Archive - Karen L. Willoughby
Ministering to the Poor
FERRIDAY – What do you do when you’re a 52-year-old grandmother rearing your 8-year-old granddaughter and your monthly income is $497?
If you live in Delta Baptist Association, you go to Delta Storefront Ministries, where you can get food, clothing, a Valentines (or other seasonal) gift for your grandgirl, and maybe even a “pretty” for your home – all without spending a penny. more »
By Karen L. Willoughby - Feb 16, 2009
Topic: Faith, Ministry, Citizenship, Hunger/Homelessness
President Bush brings special gift to Marion Harrison
PINEVILLE, La. – To emphasize the value he places on volunteerism, President George W. Bush likes to honor an outstanding volunteer at every locale he visits in the United States. more »
By Karen L. Willoughby - Nov 7, 2008
Topic: Citizenship, Christian Citizenship
HUNGER hits close to home and around the world
ALEXANDRIA, La. – “Upwards of 25,000 children die from hunger or hunger-related causes every single day, somewhere in the world,” according to materials produced by the Louisiana Baptist Agricultural Missions Fellowship. more »
By Karen L. Willoughby - Nov 1, 2008
Topic: Citizenship, Hunger/Homelessness
Pro-life petition to ban human cloning spreads in Louisiana
BATON ROUGE, La. – A petition to “ban human cloning once and for all in Louisiana” is spreading across the state.
Leaders in the Louisiana pro-life movement say they hope for at least 10,000 signatures by the time the petition is presented to Governor Bobby Jindal and members of the Legislature in late April. more »
By Karen L. Willoughby - May 3, 2008
Topic: Life, Cloning, Citizenship, Legislation
Unstoppable Movement
JENA, La. – Jena’s revival continues, now half-way through its fifth week.
It’s meeting at Temple Baptist, where Jimmy Keene is pastor. He was on vacation in California for the first two weeks of the revival, when services were taking place at Midway Baptist. more »
By Karen L. Willoughby - Apr 3, 2008
Topic: Citizenship, Racial Reconciliation
Hunger knows no boundaries
FERRIDAY—About 500 families on a regular monthly basis receive “gap” groceries from Delta Storefront Mission.
Gap groceries are those that fill in the gap until the next government check or food stamps arrive. more »
By Karen L. Willoughby - Nov 27, 2007
Topic: Faith, Ministry, Citizenship, Hunger/Homelessness
Jena survives march, protest
JENA, La.– Colorful imagery splayed across national media notwithstanding, nothing much happened during a much-heralded, media-driven “race rally” that drew thousands of people from across the nation. more »
By Karen L. Willoughby - Sep 27, 2007
Topic: Citizenship, National, Persecution, Racial Reconciliation, Social Issues
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