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Caring for the spirit

Holman
provides
insight to the

inner glory
By ROBERT PIERCE
Leader &Times
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Isaiah 60: 1-3 reads Arise, shine; for thy

light is come, and the glory of the Lord is
risen upon thee. For, behold, the darkness
shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the
people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee,
and his glory shall be seen upon thee. And
the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and
kings to the brightness of thy rising.
These verses were the inspiration for the founding of
Liberals Risen Glory Church, and its pastor, Ann Holman,
was first called into the ministry shortly after coming to
Christ in 1973.
Within a few years of teaching as a high school English
teacher, I started Bible teaching, she said. I would have
home groups and things like that, womens group. I taught
adult Sunday school.
In the early 1990s, Holman said she began to feel God
impressing on her to get ordained.

I had not been ordained, she said. I went through the

process through Full Gospel Evangelistic Association.
Wednesday, Holman officially celebrated the 19th
anniversary of her ordination, and on Sunday, May 1, the
church will likewise celebrate its 19th year, as it was planted
shortly after Holman became ordained.
Throughout its entire existence, Risen Glory has been at its
location on South Virginia Avenue in a building that looks
more equipped to be that of an auto shop than a church.
Holman said the church and her becoming an ordained
pastor have both been a big undertaking.
I never thought that God would call me into pastoring, but
He did, and He made it very plain, she said.
As Risen Glory was being built, so too were its youth and
Sunday school divisions.
We even had a newsletter, Holman said.
About two years after her church began, the local pastor
recalled a march for Jesus concert in Austin, Texas, where she
said God started to impress on her to not just concentrate on
building Risen Glory.
It was very distinct that He wanted me to start praying for

LEFT: Pastor Ann Holman stands near the altar in the Rison Glory sanctuary where a lighted
version of a theme based on the churchs name sits.
ABOVE: Risen Glory Church is located on South Virginia Avenue in the heart of several of
Liberals industrial businesses. L&T photos/Robert Pierce

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His heart for Liberal, that He wanted me to be

working with other churches and praying for
other churches and that He wanted me to not
just focus on pastoring this church, she said.
Thats been sort of the focus of Risen Glory and
probably my ministry. I love to reach out to
other churches and just do things as a
community.
Holman said she has a heart for Liberal, and
one day while taking a walk, the Lord spoke to
her again about working with more than just her
church.
I was praying for Risen Glory, she said. I
just felt the Lord convict me, and He impressed
upon my heart, I dont want you just to pray for
Risen Glory. I want a move in all of the
churches. I want you to pray for the Baptists and
the Methodists and the Catholics and the Pentecostal charismatics and the Nazarenes. These
are all my people, and I want to move in all of
the churches.
In addition to its 10 a.m. Sunday service,
Risen Glory also has adult Sunday school at 9
a.m., and what used to be simply an Englishspeaking Sunday night service has been joined
by a Hispanic ministry on that night.
Theyve started a Sunday school on Sunday
nights, Holman said. A lot of the people that
come to that dont speak any English. Theyre
bilingual.
Risen Glory likewise features midweek services
on Tuesday night and now Wednesday night
Hispanic services. Holman, however, is most
proud of what has happened in the churchs last
six years.
We have what they call the Glory
Gatherings, she said. We have them on the
second and fourth Friday of each month. We
host it, but people from different churches
come. We have people from Garden City,
Ulysses, Hugoton, Kismet, Sublette, and it is
wonderful.
In addition to her heart for Liberal, Holman
also has a heart to see the communities churches
come and work together despite the differences
in their names.
Were all the body of Christ, she said. Glory
Gatherings are dynamic services. Theyre our
biggest crowd, our biggest attendance.
In todays age of equality, women are still
somewhat of a minority in the clergy, but
Holman said she has seen in an upward swing in

