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Where women and children
experience
hope and opportunities for
restoration, transformation
and reconciliation.
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Beauty for Ashes…
To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for
mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of
righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.
~ Isaiah 61:3
Water from the Well…
There are so many ways to pour into
the lives of single mothers and their
children.
We invite you to come and see
firsthand the wonderful things
happening here at Jacob’s Well.
Throughout the past couple of years there have been over
1000 volunteers bringing about the transformation of a
forgotten, beloved elementary school in Utica Indiana. The
original school built in 1873 was deteriorating and doomed for
destruction…but God had a different plan. A plan to turn it
into a beautiful home for single mothers and their children
longing to be restored from the ashes of broken lives to the
beauty of wholeness through a relationship with Jesus Christ.
Join us for a tour and time for Q&A.
We will provide a light lunch and
have you on your way in an hour.
Our previous benefit dinners, private donors and monthly
supporters have provided funding needed for the restoration
of the building and operations allowing us to open our doors
to two single mothers in February of 2014. Thank you!
The next “Water from the Well” is
Wednesday, September 24th
@ Noon. RSVP is required. Call
812-288-8870 or send an email to
barbaraw@jacobswellproject.com.
M has completed several training courses through WorkOne
and has begun submitting resumes to seek sustainable
employment. She was baptized earlier this year and is now
employed in a temporary position while she continues her
vocational training. H and her daughter N are our newest
resident family. Their journey to healing and opportunities are
just beginning. We are blessed and excited to have them with
us.
FREE Community Event…
Harvest of Hope Festival
Saturday, October 11th
6:00 – 9:00 PM
Community Chili Super
Fun Activities for the children
Black Light Puppet Show
Children’s costumes welcome!
We are excited to welcome our first part-time employee,
Summer Crawford. Summer comes to us with 10 years
experience as the House Manager of Bales Maternity Home
with Child's Place here in Jeffersonville, IN. There she
mentored young women and mothers. She will bring so much
wisdom and experience as we continue to develop our
programming. We are thrilled to have her on board with us!
We are grateful for God’s provision. It is our prayer that He will
continue to provide all that we need through those who will
join us in our mission of transforming lives and community.
Hope Flows from the Well…
My prayer entering Jacob’s Well was that God would mend my heart, my spirit, and that I would learn
to love again. I have been given the opportunity to truly learn and experience the beauty of God’s
love and mercy. I have been filled with courage to face and defeat my fears. I am learning to plant
new dreams and to hope again. I have been provided the love, friendships and skills that I need to live
a joyful and productive life. To be the very best ME that I can be. God is using JW to do a new and
unique thing in my life that I will forever be grateful for. Each new day I’m being shown that He can
make something beautiful out of ashes. ~ M
Annual Benefit Dinner / Thursday, November 6th
7:00 – 9:00 PM (Tour of center 6:30 PM)
Each year we host a benefit dinner to help support our operations and continued renovations to serve
the single mother families who come to Jacob’s Well searching for hope for a new beginning. A life
filled with opportunities for a relationship with Christ, education and sustainable employment to care for
themselves and their children.
This year’s event will be held at Jacob’s Well. We are excited to have two very special people involved
in our program; Tom Franklin, Teaching Pastor, NCC and President of New Life Christian Mission
(India/Nepal) as Keynote Speaker and Tim Hartlage, General Manager of WFIA Christian Radio Station
as Master of Ceremonies. We hope you will join us again this year as we celebrate our progress and plan
for the future together.
Call now to find out how you can host a table!
812-288-8870 or email barbaraw@jacobswellproject.com.