2024 Christmas Letter

Dear friends,                                     

Warm greetings to you and your family from Enkrateia family as we embrace the festive spirit of Christmas and reflect and renew to welcome the year 2025!

As another year draws to a close, I wanted to take a moment for reflection and express Enkrateia’s gratitude to all of you. Your kindness, your generosity, your gift of time and talents resonate in our hearts and have created beautiful memories that will last a lifetime for all of us.

2024 was busy.

We hosted 5 guests this year. And assisted 29 callers.

Currently we have two guests.

  1. Mom” N” baby “A” are doing well. Baby A is now 6 months old and is doing great! Mom passed her CNA exam, and is in college full time, pursuing a career in Nursing. She was awarded a $ 2000 scholarship from her high school toward her college education. Her boyfriend is also in college full-time and holds two jobs. They are doing a great job as parents! She is exploring her options for independent housing through Carver County.
  1. Guest” K”, moved in on September 20th. We are looking forward to welcoming a little one in February 2025. She’s in college full time for missionary studies. Very busy gal!

We have space for a 3rd guest when we find a good fit for our mission.

The moms who moved on with their lives after Enkrateia are doing well and are in touch with their mother-mentors. Mentors were even invited to a couple of birthday parties!

We hosted a fall gathering for our women volunteers to thank them for their unconditional support. It was a fun evening learning “how to paint” and enjoying dinner together.

The big storm on August 27th knocked the maple tree down in front of the house. Power lines went down, and the house was without power for several days. Volunteers worked faster than the storm cleaning up the mess. Another Sugar Maple has taken the spot.

The garden was very productive all summer, and the guests and volunteers were able to enjoy the produce. House Mother encourages the guests to partake in cooking/baking with her. Apple crisps were extraordinary!

Despite the challenges, our home, Enkrateia was filled with the love of family, the warmth of friends, and the joy that came with the accomplishments of our guests. We embraced the challenges with hope and positivity. 

Your unconditional generosity makes us move forward with confidence being “His” hands and feet. 

I close this letter with a heartfelt THANK YOU for your continued commitment, dedication, hard work, and thoughtful gifts you extended throughout the year to” Enkrateia House of Hope”, you lovingly call “House of hope” 

Fall gathering of volunteers for a fun evening learning “How to paint”

pregnancy housing

May the love you give always come back to you!

Wishing you a season of reflection and renewal with a grateful heart,

Dorothy Arockiasamy (Executive Director) 612.508.0217

Enkrateia's First Fund Raising Dinner!

October 6, 2025
Dear Friends, After hearing about our progress over the last 3 years, going on 4, a patron came forward to foster us! A dinner for “Rooting” for Enkrateia House of Hope’s Mission. We were obliged! Trinity Lutheran in Waconia, came forward to host! Thank you for Championing us, Trinity! Volunteers were ready to take on another challenge! An Italian Dinner. The response to Enkrateia’s midyear update was extraordinary. Thank you notes accompanied by monetary support and the guaranteed prayers for Enkrateia’s wellbeing is greatly appreciated. We had 94+ supporters come for dinner and found out what our wing bearers are doing to help the displaced young women in need and how each one of you could help! Patrick Kirsch, our Spiritual director, talked about our Mission and Vision. Core 4, our Executive Team briefed the patrons about Enkrateia’s Intake process, Volunteers, Mother mentors, and daily activities at the house. Italian dinner was served by a team of volunteers from St. Therese Catholic community in Deephaven under the leadership of our Chair, Marilyn Olson. They were troopers! We had Lasagna (meat, veggie and gluten free), Fresh green beans off the garden, fresh fruits (a combination of all berries, melons and grapes) Salad, Italian bread, and dessert (of course we had chocolate) and beverages. It was a great opportunity to meet and greet our patrons in person. The informal and laid back setting promoted mingling. It was a gathering of people who believed in the cause! I am happy to note that the” Italian dinner rooting for Enkrateia House of Hope’s Mission” was a success. You, the sustaining as well as the new donors, helped us raise 25K. Thank you for spending September 29th evening with us to show your support and making the event a success! Let us plan to celebrate Enkrateia’s 5th birthday in 2026 and Root for 50K? Yours sincerely, Team Enkrateia!  Note: Hats off to our Fundraising Chair, Marilyn Olson “The Energizer” keeping Enkrateia in her heart and mind always and bringing awareness about Enkrateia’s mission to all whom she comes across in her daily life! She is on a Mission!

Mid Year Update 2025

July 25, 2025
“A midyear update from Enkrateia! “ July 2025 Dear Friends, Enkrateia reached its full capacity! We have three moms and 3 babies! The Enkrateia team is busy! Our volunteers are busy! 16 Guests have reached out to us this year in 6 months. We did help all of them in the little ways that we could. Quite a few of the Guests had a toddler along with the baby that they were carrying. Though we had a small room open, we could not help the mothers with toddlers, since our home is not toddler friendly! One Guest moved out in January and is settled with her own apartment. Her mother mentor Tami has done a wonderful job of settling and following up with her. Guest “C” had baby boy “D” in March. Mom and baby are warming up to their roles. Mother mentor Kim is on her toes darting between her work, family and Enkrateia! Second Guest “M” moved in as soon as our second room opened. Mama “M” and baby girl “M” are keeping House of Hope busy. Mama M had her wisdom tooth (3 of them) surgically removed and her mother mentor Jennifer and volunteers were busy taking care of Mama and the baby. Mama M is being tutored by a volunteer English teacher to accomplish proficiency in English and Mama is making strides in communicating in English. Third Guest “A” came in on June 4th. She started her onward journey on July 2nd after a short stay with us. We wish her and the sweet baby Boy “D” all the best in their journey forward. We need you! E nkrateia House of Hope is a mission run by Volunteers! God and Angels are priceless so are our wing bearing volunteers! Enkrateia is often run off with doctor’s appointments, Gather and Grow, Walgreens and Target visits. Mother mentors are on call 24/7. Our awesome volunteers are trying to be available as much as they can. The care coordinator is available only on 3 days during the day. Garden was planted in mid-May! Grateful to Melinda and Helene for taking charge of the garden. It looks beautiful. As we express our gratitude to all of you, for your support, I would like to share with you a kind note that one of our Guests “DJ” and the little boy “I “(you might recollect) sent to their mother mentor Jennifer. Jennifer has been in touch with DJ for the past three years. DJ lives out of state, bought a small house, had a baby girl, boyfriend works 2 jobs and planning a summer wedding with 18 guests. Jennifer is planning to crash the wedding party! Dear Enkrateia, I would be lost without my experience with y’all. You guys gave me and my son a safe place, a beautiful town and yard and love. With your help I was able to take the time to think about my future and my hopes and dreams. While I did not finish college the knowledge I did obtain is helping me plan our family business and that would not have been possible without the encouragement of everyone that's a part of House of Hope. You guys helped bring our Heavenly father into our family and into our everyday lives. My life and the life of my family have changed so much from the knowledge I gained being around such amazing people. I hope you guys get to help so many other mothers and family on your journey. What you guys did for me still matters to this day 🫶🏽 We wish her joy and peace filled family life! God Bless, Dorothy A Arockiasamy (Executive Director)