 Dear Fellow Believers, One of my favorite movies growing up was Field of Dreams. In it, Ray Kinsella (played by Keven Costner) a down on his luck farmer, is about to lose the land he loves so much. Out of nowhere, he begins to hear a voice repeatedly say, "If you build it, they will come." Obviously, his first thought was that he was losing his ever-living mind but eventually realizes that someone is trying to tell him something. After a while he is convinced that if he builds a baseball field in the middle of his corn field, a long dead professional baseball player will come. That is when everyone else thinks he has lost his mind. At the end of the movie, Shoeless Joe Jackson appears along with several other famous ballplayers, and they play a game on his baseball field. The best part was Ray realizing his own father is among those players and when the game is over, he and his dad "have a catch". Yes, I cry every time. The last shot pans away from father and son and in the distance, you see a long trail of headlights, suggesting that people from all over have just come to see this baseball field, and pay money to do it. Ray's family farm is saved!   The idea behind the phrase "If you build it, they will come", is that if something of value or interest is created, people will naturally be drawn to it. I agree with this observation 100% because I have seen this fist hand in my fundraising efforts for our new home for mothers. People want to see something tangible. Don't tell them that you are "thinking" of building or that you "might" have property to build on. Folks want to hear that you have plans drawn up and that you have purchased the property. It is my privilege to share that we do have plans drawn up and we have purchased property! Since 2014, New Beginnings has been blessed to rent a small apartment on Wisconsin Ave from Wisconsin Lutheran College (WLC). While this has been a tremendous blessing to us, they are in the process of selling the property. When this happens, we will likely need a new home for our mothers and babies, or we will be looking at an increased cost in rent. This brings a certain sense of urgency to our situation, and the need to build our 12-unit apartment complex is important now more than ever before. Over the past few years, our campaign hit a few snags through no fault of our own:
Despite these challenges, God promised us in Jeremiah 29:11, “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Blessings abound:
Because of these extraordinary gifts from God, we are more determined than ever to continue our fundraising efforts. Our goal is to raise $4.25 million so that we can build our new home debt-free. At the very least, we are aiming to raise $3.6 million by May, 2026 so that construction can begin without delay. This new facility will allow us to:
I humbly ask that you please continue to pray for our current residents, and for the success of our Heart Campaign so that we can serve even more mothers and babies. This QR code will take you directly to our Heart Campaign tab on our website where you can find more information about our Capital Campaign and the different ways that you can donate, if you feel so moved. Thank you so very much for all that you do for New Beginnings: A Home for Mothers. May God bless and keep you, always and in ALL ways.
Have a very blessed Holy Week, Mrs. Ruth Westphal Case Manager
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