Extreme Joy, Extreme Love

The Staff Apr 23, 2008

We are extremely happy to be here!

Comments(13) Login to Post Comments

Anonymous on Apr 27, 2008 8:16pm

You guys are awesome! Me and my wife just watched the show here in Houston TX and were so blessed! Praise God for how he has bless you all and the amazing tools he has give you to help change that community.

Katherine Cross on Apr 27, 2008 8:34pm

God Bless You! You are completely Amazing!!! Thank You ABC for bringing this Amazing family to my home. Thank You for taking your mission to a community crying and praying for the Lord to help them. You are his sheep and you did as you where told. The Lord is working Miracles with your family and community and for this tonight I will pray in Thanks for your work, for your family, for your community. God Bless You! God Bless America!

Adam Contreras on Apr 27, 2008 8:42pm

Thank you for all you do for those who need it. I pray nobody takes advantage of you. I am in the Military and honestly am not as religious as I should be. After finally witnessing true good. Things may change. Thank you again for all the lives you have touched, and change as I am another to add to your long list. May God bless you and your family.

Adam Contreras on Apr 27, 2008 8:55pm

I was truly touched by how pure your hearts are. What an incredible family, what an incredible mission! You are truly a gift from god. You have given me a new outlook on life. Not being religious myself things may change. I will do all I can to help support your mission. Thank you for all you do.

Kathleen Busch on Apr 27, 2008 9:00pm

Dear Pastor Martinez and family
Your an inspiration to so many and a saving grace to the lost. God is the Great I AM, there is nothing impossible with GOD! This is just the beginning, many blessings to you and yours. My husband David and I will pray for your ministry daily. Isa. 6:8, John 10:27-28, Jer. 31:17 God Bless Dave and Kathleen Busch

LuANn Oros on Apr 27, 2008 10:44pm

Hi guys.... My name is Lu, and I'm a pastor with the Vineyard churches in St. Louis, Missouri. I was so happy that I rec'd an email from a mutual friend, Rodger with Greenleaf Vineyard Church in
Chapel Hill, NC to let us know to watch Extreme Makeover tonight. I am a faithful follower of the show; and was so excited to see that fellow Vineyard pastors...lovers of Jesus, were going to be on the show. You did a wonderful job of expressing what God is doing with you and through you in this life.

I work with a program that serves hundreds of homeless and food insecure individuals each day in the inner city of St. Louis. I couldn't stop crying and praising God for what you are doing in your community. YES! It's love of Christ one person and one soul at a time.

We visited Albuquerque this summer again, and look forward to meeting you and helping with your ministry when we visit again.

If you are ever considering a film documentary of what you are doing in your community, please let me know. My husband is a professor at Washington University in St. Louis, and together we are producing films that document people and projects that show positive direction towards God's work.

Blessings, and please know that my family will be praying for your family. With love, Pastor Lu Oros and family

Steve Buckley on Apr 27, 2008 11:27pm

My wife and I just watched the extreme makeover show.
While we like seeing people's lives changed by getting new homes, what really caught my attention tonight is Gerald's work with the people of the trumbull area.
What we've been discussing locally where we live is something on a smaller scale-- only because we have no idea of where or how to start.
We don't have as extreme a problem here as the show described how trumbull's is.
What we do have here are numerous people whose lives have been affected by broken families, major medical problems, and limited incomes.
These culminate in people living in poor housing, and our feeling inept at "helping" even a couple of people.

Jennifer Shambrook on Apr 28, 2008 8:55am

Martinez Family - Congratulations on the extreme blessings God has sent your way!!! The show truly touched my heart last night. I'll be sending a check and supporting you monthly and wear my Ghetto Monk hoodie with great pride! My prayer is that three things will happen as a result of the show: 1. People's hearts will be touched and they will support you financially so that you can heat and cool and finance the awesome place you have now. 2. That people will also feel inspired to reach out to touch those around them who are in need of love and compassion and recognition as fellow human beings. 3. That God will continue to bless the people in your community both spiritually and materially.

Thank you for doing the stuff for the Kingdom!

Jennifer Morgan Shambrook
Charleston Vineyard

Karl Bowden on Apr 28, 2008 10:09am

Greetings Brothers and Sisters,

We told our congregation to watch Extreme Makeover Home Edition last nite. We watched the show and were overwhelmed with joy and gladness at both God's provision for you and the ministry and by the compassionate hearts the Lord has given you for your community. God bless you - Karl B, Camden, NC

Jude Wilson on Apr 29, 2008 9:05am

I'm so glad you have a website! Of course I watched the show Sunday -just moving I say! (moved me to tears!) So moving I'm going to donate. It shows you are a Godly family which is missing in today's society. Love the videos -stellar choice in music too. Please allow me to extend my thanks for what you do and who you are you've touched even my life (I feel my heart is becoming more exposed each day -by the Word of God) Thank you!

Andria Bollman Gross on May 1, 2008 5:45am

I saw the Extremem Home Makeover show this past Sunday. I am wondering if Gerald is someone I used to know! He lived in Salinas and Santa Cruz California when I knew him. If it's the same Gerald I knew, I'd really love to know. I'm so incredibly happy for him and his beautiful family and am so pleased and filled with joy that he is the man that he is in this world. Please let me know if this is the same Gerald I used to know. Thank you very much. Blessings, Andria

Andria Bollman Gross on May 4, 2008 7:21am

I am extremely happy you are there, also, my dear friend.

Blessings to you always
Andria (Andy Bollman)
Old friend from Salinas/Santa Cruz, Ca.

Jo-an Moore on Jun 8, 2008 12:37pm

We as a group in the Northeast would like to talk to you at some point about the vision God has given us to bring the good news and love on our community.