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<\/a>Jolene and her husband, Ryan<\/p><\/div>\n
Jolene herself was a mom to older children because she had done the opposite of what most women, especially teachers, do: she chose to work while her children were younger believing that they would need her more when they were older. When she began her group, she was a full-time teacher, so they met on Saturdays.<\/p>\n
Like many educators, she gave more to her students than to her own family which resulted in overwhelming feelings and dramatic health issues. Her \u201cpresence\u201d did not mean she was present. At the same time, the moms\u2019 group seemed more work than it was worth, and she considered stopping it altogether.<\/p>\n
It was then that God gave Jolene a \u201cthump\u201d and asked her, \u201cWhy are you doing this? For Me or for you?\u201d She realized her obedience was needed regardless of whether anyone showed up or not, and it changed her entire perspective.<\/p>\n
She re-evaluated her heart and her meeting times: creating two seasonal 8-week sessions instead of weekly meetings resulting in much higher and better involvement. The impact of these seasonal sessions is especially obvious when 60%-70% of the women participating do not even attend Jolene\u2019s church. This ministry is meant to help all women, no matter where they go to church.<\/p>\n
Through this group, Jolene\u2019s love of Women\u2019s Ministries is personified. She has a \u201chuge heart to walk through the mud of life with them [mothers]\u201d while remaining church-focused and kingdom-minded. Women\u2019s Ministries Director Whitney Davis shares, \u201cIt has been a joy to get to know Jolene over the last few years. She exemplifies faithfulness for the long haul. Jolene\u2019s ministry to women and the Church is the result of saying \u201cyes\u201d and obeying the Lord over and over again. Many small acts of obedience have resulted in tremendous impact in the Kingdom. Jolene is a discipler, and she is a great example of what it looks like to pass down faith to the next generation. We celebrate Jolene!\u201d<\/p>\n
In 2018-2019, Jolene was drawn into the Women\u2019s Conference and became a co-leader. The organization hosted a fundraising banquet for Life Choices Organization, a nonprofit, pro-life organization in four Pennsylvania counties that offers educational curriculum and medical clinics for women. At this time, Jolene wondered what else could be done to help support these women. It was then that she learned of Embrace Grace in Texas, a 12-week, nonprofit, faith-based support program for women who are single mothers or single expectant mothers.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Jolene representing Embrace Grace at the Aspire with Angie Kuhn and Dawn Souder<\/p><\/div>\n
The next question was how to bring this successful Texas program all the way north to Pennsylvania, and the answer was Jolene completing the required training on her own. This allowed her to create a small Embrace Grace team to minister to these women who were very apparently coming from difficult situations including prison, abuse, prostitution, and more.<\/p>\n
This program allowed these single mothers to be served and opened Jolene up to help others in her church. Through her work, Jolene became the first safe, non-judgmental person whom post-abortive women could turn to. \u201c1\/4 of women in church and 1\/3 of women worldwide are post-abortive,\u201d Jolene shares.<\/p>\n
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