The Prayer Bear Ministry of Sherman, Texas, solicits small donations from people to make simple fabric teddy bears for shipment to servicemen and women at home and abroad. In just one year, the ministry sent more than 20,000 bears to Iraq and Afghanistan. Each bear is prayed over as it is made and has a silver tear, to represent the tears of Christ on the cross, and a gold cross, to represent the light of God. The ministry was founded by Terry Krawitz, an Episcopalian, after the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq.
| Website | https://www.facebook.com/PrayerBearsMinistryInc |
| Email address | prayerbear.terry@gmail.com |
| Phone number | 903-893-4026 |
| Categories | Beliefs & practices, Society & culture |
| Locations | Texas |
| Resource Types | Organizations |
| Faiths | Christianity |
| Languages | English |