http://www.mikehaman.com Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:51:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I can hardly believe it is already that time again! Today many of our young students are headed back to school. This weekend in services we had the privilege of sending them off with a back to school blessing. We prayed over all the students, teachers, bus drivers, principals and ... http://www.mikehaman.com/?p=698 I love the summer!! As a kid, I always looked forward to the joys summer would bring—staying up late, sleeping even later, time with friends, sleepovers, swimming, baseball, family trips. With school out, the summer belonged to us—we were free, and we always found a way to ... http://www.mikehaman.com/?p=697 We are so blessed to be part of a church that has a heart for the world! This summer is a busy one at Healing Place Church as we send out teams all over the world and invite other teams to do missions projects right here in Baton Rouge. I ... http://www.mikehaman.com/?p=692 It is so incredible to see the next generation really learn to be the church. One way we grow and encourage our students is through our Blue Sushi leadership class. Kari Smith oversees this group of 10-12 year olds who are empowered to be leaders in their generation. It reminds me ... http://www.mikehaman.com/?p=690 Today I read this scripture in 2 Samuel that really struck me: And David realized that the LORD had made him king over Israel and had made his kingdom great for the sake of his people Israel. - 2Samuel 5:12 It made me think about Healing Place and how God has blessed ... http://www.mikehaman.com/?p=687 Last week I had the privilege of visiting Claiborne Christian School in West Monroe. I spent time with my friend Beck Payne who serves as youth pastor at Family Church, as well as catch up with Chad and Nicki Olinde who work at the school. Chad and Nicki attended HPC while ... http://www.mikehaman.com/?p=686 What an exciting time we are living in! Just two weeks ago, we took our first steps in the new Healing Place Church Arena. We are so in awe of all God has done and is going to do through the faith of his people! Already, the Arena has been ... http://www.mikehaman.com/?p=685 Can you believe what God is doing in our midst?! In just two hours we will kick off 24 hours prayer in the new HPC Arena. At 7pm tomorrow night we will have our first service in the new sanctuary. Saturday we will hold a Servolution rally for ten days ... http://www.mikehaman.com/?p=683 Our Donaldsonville campus kicked off Serve Saturday this weekend with a bang! The Mobile Medical Clinic and over 40 volunteers showed up at 7:00am to serve the community. They set up three teams to begin seeing patients, cooking pastalaya and doing a food outreach. They gave out over 500 bags ... http://www.mikehaman.com/?p=682 When Rachel had her birthday last year, the kids and I got together a long list of the 33 reasons why we loved her, so at the dinner table on my birthday Monday, Rachel decided she would return the favor. It is really interesting to see what your kids and ... http://www.mikehaman.com/?p=681