Planning Your Gift to Wheeler Mission

Mike And Mom

A Mother's Testimony

Before their son, Mike, came to Wheeler Mission, the only thing his parents Marian and Vince knew was that we fed people at Thanksgiving and that people from their church had volunteered here. Today, they know first-hand how Mission programs help restore lives!

"Michael is the second of six children. His best friend was our first son, Danny. But when Mike was 13 and Danny was 14, Danny was struck by lightning and killed while the boys were playing baseball. Mike was devastated," recalls Marian...

"Even though he got involved in drugs and alcohol in college, Mike still graduated from Ball State and got a great job as a sales rep for an insulation company. But gradually, his addictions started interfering with his life. And when he was badly injured in a car accident and had a hard time finding work, his drug use increased.

"We prayed and prayed. Then we told him he couldnt stay at home and use drugs. He ended up sleeping in his car where someone from Wheeler found him one bitterly cold night and told him about the Mission, says Marian.

"Vincent and I would go down to Hebron on Sundays along with our daughters and their children. Its a very close-knit community. Theres a lot of prayer for all these men. They have counseling for parents, spouses and children and its excellent. Its a family gathering that really helps family members to understand whats happening.

"Mike says God has totally healed him, filled him with so much love and he wants to pass it along to others, Marian says. Today, he's working at a Mission in Cincinnati where he can serve the Lord and help others the way he has been helped.

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