Insights and Reflections from the CEO of Wichita Falls Faith Mission

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    Ministry Everywhere

    By Published On: March 29, 2024Categories: Reflections

    There are a lot of facets to the ministry of Wichita Falls Faith Mission.  Our number one goal is to point men, women and children to Christ and His plan for their lives.  We try to carry this into every area of the organization.  One of those areas is our resale operations.  At our two [...]

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    Smitty

    By Published On: March 22, 2024Categories: Reflections

    Smitty came to Faith Mission like many before him.  He had lived on the streets for years, fought an incessant drug addiction and was suffering from poor health. He first said he just wanted a bed for the night.  He hung around for a while and decided to enter the New Beginnings Addiction Recovery program.  [...]

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    Connectivity

    By Published On: March 15, 2024Categories: Reflections

    My wife, Pam and I raised 3 children and here’s something you may not know about me.  I was in student ministry, serving Jr. High and High School students, for almost 30 years before coming to Faith Mission.  Both raising kids and student ministry were very rewarding and of course, came with their challenges.  But [...]

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    Restoration

    By Published On: March 8, 2024Categories: Reflections

    One of the most satisfying things we get to witness at our two shelters is the restoration of families.  It’s not uncommon for a man in our program to graduate and step off the stage into the arms of his wife and children.  We’ve seen sisters reunited with long-lost brothers.  We’ve seen mothers hold their [...]

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    Sharpen Your Ax

    By Published On: March 1, 2024Categories: Reflections

    As you are probably aware, we provide a lot of programs and services at our two shelters and our two transitional supportive houses.  Things like meals, shelter, clothing, case management, chapel services and classes.  So, you can imagine where my mind goes when someone asks me what we need.  There are pantries and shelves to [...]

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    You never know

    By Published On: February 23, 2024Categories: Reflections

    I had lunch with a friend the other day and on the way back to the office, we stopped at a light next to a woman asking for help.  She told us she was living on the streets because the friend’s house she was staying in had a bad odor of natural gas.  She also [...]

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    Stop performing for God

    By Published On: February 16, 2024Categories: Reflections

    I have made a conscious effort to keep the stories about my grandchildren to a minimum, but something has started happening lately that has changed everything.  My twin, two-year old granddaughters have started talking.  Well, maybe a better description would be, saying words.  It steals my heart every time I hear Papa and of course [...]

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    Jesus is enough

    By Published On: February 9, 2024Categories: Reflections

    I heard a quote the other day that caught my attention.  It goes something like this, “You’ll never know Jesus is all you need until Jesus is all you have.”  Being at the end of oneself can sometimes be the best place to be.  In other words, Jesus really is enough. Not having enough is [...]