Happy Holidays

Dear Refuge Partners,

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Thank you to all of you who have faithfully supported the Refuge House of Prayer. We are pleased to inform you that the Refuge House of Prayer will be re-opening in January. We look forward to partnering with you in the upcoming season.

The Hamilton family is moving forward into what God is doing in their lives and transitioning out of their role at the Refuge. We are so proud of them for stepping out in faith and we rejoice with them! They will continue to be in our hearts and in our prayers and we will continue in love and partnership with them in kingdom building! For more information a video is available at www.refugehop.com.

As for us, we have been a part of the prayer house for the last three years from the beginning. We have partnered with and supported the Refuge and participated in the building of its foundation. We will continue to carry the torch that has been lit in our city. We are committed to maintaining continuous worship & prayer and hosting the presence of God in Rancho Cucamonga. It is our heart to be a refuge in Rancho Cucamonga. Isaiah 57:13.

Here is a glimpse of upcoming ministries we will be expanding upon in the near future:

IMPACT School of Ministry (January 11, 2010) www.impactschoolofministry.com

Healing Ministry

Prophetic Ministry

Children’s Equipping Center

Prayer support for business owners and city leaders

A place of rest and refreshing for pastors and associates

Weekly worship and prayer meetings

At this time we are asking for your prayers as we develop a leadership team, financial base and clarity of vision for Refuge HOP. We will be communicating more information soon regarding prayer meetings beginning in January.

If Refuge HOP has been a blessing to you we would greatly appreciate your continued support as we move forward in this next season and expanding Refuge’s vision and resources. We look forward to strengthening current relationships and building new ones.

Knowing God and Making Him Known,

Ted and Toni Imsen

Refuge House of Prayer

Same Building, Same Name, Different Leaders, Expanded Vision

The best way to describe what is happening next at the Refuge is, "the
same, but different." God loves and desires for "brothers to dwell
together in unity" so that the blessing is not just for an individual
but for the Body in a city, region, state, and nation. If you are
still confused about what big things God has done in such a small
house than lets just look back over the last few years. More united
prayer and fasting has taken place within churches who previously
would not have associated, there is a greater hunger for the move of
the Holy Spirit and the gifts in our city, and we have had a deepening
revelation of the value of apostolic leadership within the Body of
Christ in our city. These few things along with the marriages that
have been saved, the healings that have happened, the deliverence and
freedom that has been experienced, the national influence our
leadership has been given, and the salvations that have taken place
all show us the move of God that is birthing from a little city with a
funny name that God loves.

But in every season we must be faithful with the voice of the Lord and
the changing of that season. What comes next is simple and beautiful,
people who have loved us and been faithful in the House of Prayer are
now taking on the leadership. Many of our core have either called them
their spiritual mom and dad at one-time or have desired to. Ted and
Toni Imsen have held a special place in my heart because of their love
for both me and my family and most importantly the Lord. They are what
you call, "Presence People". Their desire is to be in the presence of
the Lord and take others with them and to be honest, thats all that
matters to me. Having people in charge that dont care if it all falls
apart tommorrow, they just want to be with the one they love. Ted and
Toni will continue the ministry in the same building with the same
name with expanded vision. I would love to tell you all about it but I
believe that they will do a much better job.

So I want to ask you for two things, first go to www.refugehop.com and
please view the video to hear their hearts and what is next for my
family. Second, please continue your support of the Refuge and the
Imsens with your time and energy as well as with your finances. If you
have Partnered with the Refuge in this last season we ask that you
would continue pour your support into what God is doing next. You will
find that this next season is about promotion and not just transition
and we want you to be with us for the journey. Ted and Toni will be
contacting you through or email list and via letters to continue to
share their hearts and ask for your support in the next season. This
is an opportunity that my family will not pass by and neither should
you.



Thank you all for your love and your prayers. God is the move, dont
miss the wind.

Jake Hamilton

Voices - Refuge School of the Arts - December 4-5, 2009

Hey everyone! Super exiting news Refuge is hosting a 2-day School of the Arts on December 4th and 5th. We will be doing a time of prayer and worhip but also have break out sessions teaching and covering various aspects of the arts such as song writing, art through painting, music theory, and so much more. Not to mention we have special worship and guest speakers Chad Dedmon and Nina Landis...yay!

