[ministry spotlight] hpc midnight outreach
by Carole Turner, Healing Place Church, Baton Rouge, LA The first time I walked into a strip club, I knew I was doing the right thing. Sometimes I get to answer the question “what is midnight outreach?” I love talking about it because I think it is one of the most amazing outreaches I get [...]
poetry [compassion]: oh how we lie to deny you
by Carole Turner Fire why? Burn inside. Fly Fly Fly. Oh How I cry. How I lie, to deny. Where’s the pain? The Rain. It’s all the same. Say it again. Again. Go and don’t look back. Pack, pack, pack. And hate what you took. Leave it there. Have no fear? Have no fear. [...]
photo journal [compassion]: helping homeless people
by Carole Turner My 12 year old daughter has gotten up every Thursday at 4:30am for almost two years to go cook and then feed breakfast to the homeless population of Baton Rouge. The breakfast is served at the Baton Rouge Dream Center’s Roselawn location, which is just off Florida Blvd, right down the road [...]
poetry [compassion]: the poor
by Carole Turner I can read of you and I feel something. I even cry when I see you thin and hungry. I judge you when you hold a sign, when you smell, or look ugly. I drive by you walking in the rain. I see you sleeping on the street again. When I [...]








