Poverty Demands more than Means-Tested Welfare
By James Whitford, published in the Joplin Globe on October 23, 2016. Early one morning, I took a seat on the steps of our mission beside an elderly lady whose […]
James received his doctorate from the University of Kansas Medical Center and practiced physical therapy and wound care before he and his wife, Marsha, founded Watered Gardens Ministries in Joplin, Missouri, in 2000.
In 2012, James founded the True Charity Initiative to advance nationally the cause of privately-funded effective charity at the most local level. His work has appeared in Heritage Foundation’s Index of Culture and Opportunity, Patrick Henry College’s Newsmaker Series, World, The Christian Post, and The Hill. He and Marsha were honored to receive the World News Group Hope Award on behalf of Watered Gardens Ministries in Washington, D.C. in 2019.
In his role as Executive Director of Watered Gardens and True Charity, James is responsible for establishing vision and strategy for the ministry.
He and Marsha have 5 children who have flown the coop leaving them a bit more spare time to fish the James River in SW Missouri where they live.
By James Whitford, published in the Joplin Globe on October 23, 2016. Early one morning, I took a seat on the steps of our mission beside an elderly lady whose […]
By James Whitford published in the Joplin Globe March 27, 2016 Recently, after hearing me share that the working poor are happier than the welfare poor, Mark got a job. […]
By James Whitford published in the Joplin Globe November 8, 2015 For 10 years, I practiced wound care. I’ve probed, irrigated, and cut dead tissue out of the nastiest ulcers […]
By James Whitford published in the Joplin Globe Sept 13, 2015 Last month, the Foundation for Government Accountability published a paper titled “SNAP To It: Restoring Work Requirements Will Help […]
These PSAs, produced for Watered Gardens, will be running on various radio stations in the Joplin, MO area beginning in February 2014.
James Whitford, Executive Director Watered Gardens Gospel Rescue Mission – Published in The Joplin Globe, April 30, 2014 I recall a trip to Grand Rapids where mission and church […]
These PSAs, produced for Watered Gardens, will be running on various radio stations in the Joplin, MO area beginning in December 2013.
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