Welcome to The NEST! We are a Christ-centered and Christ-led 501(c)(3) alliance who desires to serve children and families by allowing the Holy Spirit to work within and through us. We are the broken who have been healed to help heal the broken. We believe that children need to be loved with Christ’s love, to feel worthy of being loved, and to learn that who they are in Christ is independent of their circumstances. The NEST claims Jeremiah 29:11 over the lives of those we are called to serve:

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future.”

Our goal is to strengthen children and families through the hope of Jesus Christ. The NEST plants and waters but trusts God for the increase as only He is in charge of the growth.

The NEST is God’s vision. A bird’s nest is woven together by small pieces that, alone, are insignificant. But, when fashioned together, these pieces create a beautiful whole designed for a specific purpose. God began weaving The NEST together long before any of us knew it. However, in May 2007, a group of women began meeting weekly for prayer, Bible study, and earnestly seeking God with all their hearts. By the second year, the Lord began revealing plans and visions in that Bible study and prayer time for serving the children and families of this area. Early on, inspiration from Matthew 9:37-38 became an important truth:

“The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest fields.”

In March 2010, our name, The NEST, was given. This is an acronym that illustrates the group’s desire for bringing children into the Nurturing, Establishing, Securing, and Trusting love of God.