A living center located in NE Alabama for people whose lives have been broken and who need the healing of a loving, Christ centered, family environment.  

    Katrina has touched everyone. The heartbreak we feel and the tears we cry are for our neighbors and friends who were left in shambles, intense suffering, surrounded by death. But our tears are not only tears of compassion, they’re also tears of joy for we are seeing Jesus Christ come alive in the Earth through His people like never before in our life time. Satan’s attack is indeed God’s opportunity.

     Political systems such as FEMA may fail but the love of Christ never fails! (1 Corinthians 13:8) We are seeing and experiencing doctrinal and denominational barriers come down. We don’t have time for whose right and whose wrong. We don’t have time to boast in our budgets, buildings or big shots. We must lay aside all self interest and throw  a life line and indeed it is happening!

     It’s wonderful to see money, supplies and volunteers flow in to assist the victims of Katrina, but it’s also important that we hear the wakeup call to look around and see that there’s another deadly hurricane. It’s been ripping through our neighborhoods for years and it’s intensifying! It leaves in it’s path dads and moms just as battered, children just as abused, homes just as shattered and loved ones just as dead! This hurricane is much more destructive however, because it doesn’t come then go. It stays. It’s the spiritual hurricane: death, caused by sin, caused by selfishness, caused by the lie of rejection. 

    Fanny Crosby, the dear blind sister who has helped millions to see, wrote these words in 1869: “Rescue the perishing, care for the dying, snatch them in pity from sin and the grave, weep o’er the erring one, lift up the fallen, tell them of Jesus, the Mighty to save.”

    Sister Crosby’s words are the heartbeat of this ministry called, “Our Father’s Arms.” We began in 1996 providing a place for prodigal sons to come home, but we’ve also been able to expand and offer hope and opportunities for women, children and families. We’re also involved in orphanages, prisons and impoverished neighborhoods in other parts of the world.

    We are ecumenical and have no denominational preference or affiliation. Our mission is not to promote religion or proselyte but simply to share God’s love by helping those in need.

    Our financial policy has always been and continues to be, “freely receive, freely give.” Our support comes from God’s people who hear His voice and obey Him. We never solicit. The only fund raising we do is on our knees. Sometimes we run. Sometimes we crawl. Sometimes it seems we’re in suspended animation, depending on cash flow. We’ve never been allowed to have a reserve for very long. We’ve been blessed with a beautiful and spacious home on 30 picturesque acres in NE Alabama and are amazed by the hundreds of lives He has touched here.