Saturday, June 27, 2015

Purpose For Living


Teamwork, 180 Style!

Pastor Parris thanking Anna Donahue for the amazing ministry at The 180 Center

Purpose For Living

We are so blessed to have Anna Donahue come to The 180 Center.  She has been a part of Victory Fellowship for a long time and God used her to speak into the men in a strong way.  The message was on God's ultimate purpose for our lives to know Him and make Him known.

Anna Donahue Visits 180
Don teaching


Students make phone calls to family each week.  I was in the office overseeing calls and was so blessed to hear the student side of the call that led to his mom sending a text to the lady who referred him to The 180 Center.  She is testifying of the wonderful conversation she had with her son:

"I got to talk to my son tonight.   He told me not to cry because he was the happiest he's ever been in his life.  He said with God he doesn't miss anything.   He said Jesus died for him and now he must live for God.  WHAT?????   He said he misses nothing about the life he was living and they don't talk about it.   He said (our family) has 11 months because he wants to stay (at 180) for a year, before he starts preaching to us about being saved and living for God!!!!!
Thank you through my broken heart and tears.  You lead my son where he needed to be thru Jesus.   I will be forever grateful. I know he has a road ahead of him.   But just a glimpse of my son back is overwhelming!"

"For if a man is in Christ he becomes a new person altogether—the past is finished and gone, everything has become fresh and new. All this is God’s doing, for he has reconciled us to himself through Jesus Christ; 2 Corinthians 5:17

God is so good!  He wipes out all the mess of our past and gives us a fresh start!  He is the God of redemption and it is such a privilege to witness first-hand this work happening in the young men who walk through the doors of 180.

Hunter is our newest addition and is really young and ready to get everything that God has for him.  There may be someone that you know that needs some courage to even make the move towards total wholeness.  You can be that voice of hope to take them by the hand to walk through the door.

"Therefore, behold, I will allure her [Israel] and bring her into the wilderness, and I will speak tenderly and to her heart. There I will give her her vineyards and make the Valley of Achor [troubling] to be for her a door of hope and expectation. And she shall sing there and respond as in the days of her youth..."  
Hosea 2:14, 15 AMP


Jacob Tabor leading 180 Worship!





Thank you for your continued prayer for The 180 Center, Restoration Center For Men.  Don and I are missionaries under Victory Fellowship and are very grateful for one-time and monthly gifts of any amount to help us with our expenses. We are also looking for donations of soap, toothpaste, and other daily hygiene products for men.   Click here for Victory Fellowship's online giving link. Designate the donation for Don and Mary Bryant   You can also mail checks to: Victory Fellowship 5708 Airline Dr.Metairie LA. 70003.



An easy and secure way to give!
We are not able to send a tax credit through Paypal gifts, but God will surely reward you


This is the website for The 180 Center, Restoration Center for Men, has all the information and an application for entering The 180 Center on the website:

Please feel free to write us or call us:
The 180 Center:  (504) 309-1050
Email:  mbryant@victoryfellowship.net or dbryant@victoryfellowship.net

Monday, June 8, 2015

Family Time
















Family Time

One part of the program includes time every other week to visit with family.  Bryan has been with us for one month and was so happy to finally have time with his mom.  His mom said that she sees a big difference from when she saw him last.  The way Bryan talks, walks and even dresses is changing!  God is working from the inside-out!  Denny and Sam also had family time.  God is the God of restoration.  He wants to bring restoration to families:
" They will rebuild the ancient ruins and restore the places long devastated; they will renew the ruined cities that have been devastated for generations."  Isaiah 61:4
God wants to break the cycles of bondage, even bondage that has held families captive for generations!



Guest Cook Paul Baxter

The 180 Center has a few cooks that come through to volunteer their time to cook for the men.  Paul is one of them.  He is busy cooking right now, and it is smelling good!!!!!

The Eleventh Hour

Bryan shared a dream that he had a couple of weeks ago.  He said that he saw a Bible that had a clock in the back that showed that it was 11:00 and asked what that meant.  It means that the return of the Lord is imminent and that we need to get ourselves ready for His return!

"7 For this reason, my brothers and sisters, be patient as you wait for the return of the Lord. Look! The farmer knows how to wait patiently for the land to produce vegetables and fruits. He cannot harvest a freshly planted seed. Instead, he waits for the early and the late showers to nourish the soil. 8 You need this same kind of patience, so in the meantime, strengthen your resolve because the Lord will be coming soon.

9 Brothers and sisters, don’t waste your breath complaining about one another. If you judge others, you will be judged yourself. Be very careful! You will face the one true Judge who is right outside the door."  James 5:7-9 The Voice (VOICE) translation


Thank you for praying for The 180 Center, Restoration Center For Men.  Don and I are missionaries under Victory Fellowship and are very grateful for one-time and monthly gifts of any amount to help us with our expenses. We are also looking for donations of soap, toothpaste, and other daily hygiene products for men.   Click here for Victory Fellowship's online giving link. Designate the donation for Don and Mary Bryant   You can also mail checks to: Victory Fellowship 5708 Airline Dr.Metairie LA. 70003.



An easy and secure way to give!
We are not able to send a tax credit through Paypal gifts, but God will surely reward you


This is the website for The 180 Center, Restoration Center for Men, has all the information and an application for entering The 180 Center on the website:

Please feel free to write us or call us:
The 180 Center:  (504) 309-1050
Email:  mbryant@victoryfellowship.net or dbryant@victoryfellowship.net