The Rock coffee shop which is the outreach ministry of Love Hobart Inc. has been rocking along this month!! We've seen a lot more people through the doors as well as many opportunities to share the Gospel, pray for the sick (and see healings) and start up some Bible study groups. We truly are in awe of what the Lord is doing. We have also started outreach evangelism on a Friday evening starting at 6:45pm upstairs with the sharing of testimonies followed by training and equipping before hitting the streets of Hobart in teams. Seeing amazing fruit from this as we see 25-30 people go out each week. We are blessed by what the Lord is doing and look forward with excitement to see this ministry unfold.

You can find us at 167 Liverpool Street, Hobart every Friday from 10am-10pm.

The Rock is taking off!! It's been an amazing 6 week adventure- so far! We have been supported by many Christians from many different denominations which has been such a wonderful blessing. Whether they have come in as customers or by being part of the many teams involved in this outreach ministry to Hobart we are very thankful for all the support. Last Friday we started a group for those interested in going out into the streets of Hobart on a Friday night in teams of 2-3 to share the Gospel, talk to the lonely, pray for the sick or just show the love of the Father. This is an exciting 'next step' for us as we seek to be a light shining in our community, not just at The Rock coffee shop but out in the streets as well. We are getting more musicians coming on board to play/sing and last Friday we had 4 different groups/individuals-what a blessing that was. We are getting opportunity to do artwork as well, and in the evenings with a spotlight on an artist painting has been an opening for people to come in off the street. We've had opportunities to share the Gospel, pray for healing, speak words of encouragement and just be there to be-friend people. It's still early days but we are very encouraged by how things are going. We give thanks to the Lord for His faithfulness to us in these days.

Wow, it's actually happened!! February last year I had the inspiration from God to start a Christian-run coffee shop in Hobart and a year later it's up and running. I am very mindful of the many open doors we've just walked through as we see God's amazing favour on this project. Last Friday was our opening, 10am-10pm. It was wonderful to see who God brought through our doors and the unity and friendliness of the team of people serving there. One dear friend came in for a coffee and saw a need in the kitchen and spent the next 3 hours washing dishes! It is such a blessing to work with men and women of God from all different places and we look forward with anticipation as we watch and partake of the Lord's work at 'The Rock' coffee shop.

It is a time to run! There is so much to be done in readiness for our planned opening date of Friday 17th Feb 2012. We are now hoping to open 10am-10pm initially every Friday. At our January planning/prayer meeting at the Odeon we had aproximately 30 people attend who are interested in supporting the ministry of Love Hobart in various ways. From evangelists to artists; pastors to coffee-makers; musicians to chefs. What a blessing it is to see others capture the vision. We are blessed to have a number of teenagers coming on board as well as people into their seventies. There is still much to do in preperation for the opening including plumbing, electrical work, approval of licenses, ordering in coffee and food supplies etc. It'a busy time but also an exciting time as we see the birthing of this vision open up before us. We give all thanks to the Lord for His faithfulness.

We are pleased to announce that Love Hobart Inc has signed the lease for the Odeon cafe and mezzanine floor and kitchen at 167 Liverpool St, Hobart. What an amazing provision this is. We give thanks to the Lord for opening this door and we look forward with anticipation to opening 'The Rock' coffee shop, God-willing, on 17th February 2012. We are anticipating opening initially on Fridays from aprox 10:30am-4:30pm and 7pm-11pm. As the need arises we will look at opening on other days too. On the days the coffee shop is not open we are planning to offer ministry for healing and deliverance, Bible studies, prayer and worship etc. The vision continues to unfold before us and we continue to pray and wait on the Lord for direction. It is an exciting time! We have much work to do now in preparing the premises for operation of a coffee shop. Thank you to all those who have already helped in cleaning up and those who have offered their services to paint, upholster chairs etc. We have started applying for licences with Apra and PPCC etc in readiness for playing recorded music and having live music from various Christian artists. To those Christians in Hobart who would like to be involved in any way from making coffee to singing to cleaning to pastoring and more, please feel free to contact us at lovehobart@gmail.com The vision of Love Hobart Inc includes the body of Christ, irrespective of denomination, working together in unity to be a light shining in Hobart. We are already seeing the beginnings of this and we look forward to being in the 'market place' as a 'city'of refuge. Also feel free to visit the Love Hobart page on facebook to keep up to date with all the latest news on Love hobart.

