Lifetree Cafe

Forty percent of American
children will sleep tonight in a home where their fathers don't live. The
impact of that reality will be explored at Lifetree Café on Sunday,
June 8, at 10:00 a.m. and Thursday, June 12, at 7:00p.m. at the West Des
Moines United Methodist Church, 720 Grand Avenue, West Des Moines, Iowa.

A filmed interview with
Donald Miller (best-selling author of Blue
Like Jazz and Father
Fiction) will be screened during the Lifetree program. In the
interview, Miller describes growing up without a father and his attempts to
reconnect with his father later in life.

"This program,
titled 'FatherLess,' is for those who've been abandoned, ignored, or abused
by their fathers," says Lifetree Café representative Craig Cable.
"It's also for dads who have, for some reason, lived away from their
children. And it will help anyone who cares about either a father or child
who's had to cope with this difficult situation."

Admission to the
60-minute event is free. Snacks and beverages are available.

To get to the West Des
Moines United Methodist Church, located in the western part of the Des
Moines area, take Interstate-235 to the 8th Street/73rd
Street exit (Exit 3). Go south on 8th Street to Grand Avenue.
The church is on the southeast corner of 8th and Grand. Parking
is available behind the church building.

Lifetree Café is a place
where people gather for conversation on life and faith in a casual
coffeehouse-type setting. For more information about Lifetree Café, please
contact Paige Chapman at 515-279-0826 or pchapman@wdmumc.org.
More information is available at Lifetreecafe.com.

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