Winter 2017 Applying Biblical Truths To Women’s Lives
Thank you, Decatur Presbyterian Church youth group for raking leaves (left).
Graduates inside the Morgan County Jail who completed the study of Ephesians recently (right).
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Leigh Littrell Founder Executive Director
Skip Thompson Chairman
Being Fed and Feeding……
Laura Hellard Treasurer
Refuge of Grace was blessed to have two new residents join our family early this year. With their arrival came days of adjustment and settling in to a different and unfamiliar environment - a “home” environment that many have not been privy to in their past. Core classes began the feeding process within days of their arrival. These classes are chosen to help each resident work through areas in their lives that need exposure and healing. Many times, this brings hurt before the healing begins. As we all know, it is a life time experience.
Ruth Ann Fite Secretary Dr. Richard Bedsole Libby Brown Jack Fite Joe Lubisco John Underwood Leadership Team Leigh Littrell Susan Brooks Libby Brown Margaret Fudge Laura Hellard
Resident Managers Lisa Johnson Carol Atchley
Featured Inside
The ladies are being fed God’s Word and seeing His rich blessings to them. They are also experiencing His healing and His powerful transformation that must take place in their hearts if true healing is going to happen. Residents are additionally fed by the many volunteers who willingly invest unselfish hours ministering to the residents in a variety of ways using and sharing their talents and experiences to impact the resident’s life. One of the evidences of a heart that is being transformed is a desire to give back because so much has been given to them. And thus, the feeding begins. Shelly and Ashley had such an opportunity at Thanksgiving. Last year, they were the recipients of the Thanksgiving meal that is served to the women inmates in Morgan County Jail. But this year, they went back to Morgan County Jail to feed the women inmates. Additionally, both have volunteered at Decatur Heritage Christian Academy, First Bible Church, and Meals on Wheels. They have fed on the Truth and now are able to feed others in the same manner that has been done for them. WE are the hands and feet of Christ to a lost world. “For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.” Matthew 25:35-36
Front Cover “Feeding” Pages 2 and 3 Residents’ Feature Page 4 Support
Page 5 Morgan County Jail
Back Cover “Sowing”
Ashley works under the supervision of Darrel Phillips and Darlene Willingham at First Bible Church.
Shelly is pictured with Susan Brooks at our annual volunteer event.
An inmate attends a Bible study inside the Morgan County Jail.