Rest & Restore Ministry

07/13/2022

We are partnering with Assist, an agency that works with domestic/sexual abuse survivors for this fun family event/fundraiser.

06/08/2022

Matthew 11:28-30

"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

06/08/2022

Beautiful. Peaceful. Summer days. Come rest and restore your soul with us.

06/07/2022

Please pray for our daughter and her twin sons.

The twins are definitely coming soon!
I continued having contractions today with lower back pain so I ended up going in. They slowed down, but I’m 1 cm dilated. Lots of emotions with that- feels like the beginning of the end for Benjamin, which is hard to accept. Hopefully I can stay at 1cm for awhile longer, really every extra day we get is huge for Logan! I go for more monitoring at Riley tomorrow after Connor gets his tubes! And I’ll be 29 weeks !!!!! 🙌🏼🙌🏼

The nesting instinct is so strong..I had the urge to wash all the preemie clothes with dreft this morning, just in case. My first two were only 4 pounds, and thankfully I hung onto those little outfits. I had packed them at the bottom of a tote with newborn and 0-3 months stacked on top of them. Having to take out the bigger clothes to get to the preemie clothes was very difficult for me, knowing Benjamin won’t ever wear them. 🥺

When I got home tonight, I had a bag of gifts from our neighbor Bethany and this beautiful hat Anita Carver made for Benjamin! One of the gifts in the bag was this bracelet that says ”sometimes miracles come in pairs”. I LOVE THIS SO MUCH. The focus isn’t on losing Benjamin or Logan surviving. Just simply about the beautiful blessing and miracle of having identical twin boys. 😭💙💙

Thank you so much!! 🙏🏼

06/02/2022

Flower gathering days are good days.

God has graciously given us immeasurable gifts. The fragrance of flowers can actually make us pause, stick our nose between petals--linger.
His creativity is magnificent
His creation--beyond comparison.

Certainly He is worth our pauses and our praises.

06/02/2022

Many times couples have sat here with us--broken, wearied, exhausted, and wondering if their relationship could ever be healed. We share how God mopped up our mess. We tell them it will never be “perfect” and it was never meant to be the end-all.

We plead that healing is possible because of grace, mercy, and forgiveness.

Marriage can be down right wonderful—but never the most wonderful.
That belongs to our individual, intimate relationship with Christ.

Sometimes a woman is across from me weeping as she allows her battered heart to bleed it’s wounds all around our feet. Or, her arms are crossed in protective mode while her slanted look warns me to tread slowly. Maybe she just needs a listening ear, permission to grieve, or sit for awhile. Often, we have our Bibles on our knees as we search for golden nuggets of truth.

Sometimes my beloved meets with a man here. He’s slow and purposeful about how God redeemed and breathed life into his wasted body and soul. There might be many men gathered—all draped in shame but desperate for a way back, or forward.

At other times, we are no where around but a couple, individual, small group or family is participating in the quiet and beauty as their souls are soaking in fresh oil.

Then there are those evenings when it’s just the two of us (in need of a shower after a day of honest work). The deer wander through, the sun slips, gratitude overwhelms us. How are we here?
Only by His grace.

My friend, where ever you have wandered, however life has left you bruised—God can and will use it. He redeems everything. Let that settle on your weariness for a moment.

Nothing is wasted.

By His grace. 💕

This place is called Rest and Restore.
We do have a page but I’m terrible at posting.

I’m too content to be about the people He sends—and too busy admiring His daily handiwork all around us.

If you want to come partake—
we are open. 😉

05/15/2022

Our family is on a difficult journey this season--our daughter, pregnant with twins (Benjamin and Logan) has a heartbreaking situation with her pregnancy. See the page Loving Benjamin and Logan for more information.

Our son is organizing a prayer event for our daughter, Jena.

Please see below:

Hello everyone.

This is Jordan McClain, Jena’s brother. Jena and Lee could really use your prayers and support, especially as she is getting further along in her pregnancy.

THIS Thursday (19th) we will be doing a short prayer and worship night at the farm (Rest and Restore ministries). It will start at 6:30 and we will open with a couple songs of worship and then lay hands on them and pray for them. We will be done before 7:30.

I hope that many of you will be able to make it. But for those of you whose schedules will not allow it, you can still be a part of encouraging them. I’m going to have prayer books for them for people to write prayers for both Jena and Lee so that they can have something to be encouraged with during the days ahead.

So if you aren’t able to make it, please email me your prayer so that I can add it to their book.
My email is [email protected]

Thank you all for your support for their family and all your prayers so far.

Hope to see you on Thursday!!

Rest and Restore location:
3750 East 600 North
Whiteland, 46184

05/15/2022

The LORD wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent. Psalm 104:2

04/12/2022

Spring means we are making plans and preparations for another glorious season at Rest and Restore. We look forward to the day (Lord willing) when we can host and offer radical hospitality all year round.
Many updates coming soon.

08/03/2021

Every Tuesday evening I get the glorious honor of gathering with some local women to feast on the book of Romans.

Anyone is free to join us.
7:00 you can find us—Bible in laps, feet up, drinking deep from His Word.

07/31/2021

We work hard to create spaces that invite wearied souls to rest. But God is the One who heals, restores, and reconciles. 💕