Titus 2 Partnership Ministry for Women

04/07/2026

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Titus 2 Ministry Report-March 2026
-Grant of $500 to Reality and Truth Ministries for purchase of items needed for soon-to-open Mary Ellen’s Place (formerly Mary Ellen’s Hearth), a women and children shelter in Montgomery. (3/4)

-Grant of $250 to Bay Co. residential recovery program for clients’ needs.

-Financial assistance to family of FL DOC inmate, (Titus former student), to facilitate communication with family during incarceration.

-Coordinated with local Montgomery real estate rental company to advocate for and assist with restoration of water service and assuring owner repair is completed on behalf of family renting low income home. Shared with owner in paying 1/2 of past excessive water bill caused by outside water line damage from tree roots that had caused excessive bills and tenants’ loss of water service. Water repair completed and service restored after 3+ months without water. (3/2)

-Completed final clean out of two homes of household furnishings donated to Titus 2. Both are now on market for sale.(One was under contract in 2 days by First Call Realty! Other one already had a contract with upcoming closing date.) Distribution of household items to partner ministries, sale of some items, and placement with families in need is continuing. (3/2 for 1, 3/7 for other)

-$300 donation to family (previous counselee), experiencing medical and financial stress for professional services and utility assistance while preparing for major family changes. (3/13)

-Completed Meals on Wheels delivery (to 14 individuals in 11 homes) on monthly route. (3/4)

-Transported disabled young man with medical issues to UAB’s Kirklin Clinic regarding appointment for evaluation. Assisted him with navigating referral process from primary care provider. 3/5)

-Met with Saturday morning widows’ support group at Lorraine’s Bake Shop. (3/7, 3/14)

-Gifted monthly $25 to Lorraine’s Bake Shop “pay it forward” fund to assist indigent downtown neighbors who may need a coffee/snack break, especially during inclement weather days. (3/7)

-Donated a 6×9 rug, 4 throw pillows, a small table and cover, 2 nice wood stools, and 5 reams of copy paper to Leslie Chadwick, 6-8 grade teacher at Rothschild Middle School (Title 1 school) in Phenix City for classroom use. Delivered to Opelika for her to pick up. (3/10)

-Transported an indigent woman to local Montgomery charitable service agency to pick up a gift of a monthly bus pass; also provided her transportation home following a late night ER discharge after bus transit service hours had ended for the night. (3/8, 3/10)

-Taught life recovery program classes in Panama City. (3/13, 3/27)

-Ongoing monthly community care services’ networking cost of communication to agency and individual representatives through newsletter support for
Community Adult Protective Team (CAPT) in Bay County, FL-$18.67 (3/28).

-Taught adult Sunday School Class for 2 weeks at CMC-Montgomery on Beatitudes, prophecy, spiritual maturity, and Kingdom economy.

-Provided dessert for and attended quarterly dinner gathering of support team and residents of The Well women’s transitional program. (3/10)

-Received twin bed and bedding from new member of Christ Methodist Church-Montgomery who recently moved here and donated it for Mary Ellen’s Place. Delivered it to Mary Ellen’s Place along with a truck load ( our 5th truck load) of other furnishings and supplies. (3/11)

-Liaison communication with multi/church women’s group, Hope Circle, to identify possible mission projects at Mary Ellen’s Place for their consideration. They have provided significant support for the new reopening of the shelter! They approved 3 gifts to MEP for March-kitchen stainless steel worktable, 18 room trash cans and 18 room wall crosses. (3/1)

-Delivered load of new bedding- 25 blankets and 25 quilted spreads- donated by women’s circle members at Christ Methodist Church-Montgomery to Mary Ellen’s Place(3/4)

-Purchased Straight Talk phone and card from Walmart for disabled young man to be able to handle medical appointments and transportation needs. (3/10)

-Purchased pair of large adjustable slide-on shoes and a pair of large tennis shoes and 3 pair of socks for indigent unhomed disabled client of R&T ministries with acute edema who is under ongoing medical care for chronic condition (3/10)

-Provided partial cost for reinstatement of suspended drivers license of a Bethel Village transitional client starting a new job, sharing cost with client and BV to expedite process this week. (3/10)

-Participating in weekly downtown cross-community Bible study on Wednesday nights..

-Pastoral care provided weekly to woman undergoing treatment for serious medical issue.

-Provided 11 community service hours for woman working community service through Montgomery County Court.

-Assistance with laundry services periodically to disabled woman living in marginal circumstances. (2X in March)

-Provided and prepared lasagna, bread, and oranges for Reality &Truth Ministry week night supper for approx 66 downtown neighbors. (3/16)

3/16-Made employment referral and secured commitment for interview with retail manager on behalf of individual discipleship client. Job was offered and client is now employed part time while working on continuing education certification and applying for permanent full time positions.

-Assisted with securing and move in to a small, secure storage facility of a woman’s personal belongings while she stays in shelter to complete tasks of life recovery and employment.

