The Noodle Ministry, a strange name for a ministry but a ministry that serves the lowest of the low in today's society. The Noodle Ministry gives hope to the incarcerated who have no money, no dignity, and in most cases a crippling addiction to drugs.
The generous will themselves be blessed, for they share their food with the poor. Proverbs 22:9 NIV
The goal of the Noodle Ministry is to let those it serves know that God, their Creator, loves them and that life is worth living without a habit that seeks to destroy them.
The Noodle Ministry may not be able to share God’s Word with them at first, but we show God’s love by providing them with food and clothing. Of course, when they request it, we share God’s Word too.
The Noodle Ministry is a 501©(3) Organization determined to be a public charity by the IRS and is carried out through the Ward County Detention Center with the blessing (and encouragement) of the Ward County Sheriff’s Department.
The recipients of the Noodle Ministry are indigent prisoners (those who have no self or outside financial support).
We provide these indigent prisoners with:
1) A snack during the 12-hour span between diner and breakfast.
2) A pair of ordinary white tube socks.
3) A Bible or Bible study materials if requested. The Noodle Ministry is a simple concept based on God’s instruction to all of us Christians: “feed and clothe the poor”. A simple yet effective ministry as evidenced by the number of thank you notes we receive and the popularity of the program with both those who receive the gifts as well as the staff at the Ward County Detention Center who administer the distribution of the gifts.
I started The Noodle Ministry in 2019 after reading a front page headline of an acquaintance arrested for armed robbery, assaulting an officer with with a deadly weapon (gun) and possession of a large amount of narcotics. This was a petite young lady and mother of two. I wrote her in jail and asked for the whole story which was very interesting. Her family abandoned her after her arrest and her greatest need at the time was food. Not that the jail doesn't provide three meals but they are small portions and there is a 12 hour gap that they do not get food unless they pay for a snack. She and many others (aprox 30%) have no money to purchase a snack. I will share more if you are interested but that is it for this post.
This post is part one of three into a challenge by Dr. Paula McDonald and Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist entitled Acts of Kindness / Sharing Love & Joy This Holiday Season.
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The Noodle Ministry is a 501©(3) Organization determined to be a public charity by the IRS and is carried out through the Ward County Detention Center with the blessing (and encouragement) of the Ward County Sheriff’s Department.
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