Jamie and Lauren Brandenburg

I am overwhelmed…

The need is great…

The response has been amazing…

The needs just keep coming…but His grace is sufficient…

Can I make a confession?  Good, here goes.  Too many times over the last few years while running 1eighty Ministries, I have done and said things to make it about myself and not my Father.  I have sought glory, recognition, selfish ambition, personal gain, and forgiveness for my own sins through service to others.  I have been angry, judgemental, and frustrated towards others.  I have not been very “Christ-like”.  I tell you this because I have been forgiven by my Father for all of these sins, but if I want healing, James 5 says I must confess to you and ask you to pray for me.  So, here is my first request, and it is in complete humility, please pray for me that I would not be selfish, contrite, angry, judgmental, or frustrated.  Pray that I would be like Christ, meek and humble, and have the wisdom of Solomon.  And…you have my permission to hold me accountable.  Thank you.

So now that that is out of the way…I must share with you what is going on.  Over the last few years, and specifically the last few months we have been offering our help to families in need for Christmas.  The method is to identify a family, coordinate with other local agencies to reduce overlapse, and then pair that family with another family who feels called and has the abundance to “adopt” a needy family’s children this Christmas!  It has been wonderful, and to date we have had 20 families adopted (57 children) which is nothing short of amazing!  That means literally, that 20 families or individuals have stepped up, been the BODY OF CHRIST, and adopted these families.  All I can say is THANK  YOU!

And while this is amazing, the needs just keep coming.  Today alone, we expect another 10-15 families to turn in their adoption forms (many already have), and we have families in waiting to be adopted.  Yesterday we were contacted by three single ladies (two of them mothers) requesting food as their cupboards were empty and they could not get assistance.  Praise GOD we had the ability to help them through your donations, and for that we thank you.  Like I said before…the needs just keep coming…and while His grace is sufficient, we need your help.  Many of you know that we now have OVER 700 PEOPLE in the Lebanon area alone registered with the 1eighty Cafe, and in South Lebanon that number is over 100 now.  The need just keeps getting larger, but I believe that if we, as the BODY OF CHRIST, can just work together we can virtually eliminate the need.

So, with that being said, if you have the abundance and would like to adopt a family this Christmas, PLEASE contact us right away.  You can contact us by replying to this email, or clicking HERE.  If you cannot adopt an entire family, any donation would help.  You can make a donation HERE, or you can mail a gift card from Target or Wal-Mart to us at 1eighty Ministries, 2234 Utica Road, Lebanon, OH  45036.  We will take these specific donations and “pool” them together to sponsor any families not yet adopted.  Our goal is to cover every adoption request we receive, and while we know that may not happen, we will not stop trying.  

In Him,

Jamie Brandenburg

You can view the families that currently need adopted, and the families already adopted by clicking

Every year we help connect families with children who need a little help providing presents for Christmas, with families who are currently living in abundance!  Through God’s love we partner together to provide these families in need with a joyous Christmas morning, but the real joy is reserved for the giving family!

Prayerfully consider participating with us this year!  The need has never been greater.  We have families with one child all the way up to eight children.  Just let us know that you want to help by emailing us HERE!

Currently, we have the following families that need adopted (this is frequently updated):

- Family in Lebanon with 5 children (parent situation unknown)

- Family in Middletown with 6 children (single mother, out of work) *

- Family in Lebanon with 4 children (mother unemployed, father works but under employed) *

Families that have been adopted already:

- Family in Morrow with 6 children (single mother)

- Family in Lebanon with 1 child (mother and father both on mental health/disability)

- Family in Lebanon with 1 child (mother disabled, father seasonal worker)

- Family in Lebanon with 3 children (single mother, out of work)

- Family in Lebanon with 2 children (single mother, out of work)

- Family in Lebanon with 4 children (mother out of work, father under employed)

- Family in Lebanon with 5 children (single mother)

- Family in Morrow with 2 children (single mother)

- Family in Lebanon with 1 child (single mother)

- Family in Lebanon with 5 children (single mother, works 40-60 hours a week, but is under employed)

- Family in Lebanon with 3 children (mother on disability, father cannot find work)

- Family in South Lebanon with 4 children (parents on disability)

- Family in Lebanon with 2 children (single mother, out of work)

- Family in Lebanon with 4 children (mother works, father cannot find full time work)

- Family in Lebanon with 2 children (father and mother both under employed)

- Family in Middletown with 3 children (single mother in school full time)

- Family in Lebanon with 1 disabled child (single mother trying to get disability)

- Family in Lebanon with 3 children (father and mother both unemployed)

- Family in South Lebanon with 3 children (father and mother both under employed)

As I sit here and write this post, I am reflecting on the events and conversations of my past week. Never before have I seen and heard so many people hurting, confused, nervous, and angry. Never before have I seen so much loss, destruction, and broken families. Never before have I seen so many people just ready to give up…

Never before has it been so apparent that the way of life everyone seems to think and say is right is the opposite of right…it is wrong. Never before has it been so apparent that our education is pure baloney. Never before has it been so clear that the news we hear is simply fear propaganda which does nothing but keep up down. Never before has it been so apparent that we must choose another path, not just politically, spiritually, and relationally, but also financially, educationally, and with our free time.

BUT…Even with all this destruction and despair, never before has there been so much opportunity. The American Entrepreneurial Spirit has woken back up, and I am seeing that fire burn in many people, including many of you reading this blog. Never before has the field been more ripe, the options so clear, and the opportunity so huge! Right now, more than ever before in history, we have a chance to change the financial and time course of our lives, and the lives of our legacy, FOREVER.

BUT…it takes ACTION, a different path, new direction, meaningful goals, and the guts to be different (and take the criticism that comes along with the courage).

I am convinced that the greatest lie being told today is that if you want to get ahead you simply need a college degree (which typically becomes more than $50,000 of debt by age 21), a good job (where you are a cog in the wheel, unimportant, replaceable, and just a number), with good benefits (how is your 401K looking?), and stay there for the next 30-40 years so you can retire at age 65 and live the good life (do you know many 65+ year olds living what you would consider a good life?). Sounds like economic slavery to me…mainly because it is. I have heard it said that people are cattle, and I wish I could disagree. We believe garbage we are told everyday, both about ourselves and the world around us, and we follow along with the herd, right off the edge of the cliff. But don’t you feel a yearning to get out of this endless cycle? Don’t you wish you could escape? Don’t you wish you knew a better way?

Ask yourself this…”Do I have a plan?”

How are you going to escape the path of economic slavery that has become commonplace in the country, and the world? Do you like where you are, where you are headed, where you have been? Are you everything you dreamed you could be? Do you tell your children that anything they want to become, they can become? Do you really believe that, or does it just feel good to say? If you believe it…why aren’t YOU becoming the person you always dreamed to be? Why don’t you live the lifestyle you have always dreamed of? Why are you not able to help those around you who are so desperately in need? Do you think you need to change your circumstances, your actions, your habits?  If so…YOU ARE NOT ALONE!

Let me ask this again…DO YOU HAVE A PLAN? Well…I have good news for you…WE DO and YOU CAN TOO. All you have to do is ask, and take action. We have a simple, clear cut plan, using a proven model that is recession and inflation proof, but it is not easy. We can show you what to do, but the rest is up to you. You control your destiny.

Remember, IT TAKES ACTION…and that action must begin TODAY.  Start living the life you deserve RIGHT NOW.

MAKE IT HAPPEN.  I believe in you.

With much anticipation,

Jamie Brandenburg

Romans 8:35-39

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