Saturday was a night of celebration at Harvest Baptist Church, as John Oakley, who runs the Celebrate Recovery ministry at the church, marked the start of their fifth year in Wapakoneta.
“It’s a celebration that we started after we completed our first year and we’ve continued that tradition,” Oakley said. “In those four years, we’ve seen a lot of miracles.”
The ministry also took the opportunity to promote their new addition to the Celebrate Recovery banner at Harvest Baptist.
The Landing is a support group exclusively for teenagers who need a place to express their problems in a safe and supportive environment, and is now offering group meetings every week.
“I’m really passionate about The Landing,” Oakley said about the group, which meets Friday evenings at 6 p.m. “It’s our hope that they could go home and talk about it, break down the walls of communication and dysfunction.”
But the night was...
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