Prayer Shawl Ministry Shares the Love

None are exempt from experiencing hardship. As Helen Keller so aptly stated, "All the world is full of suffering. It is also full of overcoming."

In my experience, "over­coming" happens most quickly when we realize that we are not alone. Assuring people that they are loved, cared for and most of all not alone, is what the Waitsburg Prayer Shawl Ministry is all about.

Initiated by Joan Helm and sponsored by the First Christian Church, the Prayer Shawl Ministry began in the fall of 2009. Helm, a retired teacher, had spent time each year instructing fifth graders in Pam Conover's Waitsburg classr...