Crazy Love Ministries 2024 Annual Business Meeting
will be held on Monday, Dec. 02, 2024 at 7pm (Location TBD)
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9/15/2024 Fall Needs Notice
2024 in WA is in transition to its wettest and coldest months of the year! We service hundreds of folks who are without indoor shelter in Shelton, WA. Please consider helping us in showing them that they are loved by donating some of the items that help them endure this hardest time of the year. To make a $ donation towards this effort you can use the donate button found at the bottom of each website page or mail a check payable to Crazy Love Ministries, PO Box 2042, Shelton, WA 98584. Thanks!
9/13/2024 Sobriety for God's Glory
Sobriety for God’s glory! JB has 63 days sober, a new truck & homestead He’s so excited to announce that he’s been made new through Jesus Christ! Thank you Lord!
9/1/2024 Summer Sponsor Letter
8/25/2024 Chris & Michell Baptized
Oh, what a happy day it was! We love these beautiful people. Thank you Jesus for washing our sin away!
8/18/2024 Upcoming Baptisms
What a blessing it is to get to spend time on Sundays with this beautiful family! Thank you, Jesus! Chris & Michell will be getting baptized next Sun, Aug 25th at New Hope’s Lake Day. Join us for service, water baptisms, & a picnic lunch. 11am, Mason Lake, 1052 E Mason Lake Dr W, Grapeview, WA 98546 All are welcome!
07/15/2024 Public Invite, Daniel Yerkan
Daniel Yerkan, Feb 18, 1983-Jun 30, 2024. You are invited to celebrate with us the life of Danny on Friday, July 26, 2024 at 6:30pm. Location: Shelton Street Feed, corner of 7th & Franklin St in downtown, Shelton, WA. A meal and time for fellowship will immediately follow. All are welcome!
07/02/204 Daniel Yerkan
We are saddened to publicly share that Daniel Yerkan passed away on Sun morning, Jun 30, 2024. We are sending our condolences to Danny’s family & loved ones! Please keep them all in your prayers. There will be a celebration of life for him at an upcoming Shelton Street Feed. Details will be provided shortly!
05/23/2024 Public Announcement
Join us on Monday, Dec 2, 2024 (Location TBD) for Crazy Love Ministries 2024 Annual Business Meeting. On the agenda this year is election and/or reelection of our Executive Director and the board of director position of Treasurer. Both terms of position will begin on Jan 1, 2025 and end on Dec 31, 2026. If you would like to be considered for one of these positions, please send a letter of interest and your resume to crazyloveshelton@gmail.com by Monday, Nov 4, 2024.
05/07/2024 Public Thank You, Shelton Walmart
This is the 2nd haul of food our org. has received as a result of the efforts of the Shelton Walmart food drive for Crazy Love Ministries ! Our President, Cheryl Phipps is a proud employee of this local retailer who takes value in supporting the efforts of their employees who are investing volunteer hours in their community.
04/22/2024 Public Invite
Join us on Friday, May 3rd at 6pm to celebrate the 7yr Anniversary of the Shelton Street Feeds! You will find us in downtown Shelton in the parking lot next door to Mason Transit, on the corner of 7th & Franklin St. We will provide our guests with a Cinco De Mayo feast + much more, in honor of the first feed on May 5, 2017. All are welcome!
04/22/2024 Donation Opportunity
04/08/2023 Shelton Team in Olympia, 2017
7 years ago today, the original Shelton Street Feed team got to serve and be mentored by Crazy Faith Outreach at the Olympia Street Feed. It’s unreal that Crazy Love Ministries will be celebrating 7 years of Street Feeds in Shelton on the 1st Friday in May. Go God!
04/08/2024 Praise Report
We continue to celebrate that George, Shelly & Cody are no longer living in this vehicle! They have been off the streets since Dec 30th. They are cherishing this new season of stability and the comforts of the home that God blessed them with this year! Thank you, Lord! And Thank you to the three of them for being evidence to others that when you place your faith in God He generously rewards those who remain committed in heart. Good job on not giving up!
03/23/2024 Holy Week
03/22/2024 Announcement of CLM's new Secretary
03/20/2024 Announcement, Board of Director Resignation
03/18/2024 Public Invite
It’s time to celebrate resurrection weekend! Join us for Crazy Love Ministries 7th annual, Good Friday Shelton Street Feed. We’ll dine together on God’s Word (special Easter message) & some amazing food + much more! All are welcome!
