In their own words.
The houses matter because the people in them do. Hear from guests, families and partners about what a free place to stay meant in their hardest season.
What people say about Houses for Healing
Trisha & Harry Williamson
Trisha and Harry share their experience staying at Houses for Healing during a season of medical crisis.
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Jesse Jauregui
Jesse talks about what it meant to have a free, peaceful place to stay close to treatment.
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Kellie
Kellie tells how much it means to have Houses for Healing available for families like hers.
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Pastor Dr. Nathan Rouse
A pastor's view of what happens when churches come together to care for the sick.
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Brenda Burton
Brenda shares her story of finding comfort and care at Houses for Healing.
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A surprise blessing in the midst of my storm. A peaceful place of security and comfort. Houses For Healing is a beautiful extension of the Body of Christ, the hands and feet of Jesus meeting my needs. I felt so loved and cared for even in my darkest days. When my body felt toxic and ravaged by chemotherapy, I had the beautiful Body of Christ calling and wanting to meet my needs — bringing food, supplying rides, picking up my prescriptions and anything else that was needed.
On behalf of my wife and myself, we are deeply thankful for the tremendous warmth on our stay here at Houses for Healing. Your demonstration of Christian love has been truly exceptional. We felt right at home from the beginning. The highlight of our stay has been attending prayer meetings on Tuesdays. It has been a great blessing.
They have given me time with God to seek Him, gave me a place to stay, so many blessings of the people that have come to visit me from Wylie Methodist Church. Everyone here is so helpful. God, through them, gave me hope for my future. I know He has a plan for me!
I am forever grateful! This really means a lot, and God bless y'all for doing this for us who need the extra help. This has given me hope and brought me some comfort in this hard time while waiting for my baby to come home. I will always remember this place.
Being from outside of Abilene, this place made the treatments so much less of a burden to family, friends, and those who were able to help in various ways. It's good to know the Body of Christ has the answer to many of the problems and steps up to bring compassion and hope.
When the family couldn't stay — and then they could
On January 23, 2024, George Eary suffered a massive stroke at home in Brady, Texas. He was brought to Hendrick North in Abilene and placed in the ICU, and two days later needed emergency surgery on a clogged artery. His family couldn't afford hotel rooms and food, so six of them went back home to Brady. When his wife, Carma, asked whether Houses for Healing had housing and food for her son and daughter-in-law, the answer was yes — and Houses for Healing provided housing and meals for the whole family for the rest of his stay. After about a week, all turned out well.
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