H.T.E. ~ Vision to Invest in people s lives with education and sustaining projects for a brighter tomorrow.

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1 Who: Hope Through Education (H.T.E) What: Path of Life - Men s Recovery home day Where: Menifee, CA When: Event held February 16 th, 201. How many of us get to enjoy a beautiful day at a working horse ranch?? Not many, and certainly not often! A Slave Set Free was the theme of today s inspiring luncheon at a local ranch in Menifee, CA. A dynamic testimony and a time of teaching followed as speaker George Ogle presented his message from the book of Philemon, speaking of the freedom we can all enjoy in Christ. Christian-based organization Hope through Education (H.T.E.) hosted the event at the Menifee Hitch-N-Post Ranch. The February weather turned out to be spectacular and the ranch setting was big enough to support the 61 people who attended. The group of men from Path of Life, a 2-year in-house recovery program, thoroughly enjoyed the teaching, live worship; buffet lunch and even the occasional horseshoe throw. H.T.E. member s noted that the men were very warm & attentive to the presentation. They really seemed to take in the day. It s an honor to serve these men, who are working so hard to change their lives.... Seeing their commitment level and how hard they work really inspired us to want to show some support commented H.T.E. members Dave and Cristal Punaro, who planned the event. The large group of volunteers made the event run smoothly and allowed for a lot of interaction with the Path of Life men. It was all about the power of some volunteers who were inspired by the love of Christ. Special thanks to Paul and Angela Wojtkowski for opening up the ranch and for all their behindthe-scenes efforts. We appreciate Pastor Rob Altice and Menifee Community Church & Jennifer Czech and Set Apart for Christ ministry for their assistance in getting those side dishes and desserts en masse. Their volunteers, along with the HTE members, not only fed the crowd, but showed the love of Christ through their actions toward the men. The Garage Band worship team from Revival Christian fellowship, led by Roland Fisher did an excellent job of keeping the festivities going. Article release date: 02/21/14 Article written by: Dave & Cristal Punaro H.T.E. ~ Vision to Invest in people s lives with education and sustaining projects for a brighter tomorrow. H.T.E. ~ Mission to provide education and basic necessities for the betterment of humanity. Go to Hope Through Education website, and check out this event s

2 Path of Life recovery ministries - A compassion ministry meeting the needs of the community as a practical demonstration of our spiritual commitment and values. Mission: To help people become productive in life by addressing barriers of dysfunction through the process of rescuing, restoring and rebuilding lives. Vision: A whole, healthy community with whole and healthy people. Objective: To build a holistic system of care, one component upon another, in an integrated and seamless manner. Path of Life Ministries, a dynamic group of community-minded individuals serving our city since We have become a premier non-profit service agency committed to serving the greater Riverside homeless, challenged youth & family population with the goal to rescue, restore, rebuild lives in our community. One of our core guiding principles is grounded in partnering with the community. We accomplish this by extending services with local collaborative partners, other providers and agencies. This contributes to a holistic, community based solution that improves the social, economic & spiritual health and vitality of the poor, homeless, at risk youth and families. Path of Life Ministries addresses significant barriers of dysfunction with people in crisis including children and families. Families are met first at their place of largest need with food, shelter and stabilization services; the rescue point. Next, the process of restoring and rebuilding begins through compassionate case management, housing, health care services, community resources and wrap around services that are provided to promote self-sufficiency and family restoration. Path of Life member Phil enjoying a time of fellowship & food!

3 Path of Life men enjoying a meal together on a sunny afternoon. Path of Life pals sharing at the ranch during lunch.

4 Hope Through Edu. Member (Mary McBride) ensured lunch ran smooth and took care of registration. Revival Band in action.

5 POL men praising the Lord the Hitch-N-Post Ranch in Menifee. George brings an important biblical message for us all, A slave set free (Philemon) was the main text.

6 Wonderful day to hear a powerful testimony of what God has done!! Dessert seemed to be popular subject for the P.O.L. men after a time of worship & teaching.

7 27 P.O.L. men enjoyed the day time to say goodbye for now at least. H.T.E. is proud of these men s accomplishments and will continue to stay in toch with their lives as they grow in their faith. Path of Life men recovery home leader Joe Cota and group traveling back to Riverside after the event. END