A midyear update on Enkrateia with  Heart Filled Gratitude!

The year 2023 greeted us with a lot of challenges. Our unwavering team members faced overwhelming challenges in their personal wellbeing!

Three of our teammates underwent open heart surgeries and another one had a hip replacement. I had a triple bypass on April 17, and my husband Bill slipped and fell on the ice and had the left hip replacement on Feb 20. We are recouping slowly and it looks like God has plans for us, and we are grateful!

Our new mother (Guest P) moved in on March 2. The intake team did an awesome job of taking care of the moving in process. “Guest P” became “Mom P” on June 17.  We welcomed an awesome healthy baby boy to our Enkrateia House of Hope! A very joyful occasion. Hats off to our Executive Committee again!

We thank each one of our supporters for making this possible. Please keep us in your daily devotions, we need your help physically and financially! If your financial contributions should be earmarked towards a specific need that you would like to support please call 612.508.0217.

For the last 18 months, I was the housemother living at the house with the guests. I had a volunteer relieve me for a couple of days a week. Now, I am home bound trying to recoup from my surgery, while Bill is tending to my needs with his repaired hip. It looks like it will be a while before I can physically be available at EHOH. We are in search of a House Mother. We will be glad to have two to share one week.

We have hired help to be at the house for the nights. Our dedicated Executive Team members are keeping Enkrateia moving forward. The team meets every Monday morning at 9:00 a.m.; if any of you would like to attend, please give me a call at 612.508.0217.

I sincerely hope and pray with hands on my heart, that your compassionate hearts will find a way to come forward to meet our needs as always!