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4228 Beckerdite Sophia, NC 27350
336.861.1407
We are more than just songwriters and musicians, we are dreamers with God. We have been consumed with a dream to see His Kingdom come and we will not stop singing till the earth looks just like heaven.
Maybe you have heard our albums or have seen us singing songs from a stage and that's all you know about us, but there is so much more that happens away from the microphones and stages. For the last twelve years Melissa and I have been co-leading a ministry with my mom and dad called "A Place for the Heart." In our first year at "A Place for the Heart" we pioneered a summer camp for high school age kids. These camps continued wrecking kids with God's love for the next ten years. Five years ago we launched a creative worship school called the "The 18 Inch Journey." This is an incredible 60 day school where college age kids take the journey from their heads to theirs hearts and discover who they are by discovering the one who Loves them.
We are looking for those who would like to partner with us to see these dreams become reality.
If you would like to partner with us, you can give a tax deductible gift online
You can also send a check to:
"A Place for the Heart"
4228 Beckerdite Rd.
Sophia, NC 27350
After the first 18 Inch Journey we established an ongoing internship program. This year we are hosting our 4th season of internship for students to live in community with us and dive even deeper into the heart of God. I could fill up a book describing the way a generation is being changed at "A Place for the Heart" and this is just the beginning of the vision he has deposited into our hearts.
Everything we have been able to do at "A Place for the Heart" has come through the incredible provision of God and the support of those who have partnered with us. Every album we have sold and every gift that has been given has sown into this place where God's heart is colliding with a generation. We are thankful for where we have been, but we hear the whisper that there is more. Once I heard the Lord say to me,
The 2011 class of The 18 Inch Journey
"If your dream is not bigger than you, then its not from me. What I have called you to do is impossible on your own."
The 2011 18 Inch Journey staff
Support Update: January 26, 2012
In the early days of "A Place for the Heart's" history, we had an old, wise prophet give us a visit. As we showed him around the brand new ministry, we were longing for him to speak God's words over the land. As the tour passed the prophets lips remained quiet. As his visit came to an end and we were saying our goodbyes, the prophet finally spoke up and said in his wonderful british accent,
"When the root goes deep, the fruit will be sweet"
This year "A Place for the Heart" will be 27 years old, and the old prophets words are coming to pass. These last few years I have had the privilege of traveling all over the globe, but the sweetest fruit of my life is what happens on this piece of land in Sophia. This summer we will host our fifth "18 Inch Journey." The number of students who come to this school is small, but the fruit is huge. This December we ended our third year of internships for "18 Inch Journey" students. The number of interns is even smaller than the students at the school, but the fruit is even greater. Our culture is always looking for big numbers to define success. What if heaven defines success by fruitfulness? Could one of the most fruitful things that Jesus did while he walked the earth be the three years of relationship he poured into those twelve boys?
Roots are hidden from the eyes of men. They sink themselves into the unseen and find their source in the secret place. How I wish each of you could see what happens to the hearts of those who come to our schools and internships. Our roots have truly tapped into the deep places of a generations heart and they are being changed forever. As we launch into our 27th year, our hearts are overflowing with gratitude to those of you who have sown into this place. May the roots go deeper in the days ahead and the fruit become even sweeter....for this is my Father's glory, that you bear much fruit!