Friday, March 29, 2024 @ 6pm
Corner of 7th & Franklin St, Shelton, WA
03/16/2024 Sponsor Letter
03/16/2024 VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR 2023, Cheryl Phipps
03/16/2024 Donald Morlan, Shelton, WA
We appreciate the privilege we had to know and to love Donnie Morlan! It wasn’t just yesterday and today during the public gatherings that his families thought of him. Crazy Love Ministries looks forward to continuing our mission, as Donnie’s Street Family, to bring forth the greatest Love and the only Everlasting Hope, Who is Jesus Christ, to our community in Shelton, WA
03/12/2024 Chris Stitt, Shelton WA
Chris! You made your mark in our hearts, (Jonathan Christopher Stitts)! Our time knowing you was far too short, but our hope for you in Jesus Christ will not be diminished.
02/24/2024 Sheltered by Hope
02/12/2024 Jack Johnston, Shelton, WA
We are honored in helping Jack Johnston’s family raise the needed monies to make his last requests possible.
A celebration of life will be held for Jack Johnston on Fri, Feb. 23rd at the Shelton Street Feed, 6pm, corner of 7th & Franklin St in downtown, Shelton, WA.
Please consider giving and we also appreciate your prayer support for his family and loved ones as they adjust to his absence.
02/11/2024 Donald Morlan, Shelton, WA
01/20/2024 Sobriety for His Glory
For God’s glory! Dakota has been off of the streets in Shelton, WA & sober x160 days! We had a wonderful time visiting with him. God’s word is alive & active! Making him stronger & stronger, day by day. Thank you Jesus for the work you are doing in this young man!
01/09/2024 Your Help is Needed
Let’s work together to help those on the streets in Shelton, WA to prepare for this weekend’s In coming cold temperatures. If you have extra blankets, sleeping bags, coats? We’re inviting the community to show up at Friday’s Shelton Street Feed with anything you’d like to give away. Corner of 7th & Franklin St, 6-7pm. Please share!
01/01/2024 Happy New Year!
12/31/2023 Sobriety for His Glory
Another victory won in 2023, for God’s glory! This beautiful mama has been clean & sober for 9 months and has been reunited with baby, Isaac. Thank you, Lord!! ALL things are possible with Jesus Christ!
12/4/2023 Christmas Packages
Crazy Love Ministries is currently in need of gloves, coats, and Christmas candy to complete the Christmas Packages that will be given out at the SHELTON CHRISTMAS STREET FEED on Fri, Dec. 22nd and at the SHELTON CHRISTMAS BREAKFAST FEED on, Mon, Dec. 25th. If you are able to donate these items or anything else towards this effort please call us at, 360-358-3355 to schedule your donation drop off or pick up. OR make a $ donation by using the donate button on the bottom of our website pages and mark it “Christmas Giving”. Thanks!
11/28/2023 Giving Tuesday
It’s that time of year again to give big to one or more of the local nonprofits that are making a difference in your community! By choosing to give to Crazy Love Ministries, this GivingTuesday, you are helping to get hope out to those in need on the streets in Shelton, WA and people moving in the direction towards housing. Please share!
11/16/23 Public Announcement
December is coming! Crazy Love Ministries annual 2023 business meeting will be held on Mon, Dec, 11th at 7pm. Location, New Hope, 1521 Monroe St, Shelton, WA. The Board of Director positions that will be getting voted on for terms, Jan 1, 2024-Dec 31, 2025, are President and Secretary. Anyone who has less board experience, but would like to be involved & have the opportunity to learn from our team, we have an Associate Director position we can open. If you are interested in running for one of these positions please send an email to crazyloveshelton@gmail.com by Mon, Dec 4, 2023. Be sure to include your letter of interest along with a short bio and/or any qualifications you’d like to share with our current Board of Directors prior to the business meeting. Thank you!
10/17/2023 Sponsor Letter
10/4/2023 Public Announcement
Yay! Crazy Love Ministries has a new donation drop off location! Go God! Please consider whether you can contribute by donating some of these most needed Fall/Winter items.
10/1/2023 Public Announcement
9/14/2023 Eagle Thompson Celebration of Life
7/2/2023 Public Announcement
6/15/2023 Praise Report
This is a beautiful mom & daughter duo Crazy Love Ministries had the opportunity to celebrate with. After many failed attempts of housing opportunities that provided them with over-head shelter, but non-humane conditions, including their vehicle and a trailer with no running water or septic , the door to adequate housing finally opened! They are now residing in a two bedroom apartment that has also been fully furnished. They give thanks to God for answering their prayers! And, for the network of love & support He provided them with!
