New Life Church is in Ferguson, a town of about 900 in south central Kentucky. Five years ago, they started offering their community building as a warming center on cold nights. Mission Director Bobbie Joe Loveless says all went well the first few years, but the last couple, some who spent the night left behind things that could hurt people – especially kids who come for a free meal on Wednesday nights and for Sunday school. Nicole Walden is the wife of pastor Doug Walden.
“One time we had a little girl that picked up a pill and started to put it in her mouth. Thankfully, an adult was there and caught it. But it's just not a chance we can take with having, you know, children in the premises right after the hours that we would have.”
