The Hope and Healing Ministry
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HOPE & HEALING MINISTRY
where hearts open, people enter and receive healing
He heals the brokenhearted and bandages their wounds Psalms 147:3 NLT
Purpose: to provide information, education, support and service to members of our community concerning HIV/AIDS to decrease the number of incidents, particularly among youth and senior adults. This ministry seeks to encourage and collaborate with individuals, family members, and friends so that they may have hope, peace and a life fulfilled.
Hope & Healing Ministry
- 1.Encourage regular testing, provide sites for confidential testing
- 2.Help the community understand the risk factors and take preventative steps
- 3.Provide access to support groups that address emotional well-being of affected individuals and their family and friends
- 4.Provide resources that assist with activities of daily living (health care, housing, employment, transportation)
- 5.Help educate the community and encourage supporting the individual and family
- 6.Partner with other ministries and programs in our community
Our Community
Hope & Healing Ministry operates primarily in the vicinity of zip code area 21217 and surrounding communities. This area is nationally known to be an impoverished area afflicted with increase in many health concerns, one being HIV/AIDS. This disease in recent years has increased amongst our African American teens and seniors. Hope and Healing has partnered with Jacques Initiative to provide free HIV testing at Payne Memorial on a bi-monthly basis.
Ministry Leadership:
Sis. Ernestine Stokes
Sis. Kim Adedoyin
For assistance contact 410-462-3800