ROCKY MOUNTAIN CONFERENCE
Second Annual Ride to Fight Human Trafficking
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aren Fettig, president of Beneath Our Wings, a nonprofit organization dedicated to eradicating human trafficking in Wyoming and educating the public to recognize and report such crimes, is conducting her second annual trail ride by mule in the fight against human trafficking. A member of the Worland Church, Fettig has a passion for helping people,
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especially victims of abuse and trafficking. Last year, Fettig rode from the Wyoming-Montana border to the WyomingColorado border. This year, she is riding from the Wyoming-South Dakota border through North Dakota all the way to the Canada border. A recent fundraiser held on Facebook to help cover the costs of this journey
raised $1,020. Fettig says, “Thank you, everyone, for your generosity and support of Beneath Our Wings. The plan is to traverse the country toward Canada as time, weather and circumstances allow. Human trafficking is growing, and Beneath Our Wings Ministry helps educate people by raising awareness of this crime against humanity, teaching the public what to look for, and evaluating how we need to protect our children.” Samantha Nelson is co-founder and CEO of The Hope of Survivors, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting victims of clergy sexual abuse and educating clergy and congregations.
Support Beneath Our Wings Ministry Donate at beneathourwings. com/donate Contact Karen Fettig at wyorose689 @gmail.com Visit facebook.com/ BOWMWY
Grand Junction Couple Initiates Curbside Visits to Fellow Church Members
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Each visit starts with a phone call to announce their arrival. They hold a placard that says, “We miss and love you!” and give a wave, exchanging smiles and greetings. Sometimes they have a chat from the curb with the parishioners or hold a conversation by phone. Once their visit even included a “socially distant” walk. “It has been so much fun to see everybody, and we have considered it a blessing,” Dollie said. Remarking about the visit he received, David Klemm commented that “Don and Dollie have a gift for uplifting those around them, and it was
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great to see them.” As greeters in the church, they enjoyed learning what was going on in people’s lives. And now, driving to their homes has continued those efforts. Dollie is happy people have been so receptive and welcoming. They even met one young lady who hasn’t been to church for a while, and she was so excited for the visit that she
now wants to bring her mom to the newly built church. Don and Dollie’s spirit of community is a living example of what Solomon wrote: “A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity” (Prov. 17:17). Karla Klemm is a member of the Grand Junction Church in Colorado. She facilitates church community events. Karla Klemm
n the spirit of the sunny Western Slope, two Grand Junction Church members, Don and Dollie Bell, are set to visit all church members during the coronavirus pandemic’s social isolation. In the month of March, Dollie turned to Don and asked him what he thought of visiting all the church members, as she missed seeing them. He said yes and that he would even be her driver. With address directory in hand, they set out to cover all the zip codes. As of this writing, they had visited a total of 60 members from the curb, with approximately 60 more to go.
