In May and June Restoration will send 2 different teams to this great region of the world. One of the people who will host the June team is named Steve. He is a good teacher in a great city with a tender heart for the people who live there. I am thrilled that Steve is […]
Sarah Blaine writes from Phnom Penh: I’m a mom and I’m raising my children…in Cambodia. I once felt this self-imposed pressure to be doing something “radical.” But my days look much like they would in America. I feed my children, change their diapers and try to keep my house clean. My husband’s job is changing […]
Did you know that St. Patrick wasn’t Irish? Did you know that he ended up in Ireland at the age of 16, after he was taken prisoner by a group of Irish raiders and spent 6 years in captivity as a shepherd? In a dream God told him to escape and once he made his […]
Two Restoration teams will head to Asia Minor, first in early May and then in early June, to pray, listen, share, and encourage. David Ryan is going with Team A in May. Here are his thoughts about the trip: As a child, my mom had Isaiah 6:8 in a picture frame in our hallway: “Then I heard […]
Hey folks, We’re getting ready to take our 6th annual trip to Philippi, WV. This experience is a significant part of the DNA of our church, as members have been going since before Restoration officially started! I got to go for the first time last year, and I had a fantastic time. On Sunday we […]
Why not join the fun and come and serve in one of these ways in the next couple of weeks? a) OAR: Come and enjoy dinner and game night with Restoration community and OAR clients on Monday March 24th from 6:00 – 8:00 PM ET at Boulevard Wood Grill. Please RSVP with Brent Jones at brentrichardjones@gmail.com . We want to […]
Hey Restoration, this is David. One of my favorite ‘best practices’ that we have done as a church since our beginning is to identify places or groups of people in need or organizations that are doing great, Gospel-centered work outside of Restoration’s scope. Particularly during the season of Lent, we try to enable our treasure […]
Hey Restoration, Nearly a quarter of residents of the D.C. metro area were born in other countries. These neighbors of ours have fascinating stories, talents and abilities, and valuable perspectives to offer us. Many of these folks also have great needs, like friends, community, resources, legal aid, and a knowledge of the Gospel. God has […]
Even though the situation in the Philippines has begun to fade from the headlines, the needs of folks on the ground are still very much a reality. This weekend Restoration has an opportunity to serve in this area. We’re going to be teaming up with Cherrydale Baptist and an organization called Convoy of Hope to package […]
Over the last couple of weeks, we invited anyone who was interested to come to two open events hosted by the Welcoming the Stranger small group. Both events were a great combination of being challenging and a lot of fun. On October 30th, Dawnielle Miller shared how she and others founded Casa Chirilagua. It […]