Moving Forward Issue 1

MOVING APRIL 2013 Forward MINIstRY GUIDe homeless By example and expections...page 5 Matthew’s hope transitional housing in the works...page 14

THANK YOU frOm THe PUBLISHer HOPE is still alive in West Orange. aces fash into my mind. Lonely, desperate, begging for help... Supports I want to help. I do. So many tmes, So many opportunites. Orange County Commissioner Scott But — are they sincere? Why can’t they work? Are they really Boyd presenting Pastor Scott Billue, Fhungry? Or do they just want me to help them with their Matthew’s Hope Founder of Matthew’s Hope and addictons? Director Karen Gowing, a check for I used to see a single person on the side of the road with a “Work and The Feeding of $5000.00 to assist Matthew’s Hope For Food” sign or a plastc cup asking for money. With only a moment in lending a hand up to the growing to make a decision to help or not to help, many tmes I just looked away. number of Homeless Men, Women Today, the landscaped has changed. A staggering number of families are out of work. Many with small Homeless & Children of West Orange County. children have no place to go. Today, more people than ever need HOPE. That is why I’m so proud of Scot Billue, Pastor in Orange County of Next Community Church, for not looking away. It was his courage, convicton and his faith walking hand in hand with the Lord on an incredible journey 3936 S. Semoran Blvd. that has led to the creaton of Mathew’s Hope. # 412 Orlando, • Florida 32822-4015 Founded on Bible verses 35-40 from Mathew T: 407.442.8000 • F: 888.481.6757 25, Mathew’s Hope’s mission is to care for the www.gmfconsulting.com Pictured from left to right: Deb Linden, Karen Gowing, homeless in West Orange County, where I live and Scott Billue and Pam Gould work each day. With tremendous help from Karen Gowing, “We at DL foundation continue to be more and more Pastor Scot Billue Karen Gowing Executve Director, Mathew’s Hope fosters the impressed with Matthew’s Hope and Pastor Scott’s physical, emotonal, and spiritual well-being of homeless men, women, and children by meetng basic caring and dignifed approach to helping families. needs, developing skills, restoring dignity and independence. They provide emergency shelter and Over the last couple of years we have seen frst-hand transitonal housing, showers, haircuts and even laundry service. They assist in obtaining birth certfcates, the success stories of the children and families they social security cards and Florida Identfcaton to aid in obtaining food stamps, phones, medical, dental, assist ,”said Deborah Linden, Chair of DL Foundation. optcal and mental health care. They ofer Life Recovery classes and a Career Center. The local community, Get your local, raw, unfiltered “They truly are one of the core organizations making including over 50 churches, civic organizatons and business in partnership, provide 100% of their funding Honey our community a better place to live every day.” and support. Great Stuf!! So much has been accomplished in 3 short years since the birth of Mathew’s Hope; and I am confdent that my resources, tme and efort is being spent to beter lives not enable addictons. It is the goal of myself and the team at Adrenaline Media to no longer just look away. It is our commitment to use our resources and talents to spread the good news that hope is stll alive and well in West Orange County. We are proud to present you with Moving Forward and look forward to aid in growing and expanding Mathew’s Hope. I challenge you to get involved in helping us make a diference!! The Hardin Construction Foundation gives Matthew’s Hope a check for $3000 in support Find me every Saturday at the Winter Garden of their Life Recovery Family Forward Program. Farmer’s Market 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM In 2012 43% of all new Matthew’s Hope Donna Stuts, Look for the big white canopy with the yellow Guests were Women & Children. Standing Publisher “HONEYFEAST.COM” sign 407-982-0774 with Karen Gowing (Executive Director) and Paul Alison Enterprises, LLC Pastor Scott Billue (Founder) of Matthew’s Mathew 25:35-40 NIV Hope is Stephanie Jordan, Drew Emerson and For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger Over 12 Interested in I sell Brushy other local Chris Bell of Hardin Construction. To learn and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked afer me, I was in prison and you and gourmet Bee keeping? I Mountain Bee more on the Life Recovery Program please came to visit me.’ “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and varieties! do educational equipment so presentations give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When Honey stixs, and teach visit www.matthewshopeministries.org or call did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’ “The King will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of pollen, bees” others how come to me for all your 407.905.9500 the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.’ wax and royal Beekeepers! honey and bee to become needs! jelly available. 2 | April, 2013 3

