Insights and Reflections from the CEO of Wichita Falls Faith Mission

  • Bradford pears blooming along a fence

    Spring

    By Published On: March 24, 2023Categories: Reflections

    We are about to enter my favorite season, namely Spring.  I love the sights, the smells and even the sounds of new life all around.  I can hardly wait until the cold winter days are in the rear-view mirror and the warm, sunny days replace them.  I couldn’t help but notice that the Bradford Pear [...]

  • Resurrection Story

    By Published On: March 17, 2023Categories: Reflections

      Justin had every opportunity to do the right thing, however he decided to go down the wrong path.  His life was filled with darkness, a freefall with no future in sight.  Having an opportunity to come to Faith Mission gave him he hope he was looking for.  This is his Resurrection Story. [...]

  • Homeless beggar man sitting outdoors in city asking for money donation.

    A Biblical Perspective on the Poor

    By Published On: March 17, 2023Categories: Reflections

    At the risk of sounding naïve, I want to attempt to give a Biblical perspective on the poor.  I realize that there are as many reasons for poverty as there are people suffering in such a state.  It isn’t easy to broach this subject, because our initial approach tends to want to lay blame.  Who’s [...]

  • Old picture of Wichita Falls Faith Mission

    I had no idea!

    By Published On: February 17, 2023Categories: Reflections

    We have been serving this community and our homeless neighbors for 65 years.  Some of you may remember us by our original name, Faith City Mission.  We changed our name to avoid confusion in 1982 because our founding organization out of Amarillo had the same name.  For all those years, our mission has been the [...]

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    Why we do what we do

    By Published On: January 27, 2023Categories: Reflections

    Our annual Point in Time count of the homeless in our region happened this week.  Every year in January, on the last Thursday of the month, this count is done all across the nation.  We count the sheltered individuals and we also hit the streets and camps and try to count the unsheltered.  Unlike Wichita [...]

  • Don’t Forget the Words

    By Published On: January 13, 2023Categories: Reflections

    I’ve never been big on numbers and statistics.  It just seems that sometimes we can get so busy counting that we don’t leave time for serving.  However, I do admit that stats can help in two ways.  They can help us evaluate and they can help us plan. We’ve been looking at the numbers for [...]

  • It's all about relationships - Blog Post | Wichita Falls Faith Mission | Homeless Shelters-Programs

    Relationships

    By Published On: January 10, 2023Categories: Reflections

    The causes for homelessness are numerous.  We could probably never list them all.  But at the root of every circumstance that leads a person to the state of homelessness is a lack of relationships.  Most, if not all our homeless neighbors that stay in our shelters are there because they have nowhere else to go.  [...]

  • Please Donate Today

    By Published On: December 7, 2022Categories: Reflections

    Last year Wichita Falls Faith Mission provided over 94,000 meals to those who are hungry in our area. By donating $100, you can provide over 50 hot meals. Please make a difference. Please Donate Today https://youtu.be/ZSdoS9zJ-L8