Space is limited so to ensure your spot you can pre-register online at ww.refugehop.com

Benefits of pre-registration is you get in at a discounted rate of $15 and you ensure your spot, otherwise you can pay $20 at the door. The school starts Fridat, December 4th at 7pm and again on Saturday at 9am. Please check out the wesbite for more info...hope to see you all there!

This week at Refuge (11/10/09)

Hey everyone!

Just wanted to give you an update on what is happening this week at the Refuge House of Prayer.

Tuesday 11/10 Join us at 7pm as Lara Scott finishes her last session on Intercession.
Wednesday 11/11 7pm worship and prayer
Thursday 11/12 worship, prayer and a message

We will be CLOSED on Friday (11/13) and Saturday (11/14), but will reopen on Tuesday (11/17). Our whole crew will be heading to Vegas to join with International Church of Las Vegas for their Vegas A Blaze Conference, with Rick Pino. For more info check out their website www.iclv.com

If you have any questions or prayer requests as always please feel free to email me anyday anytime (really I am serious:).
Thank you all for your continued faithfulness and we hope to see you at the prayer house soon!--

We are open on Halloween and whats happening next week...

Hello everyone!

I just wanted to remind you all that REFUGE will definately be open on Halloween. We will be having our regular prayer meeting with Dustin Lau leading the worship. It will be an amzing night as we just worship, pray and intercede for the city. Contending and praying for healing, freedom and joy to be released. Refuge is open at 10am with our night prayer meeting starting at 7pm.

Also I just wanted to let you know what is coming up next week at Refuge.
Next Tuesday, November 3rd at 7pm JHOP (Justice House of Prayer) San Diego will be out leading the evening. Check out their website for more information on what they will be discussing. www.jehusride.com

You will not want to miss out on hearing and being a part of what our covenant brothers and sisters have to share.

See you all at the prayer house!

Open Mic Night at the Refuge

Hey everyone!

We have some fun and exciting things happening this weekend that I wanted to tell you all about.

This weekend (October 17th) at the Refuge House of Prayer we will be hosting our first ever OPEN MIC night. The first 12 people signed up this Saturday will have the opportunity to share their gift and revelation with us Please see the attached flier for more details on times and guidelines. We desire to release voices in the earth with clarity and revelation that will shape this generation, but how will anyone be blessed by what the Lord is speaking to others if people do not have the opportunity to share it? That is the heart of what we are trying to accomplish this weekend.

ALSO this Saturday we will be hosting a Songwriting Workshop prior to our evening gathering starting at 4pm. Jake Hamilton will leading a time of impartation and training on how to give your heart a voice. We believe God is raising up singer/songwriters in a profound way in this hour, you don't want to miss this opportunity. There is no charge for this event or for the Workshop.

School of Worship: Release a Sound, September 25-26

Can you hear the sound of the Father singing over you?
Can you hear the voices of revivals past calling you to add your voice
to theirs?
Are you hearing the rhythms and the melodies that will define the
sound of this generation?

There is a divine opportunity available for the Body of Christ to make
a clear sound in the earth with their voices and with their
instruments that will point the direction away from "rockstar
christianity" and lead a generation back to Jesus. He will once again
have the attention of our affection and be the center of our
declarations.

This gathering is geared to be a "tool box" for worshippers of all
backgrounds and all skill levels. We are aiming this weekend at
worship through music. Although we know that music alone is not the
fullness of how we express worship it is a key theme in scripture for
how believers worship from Genesis to Revelation. So whether you
desire to gain practical skills from theory to piano, or you long to
develope the heart of a worshipper from the congregation to the stage,
this gathering will provide encouragement and training to pursue
worship as a lifestyle rather than a job. Please join us with pastors
and leaders from all over the region as we attempt to serve the Body
of Christ by providing a crash course in the musical arts that will
benifit both leaders and the congregations they serve.