Risen Glory
Pastor Ann
Holman relaxes
in her church
Thursday
afternoon. This
year, both
Holman and the
church are
celebrating
their 19th
anniversary. In
1997, Holman
became an
ordained
minister, and
shortly after
that, work
began on
starting Risen
Glory.
L&T photos/Robert
Pierce
the numbers since she came on board as a
pastor.
In Liberal, theres three women pastors, she
said. The First Presbyterian Church, South
Church of God and Heaven Open Gates all
have women pastors. That is good. There had
been years go by when I would be the only
woman pastor. Theres always a few men that
dont believe that a woman should be a pastor,
but really, theyre the minority.
For almost the entire time Holman has been a
pastor, she likewise has been a member of the
Liberal Ministerial Alliance, a group of local
clergy working together to make the community
better.
Despite being a minority in the church,
Holman said for the most part, men in the
Alliance have been very accepting and respectful
of her.
With several of them, I have formed
friendships with them, she said. You always
have a few that do not think that women should
be pastors, but even if theyre pastoring a
denomination that doesnt accept women,
theyre still respectful that not everybody
believes that way. I am grateful to see the other
women pastors here in Liberal.
With the Ministerial Alliance, Holman said

she has seen a connection of different churches

coming together through their pastors.
Were just in one accord even though there
may be differences of denominational beliefs,
she said. Were working together, and I think
thats another way that we stay focused on being
connected to the other churches and not just

our four walls. I really appreciate the other

pastors in town, and I feel that we have a
friendship and a unity that is just growing
through the years. I know when out of town
pastors come to visit the Ministerial Alliance,
theyll always comment on what a dynamic
group it is and how connected we are.
In recent years, many in the church have seen
a nation turning its eyes away from God. While
the tide seems to be turning in the other
direction, Holman said she is getting somewhat
of a mixed message on that front.
I think theres bad news and good news, she
said. Theres no doubt that our nation is getting
darker as far as turning away from God, but I
also see that God is raising up His church that
are just hungry for God. Theyre wanting not just
to go to church and go through the motions.
Theyre wanting dynamic church services.
Theyre wanting to be used. Theyre wanting to
grab hold of something that gives them purpose
and something higher than themselves. I just try
to focus on what God is saying to the church.
And just as the verses from Isaiah 60 inspired
Risen Glorys name, Holman said the message is
inspiring for those seeking to come back to God.
I believe that is true for the people of God
that as the darkness increases, people are going
to be looking for something that gives them
hope and a purpose, and theyre going to be
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The shelter, even from the road, looks

inviting. Stepping Stone Shelter is located at
1015 N. Washington Ave. L&T photo/Jessica
Crawford

Jessica
Crawford
experiences out
what its like to
start the
process back
from despair
thanks to the
help of
Stepping Stone
Shelter. This is
her first-hand
account.
By JESSICA CRAWFORD
Leader &Times
6 LABOR OF LOVE

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE

HOMELESS
I walked into Stepping Stone Shelter at
approximately 3:30 p.m. on Monday. I had been
looking forward to this experience, but when I
walked through the door, reality hit. No, it
wasnt actually my reality, but what might be
perceived as my reality. I waited in the dining
room to check into the shelter. As I sat there, it
dawned on me that people were looking at me,
and they knew why I was there I was homeless
and had nowhere to live.
I continued to wait for the staff to finish up their meeting. The
longer I waited, the more the feelings of shame, disappointment
and failure weighed upon me. I didnt expect to feel this way. This
was an experiment an assignment. I go home every night to my
own bed, I pay rent, I have a car, I have a job. These feelings of
shame were just based upon what those around me might be
assuming.
So, if these feelings are running rampant throughout my mind,
imagine how those who find themselves in this situation must feel.
As uncomfortable as I felt, I believe the feelings were truly
necessary in order to fully embrace this experience I was about to
embark on.
Within 30 minutes of my arrival at Stepping Stone Shelter, my
paperwork process began. In order for me to fully understand how
difficult my climb from homelessness to becoming employed and
finding stable housing could truly be, Director Bambi Fulton
suggested I disclose a felony conviction while going through the
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Jessica at her desk

for a normal day of
work. But to
experience the life
of the homeless,
she had to give up
her job and her
home for a day to
find out what
resources help a
person begin to
reclaim their life.
L&T photo/Robert
Pierce

