ABOUT
"Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth." So said Jesus, just part of His teaching in the Sermon on the Mount. That entire beautiful sermon gives us purpose and direction, and we want to remember that it was in humility and gentleness that Christ taught his disciples how a flourishing human life is available in Him. Salvation isn't just life in the here-after but an abundant life now. No, not material prosperity the way some want it, but abundance. Abundance in relationships, relationship with God, with self, with each other, and even with His world.
So Inherit the Earth exists to walk with God alongside of the "whosoevers," along the byways and in the ditches, with the have-nots and the have-too-muchs.
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To that end, we exist to help people move towards stabilizing their housing situation, health, and life circumstances within the context of Christ glorifying and Gospel shaped relationships.
OUR TEAM
We get to be friends with lots of different people, here are some of them!
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RAYMOND MOREHOUSE, PhD, M.Litt., M.Div., MA
Founder and Executive Director
In 2016, having just completed a PhD in New Testament at the University of St Andrews, I moved back to my home town of Redlands CA to start a street ministry to the homeless. The first five years of this ministry was spent volunteering and working with wonderful existing organizations, and in 2021 my wife, Mary Blake, and I launched Inherit the Earth Outreach to continue and expand the work that God was doing through our ministry. I'm an ordained minister, and have been involved in some form of full-time ministry, either academically or within a church, for nearly 20 years. When I'm not out and about, I'm at home with Mary Blake and three amazing kids.
ROSS COOPER
Board Member and Pastor
I'm a Christ-follower who is married to Sandy; we have 3 children and 5 grandchildren. During my 30 years in law enforcement I learned that our government was not able to solve the homeless “problem." People, all of us, need our hearts transformed by Jesus. About a dozen years ago Sandy and I began trying to help the homeless community in Redlands “find” and follow Jesus by opening up our home. Here people can experience Jesus during breakfast, the home-worship service, showers, laundry, lunch, or in the afternoon Bible Study. Those who chose to can volunteer with us, and disciplining opportunities occur all week long. Because I have been redeemed by Jesus I seek to share the Good News with anyone willing to listen.
JOHN MILLS, MA
Board Member
John comes to Inherit the Earth Outreach with a firm conviction that education changes lives - and that Christ is the source of all truth. John is married to Lisa, and the father of two daughters.
He is a lifelong entrepreneur. Having started a monthly technology centric newspaper in his native New Zealand. John then moved to the USA and founded an electronics sales agency in Indianapolis. During that time, he also co-founded Unleavened Bread Cafe, an inner-city outreach mission. John has owned, developed and operated multi-family homes and offices, moving into commercial office space & development in Redlands CA. He specializes in integrating automation and building control solutions with a safe, secure, friendly environment.
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John holds a MA in Theology and Psychology, and holds board positions on several non-profit organizations. He is active in church and other civic organizations.
LAURA HOOD, CPA
Board Member