Dates: Spetember 25 and 26
Where: The Refuge
9259 Utica Ave Suite 125
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
Cost: $10; includes Jake Hamilton’s new
workbook: MARKED: Chords,
Courage and Conversations.
Registration: www.refugehop.com
More Information: refugehouseadmin@gmail.com

Schedule (Subject to Change)

Friday, September 25
6:00pm: Doors Open
7:00pm- 10pm: Session One
Worship: Jake Hamilton
Speaking and Impartation: Jake Hamilton

Saturday, September 26
9:30am: Doors Open
Workshop Registration Begins
10:00am- 12pm: Session Two
Worship: Chris Lizotte and Team, VCC
Speaker: Chris Lizotte, VCC
12:00pm- 2:00pm: LUNCH
2:00pm- 3:15pm: Workshop ONE
1. Joanne Venter:
The Heart of Worship
2. Aaron Whitehead:
Leading Worship from the Piano
3. Dean Roscoe:
Theory 101
4. Andrew Taylor:
Pastoring the Heart of an Artist

3:15pm- 3:30pm: BREAK
3:30pm- 5:00pm: Workshop TWO
1. Joanne Venter:
The Heart of Worship
2. Aaron Whitehead:
Leading Worship from the Piano
3. Jake Hamilton:
Songwriting Basics
4. Andrew Taylor:
Pastoring the Heart of an Artist

5:00pm- 7:00pm: DINNER
7:00pm- 10:00pm: Session Three
Worship: Jake Hamilton
Speaker: Jake Hamilton

5 nights of Roger Joyner!!!

Join us all next week as Roger Joyner will be blasting us every night of the week at 7pm starting Tuesday, August 25 through Saturday, August 29. He will be teaching 5 nights in a row on what I believe is one of the best subjects ever....JESUS!

You definitely will not want to miss out on this time of teaching from a true father and radical revivalist.

Thanks everyone and hope to see you at the prayer house soon!!!
--

Meg, Jake, Roger Joyner and the LINK this week...

Hello faithful and amazing prayer warriors!

I just wanted to let you know what is happening this coming week at the Refuge (July 11 - July 18).

This Saturday (July 11) Meg is back and ready to lead worship with tons of fire and passion, so come prepared to be in the presence.
Tuesday (July 14) Jake will be teaching after our normal prayer meeting. So join us at 7pm for prayer and worship and then 8pm for a powerful word from Jake.

Thursday (July 16) LINK, formerly known as The Option (Liberty In North Korea) will be back at the Refuge at 7pm to share with us updates and new happenings with the ministry, North Korea and how we can be informed and play a role in uniting with them. You will not want to miss this. Please see the attached flyer for more info on them coming out to Refuge.

Saturday (July 18) Jake will be leading worship and Roger Joyner will be preaching. How exciting our covenant brother from JHOP SF will be out to stir it up and bring a new fire and passion to explode on us all. Jake leading us into the presence and Roger packing a punch...a combo you will not want to miss. Join us at 7pm for the fun!

That is all the updates for now...bless you all and see you at the prayer house!!!

New Refuge Schedule.....recap

Hello everyone!Yes it is me again, with more updates and information to share with you, communication the gift that keeps on giving hahaaa:)There will no longer be COMMUNITY NEWS meetings on Wednesday nights. With our new weekly schedule we are giving more opportunities for people to come and join the staff and team in prayer throughout the week. I am going to recap the schedule for you all so you know what we are doing and you can figure out when and what times you can join us.

Sunday - CLOSED
Monday - CLOSED
Tuesday through Friday - 10am til 10pm
4pm - 6pm family prayer and encouragement through the prophetic. We are doing these times
daily at 4pm. We plan on praying together, taking communion together, and encourage each
other through the prophetic. So please come and join us whenever you can:)
7pm - 9pm Prayer meeting (with Jake teaching every Tuesday and Thursday night)
Saturday - 10am-10pm
7pm prayer meeting (we plan on making this a time of outreach, ministry, prayer for the sick,
prophetic, worship,a time where we welcome Holy Spirit and move where He leads)

Please check out the schedule and pray about when you will come and join us for any or all of these times. Blessings and hope to see you soon!!!--

Jamie Vanderpool
Assistant to Jake Hamilton
Refuge House of Prayer
(909) 987-PRAY

New Refuge Hours...

Hey everyone...just wanted to give you an update on the new hours at Refuge (including Holiday schedule).

