What an amazing morning! We are absolutely stunned by the dedication of these 4 organizations. 7More, Elijah Rising, Spring Spirit, and Yellowstone Academy blew us away with their missions and requests! Please learn more about each of these amazing ministries and visit our photo gallery to see more pictures from the event this morning.
We would like to highlight the verses that each of these organizations use as the backbone of their work:
Your rulers are rebels, partners and thieves; they all love bribes and chase after gifts. They do not defend the cause of the fatherless; the widow's case does not come before them. Isaiah 1:23
If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! Matthew 7:11
Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, "Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?" Jesus answered, "I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times." Matthew 18:21-22
Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow. Isaiah 1:17
"Surely the day is coming; it will burn like a furnace. All the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble, and the day that is coming will set them on fire," says the Lord Almighty. "Not a root or a branch will be left to them. But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its rays. And you will go out and frolic like well-feed calves. Then you will trample on the wicked; they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day when I act," says the Lord Almighty... Malachi 4:1-3
He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. Micah 6:8
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11
We are thrilled to announce our finalists for this years One Hundred Shares grant.
All 4 finalists will be presenting this Wednesday at the coffee! Please come to learn more about these amazing Houston ministries.
We are so excited to share the new van (WITH A/C!!!) that Hope for Youth purchased with their OHSH grant money!
We are thrilled to announce the 2016 One Hundred Shares Houston recipients:
Freedom Place = $50,000
Hope for Youth = $50,000
We had an amazing time at our annual luncheon hearing from Agape Development and awarding our new beneficiaries. Click here to view more pictures from the event!
We are thrilled to see the amazing year Agape Development has had! What a blessing to be a part of it's growth and future!
We are excited to announce our four finalists this year. Be looking for the site visit sign ups coming in January. We hope you will join us as we visit all four of these amazing ministries.
Asking for $100,000 to fund their aftercare site, Kendleton Farms, for women exiting the commercial sex industry. The farm is 15 minutes south of Sugar Land on 85 acres.
Asking for $100,000 to build a canine vocational therapy center which helps victims testify in court and trains the young women vocationally.
Asking for $50,000 to expand HFHM locations and begin Crosswalk Center campaign for prisoners released in Harris County.
Asking for $100,000 for a 15 passenger bus to transport youth and programming costs for outreach events.
We are excited to announce that Agape Development is the beneficiary of the One Hundred Shares Houston grant for 2014-2015! We had a wonderful luncheon on April 6th honoring Agape Development and giving them a check for $100,000.
Here are a few pictures that captured the energy and passion for the work the Lord is doing in Houston through One Hundred Shares Houston. click here for the complete album
Our fearless leaders this year!
Our site visit chairs giving Kirk Craig a check for $100,000.
Kirk Craig, Agape's Director, gave an encouraging update about the work and vision of Agape Development.
We ended with all of us circling together to pray for the blessings of this year and for next year!
As we wrap up the 2014-2015 year, we want to say a big thank you to all of our partners. We couldn't do it without each of you. This year we were blessed with 126 members which allowed us to give Agape Development $100,000 and then each of the other finalists, Cornerstone Family Ministries, His Father's Heart Ministries, and LifeHouse Houston, will split the extra $26,000.
Looking forward, the 2015-2016 One Hundred Shares Houston grant application will be available in early June on our website. Please spread the word to local ministries about our grant. We look forward to seeing where God will lead us to give next year.
Ladies, we hope you will join us for the Fall Coffee where we will hear from our four finalists! All partners should have received the invitation by email. Come hear how to the Lord is working in our city!
We are excited to announce that we have narrowed our first year of grant applications down to the four finalists! All of our applications are worthwhile causes and we feel blessed to have reached so many ministries in our first year.
The 2014-2015 finalists are:
Please join us in praying for these ministries throughout the year. We will hear presentations on these four ministries at our Oct 30th coffee at Christ the King. This spring all of our partners will be invited to attend a site visit for each of these four finalists. During that site visit, you will get to see deeper into the heart and mission of the ministry. We hope you will join us for the coffee, the site visits, and of course in prayer! It is going to be an amazing year.
The 2014-2015 Grant Application is now available. Please visit our Grant Application page to download the application along with the financial snapshot. We look forward to seeing the different ways the Lord is at work in our city.
Please note the applications are due September 1, 2014. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered for review.
Spread the word! We want to see and hear how the Gospel is being spread throughout Houston.
As a Partner, you will be able to choose your level of involvemnet. Through a grant application procedure, the board members of One Hundred Shares Houston (OHSH) will review and narrow down the applications to four semi-finalists. You will be invited to attend a Fall Coffee and hear representatives from each of these ministries make presentations about their organization. In January and February, you may wish to participate in the Site Visits of the four semi-finalists and offer your recommendations. Your input will help the board make informed and educated decisions as they pray over and vote on who should receive our gift(s). April will bring the "Awarding of the Grant" Spring Luncheon. On this occasion, OHSH will award the grant funds to one or two ministries. We would encourage your participation in each of these events. However, you may only wish to participate by making an annual contribution.
One Hundred Shares was founded in Atlanta in 2006 by a small group of women. They had a dream to give a significant contribution each year to a viable Christian ministry in the Atlanta metro area that serves the needy and proclaims the gospel. Their vision was to gather 100 women who would give $1,000 annually. The result would be the availability each year of a significant contribution of $100,000. This money would be awarded to one or two ($50,00 each) selected organizations, which would enable those organization(s) to move forward to a new level of ministry.
The 2014 formation of our chapter in Houston makes us the sixth One Hundred Shares group joining, Atlanta, Dallas, Tampa, Fort Lauderdale, and San Diego.
