New Shop in Historic Collierville

Come visit us at our new shop in the Past and Presents Collective Boutique in Historic Collierville.  Our booth is filled with our wonderful pottery and new art created from repurposed wood.  The address is 307 West Poplar Avenue in the Historic Collierville area. 

Other new vendors carrying our merchandise include Terri Hannah's Home and Garden in the Saddle Creek area, 2110 Merchant's Row in Germantown and Diane's Gift Emporium, 9056 Poplar Pike in Germantown.

Our fall sales at Bellevue will be starting soon as well.  We will be outside the Fellowship hall on Wednesday, August 22 from 4:30 - 8:30.  You may always visit us during day center hours on the East side of Bellevue next to the playground, 9 - 3, Monday - Friday.

Plan to support Shepherd's Haven with your shopping this year!  All items are made by our day center participants and they put extra love in each one!

Shepherds Haven Camp 2012 

     This year’s camp was held at The Grove at Red Oak Lake.  We

had 35 campers and 18 counselors attending. Everybody arrived

Tuesday afternoon and were ready to get started. We had our first

meal together that night and it, like all our meals that week, was

very good. 

      A special time every day is when we have our Praise Worship.

Music is always a mainstay of camp. It brings all of our campers

and counselors together at one time to sing and praise the Lord.

This year we had Todd, Cindy and Tim Few to greet us when we

returned from dinner on Tuesday night. Todd plays the trumpet

and Tim the guitar. Todd started by playing Reveille. That got

everybody pumped. Todd, Cindy and Tim led us all in singing some

 of our favorites. This year David Huggins had prepared a camp

booklet with the words to over 20 Worship songs. Along with

 David’s accompaniment, we used the booklet throughout the

week and it was greatly appreciated. What would we do without

David?

     We had a number of other guest come to entertain and enrich

 us in our Worship time. Darrell Clark brought us his illusions and

reminded us, as always, “don’t call it magic”. Loved it! I sat

where I could see behind Darrell’s back and I still don’t know

how he does some of those things. We had the Clowns and

balloons, who doesn’t love clowns and balloons? Oh I forgot,

 Lauren, says that clowns scare her.

 We had the BBC Drama Group who put on a skit and also let us

try on some crazy wigs and hats. Skip Parvin brought a message

 on God’s treasures. He also brought a chest containing some of

 his own treasures. One was a rubber ducky. Come on Skip, really?

Derek Ewalt brought a special message every day. We love Derek,

but last year he brought a sword with him to camp. This year he

brought a machete. Maybe he’s scared of clowns too. Go sit with

Lauren.

So that brings me to our last guest. She always amazes me. How

can someone who is so quiet, so reserved, so …..I’m joking of course.

 It’s our Pam. I would not want her any other way, and neither would our

 campers. They should have called that old TV show Sanford and Son

 and Pam. We are talking; one man’s junk is another camper’s treasure.

     

      We have GREAT campers. This year we had some new ones.

Joy Smothers came with Beverly and the Jackson group. Glad to have Joy

and I still miss William.

We also had Angelica Allsup, Brian Ammons, Monte Meeker, Martez Wilson,

Hugh Cambell, and Keith Key from Memphis. A super group!

We have GREAT counselors. We had two new ones this year, Frank

and Julie Smith. Thanks for your involvement with Shepherds Haven.

We also have Frank Speidel with us this year. Frank has been involved

with our group in the past, but this is the first year he has served as a

Shepherds Haven counselor. 

      This year’s camp was a little different than what we  had 

experienced in the past.  We had to walk a little farther to get to eat

 and swim. I said a little farther, but that’s all relative to how old you

happen to be. Oh, and it was up and down hills. And it was HOT.

VERY HOT. The Lord did bless us with dry weather and that was very good.

My legs hurt when I got up Wednesday morning.  I thought that I would try

 something different and see if it would help. I drove my car. It was better.

      We all stayed in the same building, rather than separate cabins. That

wasn’t bad. It made doing some things easier. The showers were not one

of those things. There were just a few for such a large number of people

 and they were designed for really, really small people. We only had

a couple of really, really small people. So “Everybody in the pool”!

