Happy Thanksgiving, my friends! Growing up, my mom would cut a slit in an old brown packing box, wrap it in some kind of Thanksgiving themed paper, and label it the “Blessing Box”. Throughout the month of November, it was our job to write what we...
A historical day! On Wednesday, November 13, we gathered with friends and supporters to ceremonially kick off expansion. As we crowded together beneath a heated tent—the temperature outside barely above 20 degrees—I was moved. The freezing cold outside was a poignant reminder of all the women...
A note from Allison Melangton. Dear friend, Thank you for your faithfulness in supporting Wheeler Mission as we work to make room for more women and children experiencing homelessness. Thanks to you, we’ve made incredible progress. We’re well over three-fourths of the way to our goal, and the...
This piece is guest by Charlene Moutray, former guest at Wheeler's Center for Women & Children, and current Team Lead Processor at the Wheeler Mission Distribution Center. Isaiah 43:2 says...
This piece was guest authored by Lynn Ondrovic, a High Impact volunteer at Wheeler Mission's Center for Women & Children. We all have the same struggles. A team of Dynamic Women in Missions from One Mission Society facilitated classes at training centers in Kenya and Uganda. This...
Laynee's Boutique is one of several partners of Restored Creations, the candle-making social enterprise at the Center for Women & Children. We had the privilege of talking with Laynee's owner, Jamie Bullard, about why she decided to support Restored Creations and sell our candles in...
The LORD is faithful in all his words and kind in all his works. (Psalm 145:13b) Between growing up in Indianapolis and attending an urban Presbyterian church during my formative years, I don’t remember a time I didn’t know about poverty and homelessness. Perhaps due to...
The one who plants and the one who waters have one purpose, and they will each be rewarded according to their own labor. For we are co-workers in God’s service…(1 Corinthians 3:8,9, emphasis mine.) A bold statement. God is so amazing to allow us to be co-workers...
A note from Rick. Last year, Wheeler Mission launched the Mary Wheeler Circle, a vibrant association for women to come together to support and serve our Center for Women & Children (CWC) in Indianapolis. Circle members donate funds, volunteer their time, and periodically gather to learn...
This blog is authored by Beth Isom, a High Impact volunteer at Wheeler’s Center for Women & Children in Indianapolis. Who I am I’m a project manager for a company called Southern Foodservice Management, Inc. I manage a multimillion-dollar business inside a federal building in Indianapolis. I’ve...
