TOGETHER FOR HOPE HIGH PLAINS

Together for Hope is part of the twenty years Rural Poverty Initiative of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. This is a commitment to assist with community and economic development in these counties for at least twenty years. The initiative seeks ways to partner with leaders and others in those counties and live out the presence of Christ in positive, practical, and helpful ways.

The driving force for the high plains ministry is Jesus’ testament in Matthew 25. “I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me. . . . Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me.” (Matthew 25:35, 36, & 40, NRSV)

Together for Hope, High Plains facilitators:
David and Jami Phillips, Des Moines, IA

Together for Hope, High Plains Work Group:
Byron and Toni Buffalo
Kathleen Kesner
Jeremy D. Lewis
Leon and Belva Matthews
David and Jami Phillips
Harold Phillips
Tom Prevost
Kevin Ritter
Chris and Dana Thompson