     Did I say the food was good?  It was, and we didn’t need to have people

come and serve us. It was worth the longer walk, or drive.

     The swimming was a welcomed treat, given the HOT weather. There

were canoes and paddleboats that were great fun. The counselors had

a canoe race with a proper amount of encouragement from the campers.

One young pair , who will go unnamed, finished last and it was a very sad.

thing to witness.  Maybe we should have had some clowns behind them.

     All kidding aside.

     We had prayed that all would be safe and none would be in distress.

The Lord blessed us abundantly. It was a great camp.

It is Camp time!!!

Today is the day.  Everyone looks forward to this day every year.  Today they get to go to camp.

The staff, after lovingly packing each one, with a hug and goodbye sends them to be cared for by wonderful loving volunteers for the next few days.  They will sing, study, swim, eat, play games, be entertained.  Meanwhile the staff enjoys a bit of a respite.

Pray for everyone! Thank you volunteers - we love you!

Day In The Life Of Shepherd's Haven

Twice Bought

You are invited to our Fifth annual Christmas Production and Art Sale on Tuesday, November 29.  The art sale starts at 5:30 in Bellevue's Fellowship hall.  Coffee and Dessert will be served.  Our program this year will start at 6:30.  You do not want to miss this highlight of our year and it is our Gift to you.  No admission charged.  Invite everyone to share a little time with the guys and girls from Shepherd's Haven.

Special thanks to all of our staff, events coordination team, Judy and Scotty Shows, Mariah Kurlick, Al Goslick, Skip Shipman, family volunteers and all the wonderful team of Bellevue's staff.

"Twice Bought" tells the story of Christ's vast love for us. 

Ye are bought with a price - Though you are slaves to people, yet you have been purchased for God by the blood of His Son; 1 Corinthians 6:20.

See you there.  Call (901) 347-5296 for more information.

The Dynamic Duo

No, we have not enrolled Batman and Robin, but we have a much better Dynamic Duo at Shepherd's Haven.
Our duo is a brother and sister team that makes the energizer bunny look lazy.  Sandi Hood and Donnie Jernigan work daily to keep things running smoothly and production of our products efficient.  Sandi is an assistant director and she spends her days not only caring for our wonderful participants, but splattering, glazing, and dotting her heart out.  Her beautiful creations are selling fast.  When I tell her we have a new order, she glows.  Sandi loves her work and loves it when others appreciate products she helped design.
The other half of our duo is Donnie.  Donnie rolls out our clay along with his sidekicks that he trained.  He lovingly cuts out our clay products, especially crosses.  We have sold thousands of these beautiful pieces.  Donnie is the picture of a servant, helping to care for those around him.  His ability to discern the needs of others is a gift from God.
Who needs Batman and Robin when we have Sandi and Donnie.  We thank the Lord for sending these wonderful friends to Shepherd's Haven.  They are a blessing to me everyday!  We love you guys and love the way you reflect our Lord.

A Wonderful Evening by Scotty Shows

Right at 250 showed up at Bellevue’s fellowship hall for a great meal and to see and hear about Shepherd’s Haven.  Many people helped make the night a huge success.   Our pastor was there to support the ministry and to warmly welcome each participant.  There were young men and women from our single’s family group who helped people find their sets along with checking folks out who wanted to give at the end of the night.  Many of Bellevue’s banquet servers did a sensational job in serving each person.  The Day Center participates sang with delight and enthusiasm.  Tim Simpson was the emcee who put spice into the evening.  There were glowing testimonies from the Shepherd’s Haven staff, a DVD was showed with parents of special need individuals who were well pleased with the Day Center and the Men’s and Women’s homes and there was other information relative to the future of Shepherd’s Haven.   Mrs. Mandy Holton and our newest resident, Angelica testified concerning how the Lord blessed and provided for this young lady to become a vital part of Shepherd’s Haven.  The president, Steve Farmer, of the Shepherd’s Haven Board encouraged people to get involved by volunteering, praying and giving.  The event was organized by Mrs. Brandy Pittard and her committee.  Everything went well and the Lord was lifted up.  At the end of the night there was over $12,500 given and $800 per month pledged.  Thank you Lord for your abundant blessings.  Check out http://www.shepherdshaven.org/ for  our new video!