Hope's Door

For some families, it is a gift to be at home together more. Spending quality time together and with your children is good for all homes in America. According to an article by Emily Leslie and Riley Wilson which appears in American Politics and Policy and the London School of Economics at https://bit.ly/2UvIJp, there has been a ten percent increase in domestic violence cases across the country; an increase of about 1,400 cases across the United States each day!! Families…

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Join us for the next Thirty days as we take a moment at noon to bow our head and ask the Father for peace and healing and safety. It is critical for all our nation and especially for women, youth, and children who may be locked in with an abusive person. Pray: II Chronicles 7:14 If my people who are called by my name, will humble themselves, and pray and seek my face, and turn from their sinful ways, then…

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Today we had the honor to place our first Hope’s Door Care Kits with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Department, Greystone. We have been working with Officer Debbie Sumrall and Captain Mike Dehart to collaborate on having emergency Care Kits available for women who are fleeing Domestic Violence. These kits will be at four of the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office substations. Hope’s Door is very thankful for the support of many volunteers who have helped us in this effort.  

“Whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst, but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life. The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not….” (John 4: 14-15a) In 2017 Hope’s Door has given this water of life to hundreds of women and their children through outreach counsel, and training. Because of you we have met these…

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This is domestic violence awareness month and Hope’s Door just held it’s first awareness event at the chapel on the Chelsea King’s Home Campus the evening of October 11, 2016. It was well attended with over 100 youth, women, and guests. Shelby County Judge Lara Alvis as well as Shelby County Sheriff’s Outreach Coordinator, Debra Sumrall were in attendance. The evening opened with an inspiring interpretive dance by several of our lady residents to the song, “Break Every Chain.” We…

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Ephesians 5:26 NIV gives a key that I have used often this week: That we can be made holy and clean. We all want that. I love this picture of the mighty roaring ocean waters swirling and washing around the rocks. Scientifically we know that action does eventually wear down the rock and it scours it completely with every wave. As women whose lives are often filled with such dirt and grime from life itself, we often feel the need…

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God always has surprises for you and He knows what you can do even when you don’t. In fact, you wouldn’t have done it! So, I am hot and sweaty, no makeup, it’s 5 pm and I am searching the facility’s kitchen for ice and water. I hear a soft voice speaking “I’m looking for Ms. Liz?” Somehow the first clients I had scheduled for the next day were told to come today by their supervisor and this was the…

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