I snapped this photo of myself

during my stay. Not having
everything I have at home,
getting ready in the morning
wasnt quite the same. I was
told by Bambi to bring nothing
with me for my stay. I did just
that in order to keep the
experience as real as possible.
L&T photo/Jessica Crawford

intake process.
Fulton would soon tell me how serious a
felony on ones record can actually be. Although
there are businesses that will hire convicted
felons, most potential employers will see such an
issue as a stain on my application.
As if finding a job as a felon wouldnt prove to
be difficult enough, finding stable housing would
be an even greater hurdle. Although Stepping
Stone Shelter works alongside several incomebased apartment complexes, there are some that
wont allow convicted felons to rent from them
at all. Others will only allow a felon to rent from
them if the felony is anywhere between seven to
20 years old. So, if my felony was remotely
recent, this would be quite an uphill battle.
Lets go back to those feelings of shame.
Within 30 minutes, I walked into a homeless
shelter, a place that signifies rock bottom. Then I
admit to a felony, simply for the sake of this
particular experiment. Imagine ones mind set if
this were the actual circumstance an individual
was facing. Things felt rather bleak at that point.
Then the human aspect reached out, grabbed
me and pulled me right into exactly where I
needed to be. I was in exactly the right place. I
wasnt on the street, I wasnt on someone elses
couch. I was starting over. And the staff not only
understand those negative feelings, they are
armed and ready to ward those particular
feelings off.

This is the mens dorm. There are 18 twin beds in this rather large room. Each bed is equipped with drawers that allow for some personal
storage space. Bambi said her hope is to eventually put lockers in the room so men could have a little more space for personal belongings.
L&T photo/Jessica Crawford

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ABOVE: This is Room No. 1. This is where I slept Monday night. There are two more rooms
very similar to this on the same hall. They are set aside for women or families.
LEFT: Joannie works during the day. She prepares breakfast and lunch. She is doing dishes
following lunch last week. L&T photo/Jessica Crawford

Bambi can be heard laughing and visiting with

staff and residents alike throughout the building.
As an executive director, one might think she
would be chained to her desk rather than
mingling and getting to know her residents. She
immediately greets her residents at the level she
would greet a friend, a co-worker or family
member. Not once does she make anyone feel
like she is above them. Her staff are the same
way. And this has to be vital to residents they
serve.
By 6 p.m., supper is being served. Its a busy
place at meal time. The entire community is
quite literally invited to come to Stepping Stone
Shelter for a hot meal. And the large dining
room proves the word is out its difficult for
those coming in toward the end of mealtime to
find a seat. According to Bambi, this is a good
thing. People are being helped. Bottom line,
thats the purpose her and her staff believe they
are there for. Yes, it actually is that simple.
Shortly after 7 p.m., the supper guests go
home or back to work. The residents remain. On

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Monday, there are four well, five, counting

myself. This is when I get to start acquainting
myself with those I will be living with for the
next 24 hours.
There is Ray. Ray is as easygoing as the day
is long during the summer. He tends to not
dwell on his particular situation. What he does
dwell on is giving those around him a reason to
laugh. Ray is currently waiting on word for a
rather good job in Liberal. Instead of making
any worries known, he has those around him,
me included, laughing and joking.
At rock bottom, when you find yourself at the
point that you have to choose between
swallowing your pride and walking into a shelter
or sleeping on the streets, comic relief is
absolutely priceless.
By 8 p.m., Karen and I are in the living
room. We are both middle-aged women, so we
are tired and are winding down. While watching
TV with Karen, I think she has noticed me
glance at her feet. By this time of the evening,
she is glad to be in flip flops. Why? Determined
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TOP: This is where residents go to watch TV and visit. It is a bit

quieter and smaller than the dining room. It does have the feel of a
living room in a typical home. Spending a little bit of time in this
room on Monday evening was relaxing.
ABOVE: Bambi Fulton, left, is the executive director of the shelter.
She took on the job in February. Many of her staff say her new
ideas and her youth offer an exciting future for the shelter.
Joannie, center, and Marcus, left, have both worked at the shelter
for a good part of a decade. L&T photo/Jessica Crawford

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to find employment, Karen has been walking all over

town in search of work. But Karens shoes are nearly two
sizes too small. Her toenails are nearly falling off from
pounding the pavement for eight hours a day for the past
two weeks. Her toes have been stuffed into those shoes
that were way too small, but possibility of success keeps
her going. But her feet are hurting so bad by this time of
the night.
Karens shoes are too small because she accidentally
left her very own shoes behind, before she came to
Stepping Stone Shelter. The very feelings of shame and
failure I had felt upon my arrival, are the same feelings that
caused Karen to not complain when a staff member
brought her a pair of shoes from the hoards of clothing and
shoes downstairs. Not wanting to complain or bother
anyone, Karen hasnt told a staff member she would like
a pair of shoes that actually fit. Instead, she makes do with
what she has been given.
What she doesnt realize is if a staff member knew of her
shoe situation, it would likely be remedied in a matter of
minutes with a smile and kind words. Unfortunately,
Karen wont learn this until the next day at lunch when
Bambi finds her a pair of shoes that fit comfortably.
While watching TV Ray comes to join Karen and I.
He, again, is full of laughs and jokes. Its difficult to be
down in the dumps in his presence. Then Harold comes
to join us in the living room. Harold is a senior citizen
who is going through some serious issues of his very own
right now. He is still kind and has his share of jokes to add,

