Teen
Challenge of Knoxville has a desire to begin a ministry to the
prostitutes. We have been offering free Christian counseling in the
Knoxville area since 1983. We are renovating a building at
3127 Martin Luther King Blvd. so that we may begin a Ladies Crisis
Center. This center will take ladies who have drug and alcohol problems
into the program quickly. We will help them with applications, medical
work, dental work, and the raising of funds to enter into a long term Teen
Challenge program. These programs last 12 to 15 months and concentrate on
Christian discipleship and growth. There is an 86% cure rate for those
who graduate the program.
The renovation of the building and the opening of the ladies crisis center
will allow us more ministry opportunities to the prostitutes. As they
reach out for help, we will have a place to house them and bring them to
Jesus Christ. We want to offer them more than words. Jesus is their
answer.
The pictures above show the gutted state of the inside of the building in
the beginning. Right now, Brother Cavin (the project manager) is working
hard with volunteers to complete the renovation project. They are
currently in the process of sheet rocking.
We are excited about what the Lord is doing. Many churches and
individuals are coming together to make this vision a reality. Please pray for
finances, materials to be donated, workers safety, and for the project to
be completed quickly.
Teams from churches are needed on Saturday mornings to finish this
renovation project. Could your small group or Sunday school class give
one Saturday a month for the next three months? Teen Challenge also
welcomes individual help if you would like to join Brother Cavin and
the other volunteers onsite on Saturdays.
Contact: Barbara Mitchell, Director of Knoxville Teen Challenge.
546-8933
E-mail
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Project Financial and Material Needs |
Plumbing, heating and air, electrical, and
security are all being completed. More groups are needed to help
with clean-up and hauling. If you have a group that would be
interested in working, give us a call.
Renovation Needs -
- Bakers
scaffold
- Sheet rock jack
- Sheet rock screw gun
Office Needs -
- Overhead projector
- Kleenex
- Light bulbs - 5 year
- Toilet paper
- File folders
- Three-ring notebooks
- Sheet protectors
- Liquid hand soaps
Other Needs -
- Lawn care
- Housekeeping |
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