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Women's Prison Ministry Penpals Needed



25 Women are needed to be a R.O.S.E. - a woman who can "Reach Out with Support and Encouragement" to a female inmate once a month.

I participated in this ministry and was blessed by my experience and want to share this with others. As part of the follow-up support for women offenders who attend the Dare to Be You seminars all ...

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Volunteers are needed to be the hands and feet of Christ as Samaritan's Purse deploys Disaster Relief Units to Vermont and New Jersey to assist homeowners recovering from Hurricane Irene.

Irene was a powerful Category 1 hurricane that caused devastation all along the East Coast. Towns were flooded, roadways were destroyed, millions lost power,
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In late June, record flooding devastated the city of Minot, North Dakota, forcing nearly a third of the residents to evacuate and leaving more than 4,000 homes and businesses heavily damaged.

Local residents have been hard at work, but the task is too much for local volunteers alone. As Lutherans, we're experts at rolling up our sleeves when
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