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11/10/2021

Golf From the Heart and GPS are on Track!!

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We are on track!!!

We have taken the opportunity afforded to us by the Lord, Sun City Country Club, Tom Loegering and the school systems in the West Valley of Phoenix to implement our Golf Program in Schools at Sun City CC and, recently, have gone back into the schools; introducing golf and the Lord to students and parents in this incredible community.

What a blessing!

We have conducted two Family Fun Days at Sun City CC in September and October at which parents, grandparents and various ages of children were exposed to the game. We, also, have, for the first and second time included our amazing partner, Child Evangelism Fellowship at the club as well and it has our vision to introduce children to the game and to the Gospel has proven to work.

Additionally, we have launched our GPS Program in the Montgomery, Alabama Schools System in cooperation with the Lagoon Park and Gateway Golf Clubs. The roles for our committee are filling up and we are scheduled to introduce kids to golf in their middle-schools beginning in February of 2022.

We're conducting our 5th golf fundraising tournament November 20th and still have spots available for your Foursome.
Sign up here.....
https://tinyurl.com/GPS-TounamentRegistration

We have also been walking down the path to implement our program in Murfreesboro, TN. The management of Champions Run GC in Rockvale has agreed to host our Golf Program in Schools. We have engaged with the Child Evangelism Fellowship in Rutherford County and have been developing our committee in order to launch the program in the Rutherford County and Murfreesboro City Schools in February 2022 as well.

An additional opportunity has come our way which is outside of the Eastern region for which Golf From the Heart is responsible. The area is in Tempe, Arizona at a community golf course by the name of Shalimar GC. We're thankful to have the management of the club cooperating with us to, again, implement our program in February 2022. We have contacted the school Administration and things look positive. We have established our committee to implement the GPS model there and continue to pray, like with all of our groups, for more "laborers" to join us.

Keep in mind this is all about the kids and the Gospel. With every $100 we raise we are able to sponsor 3 to 4 kids at our clinics.

You can join in with us to introduce the game and give the Gospel by engaging here;
https://golffromtheheart.pagedemo.co/

Please pray with us!!

Thanks

Bill

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11/8/2021

100 for $100 for the Kids and for the Gospel

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Please Join in with Golf From the Heart!!
Good day, Friends, Brothers & Sisters in Christ;
I am so excited to share our vision of transforming the golfing culture and community every day by impacting the world of golf through the knowledge of Jesus one player at a time.

God's Golfing Story for GFtH
All of us are falling prey to worldly messaging. It’s important now, more than ever, to provide an opportunity to allow children to experience the Good News of Jesus Christ through the great game of golf.

Check out how we're doing that!! https://golffromtheheart.pagedemo.co/

"Golf from the Heart" invites children and their parents to a local golf course to learn about golf, and about how to live in a way that will improve every aspect of life.

The Potential for Advancing the Kingdom of God is Phenomenal

When they come to the course, they meet trainers, are offered a free youth membership, and are also offered an option of joining a life-transforming Bible community through Child Evangelism Fellowship.

Click here to be one of our financial partners;
https://www.paypal.me/billpoirier

There are thousands of golf courses in the world and many parents and children who are interested in golf.

The potential for advancing the Kingdom of God is phenomenal!!

We are already working with Golf courses in Sun City, AZ, Tempe, AZ, Montgomery, AL, and Murfreesboro, TN. We also have teams in Entebbe, Uganda, Ghana & Manipur, India.

Again, check out how we're doing that!! https://golffromtheheart.pagedemo.co/

With your financial gift, we will improve the next generation of golfers ....

... in the game of life!

Our children will find true meaning in life through Jesus Christ.

Our intention is to mentor these young golfers then hand them off to other ministries with a platform of golf to continue growth in their game & their game of life. Our children will find true meaning in life through Jesus Christ.

Please consider becoming part of this inspired, family-based, fun approach to transforming the world.

In the next 90 days we are hoping for 100 golfers to give $100.00 each. As an added bonus we have a matching donor who will match our 1st 10 golfers with a $1,000.00 donation. Can you or will you help us meet this initial goal of 10 golfers by being one of the first ten to donate $100?

Will you join us in becoming a one time donor NOW to meet the match above and prayerfully consider a $100 monthly contribution in the future as a founding member of Golf From the Heart (GFtH), L3C?

