Our Mission:

January 2017 Issue

NEWSLETTER

LIFEHOUSE LOUISVILLE 2710 RIEDLING DRIVE

LOUISVILLE, KY 40206

502-897-1655 WWW.LIFEHOUSELOUISVILLE.ORG

Lifehouse Trustees

Lunch & Learn at Lifehouse: The last Wednesday of the month, 12-1 pm. Upcoming dates: February 22nd and March 29th

Call 897-1655 to reserve your spot! Lunch graciously provided by Penn Station Subs

JOAN SMITH-PRESIDENT DIANE HENSON-VICE-PRESIDENT

HAROLD SKIDMORE-TREASURER ELLEN OAKLEY– SECRETARY

FRED BYRD MIKE DUFFEY MIKE GRAHAM JIM RAY DAN HARDT

VAL HENSON AMY PERPICH

PAM ROBERTSON

THE LIFEHOUSE MISSION IS TO PRO-

VIDE FOR THE SPIRITUAL, EMOTION-

AL, PHYSICAL AND INTELLECTUAL NEEDS OF PREGNANT AND/OR PAR-

ENTING TEENS AND WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN—BOTH BORN AND UNBORN—IN A CHRIST-CENTERED

HOME ENVIRONMENT.

We love our volunteers!

Lifehouse could not succeed without our terrific volun-

teers! Whether its weekly bible studies, monthly din-

ners, mentoring, grocery

shopping, financial classes, one-time special projects or

meals, or donations dropped off or mailed to us -we ap-

preciate you! Without you

we truly couldn’t do what God has called us to do!

Thank You!

Christmas at Lifehouse

We were very blessed again this year with a number of donated Christmas gifts for our residents. Several churches and individuals provided games, jewelry, gift cards, exercise equipment, a new printer, scarves, gloves, toys and treats. We even had one of our trustees come lead a Christmas sing-a-long. It means so much to have caring volun-teers and donors - especially during the time that we celebrate our Lord’s birth. Thank you for your kindness and generosity! Special thanks to Southeast Christian Church, St. Raphael Catholic Church, Rabbouni

Church, Knights of Columbus at St. Patrick Catholic Church, & St. John Lutheran Church.

Gifts In Memory of: Gifts In Honor of:

Marion Brown

by Thomas Brown

Mrs. Edward Frank

by Patricia Kantlehner

Val & Diane Henson

by Michael & Elizabeth Dible

Archbishop Joseph Kurtz by Assumption High School

Joan Smith by Charles Lynch

Brenda Boor

by Richard & Daneen Good

Gertrude Brumleve by Tom & Colette Dumstorf

Judy Clayton by Suzanne Stormes

Jenna Fralick

by Clifford & Betty Fralick

Betty Jansing by Charlene Distler

Betty Jansing by Donald & Kimberly Williams

Stephen Kinny by David & Susan Kinny

Stephen Kinny

by Gerard & Jane Senn

Stephen Kinny by Jim & Joan Smith

Doris Logan by Stan Logan

Charles McDonald, Jr.

by Martha Latter

Jim Montgomery by Rosemarie Allocco

Kay Steinau by Frank & Carolyn Brown

Lucinda Van Wagner by Bruce & Marlene Van Wagner

Postage Stamps CD player Printer paper Toddler car seat (new) Infant car seat (new) Flour, sugar

Rice, Pasta Salad dressings Swiffer duster refills Gift cards: Kroger,

Walmart, Staples, Amazon.com, Lifeway

Kroger Rewards Gives Back to Lifehouse Thank you to all of our donors who participate in the Kroger Rewards Program! We have received

$889.04 from Kroger so far this year. This is an easy way to help support our efforts at Lifehouse.

Everyone must re-enroll every year to continue participating. If you have not re-enrolled for the next year, please go to Kroger.com, select the

community tab, community rewards, and follow the instructions to re-enroll or to sign up to

designate Lifehouse (#29034) to receive Community Rewards. Thank you!

Lifehouse Wish List

Eagle Scout Project Provides a Cheerful Play Area

Eagle Scout candidate, Noah Miller, led his team in creating a cheerful play area in our basement for our resident’s children. Noah, a senior at Trinity High School, has been active with Troop 984 since 6th grade. Noah recognized a need for a fun and safe area for the children to play inside. Noah and his crew of 14 were able to make a huge transformation in the downstairs play area. This included painting the walls a bright blue with white clouds, laying a new padded floor, cleaning the toys and building a fence around the play area.

Thank you, Noah & crew!

Thoughts from some of our residents: “Where would I be without Lifehouse?”

“Maggie” says “God led me to Lifehouse to save not only my child’s life, but mine as well. I don’t even want to consider [where I would be without Lifehouse,] because it would be such an awful quali-ty of life, I’m sure of it. Lifehouse is allowing me to work towards my inde-pendence while being able to save money, learn better habits, further my education, and parent my child. Lifehouse has shaped me mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually. It has given me the sup-port and self-confidence to be a parent and a pro-ductive member of society and God’s kingdom. I believed in God before Lifehouse, but had a much different conception of him. I now know a loving, forgiving, all-encompassing Father who has a direc-tion and plan for my future.”

Without Lifehouse, “Josephine” would be a teenaged

mother with a limited future for herself and her

child. She says that Lifehouse helped her make an

adoption plan to secure a promising future for her

child and for herself, and has helped her have self-

acceptance. “I have grown more spiritually by open-

ing up to Jesus about my thoughts and emotions”.

Sprucing Up Lifehouse!

Thank you to all the participants, sponsors and volunteers who made our First Annual Lifehouse Golf Scramble a huge success!

Welcome Aboard! We are pleased to introduce the newest member

of our team at Lifehouse: Cyndy Stevenson.

“I am very thankful for this opportunity to be work-

ing at Lifehouse as a Housemom. I have been mar-

ried to my hard working husband, Larry, for 33 years.

I was able to be a stay at home mom for 31 years for

our six children. I also home schooled them through

the eighth grade, which I did for 21 years. We have

been blessed with nine grandchildren, and many

more to come. I love being a Nana! I also love knit-

ting and crocheting toys and blankets for them.

I love serving the Lord! I can't wait each day to see

what he has in store for me.”

Thank You!

“Thank you” to Piping Layout Consultants, Inc for their day of service! In October, they brought a small army and worked all day on several pro-jects, both inside and outside. They repaired various things, installed cabinet latches, painted offices, cleaned, trimmed trees & shrubs, laid sod, and hauled away trash – and donated lawn equipment as well! Wow!

Thank You!

Thank you to the “Women Who Wine for a Cause” for your generous support! We were doubly blessed because The Olive Branch Foundation matched the amount raised by WWW4C.

Thank you!

2710 Riedling Drive

Louisville, KY 40206

Phone: 502-897-1655

Fax: 502-897-1680

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Our Newest Lifehouse Resident, Xavier

Lifehouse Maternity Home joins a growing number of Christ-centered churches and ministries across America, supported by over 27 million donors that

have earned the right to display the ECFA seal. When an organization is accredited by ECFA, it demonstrates its willingness to follow the model of biblical accountabil-ity.

“We are pleased to accredit a ministry committed to provide a holistic residen-tial, Christ-centered program for women and families facing an unexpected preg-nancy,” said Dan Busby, president of ECFA. (Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability)

“2 Days “ “ 3 months”

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Congratulations to Mike Graham, winner of the UK court side ticket

package!