Moving Campaign Almost Accomplished

Our new front room is till clogged with boxes and as yet undecorated.

     We have made great strides toward our goal of $7,000 for the moving expenses. One church, eight individual donors, one yard sale and the sale of our washer/dryer/refrigerator have raised $3,171.
     That has made it possible to pay first month rent plus half of the deposit. On top of that we have been able to rent a truck twice, buy gas for many trips up and down the mountain, as well as feed some laborers and pay a dump fee.
     Nine people have put in labor and their valuable time physically moving us. Thank you for that generous sacrifice, friends.
     The July rent and half of the deposit are due on the 17^th . We had to rent a storage unit and we still have two more trips to finish up the last details in a borrowed truck.
     We need to reach that $7,000 goal to accomplish this new start. $3,829 to go!
     Thanks to all who have pitched in and to all sources of help whom the Lord is using to conquer this move. Follow the progress on our homepage where you can click on the "Donate" button to participate and receive our thank you gifts.

Three ways to help the campaign:

• Click here to go to our homepage "Donate" button and make a one-time contribution, or write a check to Horizon Gate Productions and send it to P.O.Box 2186, Julian, CA 92036 
• Make a monthly pledge for July through August via conventional check, or online (e-mail: markanddonna (at) horizongate.org) 
• Purchase Shaklee products from us instead of store brands. We will send you a list of store products most people already buy from which you could switch. (e-mail: markanddonna (at) horizongate.org)

Art Gets Home - grab this place to radiate hope

Through this place you can be an important factor in art and films which give courage and hope to countless people. Help us secure our home base by either going to http://www.indiegogo.com/Art-Gets-Home , or going to http://www.horizongate.org and clicking on the "Donate" button to participate. (donations are tax deductible)
Beauty and inspiration will keep flowing from this place if we work together. $2,700 is needed by Sept. 30. An additional $5,619 will be needed by the end of October.
The equivalent of 12 pledges of $110.58 per month is needed to keep up on the payments. Call Donna's cell, 760-445-9470, to pledge.
Here is a concrete way to support the arts that inspire the world to do great things.

Business and Mission Go Together

When the Mission Machine didn't feed all the bill collectors . . .

. . . Earl knew he had to push some of those other buttons.

Our mission is about people receiving inspiration from films and art so that they awaken to the significance of their lives on earth, rise in faith, encounter Christ and go on to live Godly lives. What mission could be more important than that?
But, part of the work is navigating through a world full of obstacles which try to deny us the time and resources to accomplish the mission. When we take on outside jobs, such as the one Mark and Donna have taken at Taylor Research, we do so with the prayer that it will fit in and contribute to our vision, rather than compete with it.
Effective, meaningful art requires sustained periods of thought, prayer, searching for inspiration, and experimentation followed by long hours of highly skilled labor. So, taking an outside job does interrupt the flow of art.
We understand that it has gotten harder to donate, but that you still want to give. Other streams of income can be employed to sustain the ministries you believe in. By building a new stream of income in the Turners' Shaklee business you can support us both through business and renewed donations. Click here to go to their business web site: http://healthinthejungle.myshaklee.com .

Notes on the Storm

Today we watch the first snowfall of the season. How lightly it floats down, belying the violent hail storm that just passed. Thank God for the break in the drought and the shelter He gives in the storm.
In another sense, we really are in a scary storm. The screaming wind and violent waves threaten to kill us. On top of that we are called to walk right upon those crashing waters.
Lord, save us!
We pass this reminder along: God does not hold our fears and doubts against us. When Peter challenged Jesus walking on the water, "Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water," Jesus did not reprimand him for skepticism, or presumption. He simply said "Come!"
After Peter actually walked on the water, then was intimidated by the storm and sank, Jesus did not say,
"Go on and drown. I gave you a chance and you doubted. It's your own fault. You shouldn't have tried the impossible!"
No. Instead of the "every-man-for-himself" attitude, Jesus shot his hand forward and caught Peter. And he was not berating Peter with his statement "Oh you little faith . . ." Jesus used this as a teachable moment to comment on the kind of faith Peter had right then as he helped him into the boat and caused the storm to cease. (Matthew 14:22-33)
As the financial storm rages around us we panic and sink over and over. Jesus has to be there to catch us each time,or we will drown alone. Even among well-meaning friends we often feel alone in the storm because everyone seems powerless and no one knows what to do.
We must habitually react by crying out like Peter, "Lord, save me!"
In whatever form it comes we grab the hand extended, pull up and get our footing again, walking with Jesus on the water.
Will you consider being part of Jesus' extended hand to us as we fight the waves on the mission to which Christ calls us?

Yours on the water,

Mark and Donna Turner