These are the words that were spoken today at a Reading Group held at Willoughby House.   Mission Makeover has been active over the last few months with many different of areas of programming at Willoughby House. 

Just a short 4 weeks ago we met for our first reading group session.    We have a great group of 6-9 girls every week and they are enjoying reading short stories about Women of the Bible.  Our text is a book called Women of the Bible which is actually a study with 5 days worth of lessions.  Each week we read day one which is the story from the Bible but written more like a novel. 

Many of the girls read well.   There are a few though that have great difficulty.  We are all learning new words like:threshing, kinsman-redeemer, and winnowing.   These are all words found in the story of Naomi and Ruth.   Some of the girls had heard of Naomi and Ruth and thier relationship as mother in law and daughter in law.   We talked about how through that relationship that Naomi actually became Ruth’s mentor. 

Mentors are very important for girls at Willoughby House.   Mentors and volunteers play an important role in helping the girls as they transition from incarceration to re-entry. 

Mission Makeover has numerous different programs and activities available at Willoughby House that offer discipleship, mentoring,  job training, independant living,  and community service programs. 

Through these various programs the girls are learning about having a relationship with God and about prayer.  And so when the words “Can we stop now and pray?” were spoken by one of the girls we stopped what we were doing and.  We held hands and we prayed. 

The subject of our pray was for a new building for Mission Makeover and Auto Mission.  This ministry has been  “homeless” for a year and a half. 

During that time we have added new programs at Willoughby House.  Last January we began a food pantry for teenagers that are on parole. 

Auto Mission our boys program has begun working at McFadden Ranch a boys treatment facility. 

All the girls at Willoughby House have heard stories about “going to Mission Makeover”.  They have all heard stories about learning to sew and making quilts.  

Today they asked to stop and pray for Mission Makeover and Auto Mission.  They prayed that God would supply our needs and that he would provide us a Home.  A home where girls from Willoughby House; boys from McFadden Ranch; youth on parole; teens in juvenile jail and teens assigned community service from teen courts will find Hope.

                                                  Healing, Opportunity, Purpose and Education

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Welcome to Mission Makeover

Mission Makeover is dedicated to providing teens from the court system a place of love and acceptance while learning about the unconditional love of Christ.

Teens are taught practical life skills including sewing, quilting, knitting, crocheting and embroidery. Many of the quilts and other items made by the teens are donated to local hospitals and organizations.

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Our brother mission for teens is Auto Mission. Please visit their site at www.automission.org

Mission Makeover and its brother mission, Auto Mission, are nonprofit 501c3 organizations supported by private donations.

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We offer Hope for teens through a continued effort with Texas Youth Commission.

Hope offers Healing …
God’s love provides healing from the hurts of abandonment, abuse and neglect.

Opportunity …  for education, job training and skills and resources
to meet physical needs.

Purpose … God has a unique and wonderful plan for each of us.

and most important of all

Eternity … a personal relationship with Jesus Christ
provides the best gift of all an eternal life.