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New Life Center Prayer Breakfast

story by Carolyn Lillehaugen // photography by Jill Ockhardt

WOn Thursday April 10 over 1,000 people gathered at The Hilton Garden Inn for two prayer events sponsored by the Fargo Moorhead New Life Center Auxiliary. For 37 years, this annual celebration has gathered community members together for fellowship, prayer and inspiration. As Michelle Albrecht, co-chairperson of the event, explains, “The morning breakfast and evening dessert are designed to thank the community for outstanding support, share about the ministry of the New Life Center and spread the gospel.”

This year’s keynote message by Marie Monville was truly inspirational. Monville, the author of “One Light Still Shines,” shared how God worked in her life following the unthinkable circumstances surrounding the October 2006 incident when her then husband took several Amish school girls hostage, eventually killing five children and himself. Monville’s path to healing and wholeness provides encouragement to anyone facing a time of challenge.

The New Life Center is a multi-faceted emergency and crisis service center. They provide meals to the hungry and beds for the homeless as well as mental health services and support for recovery from addictions. With the good work of dedicated staff they have made a positive difference in the lives of tens of thousands of homeless men, women and children since the inception of the mission in 1907. [AWM]