Healing the Orphaned Heart

Casey Treat is the founder and senior pastor of Christian Faith Center in Seattle, Washington, one of the largest multi-site churches in the Northwest. He is a motivational speaker and hosts his own national television broadcast, Living on Course.
Casey Treat was born and raised in a suburb of Seattle, Washington. As a teenager, he was heavily involved with drugs and entered the former Washington Drug Rehabilitation Center, a Christian-based program founded by Julius Young. It was there that Casey was born again, called into ministry and began to develop his leadership philosophies.

Casey entered Bible college, where he met and, in 1978, married Wendy Peterson. They served in their local church, conducted Bible study groups, and toured the Seattle area with their musical group, The New Version. Casey also started a local radio broadcast and worked as the Associate Director of Washington Drug Rehabilitation Center.

In their last two years of Bible College, Casey and Wendy began to sense the call of God on their lives to plant a church. On January 6, 1980, Casey and Wendy founded Christian Faith Center and began to pastor a group of thirty. They were ordained in July 1980 by Dr. Fred Price at Crenshaw Christian Center in Los Angeles, California.

In 1984, Casey and Wendy founded Christian Faith School for preschoolers through twelfth graders, and later Vision College.

With the first annual Vision International Leadership Conference in 1985, Casey and Wendy launched Vision Ministers Fellowship. This organization provides support for men and women in leadership who want to grow and more fully develop themselves and their ministries through teaching, mentoring, and relationship building. Casey and Wendy Treat have been instrumental in helping to plant and support numerous churches through this ministry. Casey and Wendy Treat and their three children reside in the Seattle area.

How is the condition of your heart?



Do you sometimes feel as though you can't handle the ongoing problems anymore? The distant spouse. The rebellious child. The needy parent. The overloaded schedule. The lack of money. And does the compounding of these situations sometimes leave you feeling bitter, confused, defensive, and wondering why all these things just seem to be happening to you?



You may be struggling with an orphaned heart.



An orphaned heart is an "unhealed heart" fostered by a lack of biblical parenting. Quite often, a person with an orphaned heart wants to be loved but is afraid to reach out for fear of being rejected. Pastor Casey Treat explains, "Many Christians are bitter, scared, angry, or abusive because their hearts have not been healed."



Casey Treat shares that the heart is the control center of all the success you will experience in life. As you allow your heart to be healed and made whole, you will break negative cycles, such as short-term relationships, debt, and marriage and family problems. You will begin to have fun in your relationships; you will enjoy your job more; and you will feel a sense of destiny.



So, how is your heart condition? You may not know it, but your heart is deciding your quality of life. Make a decision today that you want a whole, healthy, healed heart and begin taking steps to Healing the Orphaned Heart.