Insights and Reflections from the CEO of Wichita Falls Faith Mission

The other day, while walking down the hall at the Refuge, I noticed one of the women with tears in her eyes.  I don’t always know for sure whether they want to talk, but this time it was obvious.  She wanted to talk. She shared that she had just received word that she was facing [...]

Well, we had our first tornado watch of the 2025 season this week.  Fortunately, it produced mostly heavy rain and some hail, but that didn’t keep my friend Kyle, the storm chaser from doing his thing.  While the rest of us were sleeping through or hunkering down, he was driving straight into the storm.  He’s [...]

Our transitional supportive housing program is an integral part of the New Beginnings Addiction Recovery program at our two shelters.  Once the men and women graduate from the 13-month residential part, they have the opportunity to spend up to one more year in the transitional house with other graduates and a house manager.  They use [...]

When Latedra and her three young children found themselves living in their car in Florida, she never imagined that a leap of faith would lead them to Wichita Falls. After six months of homelessness – three months in their car and three months hopping between hotels – Latedra made the brave decision to drive 17 [...]

Every now and then, it helps to hear the story of someone who has come out on the other side.  Here is Chandler’s story. At age 12, Chandler's path to addiction began with what seemed like harmless experimentation. Despite excelling in high school sports, which temporarily kept him away from hard drugs, graduation left him [...]

Every now and then, it helps to hear the story of someone who has come out on the other side.  Here is Chandler’s story. At age 12, Chandler's path to addiction began with what seemed like harmless experimentation. Despite excelling in high school sports, which temporarily kept him away from hard drugs, graduation left him [...]

I noticed that the forecast for the high temperatures this past week ranged from 19 degrees to 73 degrees.  That’s a 54-degree difference in just 7 days.  We pass out blankets one day and popsicles a few days later. People ask me all the time what we do to prepare for the inevitable extremes in [...]

All it takes is a cold spell and a little snow to remind us of how blessed we are.  My house was cozy, I had plenty of warm clothes and nutritious food and most of my family got two unexpected days off from work. But going into work last Thursday morning was a stark reminder [...]