as well.
Harold spent many years in the National Guard. That
service means he is a veteran. Although it may seem like
too little too late, Stepping Stone Shelters rules are set up
to go above and beyond for veterans. The shelter cant
help, however, how the government or the rest of the
country is treating our veterans. So, they are doing their
part. Because Harold is a veteran, his stay at the shelter
is unlimited. He can simply stay as long as he likes.
For anyone else, the shelter is there for a 30-day stay.
Although, if staff sees a resident is following rules, doing
their assigned chores, looking for work and housing as
required, there stay will be extended.
By 10 p.m., its lights out. I crawl into a full-sized bed in
a room that can easily accommodate four women. The day
has been surprisingly emotional, so I fell asleep nearly as
quick as my head hit the pillow that was so graciously
provided for me.
I hear a light knock on my door at 6:30 a.m. Its time to
get up and begin another day. Breakfast is from 7 to 8 a.m.
Chores must be done, and residents must leave the shelter
by 9 a.m. They must leave to look for work if they have yet
to find it, or leave to go to work if it is their scheduled
work day.
I finally roll out of bet at 6:50 a.m. I take my shower, eat
a bite of breakfast and head off to the Leader & Times to
help get the paper out.
I returned to the shelter at noon. Lunch is served, and
like supper the night before, its a packed house. Those

feelings of shame creep up on me again. There

are a lot of people there, and I instinctively want
to hide. To fully immerse myself in this
experience, I have to make myself interact.
These people I have met do this everyday. No, it
cant be easy, but they do it. They put one foot
in front of the other and do their best to keep
focused on their goals.
A handful of times throughout my 24-hour
stay, I was tempted to drive home to get my

favorite pajama pants, a T-shirt, my hair dryer or

whatever luxury I have taken for granted in this
quiet little life I have been blessed with.
Things are now back to normal. I go home
every day after work. However, these wonderful
people I have met, at such a fragile time in their
lives, are on my mind quite a bit. I have seen
what a day looks like for them. It isnt easy. It
takes bravery. It takes swallowing a hard lump of
pride. They do it. And they do it with grace.

Homeless is a word, thats all it is. It doesnt

define Karen, Ray, or Harold. What defines
them is how they rise above what brought them
to this place this place of welcoming faces full
of resources to help them find their path.
Helping others is a great feeling, but
sometimes its very necessary to accept help.
Being prideful gets these amazing people
nowhere. They are right where they need to be,
working hard and fighting for that independence

so many of us take for granted.

Im thankful for this experience. Good things
are happening at Stepping Stone Shelter, very
good things. Being there and watching humans
helping humans is absolutely contagious. I cant
wait to go back, whether it be to work, visit or
just offer a new friend a hug. This is truly what
we all here for, to lift one another up and
Stepping Stone Shelters staff has that figured
out. N

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The road that leads away from

addiction starts at a

City on a Hill
Addiction is a problem for many
Americans and for those who seek help, it
can be hard finding the right program.

By ELLY GRIMM
Leader & Times

In Western Kansas especially, there is a severe shortage of

rehab and reintegration facilities. Thanks to City on a Hill,
there is an option for people in the area who need help.
Drug abuse is prevalent in many communities and as
you get in the larger communities in Western Kansas like
Garden City or Liberal, it stands to reason theres quite a
bit of drug abuse and alcoholism involved in those
communities, said City on a Hill founder Chris Lund. You
have to have some sort of treatment or youll only have
incarceration as an option, which costs everyone time and
money. Our success rates are some of the highest in the
state. City on a Hill is one of the only faith-based treatment
providers around I think theres one or two others in
Kansas, but in Western Kansas were for sure the only one

