Compassion Ministry:
The Compassion Ministry meets for a work/fellowship time on the third Tuesday of each month, from 1:00-3:00 & 6:00-8:00 p.m. in the conference room at Harvest. All are welcome!
Come join us as we work together on both local and international projects!
Jean Kirkpatrick and a team of women are decorating a room and sewing quilts for the Butterfly Freedom House for rehabilitating Women Prisoners on Walnut Street in Ames.
During the month we are thinking of ways to reach out and befriend Hispanic and Arab families in our commmunity. Bring your ideas and come join in the fun!
We are ripping sheets and rolling bandages as well as sewing surgical wraps for the Tandala Hospital in the Congo. Making encouragement wall hangings out of colorful calanders and attaching an African Bible verse is another of our projects.
Contact: Joy Thye (388-4715) / Jean Kirkpatrick (733-2874)
Writing to Women in Prison
If you would like to begin writing letters of encouragement to a women presently in prison. There are guidelines on the Women's Ministry Table and you can contact Jodi Williams renaeisbak@msn.com (Chuck and Shirley Ballard's daughter in full time prison ministry) to get the matched up with a women prisoner who would deeply benifit from your correspondence. Let Joy Thye (515-388-4715) know that you have joined the program so she can inform you of who else in our Harvest body is in the writing program and open to exchanging ideas, answer questions and share their experiences.
Butterfly Freedom House
The Butterfly Freedom House has been established to offer a home that provides a loving, safe and healthy environment where women recently released from prison can be restored and redirected.
It is for women who desire to grow in their relationship with God, heal from the past, and live life to their full potential. Through Bible study, a mentor program and daily living women will experience healing, growth and freedom in Christ in a warm and delightful home. Contact Marcy Olson (515-291-9198) if you would like to help with painting, laying carpet, varnishing or yard work at the house. Talk to Sonja Fisher (515-827-5809) if you would like to help with one aspect of the mentor program. Marcy Olson or Diane Granzow (515-434-2204) can help you with questions about decorating or donating items to furnish the house.
Story City Food Pantry:
Contact person: Deb Shaw (733-9231)
Contacts:
- Joy Thye
- Jean Kirkpatrick