-Purchased 2 devotional books as gifts for a small group starting under leadership of a previously mentored young adult. (3/24)

-Provided donation of $200 for evangelism and outreach to families through Easter activities on 3/28 at Christ Methodist Church-Montgomery to assist with purchase of bicycles and candy for egg hunt and prizes. (3/28)

-Held garage sale of items donated from Teel and Hemphill family estates. Deposited $1288 in proceeds. (3/28) Set a follow up sale date of 4/4.

-Assistance with temporary shelter and transportation support for woman working short term transition plan.

-Benevolence case management, LHMC and Heritage Bible Church. 3/10-4 cases

-Individual counseling and case management- 16 individuals, 37 hours.

Cathy Byrd, MS CRSS
Christian Educator &
Life Recovery Counselor

-Grant of $500 to Reality and Truth Ministries for purchase of items needed for soon-to-open Mary Ellen’s Place (formerly Mary Ellen’s Hearth), a women and children shelter in Montgomery. (3/4) -Grant of $250 to residential recovery program for clients’ needs. -Financial assistance to family....

03/30/2026

From my experience, it is quite accurate.

I'm not 100% sure about this quote. I can empathise with someone because I always believe that what they are saying is THEIR experience- but I don't have to believe their version of the experience is 'correct'. Their partner could have a totally different experience of the event- and I can empathise with both of them. Am I reading this wrong?
From Brené Brown

03/26/2026

Many thanks to friends at churches that support Titus 2’s ministry…. Particularly Christ Methodist Church-Montgomery, Lynn Haven Methodist Church and Heritage Bible Church in Lynn Haven.
Prayers, encouragement, donation of items to support families with whom we work (recently coats, clothing, furniture, household items, linens, food, and more!), as well as financial support as an approved local mission in both communities where we work are all greatly appreciated!

Titus 2 is able to do things many agencies can’t do through hands-on case management and assistance, physical time and care, transportation, navigation through systems of care, advocacy, and more.

God knows who needs the care we are able to provide and puts us in position to meet many needs.

Your help makes that possible! For God’s glory, others’ gain, and our mutual joy in being used in sharing God’s goodness by which we are blessed!

03/19/2026

For 3 months, Titus 2 has been selling the contents of 3 homes….. People on Marketplace seem to be waiting for nice things to drop down to yard sale prices or less. I research items and know what they are worth, then I mark them at a discount, so they are a fair price.

I took another truck load of items to the women’s shelter to use or store until someone is ready to move into their own home. At that time we will give them items that they can have to furnish their home. Tables, lamps, chairs, bedside or chair side tables, dishes, rugs, linens, TVs, etc. If we’re going to give things away, they will be given to someone we are in community with who is working to make her family’s life better. So don’t keep waiting for it to go to nothing! Many thanks to our repeat customers who have bought some lovely things so we can stock and furnish the commercial kitchen, the community food pantry, needed items for the clothes closet and other other needs for the community we serve.

03/11/2026

Be gentle with yourself…..

You were never supposed to know everything at the beginning. A lot of the lessons that shape your decisions only become visible through experience, time, and reflection. The mind directs the brain using what it understands in the moment, and the non-conscious mind builds wisdom as life unfolds. Looking back with today’s knowledge can make past choices seem obvious, but you only had the information and awareness you had then. Growth often means realizing things later and using that understanding to move forward with better judgment.

Share this with someone who is being too hard on themselves. ✨

03/09/2026

Titus 2 -February 2026 Report

-Completed Meals on Wheels delivery of monthly route.

-Purchased 2 monthly bus passes for women starting work.

-Assisted with cost of medication for newborn in family shelter in Panama City while waiting for approval of Medicaid coverage.

-Assistance to individual in transitional care with medical co-pay for outpatient surgery who is unable to work for a couple of weeks during recovery. Assistance shared by a Panama City Benevolence Partner church. Sat with her in pre-op, prayed, waited during surgery, and followed up during recovery time.

-Coffee service items restocked for Truth and Reality weekly Bible Study group, now meeting at Mary Ellen’s Place. Relocated supplies and equipment to new meeting location.

-Flowers for a dinner event delivered to friend who permits me to stay at her home while on Panama City ministry trips.

-Food gathered from pantry and freezer of elderly lady moving out of state transferred to community food closet at Mary Ellen’s Place, along with the donated freezer.

-Delivered donation of 5 large adult coats to clothes closet of Reality and Truth Ministry from Christ Methodist Church member family.

-Delivered 2 bags of donated women’s clothing to clothes closet at Reality and Truth Ministries.

-Completed mentoring a woman in the six-week cohort class of Hope Inspired Ministry’s employment training.

-Taught life recovery program classes in Panama City. (2/7, 2/19)

-Cleared 2 homes of furnishings donated by owners’ families, one who died and one who moved out of state with son. Hauled 4 pick-up loads of furniture items and multiple car loads of assorted household items to Mary Ellen’s Place in preparation for setting up for April opening. Sold numerous items to raise funds for Titus 2 and the partnering ministries supported by us.(between 2/7-2/28- approx 60 hours of work. Assisted by 3 community volunteers from Reality and Truth Ministry, who worked for lunch meals and minimal monetary compensation! Many thanks to our friends!