THANK YOU frOm THe PUBLISHer HOPE is still alive in West Orange. aces fash into my mind. Lonely, desperate, begging for help... Supports I want to help. I do. So many tmes, So many opportunites. Orange County Commissioner Scott But — are they sincere? Why can’t they work? Are they really Boyd presenting Pastor Scott Billue, Fhungry? Or do they just want me to help them with their Matthew’s Hope Founder of Matthew’s Hope and addictons? Director Karen Gowing, a check for I used to see a single person on the side of the road with a “Work and The Feeding of $5000.00 to assist Matthew’s Hope For Food” sign or a plastc cup asking for money. With only a moment in lending a hand up to the growing to make a decision to help or not to help, many tmes I just looked away. number of Homeless Men, Women Today, the landscaped has changed. A staggering number of families are out of work. Many with small Homeless & Children of West Orange County. children have no place to go. Today, more people than ever need HOPE. That is why I’m so proud of Scot Billue, Pastor in Orange County of Next Community Church, for not looking away. It was his courage, convicton and his faith walking hand in hand with the Lord on an incredible journey 3936 S. Semoran Blvd. that has led to the creaton of Mathew’s Hope. # 412 Orlando, • Florida 32822-4015 Founded on Bible verses 35-40 from Mathew T: 407.442.8000 • F: 888.481.6757 25, Mathew’s Hope’s mission is to care for the www.gmfconsulting.com Pictured from left to right: Deb Linden, Karen Gowing, homeless in West Orange County, where I live and Scott Billue and Pam Gould work each day. With tremendous help from Karen Gowing, “We at DL foundation continue to be more and more Pastor Scot Billue Karen Gowing Executve Director, Mathew’s Hope fosters the impressed with Matthew’s Hope and Pastor Scott’s physical, emotonal, and spiritual well-being of homeless men, women, and children by meetng basic caring and dignifed approach to helping families. needs, developing skills, restoring dignity and independence. They provide emergency shelter and Over the last couple of years we have seen frst-hand transitonal housing, showers, haircuts and even laundry service. They assist in obtaining birth certfcates, the success stories of the children and families they social security cards and Florida Identfcaton to aid in obtaining food stamps, phones, medical, dental, assist ,”said Deborah Linden, Chair of DL Foundation. optcal and mental health care. They ofer Life Recovery classes and a Career Center. The local community, Get your local, raw, unfiltered “They truly are one of the core organizations making including over 50 churches, civic organizatons and business in partnership, provide 100% of their funding Honey our community a better place to live every day.” and support. Great Stuf!! So much has been accomplished in 3 short years since the birth of Mathew’s Hope; and I am confdent that my resources, tme and efort is being spent to beter lives not enable addictons. It is the goal of myself and the team at Adrenaline Media to no longer just look away. It is our commitment to use our resources and talents to spread the good news that hope is stll alive and well in West Orange County. We are proud to present you with Moving Forward and look forward to aid in growing and expanding Mathew’s Hope. I challenge you to get involved in helping us make a diference!! The Hardin Construction Foundation gives Matthew’s Hope a check for $3000 in support Find me every Saturday at the Winter Garden of their Life Recovery Family Forward Program. Farmer’s Market 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM In 2012 43% of all new Matthew’s Hope Donna Stuts, Look for the big white canopy with the yellow Guests were Women & Children. Standing Publisher “HONEYFEAST.COM” sign 407-982-0774 with Karen Gowing (Executive Director) and Paul Alison Enterprises, LLC Pastor Scott Billue (Founder) of Matthew’s Mathew 25:35-40 NIV Hope is Stephanie Jordan, Drew Emerson and For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger Over 12 Interested in I sell Brushy other local Chris Bell of Hardin Construction. To learn and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked afer me, I was in prison and you and gourmet Bee keeping? I Mountain Bee more on the Life Recovery Program please came to visit me.’ “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and varieties! do educational equipment so presentations give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When Honey stixs, and teach visit www.matthewshopeministries.org or call did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’ “The King will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of pollen, bees” others how come to me for all your 407.905.9500 the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.’ wax and royal Beekeepers! honey and bee to become needs! jelly available. 2 | April, 2013 3

