Angela Humphries
Angela Humphries came to FaithWorks of Abilene after serving 18 years of a 60-year sentence in prison. Her childhood is a story of sexual and physical abuse that turned into a destructive path culminating in some serious charges. Raised in Denton, she relocated to Abilene upon her release, which is how she came to FaithWorks Angela Humphries landed at FaithWorks after an 18-year
Linda Balencia
Before coming to FaithWorks I was lost on what my purpose was for life. I had only been living in Abilene for a month. I did not know anybody or anything about Abilene. I had just moved from Minnesota where I lived for 15 years and was working at a casino. The casino was the only
Tracy Baker Matera
Before FaithWorks I was raising my niece and nephew and taking care of my two younger sisters because my mom had ovarian cancer and my dad was a truck driver. I moved from one dead end job to another. I had very low self-confidence. I was on the brink of giving up I believe that angels are
Summertime
Summer is officially here! Summer Solstice happened this past week. The longer daylight hours and the warmer weather along with a bit of rainfall announce the arrival of Summer 2012 and a season of growth and newness and creation. Gardens are thriving this year. Fruit trees are bearing. Farmers Markets are in business again. And FaithWorks is enjoying a season of
Calling All Students!
We are dedicating this summer to reaching out to every former FaithWorks student with an invitation to help make the FaithWorks program the best it can be. Lunch time conversations began last week with 13 former students around the Monday lunch table. The second group met this past Tuesday and we are quickly filling up the weekly gatherings
Ten Years Old Next January
I think it is funny the way we answer the question “How old are you?” depending on the stage of life we are in and the things we are looking forward to. If you ask a child how old they are, they often answer with the age they will be on their next birthday. How old am I? I
Graduating
April is graduation month for FaithWorks and the spring class, Class 28. And we invite you all to come to graduation. May is also graduation month for some of our best and most cherished volunteers as they complete their current college course of study. We’d like to say thank you and highlight a few of these wonderful friends
We Get By with a Lotta Help from our Friends!
FaithWorks has been extremely blessed by the volunteers who give so generously of their lives to the men and women who are a part of the FaithWorks mission. I’d like to introduce you to one friend of FaithWorks who you may not know. Shelley teaches leadership and communication classes at the university level. She also trains realtors across the
Makin’ Change
Most weekday mornings my alarm plays its xylophone ringtone at 4:45. I crawl out of the most comfortable bed in the world and grab a cup of freshly brewed coffee on my way to a 5:30 morning workout. Many mornings there is a really whiny voice in my head once I am there saying, “this is too hard”,