Partners in Purpose
Balanced Life Ministry cannot do this work alone. Every life changed, every family restored, and every opportunity created is possible because of faithful partners who share our vision.
The Businesses Behind the Mission
These aren't separate organizations that happen to donate. They are the mission engine — each one hiring directly from the Transition Homes, training residents in real trades, and channeling revenue back into the work.
A Proud Partner of BLM
Good Food. Honest Hospitality. A Front Porch for the Community.
The flagship general store and gathering place at Pickwick Lake, operating since 2011, and the original profit center funding the ministry's work — welcoming every traveler like family.
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A Proud Partner of BLM
Deeply Rooted in the Community.
Lawn care, land clearing, and grounds management, plus camper and SxS/UTV rentals at Rainbow Falls (4,500 acres, 500+ miles of trails) — creating service jobs that fund the mission. Launched December 2023.
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A Proud Partner of BLM
Where Every Celebration Becomes a Memory.
A lakeside event venue on Pickwick Lake hosting life's most meaningful moments — weddings, reunions, and celebrations — while providing steady employment and funding the ministry's work.
A Proud Partner of BLM
A Place on the Water to Gather and Belong.
A lakeside dining destination, open Thursday through Saturday, giving the community and its visitors a place on the water to gather, eat well, and belong.
A Proud Partner of BLM
Steak & Fish, Served with Southern Hospitality.
A Pickwick-area steak and fish restaurant serving a great meal with genuine Southern hospitality, providing steady work and real opportunity for those rebuilding their lives.
A Proud Partner of BLM
Restoring Lives, One Home at a Time.
A housing ministry partner supporting the Transition Homes program — providing quality housing and a stable, structured foundation where transformation can take root.
A Proud Partner of BLM
Handcrafted with Purpose.
Building quality, handcrafted work with our hands and our hearts — giving residents in the Transition Homes a trade, a paycheck, and a sense of purpose.
A Proud Partner of BLM
Print with Purpose.
Printing and stitching with purpose — quality work, done with excellence, that builds skills, provides real jobs, and funds the mission of Balanced Life Ministry.
Our Strategic Partners are more than supporters — they're part of the mission. By engaging in housing, employment, and discipleship programs, these partners walk hand-in-hand with Balanced Life Ministry to address the full spectrum of need.
What We Stand On
Every partner business operates under the same set of values — because every plate served, every print job completed, and every trail ridden is part of the same mission.
Colossians 3:23
We do good work because it belongs to God.
We hire, train, and stand behind people the world has counted out.
Every guest, every customer, every teammate is treated like they belong at our table.
What we say is what we do — our word is our bond, on the clock and off.
Philippians 4:13
Not confidence in a program or a business model, but in what Christ can do in a single heart.
What's Next
The Outpost's twelve-year track record has positioned this ministry to build further. Each phase is designed to fund and fuel the next — extending the same mission that began with a handful of Bible studies in 2010.
A biblically-themed miniature golf attraction.
A 41-room lodge serving guests, retreats, and ministry partners.
A 68,567-acre development for recreation, retreats, and ministry housing — including the Refuge Chapel (dedicated to Colby Harrison) and The Refuge Lodge (dedicated to Grant Johnson).
Learn more at pickwickoutpost.com and outpostoutdoors.net.
Small Acts, Eternal Impact
Hope grows when we serve together. By volunteering your time or giving a financial gift, you help provide shelter, jobs, community, and the message of Christ to those who need it most.