Refuge Hours:
Sunday - Closed
Monday - Closed
Tuesday - 10am-10pm
Wednesday - 10am-10pm
Thursday - 10am-10pm
Friday - 10am-10pm
Saturday - 10am-10pm

*this schedule is effective as of today. So please keep in mind we will be closed this Sunday and Monday and reopen Tuesday.

Also the Refuge will be closed all day on Saturday, July 4th in recognition of Independence Day.
So in closing the Refuge will be closed:
Saturday, July 4th
Sunday, July 5th
Monday, July 6th

Thank you all so much, we just love you all so very much!

Be on the look out for an upcoming email from Jake as to what is happening at the Refuge, the reason for the hours changing and more fun stuff. Bless you all and see you at the prayer house!

--
Jamie Vanderpool
Assistant to Jake Hamilton
Refuge House of Prayer
(909) 987-PRAY
jamie@refugehop.com

Jake and Jesus Culture Music

Jake Hamilton - Marked By Heaven from Jesus Culture on Vimeo.

Impartation Friday, May 29th at the Refuge...

Hey everyone!!!

Jake is back from Germany...which means its time for sharing not only of stories and visions but he wants to impart to all of us what he received in Germany!

So join us this Friday, May 29th at 7pm at the Refuge for a time of worship, prayer and impartation.

Hope to see you all there!!!

--
Jamie Vanderpool
Assistant to Jake Hamilton
Refuge House of Prayer
(909) 987-PRAY
jamie@refugehop.com

Refuge is launching our Community News Meetings...

COMMUNITY NEWS - Starts this Wed 5/27

WHAT: Time for the whole Refuge community to hang out, eat, get to know eachother, share dreams, visions, or words from the Lord, hear what's going on at Refuge and with Jake & team, and ask questions / discuss what God's doing in the House of Prayer and our community.

WHEN: Wednesday Nights 5-7pm. This week 5-6pm: eat & hangout, 6-7pm: circle up to share & discuss

EATS: To start, please bring your own dinner (we'll discuss some other ideas when we're together)

 

We look forward to spending time together!

Join us June 11-13, 2009 for the School of the Prophetic with Kris Vallotton

Ben Woodward at the Refuge...

Join us tomorrow night, May 21st at 7pm for our evening Intercession.
Ben Woodward, who is a worship leader at IHOP KC will be leading worship at the Refuge.
We are so excited that we have the opportunity to have a bit of IHOP here with us at RHOP...hahaaa!

So if you can join us tomorrow night at 7pm as we unite with IHOP in intercession over Rancho Cucamonga.

See you at the prayer house!

--
Jamie Vanderpool
Assistant to Jake Hamilton
Refuge House of Prayer
(909) 987-PRAY
jamie@refugehop.com

Come and celebrate with us!!!

Hey everyone!

Just wanted to invite and remind most of you that this Saturday, May 16th at 7pm at the Refuge we are having a celebration for reaching our first 3 months of constant day and night prayer non stop for 3 months....3 months already can you believe it!!!

Which means the commitment you made for the last 3 months is up if you so choose, you can recommit to the same times, change your times or commit for the first time if you so desire! We plan on just giving God high high high praise for all that He has done not only at the Refuge but in Rancho Cucamonga through 24 hour prayer.

Please join us in this celebration...its going to be amazing!

Blessings and see you at the prayer house!
-- Jamie VanderpoolAssistant to Jake HamiltonRefuge House of Prayer(909) 987-PRAYjamie@refugehop.com

ICLV at the Refuge 4/25/09

Hey everyone!

Just wanted to let you know that this Saturday at the Refuge at 7pm we are having a team from ICLV (International Church of Las Vegas) come out and lead us in worship as well as some ministry time. It is going to be amazing for sure! So rework your schedules and come and join us this Saturday at 7pm for an amazing time of worship, prayer, and ministry time with our friends from ICLV.

Hope to see you there!!!
--
Jamie Vanderpool
Assistant to Jake Hamilton
Refuge House of Prayer
(909) 987-PRAY
jamie@refugehop.com

Join us for the School of Tabernacle..

Refuge Youth Night Kicking Off This Friday!!!

Hey everyone!

