LWML Mite Challenge - June
Assisting Women and Unborn Children with Physical and Spiritual Care
2025–2027 MISSION GRANT NO. 7
LIGHT OF JESUS CHRIST TO UNWED HOMELESS MOTHERS
A PLACE OF REFUGE MINISTRIES OF SOUTH WI, INC.,
WISCONSIN | $75,000
A Place of Refuge (APOR) is a sanctity of life ministry that positively impacts the lives of unwed, homeless, pregnant women and their preborn children. The mission is to stand firm on the Scriptures, sharing that both mom and baby are equally worthy of Jesus’ love. APOR has served more than 800 women over the past 30 years.
There are three components to A Place of Refuge which include the Advocacy Ministry, Blessed Again Resale Shop, and the Refuge House. The Advocacy Program serves women who have physical needs for the babies growing in their wombs but not in need of housing. These women receive a layette for two years which includes diapers, clothing, and baby items as well as a Bible and Mustard Seed prayers. The Blessed Again Resale Shop is run by three employees and many volunteers. Donations from area churches and the community are sold to support A Place of Refuge Ministries. Women can reside at the Refuge House for their entire pregnancy and up to a year following the birth.
At the Refuge House, the women are taught life skills by an experienced, licensed LCMS life coach. The parenting resources from the coach and the staff assist the moms in learning and implementing new skills. The women attend worship at a local LCMS congregation every Sunday. The current staff is teaching the Catechism to the moms and the Holy Spirit has brought many moms and babies to the baptismal font.
This grant will be used to purchase a new van for the Refuge House as well as educational resources. The van will assist the women with transportation to church, Bible studies, doctors’ appointments, job interviews, and grocery shopping. A set of five parental skill books will be gifted to each woman in the Advocacy Program and the new moms at the Refuge House.
So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith (Galatians 6:10).
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