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Liberal Chamber of
Commerce Director
Rozelle Webb,
second from left,
joins Chamber
ambassadors as City
On A Hill Director
Chris Lund, center,
cuts the ribbon on
the centers newest
location in 2015 on
North New York
Avenue in the
former SKADAF
building. Lund is also
joined by some of his
workers and Liberal
City Commissioner
Tony Martinez, third
from right. L&T file
photo/Robert Pierce

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and were not afraid to mention the name of

God in our services, which you dont find in too
many businesses.
City on a Hill was founded in 2008 by Lund
and his wife, Tammy. The program also has a
residential program up in Marienthal and an
outpatient office in Garden City which, in
Western Kansas, Lund said, were really the only
programs there were. City on a Hill then merged
with the SKADAF program on Feb. 28, 2015,
due to SKADAF having some licensing issues.
So when the state asked Lund to look at
assisting them and helping them to improve and
get the program re-licensed under the new
standards, Lund said he felt it important for
Western Kansas that we continue the few
services available.
The SKADAF program had been
incorporated in 1971 so it had been almost 40
plus years in existence and we hated to see it go
down if there was something we could do to
help, Lund said. So we came and met with
their board and decided it was in the best
interests of everyone involved to merge under
City on a Hill.
Upon merging, a $250,000 renovation project
was completed in 90 days, during which staff
added new heating and air, new flooring, new
bedding, a new kitchen and other new areas.
City on a Hill then began services on July 1,
2015.

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The idea for City on a Hill, Lund said, was

actually born from a dream of his wifes when
they were dating in the early 2000s.
I had a music ministry, and I was going out
and singing, and I also worked for a heating and
air conditioning company, and she had been a
substance abuse counselor for about 12 years
primarily in Western Kansas in outpatient but
she traveled a lot to different counties and
worked at different courthouses, Lund said.
Her dream was to open a residential center for
women, she really wanted to help women
recover from alcohol abuse and addiction. She
wanted to do it in her hometown but they didnt
want her to do it there and she was really upset
so I said Ill find you a place and help you do
this.
Then, the pair got married a year later and
started working on it and sold everything they
owned, Lund continued.
We sold our house, we found a location and
didnt pay ourselves for about six months and
didnt own anything, Lund said. We had food
to eat and a place to live at the center that was
our first year and we barely had enough to eat or
survive, but we managed, and here we are
almost a decade later and still doing it.
The programs faith-based approach has
helped many patients graduate from the
program successfully, including Jane, who is
about to receive her G.E.D. and will shortly

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Those who walk through this

door take the first steps
toward breaking addictions.
The clients and staff form a
bond that helps provide the
support needed to overcome
the harmful effects created by
addiction, and the trained
staff at City on a Hill work to
remove the barriers that lead
to the destructive behavior.

graduate from the program.

It teaches you so much about recovery. It
helps build your spirituality and any questions
you have...its like college for learning how to
recover, she said. Thats the best way I can put
it you have classes constantly, you have
support to always help you, and this is one of the
most supportive places Ive ever been to. It
teaches you every step of the way how to
recover.
The biggest thing I got out of City on a Hill
was taking responsibility for my actions and my
own stuff, added fellow patient John. Once I
realized that and took responsibility, thats when
change started to take place for me. Theyve
taught me Im the only one responsible for
myself and how to watch what youre thinking
and doing I was always the type of person who
would act on impulse and now I think things
through before I make a decision or action.
Lund agreed it is the faith-based perspective
which has made the facility so successful.
Weve had some fantastic success stories but
what we werent aware of when we started was
how severe some of the addictions were in some
of the clients we were attempting to treat, Lund
said. Weve had 600 people go through our
Mariental facility but weve also attended eight
funerals of people who didnt make it. You never
know who all will get it or who wont. But thats
Gods will and not mine and we try not to take it

personally but it hurts when you lose someone

you worked with.
As for the future? Lund said staff at the facility
will be working on implementing a Batterers
Intervention Program (BIP) and will continue
doing prevention work in the school system and
at-risk youth. One of the other things Lund said
staff will be looking at is possibly starting a
residential center for youth.
For those who need help, Jane and fellow
patient Jack encouraged them to find a facility
similar to City on a Hill.
You cant quit on your own, everyone needs
some help if they have an addiction. First thing
you should do is try to get help and if someone
wants to start with small steps (not just AA),
Jane said. But the bottom line is rehab and
reintegration like City on a Hill is the thing that
will get you healthy. This place will help you get
in touch with your spirituality and teach a lot,
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