Pastor Charlie Haynes

Four years ago this month Pam and I came to Pearl River County, Ms. with no money in our pocket and a vision in our heart to begin the work which is now known as Jacob’s Well Ministries. Our intention was to establish a six month resident, Christ centered drug and alcohol recovery center for women. It is exciting to think of our humble beginnings when Pam and I first moved into a 24 foot camper trailer located on the “clean up” slab behind Paw Paw’s Camper City located in Picayune, Ms.

Because we had a willing Spirit, God has poured out his unending blessings on our ministry. Since then we have gone from that little camper to a beautiful farm house on 8 acres near the little community of Millard {just south of Poplarville}, to a 4800 square foot dormitory complex of modular homes, to beautiful 7000 square foot permanent dorm facility located on 10 acres of farmland complete with an activity center, a maintence barn and swimming pool.

Our modest little Thrift Store operation started to help fund our ministry has now expanded to three locations: one in Picayune, one in Poplarville and another in Purvis. Our recovery program has already ministered to 223 women and their families. We have witnessed over and over again the awesome healing power of Christ as we saw women who entered our program not only set free for drugs and alcohol and all the destructive behaviors that go with it, but we have seen their marriages saved, their children returned to their custody and their families restored back to them. We have seen MANY saved, baptized and returned to society as productive and useful citizens filled with a renewed hope about their future.

When we were meeting to worship together in the early days, first in the living room of the old farm house, then in the 40′x40′ space we created in one of our modulars we had no idea that God would take those humble beginnings and turn them into a powerful Evangelistic work. Now we worship in our brand new 250 seat Worship Center {open to public worship} located in downtown Picayune and our services are now broadcast remarkably each Sunday on broadcast and cable television on WPXL – New Orleans, WHLT – Laurel/Hattiesburg, on radio at WAOY 91.7 FM Gulfport as well as WMER 1390AM in Meridian, Ms and finally on the internet at our website: www.jacobswellrecoverycenter.com.
Is God good or WHAT?

In closing I want to invite you to to find out more about what God is doing at Jacobs Well. Check out our website mentioned above ; come see us at one of our thrift stores; tune in to our Sunday worship services in you area; come worship with us in person at Jacob’s Well Community Worship Center located at 1299 South Haugh Street in Picayune, Ms. If you want you can call and talk to me directly at 601-463-0022. Finally would you please pray earnestly and often for the success of Jacob’s Well Ministries – we sincerely covet the prayers of others.

May God Bless You and your family richly in the days and years to come!

Pastor Charlie Haynes