After 20 years of wear and tear on the Guy’s Main House, the Heartlight Foundation Board has decided to remodel the 6,000 square foot house into an Educational and Recreational building. This facility will then become the center for academic classrooms and recreational opportunities at Heartlight. We will convert the existing brick structure into a log home, allowing it to fit the rustic motif of the rest of the buildings on the Heartlight property. MORE OF THIS ARTICLE >>>

If someone would have told us that Michael Martin Murphey (songwriter of the 70’s hit song “WildFire”) would be sitting on the steps of the Heartlight Conference Center singing for us, we never would have believed it. But this past year it became a reality.

“Murph” came to benefit Heartlight’s program twice this past year, first on the grounds of Heartlight, complete with hay bale-seating and an incredible chuck-wagon meal prepared by John Schaffner and then at a Cowboy Christmas Concert benefit for Heartlight.  Our sincere thanks go out to Murph for his support of Heartlight.

Few people get a standing ovation just for playing the guitar. Doyle Dykes was one of those people as he played at the Spirit of Heartlight dinner held in Dallas both this year and last. Doyle also joined us on the campus of Heartlight for another performance for the kids and friends of Heartlight in November. His love for Heartlight, his love for music, his wonderful daughter Haley, and his willingness to come to Heartlight was a blessing to us all!

For the past three years, we’ve been fortunate to host singer/songwriter Paul Overstreet at Heartlight. This year, he was back for another evening of rousing music, bringing along friends Jim Collins and Leslie Satcher from Nashville. They performed at Heartlight in an “in the round” songwriters concert - a setting that the Longview News Journal called “East Texas’ best kept secret.” It was a great night and a great time all rolled up into one, with the proceeds benefiting the young people and their families at Heartlight.

The Heartlight Ministries Board is pleased to announce the formation of the Heartlight Ministries Foundation. The goal of the Foundation is to be the fund raising arm of Heartlight to ensure the long-term financial stability of the organization. The priorities of the Heartlight Foundation include the elimination of all Heartlight’s debt, raising funds for targeted projects related to the residential program, and the development of funding for numerous projects and re s o u rces outside the scope of the current residential program. MORE OF THIS ARTICLE >>>

The Dealing With Struggling Teens Seminars continue to be a success in churches and cities across the country. Six seminars are scheduled for this fall and the spring dates are filling up fast! These weekend events have allowed Heartlight to expand its ministry beyond the residential program in Hallsville, Texas to communities and families throughout the country. Our hope is that the information and wisdom gained by Mark and Jan through the years will help enable families to work through their situations at home before there is a need for Heartlight’s residential program. MORE OF THIS ARTICLE >>>