IN THIS ISSUE MOVING APRIL 2013 MOVING APRIL 2013 COVER STORY 5 Forward Matthew Hope Ministry Guide Homeless Forward By Example And Expectations WEST ORANGE Homeless Families Grows...page 8 Trading Chains for Change 8 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Donna Stuts My Newest Friends Aren’t on Facebook 10 321-439-6571 [email protected] Bounty from the Harvest of Hope Garden 13 PRESIDENT Enzo Piras Transitional Housing In The Works 14 MATTHEW’S HOPE [email protected] Brings Second Chances...page 5 VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE Kathy Sheppard 407-347-3007 [email protected] I’m a cynical old preacher and, in order to ministry guides keep doing what I do, I have to see the “real VICE PRESIDENT OF PRODUCTION deal” on occasion. Recently I visited Matthew’s Margie Birriel Hope and spent some time with Scott Billue [email protected] and both “put enough gasoline” in the “en- VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES gine” of my heart to keep me going for a long Carolyn Ort time. Scott Billue’s authenticity, profound gifts 407-342-5426 Homeless By Example And Expectations and love for Christ and people are so rare and [email protected] incredibly refreshing! And congratulations to MEDIA CONSULTANT Reprinted with permission from Kate Santch, Orlando Sentnel Matthew’s Hope! Tree years of making a ma- Debbie Lowman jor diference in so many lives. Wow! May God 407-739-8178 continue to bless Scott and this ministry… and [email protected] “may your tribe increase.” You go! ake equal parts Dr. Phil and bucks. A new bicycle with a lock and a bike and his home. “Then I found this place. ELECTRONIC MEDIA SPECIALIST Mother Teresa, str in a youth light? Two hundred. Lunch with the pastor I love coming here. I love working here. Steve Brown is professor emeritus at Reformed Lisa Canady tainted by dysfuncton, drugs himself at a nice restaurant? Forty—and, Pastor Scot really cares about you. They all Theological Seminary, host of a syndicated radio talk 407-347-3007 and living on the streets, and you buyers say, a bargain. care about you. And working gives you the show and an author. You can hear his And You Think [email protected] About That commentaries on Z88.3. His latest is have the man behind one of the Afer all, Billue himself earns no salary. feeling that you have a job again, you know? book: Three Free Sins: God Isn’t Mad At You. Adrenaline Media, Inc. Aflated Charites Tfastest-growing, most successful “I spent nights crying and crying and It makes you feel like somebody.” homeless programs in Central Florida. wondering why people turned their back Tina White, now 52 and living in Pastor Scot Billue—a high-speed, on me,” recalled Michael Russ, a 51-year- Alabama with her husband, Drew, agrees. tough-love 50-year-old with a boy-band old Army veteran who worked for the city The couple came to Mathew’s Hope soon Having known Pastor Scott for the past 6-7 haircut—is founder of the 21/2-year-old of Apopka before losing his job, his wife afer it opened, when they were staying years, I understand his heart for the “last, the Moving Forward is published by Adrenaline Media, Inc., Mathew’s Hope ministry in Winter Garden, in a half-fnished home without functonal least and the lost”. Hosanna Building Contrac- Winter Garden, Florida 34787. run with the support of 50 churches, plumbing or electricity. At the tme, Drew, tors was established by God to bring Glory to Contents are fully protected by copyright and cannot be hundreds of volunteers and scores of local who had worked in constructon, couldn’t Him by creating fnances for His Kingdom, reproduced without writen permission from publisher. businesses. fnd odd jobs to keep them afoat. and providing a “Kingdom Presence” in the Sprawled behind the Church of Christ “They paid for my husband to get his construction industry. As a healed, delivered REDEFINING SUCCESS of West Orange, the operaton began as identfcaton card, got him work boots and and set free 17 time convicted felon and former Adrenaline a freeze shelter where those who lived even gave him a bicycle so he could get back crack addict, I have a deep understanding of in the woods could seek refuge from the and forth to a job—because that was the God’s mercy and grace! We here at HBC are MEDIA �n� nightme cold. Now it’s a full-tme operaton only way he had,” Tina said. “They don’t honored to have the privilege of partnering with 1,500 clients. At Mathew’s Hope, just toss a few crumbs at you and say, ‘See with Matthew’s Hope and Pastor Scott to be the homeless can get groceries, clothing, you next week.’ They help you get of your conduits of that Love , Mercy and Grace! 12480 Westield Lakes Circle medical and mental-health care and eye behind and get your life back.” Winter Garden, FL 34787 Dean Blankenship, President Ph: 407.347.3007 • Fax: 407.654.0631 exams. They also can tend an organic garden Today, Drew is working full tme in a Hosanna Building Contractors, Inc. www.AdrenalineResults.com and get help fnding jobs. grocery-store meat department, and Tina is 6250 Hazeltne Natonal Dr. #114 •Orlando, FL 32822 Most unusual, though, is the ministry’s studying to be a paralegal. Ofce 407-482-8332 • Fax 407-381-9690 • Cell 407-413-6069 detailed accountability system that allows [email protected] • www.hosannabc.com those who do work there to earn “pastor ‘Can’t turn away’ bucks” that are exchanged for supplies. Military Veteran, Michael Russ holding the keys to Joe Gick, a pilot for Southwest Airlines, his new apartment obtained with the help of the VA A sleeping bag, for instance, is 20 pastor representative at Matthew’s Hope. will tell you it’s more than the accountability 4 | April, 2013 5