Lifetree Cafe-Overcoming childhood pain

How to overcome childhood
pain will be discussed at Lifetree Café, 10 a.m., Sunday, August 3, and at 7
p.m., Thursday, August 7, at the West Des Moines United Methodist Church, 720
Grand Avenue, West Des Moines, Iowa.

The program, titled “To Frack
or Not to Frack? An Informative Hour of Respectful Conversation,” features
filmed interviews.

The program features the
filmed story of Delisa Mayer, whose family took part in an ill-fated university
study during Mayer’s childhood. The outcome of that study-to introduce a
newborn chimpanzee into the family and raise it as a human child-shaped Mayer’s
childhood and led to her parents’ divorce. “Our family was torn up,” says
Mayer. “It was a hard thing to live through.”

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, Iowa,
area, take Interstate-235 to the 73rd Street/8th Street
exit (Exit 3). Go south on 8th Street to Grand Avenue. The West Des
Moines United Methodist Church is on the southeast corner of 8th and
Grand Avenue. 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 questions about Lifetree may be directed to Paige Chapman at 515-279-0826 or info@lifetreecafe.com. More information is available at Lifetreecafe.com.