Click here to be one of our financial partners;
https://www.paypal.me/billpoirier

Thank you
Bill Poirier
Founder, Golf From the Heart (GFtH), L3C
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kingdomgolfllc
https://www.golffromtheheart.golf/about-us.html

PS. There are so many Scriptures associated with this vision/mission; encouraging us to continue.

The one most prominent on my heart at this time is;
Matthew 28:19-20 "19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” - Matthew 28:19-20 http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew28:19-20&version=NIV

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10/21/2021

Family Fun Day #2 at Sun City CC, Peoria, AZ

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Well, I'm headed back to Phoenix for the second iteration of our Family Fun Day at Sun City CC in Peoria, AZ.

Why just the second iteration?

As you may remember, we updated to format conducted by Golf Program in Schools (GPS) that was the mainstay of the monthly offerings of the GPS Program since it's inception in 2015. But, it was missing one thing that was always an intention of the founder, Tom Loegering; introducing kids to a Loving God!

This was always the intention of Golf From the Heart as well, yet, we didn't have a venue like GPS; a golf course and authorization to conduct training in the middle schools.

We were somewhat short of implementing the "Loving God" piece, but, the Lord provided and introduced us to Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF). Thankfully, the leaders of CEF were more than willing to partner with us and we have coordinated integration with CEF in Maricopa County, AZ, Montgomery, AL and Murfreesboro, TN.

Our first iteration of the partnership was September 18th and here are a few pictures of that event;

So, this Saturday, October 23rd will be our second iteration and I'll be sure to get better photos and video of the Gospel presentation by CEF!!

Thanks

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8/26/2021

Let's Implement gOLF pROGRAM IN sCHOOLS

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Alot has been written to this point about what GPS is, how it came about and, even the introduction to the program at a golf facility in Montgomery, AL as well as God's provision for clarity and prompting of others to join in.

So, just today we conducted a prayer and strategy session with a small group of people who have prayerfully committed to participate in our Murfreesboro, TN GPS program www.championsrun.golf/@ Champions Run GC.

Remember, this is a Godly program inspired to implement the Lord's will in a community through a golf introduction process in middle-schools and at the golf course. The objective is to introduce the kids to golf while peaking their interest in the Gospel of Jesus Christ with an experienced organization; Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF) "whose purpose is to evangelize boys and girls with the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ and to establish (disciple) them in the Word of God and in a local church for Christian living."

So, how do we implement this program in Rutherford County, TN??

So far, we have been praying, that's right, praying!! In fact, one of the new committee members, who clearly is a "Let's do it" kinda guy (I LOVE that) asked just that; "What are our next steps, Bill. My response was from the Holy Spirit, not me; "We're just gonna keep praying a few things;

1. Father, in the Name of Jesus, by Your Holy Spirit, please touch the GM & co-owner of Champions Run GC to respond to my message & be receptive to the documents for implementation of GPS - Murfreesboro.

2. .... please pave the way for the right person in the Rutherford County Schools as well as the Admin in all of the schools you would place us in to connect with & approve GPS in their gymnasiums beginning in Feb 2022.

3. ... please provide volunteers to teach golf in the Schools. Continue to pray & follow the Lord's networking for more people to catch the vision we are fulfilling.

4. ... please provide the focus for discipleship of the Team. As we gather leaders, we will engage in a group Discipleship path to grow In the knowledge of God, 2 Peter 3:18 "But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen." - 2 Peter 3:18

5. One of our Team asked for us to be patient with the schools as they are "drowning". .. please Father, be with all people running the schools in our area.

We know that nothing happens that God does not allow and we are called to "ask"!! In fact the scripture associated with that is James 4:2b: "You do not have because you do not ask God." The Apostle continues to say, "When you ask you do not receive because you ask with wrong motives, that you spend what you get on your pleasures. So we are in the business right now to ASK!

What are we asking for (see above) and what are our motives?

Our motives are to introduce kids to golf and attempt to gain their interest in the game of a lifetime. Our other motive is to introduce the kids and their parents to the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ in order to cooperate with the Lord as He seeks the lost. The word says the Gospel is the power of salvation and we believe introducing the Gospel to this golfer people group is our part of the Great Commission in Matthew 28:19-20; Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

So, that's it for now!!

Thanks & Blessings
Bill

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8/22/2021

Golf Program in Schools - New Courses/New Communities

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Golf Program in Schools (GPS) was established some five years ago when Tom Loegering had an epiphany to help kids in diverse communities. Tom saw that he could help kids that never would have an opportunity to be introduced to the game of golf to do just that at his golf course. But, that's not all, Tom wanted to introduce those same kids to a loving God.

