Campbell Chapel Free Will Baptist Church of Ironton, Ohio -- Bear Ministry

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Free Will Baptist Church
1709 Campbell Drive
Ironton, Ohio 45638

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Bear Ministry
Sharon Dixon

The "Bear Ministry" started at Christmastime 2003. Debbie Bradley, President of the ladies group, had asked for five volunteers to help Campbell Chapel Church reach out to the community. She then gave $20 to each of the five women who felt that God had put it on their hearts to volunteer.

I knew immediately that I wanted to start making bears. When a child has to go to the hospital, emergency room; or just to have lab work or x-rays it is a frightening time. I wanted something that the workers could give those children to let them know that they were special in the eyes of God, also that someone cared and was praying for them.

We took the first set of fifty Bears to Kings Daughters Hospital on March 1st, 2004. The greeting I receive each month when I take the bears over is wonderful. The women are so excited to see what they look like each month.

We could not keep the ministry going if it were not for the church family I have at Campbell Chapel Church. We meet at Marie Scott's house to cut, sew and stuff the bears. We have wonderful fellowship working on the bears together. My church family is so generous with their time and donations of material and money to keep this ministry going. I thank each and every one of you.

At the present time we have taken 2,000 bears to the hospitals; Kings Daughters and Cable Huntington. The volunteer fire department called and asked if they could have some to give to the children. They said it calmed them down when they were in an accident or their house on fire.

Our bears are giving comfort to a scared and sacred child.

Please pray that God will continue to Bless this Ministry and help us comfort a small child and their families.

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