I want to start by saying THANK YOU to you all for your continued support and investment into God's kingdom through my ministry work with Consumed.
This month has been 10 years since I joined the Consumed Ministries staff team. I've been spending some time reflecting on all the opportunities God has opened doors to these last 10 years and the work He has done. It has included being a part of the Urbana worship team, helping the Celebrate Recovery ministry to grow inside the Waseca Federal Women's Prison, gathering to worship and share the love of Jesus inside an eclectic coffee shop where many New Agers would meet, teaching Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace class out of our home with Jake, leading worship at retreats and conferences for college students, coming alongside families to lead them in prayer and singing worship songs as they've grieved an unexpected loss of a family member, leading worship at various churches, bringing groups with me into the Women's Shakopee Prison to worship with the women inside and pray for them, worshiping together via Zoom during the heart of the pandemic, mentoring young worship leaders, leading worship for MN Adult & Teen Challenge, and most recently getting to connect with women who were formerly incarcerated inside the Women's Shakopee Prison on both a weekly basis (our weekly check-in support group) and monthly (Prison Fellowship alumni breakfasts). It is truly humbling to remember all the ways that God has moved and has touched my heart and others' through these experiences in the last 10 years. I'm just so grateful. Thank you dear family and friends for your continued love, support, and investment into God's kingdom. Your prayers, giving, and support are intertwined in these experiences and stories shared. Much love, Jackie
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Leading Worship at Lino Lakes Prison, July 15 I am excited to return to the Lino Lakes Prison to worship with 300+ men inside! I am able to bring a few people with me, so if you would have an interest in coming to observe and join us, please let me know by June 30. Would love for you to experience what God does through these worship nights inside! Date: Friday, July 15 Time: Meet at 5:30pm at the prison facility, event will be done by 8:00pm. MN Adult & Teen Challenge Graduation, July 29 If you would like to find out more about the ministry of MN Adult & Teen Challenge, this is a great opportunity! This graduation ceremony is for current clients who have completed their 13-month, Christ-centered chemical dependency rehab program and is open to the public. It's a powerful time of hearing testimonies and celebrating with the graduates. If you'd like to come along, please let me know. Date & Time: Friday, July 29 1-3:00pm Location: Christ Church International, 3015 13th Ave. S. in Minneapolis Getting Ready for Baby Dixon! Baby D at my 21 week ultrasound. Boy or girl? It's going to be a surprise! Jake and I are getting eager to welcome our little one, due to arrive on Sept. 6! We are grateful for all of those who have been supporting us through prayer. Thank you!
I want to start by saying THANK YOU to you all for your continued support and investment into God's kingdom through my ministry with Consumed. This update will feature how music ministry is playing a role inside prisons as well as provide opportunities for you to be involved as well! Waseca Federal Women's Prison At the end of July, I had the privilege of going back to Waseca to celebrate with 60 inmates who graduated from their 12-step Christ-centered recovery program called Celebrate Recovery. Our time together included getting to lead the girls in worship through music, hearing 2 of the inmates share their testimonies, a praise dance by 3 of the inmates, and get this--the WARDEN came to join the graduation ceremony and even shared a message of hope and encouragement with the women! This was the first time she (the Warden) has joined a graduation ceremony since I've been going. So awesome to see this ministry gaining the attention of the leadership staff at the prison and for them to see Christ's power to change so many lives through this ministry! Shakopee State Women's Prison When I moved to the Twin Cities last summer, I began praying for opportunities to go inside more prisons in the metro area. I was loving my continued experiences of ministering to the women in the Waseca Prison and wanted to start expanding beyond that location. I met someone who had been going there on a regular basis, also doing music ministry with his worship team. He invited me to go and play keyboard/sing and we've continued to partner together at this prison ever since, as well as the Lino Lakes Men's Prison. We went in early August and hosted a worship time here with about 200 women and I'll be returning again in November. Another group of women I'm excited to continue to build relationships with! Lino Lakes State Men's Prison On Friday night, Jake and I returned to the Lino Lakes Men's Prison. I got to be a part of leading worship and Jake shared his testimony with these 200 men. It was so awesome for us to share this experience together! The reoccurring theme that kept coming up throughout the night was the word "Freedom". Each one of us who shared from up front talked about how FREE we've observed prisoners to be (ironic, right?!), who come together in worship. And how they might be inside prison walls, but they are FREE men. "Hallelujahs!" and "Amens!" filled the room in agreement. A highlight of the night was hearing 200 men sing "was blind but now I SEE" at the top of their lungs while singing Amazing Grace a capella. Few things are sweeter to my ear than hearing a chorus of men worshiping their Creator together. And I got to experience it inside of a prison! Jesus said in Luke 4:18, "He has sent me to proclaim FREEDOM for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed FREE." Praising God that I got to see this Scripture come to life in the most surreal way!! How You Can Get Involved:
Coming with me on a prison visit: If you would like the opportunity to observe and be part of a worship experience inside, or would be willing to share your testimony with the inmates, please let me know. Upcoming dates are: Friday, Oct. 18: Lino Lakes, 5:45-8:00pm. Monday, Nov. 18: Shakopee, 5:30-9:00pm. Mentoring: Studies are showing that mentoring is greatly reducing the rate of return to prison. All 3 of these prisons are looking for people to mentor the inmates either as a pen pal or in a one-on-one setting. This is a great opportunity to be part of someone's complete rehabilitation and recovery. This would be a monthly commitment for one year, must be 21 or older, orientation training required. Giving: Consumed Ministires is a 501-c3 organization and all donations are tax-deductible. If you would like to give a financial gift to support my work with Consumed Ministries you can: 1) Give online at http://consumedministries.com/giving 2) Write a check to Consumed Ministries and mail to: Consumed Ministries PO Box 20214 Bloomington, MN 55420 Thanks for reading and for your investment in the Kingdom of God through Consumed Ministries! |
Jackie Dixon
I love Jesus. I love my husband & family. I like dark chocolate. And hats. Traveling. Slippers. Hand written notes. And thrifting. These are a few of my favorite things! Categories
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