by The Faith Mission | Feb 25, 2026 | Client Stories, Faces of Faith
When she came to the Mission after living in her car for seven months, Collette was in bad shape. Having worked in transportation for many years, she ended up in poor health and living in a Walmart parking lot. When that became too much, she asked a police officer for...
by The Faith Mission | Nov 1, 2025 | Client Stories, Faces of Faith
Growing up in Elkhart, Tia was familiar with Faith Mission but never imagined she would need to stay here until she returned to the area with her two children so that she could help take care of her mom, who was dealing with health problems. “I thought we had...
by The Faith Mission | Nov 1, 2025 | Newsletters
Tia grew up here in Elkhart, where her father was a pastor. She graduated from high school and moved to Minnesota, only to return just over a year ago to care for her mother, who had heart surgery. When her housing situation didn’t work out, Tia and her two children...
by The Faith Mission | Sep 2, 2025 | Newsletters
When Joshua witnessed the woman they had been living with for three years attack and abuse his son, he defended his boy and moved his son out of harm’s way. Joshua had been homeless in the past. He had slept on the streets. He knew this was not the life he wanted for...
by The Faith Mission | Sep 2, 2025 | Client Stories, Faces of Faith
When Joshua learned that the woman he had been living with for three years was attacking and abusing his young son, they had to leave. “Once I saw it myself, I assumed she had been doing it before then,” he says. He knew he had to find a safe haven for...