Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What is the population of widows in your community?
A: In Lawrence County Indiana (The largest population center of the area) the number of widows are 6,307 or 20% of the population fitting the definition of a widow listed on our home page. In Orange County Indiana that number is roughly half that. (Our population is barely one half that of Lawrence County).
Q: What is the population of orphans in your community?
A: In Lawrence County Indiana the total population under 20 is 10,721. 1,876 or 17.5% of the juvenile population meet the definition of an orphan. In Orange County Indiana the population under 20 is 8,791. Of that 26.3% or 2,312 youth meet the definition of an orphan.
Q: What effect does that have on my community?
A: The more the world and the church ignore the cries of the widows and orphans of our communities, the more we will see increases of the following: Incarcerations, joblessness, social depravity, suicide, child abuse, increased crime, decreased morality, more persons on welfare and food stamps, more cases of depression, homelessness, domestic violence, drug abuse, abortions, more unwanted babies, higher teen birth rates, more orphans and more widows, etc.
Q: What kind of services do you provide for the widows of your community?
A: We would like to meet every need of a widow in crisis. Some of the services proposed are:
Sharing the love of Jesus Christ
Providing necessary transportation
Lawn Care
Home Repair
Light Housekeeping
Prayer and Bible Study
Meal preparation
End of the month food baskets
Q: What services do you provide the orphans?
A: Again, we would like to meet every need of a "Fatherless Child". Some services proposed are:
Sharing the Love of Jesus Christ
Safe housing/placement assistance
Food
Clothing
Christian Education
Structured Daily Activities
Accountability Mentors
Family Reunification Support (where possible)
We can defend these fatherless children through intercessory prayer, being a witness of our heavenly Father, and teaching them the steps to salvation. Once a child believes that Jesus, the Son of God, died for his/her sins and was resurrected to give him/her eternal life, the child will no longer be fatherless.
Q: Why not just let the families of widows' care for them?
A: Whenever a widow is referred to us the very first questions we ask are who and where is their family? If there is a family member able to care for the widow we make every effort to empower the family members to be the primary caregivers and support them in their efforts with guidance, encouragement and love. The widows we minister to are either alone in their crisis or are contacting us about volunteering to help the orphans.
Q: How can I find more information about your ministry?
A: We welcome all inquiries. Please complete the form on the "contact us" page or email us with your questions.