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Idaho's Nazarene Care House serves area residents in need

Nampa, Idaho

(Idaho Press, November 1) A young girl holds her mother’s hand as they walk through the Nampa Nazarene Care House shopping for groceries. She’s excited because her mother is letting her take home pink cupcakes she found on one of the shelves.

“This food bank is awesome,” Courtney Wood, the girl’s mother, said. “I’ve actually never been to this one before. This one is a lot bigger and has a lot to offer. We get fresh local vegetables, bread, milk and cereal.”

Wood lost her job at a local day care on Labor Day. Since she’s been between jobs, Wood found herself needing help to feed her daughters. So she went to the Nazarene Care House located on 16th Street.

Wood is just one of over 250 residents who come to the care house in a week looking for groceries.

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Staff at Illinois church's recovery group 'walk alongside you'

Decatur, Illinois

(Herald & Review, November 1) Steve Pinkley once woke up behind a tavern in the back of a pickup truck full of scrap lumber because he couldn't find a bed after a day of drinking.

Yet it took three attempts at Alcoholics Anonymous for real change to begin and a 950-mile move to Myrtle Beach, S.C., in 2005 for true healing.

That's where he and his wife found Celebrate Recovery, a Christ-centered program developed by the Rev. John Baker of Southern California's Saddleback Church to help people recover from addictions and emotional problems.

“The people are real, they are honest, and they are willing to walk alongside of you,” Pinkley said. “It's a safe place.”

After moving back to Decatur, Steve and Cheryl Pinkley started their own group at New Beginnings Church of God in January 2012, the same month a group started at First Church of the Nazarene.

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