In 2021, especially with the onset of Covid, GPS was able to pause the constant presence in the middle-schools after 30,500 kids had been introduced to the game and some 900+ had become junior members to Sun City CC. It was a time to review, to organize, to implement a repeatable program that could engage every middle-school in the country and, even, help struggling golf courses with increased rounds and revenue.

Tom launched an outreach effort through the National Golf Foundation (NGF) to municipal golf courses in the US. Lagoon Park GC in Montgomery, AL expressed an interest and I, Bill Poirier, with Golf From the Heart, volunteered to bring the golf course into the GPS fold. Here's how we did it;

That's right, just pray!!

Let's Build a Relationship!
Mike Shirley the GM of the Montgomery Municipal Golf Clubs; Lagoon Park GC and Gateway GC, saw the opportunity to grow the game at his clubs and join with GPS to introduce kids to a loving God. I traveled down to Montgomery and met with Mike for an afternoon. No golf, no fooling around, although we did have a nice lunch, but, we got to know each other, prayed for God's favor on our relationship and the implementation of GPS at Lagoon Park.

I was able to present the vision for the program at his clubs and set in motion a process that, quite frankly, had not been initiated before, but, that the Lord was orchestrating as we further discussed the plan and continued to pray.
That's right, just pray!!

Just Pray!!
In fact, that's what we did; prayed together. I encouraged him to begin to list the names that came to his mind as he prayed for the implementation of this program at his courses and in that community. Immediately a few names came forward, in fact, while I was still in the lunch area, I met two men, one of which said he wanted to be included in the program. OK, now we had three names; mine, Mike's and our new friend.

Within two weeks we had 12 names and we began to gather as much contact information as possible for these folks and continued to pray each Tuesday morning for these folks and their involvement.

The Meeting.
Then came the meeting. On July 8th @ 8:00 AM we were to meet at Lagoon Park GC. At 7:55 AM I was getting a bit nervous as we had 1 other person besides Mike, myself and our wives. Oh boy!!

Then, in they came; 14 people overall with another person on the phone listening to our presentation. I was, personally, invigorated as I sensed the Holy Spirit's presence and the words coming out seemed inspirational to those in attendance. I mean, we, even had the Administrator for Montgomery Schools in attendance that oversees Athletic Directors and he verbally endorsed the principles and direction for GPS in the Montgomery Schools. We now have 20 people on our roster and praying that a few more may come forward.

Pray, Coordinate & Build Relationships.
Since that date we have continued to pray, to coordinate with those who indicated they would support the program and have interviewed many of them to determine what role they may want to take. It has been extremely encouraging as each person sees the program and is determining where they fit in.
What's next?
Filling our roles. You can see the roles below. We are talking with each of our interested folks and determining where the Lord is calling them to serve and will they accept that role.

Meanwhile, we continue to pray together, interview and move to the next step in implementing our Golf Program in Schools - Montgomery, AL. Our goal is full program implementation by February 2022 with a fundraising golf event conducted to help defray the cost of the program. Costs equate to $20 per young golfer introduced to the game.

By the way, we are also building out our GPS program in Tempe, AZ at Shalimar GC and Murfreesboro, TN at Champions Run GC.

Wanna join us??

Give us a call, Bill @ 774-212-2265

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Golf From the Heart and GPS are on Track!!

We are on track!!!

We're conducting our 5th golf fundraising tournament November 20th and still have spots available for your Foursome.
Sign up here.....
https://tinyurl.com/GPS-TounamentRegistration

100 for $100 for the Kids and for the Gospel

The Potential for Advancing the Kingdom of God is Phenomenal

Our children will find true meaning in life through Jesus Christ.

Family Fun Day #2 at Sun City CC, Peoria, AZ

Let's Implement gOLF pROGRAM IN sCHOOLS

Golf Program in Schools - New Courses/New Communities

That's right, just pray!!

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We are on track!!!

​We're conducting our 5th golf fundraising tournament November 20th and still have spots available for your Foursome. Sign up here.....https://tinyurl.com/GPS-TounamentRegistration

The Potential for Advancing the Kingdom of God is Phenomenal

Our children will find true meaning in life through Jesus Christ.

That's right, just pray!!

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We're conducting our 5th golf fundraising tournament November 20th and still have spots available for your Foursome.
Sign up here.....
https://tinyurl.com/GPS-TounamentRegistration