6/6/2023 Public Announcement
We love you girl! It was an honor to know you.
5/22/23 Praise Report
Douglas qualified for housing support and a health check with a pulmonary specialist came back good. Please be praying that an actual door to housing opens soon so he can be done with residing at the shelter.
5/1/2023 Public Announcement
Paul Zachry’s service will be on May, 27th at 1pm, Shelton First Baptist Church
4/29/23 Memorial Service, May 20th, 1pm, Shelton First Baptist Church
4/26/2023 6yr Anniversary Invite
4/21/2023 Forever in our Hearts, Harrison Lofthus
Scot & Mary Lofthus, “We are heartbroken to share the news that our son Harrison, age 35, passed away on April 17th in Shelton. Harrison’s wit, creative mind, and gentle spirit will be missed by all who knew him. More information about the service will be announced later. We would love to hear any stories or memories you have of him.”
4/15/2023 Praise Report!
What a joyous day we had, April 15, 2023! Celebrating Abe’s 77th birthday and water baptism. It is awesome to be able to know all of the amazing people God’s brought into our lives through Crazy Love Ministries and to be witnesses of His transformation in their lives. Thank you Lord, for never stopping short in Your pursuit to love us! All, power, honor, and glory to You, forever & ever! Hallelujah & Amen!
4/6/2023 Praise Report!
3/28/2023 Shelton Girl Scouts Thank You
Tonight’s treat at Fellowship in the Park?! Girl Scout Cookies! Thank you to Shelton’s Girl Scout Troop #40339 for selling well this yr! Your hard work benefited 40 of your homeless neighbors who received a box of cookies.
March 2023 Sponsor Letter
Greetings to our Crazy Love Sponsors,
We have yet to find adequate building space for the Warming Center. Unfortunately, the buildings that would work are for sale vs for lease. As we wait upon the Lord for His will to be done, we are continuing to explore all possibilities including more funding options.
It quickly came to our attention that Crazy Love Ministries successfully provided outreach services for three years prior to having building space. Beginning the first of Feb. we added Tues evening Fellowship in the Park to our outreach schedule in addition to the Friday, Shelton Street Feed.
This outreach is done in conjunction with Community Lifeline’s 5pm dinner. Crazy Love sets up in the park offering people a place to sit and eat their meal. We supplement the meal with additional food and basic-necessity handouts. Most importantly, we are there to continue maintaining the relationships God has created with those we serve by offering them prayer and holding the Devotion and Discussion time that everyone was familiar with at the center.
Beginning in April, we will be adding on Sun Church in the Park. This will also be an offering that people were previously accustomed to when visiting the center on Sunday afternoons. It’s exciting that God is continuing to bring vision to the ministry work of Crazy Love Ministries.
On a recent Fri evening when we announced Church in the Park was coming, a man named Shawn raised his hand to speak. When I motioned for him to talk he informed the entire crowd, “This is awesome! We’ve been waiting to see if you’d disappear on us.”
It hit my heart hard realizing that people have been watching to see if the loss of the center would cause us to feel defeated enough to not stay the course God set before us. Ultimately, giving up on those we serve. Shawn was one of our confirmations that God doesn’t need a building to continue drawing people to Him.
We remain firm in the commitment we made to the public and our sponsors in our Jan 2023 letter, the closure of the center, “Will not prevent His love and the message of the cross from reaching more of our neighbors who are lost, hurting, and in need of Jesus . Crazy Love Ministries is NOT dissolving. Our team remains committed to loving, serving, and investing in the lives of others in our community.” However necessary! And your continued donations are helping to make this possible.
For those giving financially, you can view the most current expense report on our website at, crazyloveministries.org under the Sponsor Tab. If you ever have any specific questions our treasurer can be contacted directly, Mel Lightbody, 707-367-4370.
Please continue to page 2 to read about the impact God is having through your support!
God bless you,
Wendy Petty
CLM Exec. Dir.
360-358-3355
Crazy Love Ministries Summary of 2023 Praise Reports, so far 😊
Jan 2023, with heavy hearts we received word of Paul Zachry’s passing. Paul was one of our sponsors and many of our team members knew Paul personally. It was extremely challenging for Wendy (our Exec. Dir.) to accept a praise report that came with the news of his passing. Crazy Love Ministries was included in Paul’s will. The ministry will be receiving $7500 from his estate. Our largest donation ever! Our hope is that once this money is received it can be used towards the reopening of a Warming Center. We know Paul greatly appreciated what the center was offering to those in our community.