After a waiting time we are now in the process of writing up a lease agreement for a property right in the heart of Hobart. God-willing we plan to start 'The Rock' coffee shop in mid February. We are in awe of Gods amazing provision for Love Hobart Inc to reach out into the community initially through a coffee shop and we look forward to the adventure continuing. A big thank you to all those who are supporting Love Hobart through prayer, financial support and encouragement. It is great to see Christians from all different walks of life getting behind this vision. 'Behold how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity.... For there the Lord commanded the blessing-life forever more.' Psalm 133:1 & 3

We have just about finished writing up a lease proposal and cover letter for a venue for Love Hobart in the Hobart CBD. We hope to submit this proposal shortly. At our last prayer meeting we discussed and prayed about calling the actual cafe part of Love Hobart, 'The Rock'. Everyone was in agreeance to apply to register that name and we have now received confirmation of acceptance of Love Hobart Inc trading as 'The Rock'. The logo design for the Rock is this painting of a lion (the Lion of the Tribe of Judah) on the rock (representing Mt Wellington) with Hobart in the background. We have also had more offers of help for running the cafe and we are in awe of God's provision. We have purchased a second hand commercial dishwasher and chest freezer for $900, saving us $5000+ on buying these new. God is faithful. Now we wait and pray for God's perfect timing in submitting the lease proposal. May the Lord's will be done.

It has been a quiet month for Love Hobart; a time to sit back and rest in Fathers arms while we wait and listen. In the last few days another venue has come to our attention. At our August prayer meeting we met to pray and seek the Lord on the next step. We hope to put in a written proposal for this new venue shortly. By prayer and faith we look to the Lord for direction, guidance and provision. It is an exciting time. It is so easy to want to rush ahead of God and do things in our time, but more and more we are learning to just wait and pray and at the appointed time we believe God will open up the door.

Our proposal for use of the venue we mentioned in the June update was submitted. Due to circumstances beyond our control there will be a time delay before we can proceed further with this particular venue. We continue to hold this vision up in prayer as we wait patiently for all the detail to fall into place. To date we have volunteers who are willing to head up the music, art, coffee-making, children's outreach, evangelism, pastoral care and food ministry of this vision. We have been encouraged both by prophetic words from the Lord, support from Godly men and women and also by some generous financial support and we thank the Lord for his faithfulness. We continue to meet with Christians from different denominations to share the vision of Love Hobart and we have been greatly blessed by so many Godly connections. It is exciting to see the body of Christ come together to be a light shining in Hobart.

How amazing is our God! We have been offered a venue in the heart of the Hobart CBD for starting Love Hobart!! What an amazing provision this is. We are now working on a written proposal of the hours of use etc. We are looking at starting small ( probably Friday afternoon and evening and Saturday evening). Once we have our proposal accepted we will then need to apply for various licences from the Hobart city council for operating Love Hobart as a cafe/coffee shop with live music and artists painting etc. Watch this space for more updates. So far we have support from people from Anglican, Lutheran, Baptist, Assemblies of God and other denominations. We had a successful evening at the 'Churches Together' and it has been very encouraging to hear from others who have been given a similar vision from the Lord for a Christian art/craft/coffee shop in the Hobart CBD. It has been a real blessing to meet with Christians from all walks of life and come together to pray for Love Hobart and God's will to be accomplished in this city. Your on-going prayers at this time would be appreciated.

We are now set up as an incorporated association with a bank account at National Australia Bank. At this time we are waiting on all the resources, finances and people power to get 'Love Hobart Inc' up and running. This is a project of prayer and faith, and as such, we are waiting on the Lord, but at the same time endeavouring to get the vision out to the Christian community in Hobart. We have a stall booked for the foyer of the Churches Together at the Derwent Entertainment Centre starting at 6pm on Sun 29th May, so if you're planning on attending, come and say hello. We have also met with the Lord Major of Hobart to let him know of our intentions in starting 'Love Hobart' and we thank him for his time. We have also been given the opportunity to speak at different home groups so we can get the word out. Our next prayer meeting will be on Sat 28th May - contact us for further details. Thank you to all those who are supporting us in prayer, encouragement and commitment with finances and/or willingness to serve at 'Love Hobart' when it opens. May we see God's Kingdom come on earth as it is in Heaven. Nothing is impossible for God.

Love Hobart Inc is now officially registered as an incorporated association. It is 10 weeks since we first sent out flyers with the idea of having a Christian art/craft/coffee shop in Hobart. We thank the Lord for going before us and preparing the way as each step has just opened up in front of us. The next step now is to register for a TFN, ABN and ACN. We will then be ready to open a bank account as a not-for-profit association. We continue to pray much into this project and pray the Lord's will be done as we seek to get into the market place with Love Hobart Inc as a light shining in our community. If you would like to be involved in any way with this ministry do not hesitate to contact us. This project is about the body of Christ working together, not just one person working alone. When we work together much can be achieved for advancing the Kingdom of God.

This vision will need support in several ways including:

- donations.

- People who want to volunteer to serve in the cafe.

- Christians to support the cafe by coming there to eat and drink and bringing their friends.

- Pray-ers who will intercede for this ministry.

- Christians willing to use their gifts to come along side this ministry and support it in any way they can.