A resident at Jackson-Feild Behavioral Health Services (JFBHS) confided to Chaplain Robin Moore that prior to her placement she had no home and no place to sleep. The girl’s plight touched Moore’s heart and motivated her to act.
The Godspeed Project originated
as a partnership between the Spiritual Care Program at JFBHS and Carson
United Methodist Church in which the Women’s group graciously made and
donated thirty pillowcases. Each pillowcase is unique and stitched with
love; perhaps these ladies were thinking of their own
children/grandchildren when they worked on putting the pillow cases
together. The project seeks to supply each resident with a new handmade
pillowcase to keep and take with them as they move on to the next place
they will lay their head.
The
Godspeed Project also includes an effort to partner with churches
throughout the Greensville region to collect new, unused hard-sided
suitcases to be offered to residents upon discharge so that they can
pack their belongings instead of putting them into a trash bag, as is
the case with so many youth.
Pillowcases
and suitcases might seem insignificant, but they provide a sense of
normalcy to those receiving and using them. They are tangible reminders
to the youth that they are valued as human beings and will not be
forgotten as they move on in their lives.
JFBHS
welcomes churches and parishes to join in the Godspeed Project. If your
church would like to help, please contact the Rev. Dr. Robin Moore at rmoore@jacksonfeild.org or 434-594-7909.