Just wanted to remind you that the Refuge will be kicking off there Friday Night Youth Night of Prayer and Worship, Signs and Wonders, Healings and Miracles, chasing the presence of God and allowing Holy Spirit to ignite a fire in this generation!!! Whether you are young or young at heart we invite you to come and unite with us starting this Friday and every Friday from here on out at 7pm at the Refuge House of Prayer. (This Friday being March 27th).

Hope to see you all there!!!

--
Jamie Vanderpool
Assistant to Jake Hamilton
Refuge House of Prayer
(909) 987-PRAY
jamie@refugehop.com

The Burning Youth Conference

Join us March 20-21
at the Refuge House of Prayer (9259 Utica Ave. Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730)

Who is us?
Hosted by the Refuge we will have Dave Sliker (IHOP KC), Kim Walker (Bethel), Jake Hamilton and Meg Van Dran throwing it down for 2 glorious days in worship and powerful messages to stir up the youth in our city, county and state!

HOWEVER SPACE IS LIMITED...so to ensure your spot log onto our website and register at www.refugehop.com

The times are as follows...
Friday 7pm
Saturday 9am, 2pm, and 7pm.

Hope to see you all there!

This week at Refuge....

Hey everyone!

First and foremost thanks so much for your many prayers for the Refuge team, Jake and his family as everyones health was down this last week. Everyone seems to be doing better as God is releasing health all around us...thank you Jesus and thank you faithful intercessors for your prayers...thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

As many of you know we are heading up to Redding, CA this week to go to Jesus Culture Redding as Jake records the new cd with Jesus Culture Records. So in saying that the Refuge wil be closed the following days this week....

Thursday, February 5
Friday, February 6
Saturday, February 7

We will be back to our normal schedule that Tuesday at 8am. Also don't forget we are launching 24/7 on February 14th. For more info on us going 24/7 please log onto our website at www.refugehop.com

Thanks for everything again and see you at the prayer house!!!

--
Jamie Vanderpool
Assistant to Jake Hamilton
Refuge House of Prayer
(909) 987-PRAY
jamie@refugehop.com

Corey Russell is coming to the Refuge in 4 days!!!

Hey everyone!

Just wanted to remind you in case you have not heard already but COREY RUSSELL from IHOP is coming to the Refuge this week!!! January 23-25, 2009 Corey will be teaching some intense classes on intercession....I am telling you that you will not want to miss it.
Space is limited so you want to make sure you register ASAP. Please log onto our website www.refugehop.com for pricing and more info. The School of Intercession with Corey Russell will be held at the Refuge and if money is an issue please contact our Events Director, Rayna to see what kind of deals we can work. We want to gather as many people as we can together....this teaching is going to be that important to everyone to hear! You can contact Rayna via email at refugehouseadmin@gmail.com

Now is the time to pray.....see you at the prayer house!-- Jamie VanderpoolAssistant to Jake HamiltonRefuge House of Prayer(909) 987-PRAYjamie@refugehop.com

This week at the Refuge...

Hey everyone!

Just wanted to update you on what is going on this week at the Refuge House of Prayer! Here are a few exciting things to look forward to and unite with us on.

This Saturday, January 17th at 12 noon at the Refuge....CALLING ALL YOUTH!!! (youth is 25 years and younger)
In this hour God is raising up burning ones. Ones that shine for Him in the darkest places. They do not obtain this light by striving or personal gain - they obtain it by a life fully given to the Lord, reckless abandon, consecrated and set apart. They want Jesus more than the air and are willing to sacrifice anything to get it.
WE WANT YOUR VOICE TO BE HEARD as we set aside a specific night of the week given to youth and young adults crying out for their generation. Join us Saturday, January 17th at 12 noon to help us develop what this will look like at the Refuge, on campuses and on the streets.

January 23-25, 2008 Corey Russell is out in Rancho for the School of Intercession. For more details and registration please log onto http://www.refugehop.com/

Friday Nights starting February 20th at 9pm we will be starting a Revelations Discussion Group with Jake Hamilton. We will be meeting at Refuge at 9pm and heading out to a place to chill and dig deeper into the book of Revelations.

This is an exciting time...and we are excited to unite with all of you! Please let me know if you have any further questions. Much love and blessings over you all, and hope to see you at the Prayer House soon!

--
Jamie Vanderpool
Assistant to Jake Hamilton
Refuge House of Prayer
(909) 987-PRAY
jamie@refugehop.com