Feb 05?09 oszocp Dan Robeoca Johnson cos-eseosn p.2 .. 1 ,?eart of fire Ministries 5107 Jewish: mun fleas . . mo. 58cm 91587 Mattie, so; 4(1291 (502) 4993313 mvu President Barrack Obama The White House 1600 Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20500 February 5, 2009 Dear Mr. President, You, your family and ali those Working for our countiy have been in our prayers. We pray weekly in our services forour country and its leaders. I was seated next to you at the Million Family March. I am the Bishop that assisted with the speakers at the event emiug our Church, a recipient ofthe Church Arson, Hate Crime Loan I am writing you cone Guarantee Recovery Fund. The spirit of the Fund was to restore assorted, hate crime churches. Our church Was arsoned in 2000, it was ruled a Hate Crime. We were underinsured and recovered to buy a vacant church. We didn?t file bm?o-upicy. Our church started a building program to expand on existing building for a community center in October 2006. The building was completed in January 2008. It took much longer than anticipated, due to continual Bank interference and delays. The property was built with the highest of standards and local building requirements. Yet the residential code has not yet been changed to Assembly use. We are scheduled to receive an Assembly Rating for Use Permit soon. Our contact has been Dr. Them Young and Dr. Evlyn Williams with HUD. They head up the program. They have been a tremendous help thru ali the construction and dealings with an adversarial bank. They are awesome their number is 202.708.2290. Heart of Fire has always paid itsmortgages. We paid before, during and after construction even with the additional overhead of a new building and with out the use of it. However, we were not able to continue making the payments with out income. The use of the facility for charitable works and ?mdraising is how we are able to meet these obligations; What should have been a six month construction project is still not concluded. Now after all this the US Govermnent may take everytl?ng. I wrote and, received a con?rmation letter of correspondence from HUD, Otto Banks, Deputy Assistant Seeretary for-Economic development. I haven?t received any further correspondence, until this week on February 3. I was noti?ed by phone that the bank loan had been paid off by HUD. vacate the premises. We have no where to go. Our state is also in Emergency due to power outages and ice storms. My wife and I have personally ?nanced and guaranteed the additional work required by the city with our family farm. Our church was strong ?nancially prior to this siuia?om The US Department of HUD will take our Church property and home leaving us homeless unless you help we save Heart of Fire City Church. The Church owes $1.5 Million to HUD. Please I ask for Mercy, turn this into a Grant or Restructure our Loan to Save our Church and Home. We have invested all and have much to loose. . Your help with this urgent need is appreciated. . I God Bless, Bishop Dan Johnson Heart of Fire City Church (502) 445~9355 .