Ministries Making a Difference: Widows Link, Foundations for Nations, and More
Widows Link, charitable medical clinic, welcoming families with disabilities, and ministry on a Native American reservation
Nazarene Discipleship International is partnering with Wonderful Works Ministry to create a website with resources aimed at training churches and families to minister to children with disabilities, called the Adapted Discipleship Library. NDI Disability Ministry Coordinator Ryan Nelson is also lead pastor at Church Street Church of the Nazarene in Carlsbad, New Mexico, where he has started a Wednesday night service called Wonderfully Made aimed at engaging “families with all abilities” with God and each other. He has also started a small group program for families with disabilities, a group who often feels overlooked.
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Foundations for Nations is ministering to Native Americans on the Wind River Indian Reservation in central Wyoming, where crime, unemployment, and drug and sexual abuse are rampant. Walking the “delicate line between honoring Native American heritage while at the same time pointing people away from spiritual darkness,” the ministry team runs a church, food pantry and youth programs with plans for a women’s shelter, according to WORLD Radio.
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Ministries of Jesus medical volunteers trained a group of Light Shine staff in Chihuahua, Mexico, in its model of “whole person healing.” Attendees at the wellness conference earned certificates in MOJ’s model of ministering to a patient’s body, soul and spirit. MOJ runs a charitable medical clinic for underserved individuals in Oklahoma. The ministry has 5 stars, an “A” transparency grade, and a 100 donor confidence score in the MinistryWatch database—the highest scores in each category.
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Widows Link, an Assemblies of God ministry started by Chaplain and pastor’s widow Marlene Craft, ministers to widows through small groups, banquets, retreats, and an annual cruise. It also provides training and resources to help churches across the nation start a small group widows ministry in their own congregations.
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