. At the Vineyard Church Kat and I both experienced healing for past wounds and those healings are the foundation for this ministry.

7) we believe that healing comes from God but that He does use people who have been healed in that process. Our focus will be seeking God's input, His healing and His restoration and not use manipulation in the healing process. In the end we need to give God the glory and be thankful He interacted with us.

 In my next post I will share several scriptures that will back up the process we will be using.

For more information or to schedule a visit call 913 636 1862. Please feel free to leave a comment or question by clicking the comment line or send me an email by clicking here.

Kat's Hog

We bought Kat a Harley last weekend. Not exactly the type of hog a Hell's Angel would ride but it is what she wanted. She will use this around the gardens to take supplies down and bring cut flowers back to the barn. Also mail box is over a quarter of a mile away and it will be great to ride up for the mail. In a few weeks we will put the plastic on the big hoop house but first Kat and I are going to try getting the smaller ones done. Photos of our attempts will come later. Come visit us again to see photos of the Three Amigos (our two kittens, Samson and Moses and our puppy, Liberty). Liberty was born on July 4th of this year.

The Hoops are Up!

We built three Hoop Houses this past weekend. Our friend Jeff, from the Vineyard Church in Overland Park, came down on Friday and Saturday he and I assembled one of the 16 x 24 hoops and then Sunday after church we assembled the other 16 x 24 hoop. On Monday, we were joined by Larry and his son-in-law from the Vineyard, Lonnie and Donnie from Lake Hills Community Church in Greenview, MO. We assembled a 16 x 92 Hoop.

Restoration Farm took a big step this past weekend with the hoops being assembled.

 What a blessing these men were to Kat and me. It is a wonderful thing when the church exercises Kingdom values and work together in helping others.

O