Wheeler Mission's Blog

Interested in developing a new family tradition? Why not volunteer to help out at Wheeler Mission’s Drumstick Dash on Thanksgiving Morning? This 4.5 mile (or you can take the short course of 2.3 miles) race through Broad Ripple is a fundraiser for Wheeler. The Dash is a family-friendly event that you can bring your children to as well as all of your out-of-town relatives!
We need people to volunteer during the week, as well as Thanksgiving morning.
This is a great opportunity for your family to serve together (or run together) and still make it home in time for your own celebration. Check out all the detail on our website at www.wmm.org. I encourage you to sign up soon!

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Imagine what it would be like to watch your young adult child slip further and further away from reality and into the world of addiction. His personality changes. He becomes deceptive; a liar and a thief. He develops suicidal tendencies and threatens the lives of people in his family. Suddenly, your entire world seems to be chaotic and in disorder. You watch him waste his life as everything spirals out of control. You didn’t raise him this way. This isn’t the way things were supposed to turn out.

Watching a person plunge into the dark waters of addiction is heart wrenching, especially for a parent. One such mom dropped her son off at Wheeler Mission in July. She feared he wouldn’t live much longer if he didn’t change the course of his life. They both were desperate for help.

Now, three months later, her son is making great progress in our Addiction Recovery Program. Years of drug abuse took a toll on him physically, emotionally, intellectually, and spiritually. He now is regaining a sense of purpose in life, and striving to become the man he was meant to be – responsible, honest, and seeking the Lord in all things.

When you ask his mother how she feels about his progress, she just smiles and says, “I am a very thankful Mom.”

And rightfully so, after all, she’s getting her son back!
Rick

Restoration

A man who was “down on his luck” and very discouraged with life stayed at our Lighthouse Center recently. He was hesitant about coming to a Christian mission, but after a few days, he wrote the following note of thanks:

“I want to thank you for allowing me to stay in a safe place while treating me with respect and dignity. Over the years, I had given up on my faith, and your Bible studies and church services restored that in me. Your shelter saved my life and I am very grateful.”

This man experienced something similar to what King David did when he wrote Psalm 23“He restoreth my soul.” Yes, God does restore the soul of those who are downtrodden. It happens over and over as God reveals His tender love.

Restoration. It comes from God. I encourage you to go to Him today for restoration, and begin by reading and meditating on the truths of Psalm 23.

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not be in want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures;
he leads me beside quiet waters,
he RESTORES my soul.
He guides me in paths of righteousness
for his name's sake.
Even though I walk
through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
Surely goodness and love will follow me
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the LORD
forever.

Rick