Fall 2014 Newsletter

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Fall 2014 Newsletter
FA I T H
Fall
Faith in the Falls
Benefit Dinner for Faith Mission
and Faith Refuge
March 23, 2015
at the MPEC
in Wichita Falls
“I did it, Papaw!” Suddenly, everyone in the restaurant was
aware that my grandson finished connecting-the-dots on the
puzzle on the menu. We were both proud! Connecting the dots
happens daily at Faith Mission and Faith Refuge. For some, we
simply provide safe shelter so they don’t sleep on the streets.
For others, it is a hearty meal and a clean set of clothes. For
many, it’s the new life they find in Christ. Let me offer you a
glimpse of the connections that you help make possible.
Non-Profit
U.S Postage
Paid
WICHITA FALLS, TX
PERMIT NO. 48
Mark Your Calendar!
2014
P. O. Box 965
Wichita Falls, TX 76307
Address Service Requested
• Chapel services • Bible studies • Board of Directors • Canned
Food Drives • Case workers • Chicken Coop at Faith Refuge •
Clinic • Churches • Coat and Blanket Drives and other Contributions-in-Kind • Collaborative Partners • Faith Enterprises
• Faith Refuge Career Academy • Faith Resale and Donation
Center • Food Pantries to serve meals daily at both shelters •
Generosity • Health Referrals • Job Referrals • New Beginnings
Recovery Program for men and women • On the Job Training
at Faith Resale • Pathways to Promise for Mothers • Planned
Giving • Prayer • Signs made at Faith Resale • Special Events •
Staff • Stepping Stones for Women Program • Stepping Up for
Men Program • Transportation • Volunteers.
We treasure your friendship! Send
us a friend request on facebook!
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Faith Mission
1300 Travis St., WF, TX
940-723-5663
Faith Refuge
710 E. Hatton Rd., WF TX
940-322-4673
Faith Resale & Donation Center
4502 Old Jacksboro Hwy.
Wichita Falls, TX
940-766-0705
The greatest connection of all is prayer! It helps keep us connected to our great and mighty God who makes this all possible. He is the provider of all good gifts, our solid rock, our
Redeemer and our Sustainer. Thank you for helping us connect-the-dots. Because of you, the homeless have hope for a
better future!
In Christ’ love and
mercy,
Steve Sparks,
Executive Director
P.S. Please join us for the Grand Opening of Faith
Resale on November 8 where all purchases help end
homelessness.
Henrietta Volunteers
Christ-centered programs and services that lead the
homeless toward self-sufficiency!
Cowboy Church of
The Thmission...
ank you for partnering with us to provide
Board of Directors
Tommy and his family thought they were just
coming to Wichita Falls from El Paso for a fresh
start. They planned to stay at Faith Mission while
seeking employment and Tommy hoped to pursue
a degree in counseling at a local university. They
found much more! Tommy and son, Aiden, age
12, invited Christ into their lives at Faith Mission
the second day they arrived. Enthused by their
decisions, wife, Naomi, and daughter, Iris, age 10,
invited Christ into their lives at the Nick Vujicic
event at the MPEC the next Sunday. Naomi started
working as a prep cook at a restaurant and the
family is overjoyed as they prepare to become selfsufficient.
Bless the Homeless
make an impact today,
Ashley was facing 47 years in prison for multiple
charges of criminal activity. While awaiting transfer
from jail to prison, she prayed for forgiveness
from the Lord and asked Jesus Christ into her life.
She believes that fervent prayer and God’s mercy
resulted in her release on a technicality one week
later! She immediately and voluntarily entered the
New Beginnings Recovery Program at Faith Refuge
and became one of its first graduates. Similarly,
Shawn found help in the recovery program at Faith
Mission. He now works in the oil field to support
their daughter, Valerie, and their growing family.
They are finding encouragement and love through a
local church.
Vernal L. Huffines, Chair
Greg Burt
Johnelle Donnell
Tony Fidelie
M. E. Harrell, DDS
Lynn Moran
Tom Rodgers
Janice Stine
G. Hulse Wagner, MD
Steve Sparks,
Executive Director
leave a legacy for tomorrow
Wichita Falls Faith Mission, Inc.