Insights and Reflections from the CEO of Wichita Falls Faith Mission

In July 1961, Vince Lombardi kicked off the first day of training camp for the 38 players on his Green Bay Packers football team. The prior season had ended in a heartbreaking loss to the Philadelphia Eagles after blowing a lead in the 4th quarter of the NFL Championship Game. When the players came in [...]

I have never used this feature or my position at Faith Mission to advance a political agenda and I never will.  However, some of the so-called solutions to ending homelessness have become politicized when they shouldn’t be.  Saving lives and helping people achieve self-sufficiency shouldn’t be a partisan issue. Every day, we see men and [...]

We’ve been studying the 23rd Psalm in chapel at Faith Refuge.  The imagery of the shepherd and their sheep is so rich and applicable.  But when you get to verse 5, David seems to change the metaphor slightly when he says, “You prepare a table for me in the presence of my enemies.” When I [...]

What do you take for granted?  Now that’s a provocative question.  I was just thinking the other day while I was filling out some form or application for something and it occurred to me that I had an answer for every question. I have a name, address, a phone number, a driver’s license number, a [...]

Someone wisely said that “People are more motivated to change when the pain of staying the same is worse than the pain of change.”  I’ll give you a second to process that.  Some might call this rock bottom. In less than a week, 12 men and women from Faith Mission and Faith Refuge will cycle [...]

Someone wisely said that “People are more motivated to change when the pain of staying the same is worse than the pain of change.”  I’ll give you a second to process that.  Some might call this rock bottom. Change is hard, sometimes extremely hard.  But sometimes, so is staying the same.  Upon this realization, the [...]

Our Mission is, “To provide Christ-centered programs and services that lead the homeless and addicted toward self-sufficiency.” This statement has served us well over the years to keep us focused on what we do best.  We did, however make a change to it 2 years ago.  We added the word, “Addicted.” This addition to the [...]

I’m turning into my Dad.  God bless him, my dad was a great man who taught me so many things.  Mostly by his example, but I can look back now and appreciate the frustration he must have had when I was a teenager, and he was trying to pass on his wisdom to me. My [...]