-Unrestricted grant of $250 to a life recovery residential program.

-Purchased phone for lady living on street considering readiness for residential recovery support.

-Received carload of boxed donations of household items from volunteer associate in Panama City from our ramp building years with Crossing Paths Ministry. Began sorting and disbursing.

-Partnership in community care ministry through $25 monthly gift to “pay it forward” fund to allow Lorraine’s Bake Shop in downtown Montgomery to gift coffee and food, as needed, to unhomed community neighbors in downtown area, especially during recent
freeze days.

-4 partner churches’ benevolence case management requests completed in February.

-Provided food items and laundry access and laundry supplies for a homeless individual living in temporary housing without laundry availability.

-Attended 3 day Seedbed New Room Pastors’ Retreat at Ridgecrest Retreat Center at Black Mtn., NC 2/25-2/27. Overnight of 2/24 in Sandy Springs, GA, fellowship with Seedbed friend.

-Employment counseling with client in job search

- Invited to fill pulpit one Sunday in February at Christ Methodist Church-Montgomery for Pastor Misty Barrett while her family traveled for family event.

-Participation in multicultural community Bible studies on Wednesday
nights.

-Pastoral care to woman undergoing treatment for aggressive recurring cancer.

-Individual counseling/ case management-14 individuals, 25 hours

Cathy Byrd
Titus 2 Partnership, Inc.
3953 Cedar Av.
Montgomery, AL 36109
850-832-4052

03/06/2026

“A generous person will be enriched, and the one who gives a drink of water will receive water. People will curse anyone who hoards grain, but a blessing will come to the one who sells it.”
Proverbs 11:25-26

03/04/2026

It is extremely hard to sell nice things, antique things, etc., on FB Marketplace because so many people are oriented to a flea market attitude and think that if you’re selling something there you must be desperate for money….. like selling at a pawn shop! 🤣🤣 Then, too may times, even when you agree to sell something at their offer price, they never show up. May God bless those who are looking for something they like and want for a fair price! Especially when the proceeds are to fund Kingdom needs! And may I be responsible in providing for the truly needy what they need today.

Titus 2’s ministry was gifted the contents of two homes recently by families after elderly family members died, in one case, and a mother moved in with a child in the other. Four pick up truck loads of home furnishings, cleaning supplies, linens, food, and other miscellaneous household items went directly to a soon-to-open women and children’s shelter. Several other families got nice and needed household items at very fair prices. Some items have been given away to known persons in need. Some items are being stored for future needs as families move into independent housing from the shelter. A number of non-essential decorative items are placed on market place. Many items will be ultimately sold for pennies on the dollar or given away. But our purpose is to use such resources to meet kingdom needs of those who are hard-pressed. We have already expended and committed to over $2200 cash assistance in recent weeks to kingdom needs from the proceeds of sales (including medical bill assistance, utility bill assistance, transportation assistance, food assistance, medications, and undesignated grants to other Christian ministries, etc. and there will be additional resources to assist in the weeks and months to come.

Honesty and fairness are valued in the kingdom economy. Not so such so by the economy of the world.

03/04/2026

It is extremely hard to sell nice things, antique things, etc., on FB Marketplace because so many people are oriented to a flea market attitude and think that if you’re selling something there you must be desperate for money….. like selling at a pawn shop! 🤣🤣 Then, too may times, even when you agree to sell something at their offer price, they never show up. May God bless those who are looking for something they like and want for a fair price! Especially when the proceeds are to fund Kingdom needs! And may I be responsible in providing for the truly needy what they need today.

Titus 2’s ministry was gifted the contents of two homes recently by families after elderly family members died, in one case, and a mother moved in with a child in the other. Four pick up truck loads of home furnishings went directly to a soon-to-open women and children’s shelter, several other families got nice and needed household items at very fair prices. Some items have been given away to known persons in need. Some items are being stored for future needs as families move into independent housing from the shelter. A number of non-essential decorative items are placed on market place. Many items will be ultimately sold for pennies on the dollar or given away. But our purpose is to use such resources to meet kingdom needs of those who are hard-pressed.

Honesty and fairness are valued in the kingdom economy. Not so such so by those who operate in the economy of the world.

02/22/2026

“Complacency and believing that one has achieved "enough recovery" to manage high risk situations often proves explosive. When vigilance and guarding one's boundaries lapses, so can one's entire work of recovery.” CBBYRD 2/21/19

02/15/2026

“Wisdom is much more than the possession of knowledge or intelligence, it is living life skillfully. Wisdom is the ability to see life as God sees it. Knowing the living and true God and humbly walking through life and fellowship with Him is the only lasting measure of success and the source of real satisfaction in this world. President Theodore Roosevelt, once said, ‘Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike.’ Good character grows out of thousands of minute by minute choices that favor wisdom over folly.”

Thank you, Dottie Wilson, for sharing!

02/11/2026

Thank you for asking!

Titus 2 Partnership Inc. offers life recovery assistance for women through Christian education, discipleship and mentoring, counseling and case management. The program encompasses character growth and spiritual formation, life-skills training, and vocational development.