Feb 2023, Gene H and son moved into their own home. After residing first in shelters and then together in a group home. Our ministry was blessed to help with the physical move and from donations from the community to equip their new home with a washer and dryer.
Mike M got his own housing. At a Shelton Street Feed Mike publicly gave God all the praise for this victory. Mike is looking very forward to attending Church in the Park.
Mar 2023, Erica B got her own housing. Erica hasn’t had stable housing for five years. Her housing situation also contributed towards her not being able to fully reside with her two sons. However, her new apartment provides space for her youngest to live with her. Her eldest has successfully moved on to adulthood and remains in close relationship with her. All glory to God!!!
Along with a $500 donation from the Exec. Dir. of Crazy Love Ministries, the ministry was able to help collect matching donations for Gethsemane Ministries through Go Fund Me. Crazy Love will be sending them a check close to $1000.00 this month. We are certain many others also gave directly to Gethsemane. The biggest miracle we’ve witnessed come from the Gethsemane fires is how the greater church has stepped up as one to help support Gethsemane. Many of Gethsemane’s sister ministries and Shelton’s local church congregations have sent them financial support.
Despite the center not being in operation, Crazy Love Ministries volunteer roster has grown and is at its highest in ministry history (6yrs!), with 38 volunteers. All food and financial donation needs are also continuing to be met.
Go God!
3/08/2023 Praise Report
We’re celebrating another housing victory! Erica hasn’t had stable housing for the last five years. She was one who was fortunate enough to be able to remain indoors by couch surfing, etc through the generosity of family & friends. Her housing situation also contributed towards her not being able to fully reside with her two sons.
However, she has now been moved into an apartment that provides adequate space to also house her youngest son. Her eldest has successfully moved on to adulthood and remains in close relationship with her.
Here’s a photo of her posing with one of her favorite Crazy Love Ministries volunteers. Thank you to Love In the Name of Christ Mason County for helping to accommodate her new home with furnishings and to all of the other groups in our community who have helped Erica. All glory to God!!!
3/1/2023 New Hope Youth Group Thank You
2/21/2023 Praise Report
PRAISE REPORT! Mike got housing just over 2 weeks ago. He came to a SHELTON STREET FEED to share the news with some of those who have walked beside him & to give the praise to Jesus for this victory. It’s hard to read, but the button he’s holding is declaring all glory to God!
02/17/2023 Help Gethsemane Rebuild Campaign
01/23/2023 Homeless Event this Friday!
01/15/23 Sponsor/Public Announcement
Greetings!
Happy 2023 to you and yours! We are sincerely grateful for your support of Crazy Love Ministries.
It’s important that we keep our sponsors updated on changes to our program. It’s with a heavy heart I inform you that the Mason County Warming Center has not had its doors open to the public since Dec. 29, 2022.
Due to worsening roof leaks and secondary building issues that the owners are not able to properly take care of, the Crazy Love Ministries Board of Directors, has decided to terminate our lease agreement. This decision was prayerfully made with careful consideration for all involved. We are working towards the completion of an inventory disposal and cleanup process outlined by an Environmental Technician. I’m happy to report, very limited items were subject to loss and almost everything the non-profit owns within the center will be recovered.
We know the services offered at the center for the last 3 years have been a huge benefit to our community. This is a sad occurrence for all involved, including our team. However, if God’s will is for the center to continue I have faith He will bring us a new building! We are currently considering all options for building space and will continue to do so.
We are grateful and rejoicing for the many lives that have been blessed and saved by God through our ministry work at the center. And of course, we also know, all things are possible with Jesus Christ and God is much, much, bigger than a failing building.
This closure will not prevent His love and the message of the cross from reaching more of our neighbors who are lost, hurting, and in need of Jesus. Crazy Love Ministries is NOT dissolving! Your support is still needed. Our team remains committed to loving, serving, and investing in the lives of others in our community.
In 2023, I’m anticipating God WILL continue bringing in a harvest of food to be shared! There are many more souls who need His feeding! We will continue all street outreach efforts and food distribution to our community.
If you have any specific questions, you can contact us directly by phone or email. We will continue to keep the public and our sponsors updated as needed.
In His Love,
Wendy Petty
Exec. Dir.