National Human Trafficking Awareness Day!

Today is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day!! A special weekend is coming up soon to spotlight U COUNT Campaign at Timberline Church. Make plans to attend one of our weekend services to find out more about how you can get involved! Saturday - January 28 at 5:00pm and Sunday - January 29 at 8:30,10:00,11:30. With your help U COUNT is making a difference in the lives of women and children in India. :)

- JANUARY - NATIONAL SLAVERY AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION MONTH SAVE THE DATE U COUNT Campaign Spotlight Weekend! When: January 28/29 Where: Timberline Church - all services Don't miss this wonderful weekend of celebration. The U COUNT Campaign Team will share photos, videos and personal accounts of the trip we made to Kolkata, India, where we met the beautiful women and children who are the inspiration behind all that we do!

U Count - Dedication of Project Rescue Home of Hope Center

From the moment you walked through the gate, the air was filled with giggles, laughter, joy and excitement. After four years of fundraising efforts, the day finally arrived for the opening of the Project Rescue Home of Hope Center and Sarah Elizabeth Girl's Home.

The center is surrounded by a lush tropical landscape. Flowers, palm trees and shrubs abound, giving it an oasis type feel. Each building has four apartments, each apartment has four spacious bedrooms, and each bedroom will house four-giving capacity for 64 women and 64 girls. All apartments have their own bathrooms and balconies for drying clothes. Solar panels and an elaborate filter system to recycle rainwater help to make the facility energy efficient.

During the program, there were few dry eyes as former victims of sexual exploitation, ages 3 and above, danced in joy, praise and freedom. As bicycles were presented amidst shrieks of joy, I was overwhelmed with the sense that, at this beautiful place, children whose harsh realities in the brothels had deprived them of a childhood, now have the opportunity to be a child once more.

To Timberline Church and all who gave to this wonderful cause - thank you. Through the opportunities now available, you have given these women and girls priceless treasures - safety, identity, dignity and self-respect.

Bonnie

This is what happens when you follow through with something that God puts on your heart. If Bonnie had never responded with obedience to an idea that God placed in her heart and mind, we at Timberline Church would not have been part of watching lives transformed by the grace and mercy of Jesus Christ in these womens' and childrens' lives. Thank you to our U Count team for your hard work and perseverance. :)

You can have an impact in the lives of these women by purchasing items that they have made. Shipping is free in the Continental US.

http://www.ucountcampaign.org/ucountcampaign_rev005/shop/

U Count Benefit Concert

Sunday, May 15

Ralph Carmichael U COUNT Campaign Benefit

Timberline Church, South Auditorium at 2pm

Join us for an outstanding musical experience with gospel singer Dave Boyer and the music icon and legend Ralph Carmichael! :)

http://www.ralphcarmichael.com/ http://daveboyer.tripod.com/

http://www.ucountcampaign.org/