“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!
Enkrateia 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)
