Women's Drop-In Centre Raises Funds Through Worship Event
A community fundraiser brought together music, faith, and powerful stories from women whose lives have been transformed by a local drop-in centre. The "Worship Around the World" event celebrated connection while raising money to expand services and welcome more women.
A day of worship music and personal testimonies recently filled the Lovewell Women's Drop-In Centre as the community gathered to celebrate lives transformed and raise funds for the future.
The "Worship Around the World" fundraiser drew steady crowds throughout the day, featuring diverse musical acts and stories from women who found family at Lovewell. Event organizer Robyn Sierks called it an "amazing" and "blessed" day that showed how the centre impacts lives.
Co-host Nadine Klassen said sharing these stories helps people understand what Lovewell does. "How it's been affecting all the women in the community that have joined us," she explained, noting each woman's journey looks different.
For Bertha Wiebe, a longtime participant, the centre became home despite her initial resistance. "I started not wanting to be here, but now I don't think these guys can get rid of me," she said with a laugh.
Wiebe described how faith grew alongside friendships at Lovewell. "God used me through all my stubbornness, and He said, 'excuse me, but you're listening to me now,'" she recalled, crediting God with working through her to touch other women's lives.
The successful fundraiser supports Lovewell's goals of securing a larger space and reaching more women who need community. Sierks wants newcomers to know it's "not a scary place" but somewhere women connect and feel loved.
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What makes this story shine is how stubbornness turned into purpose. Wiebe's honest admission that she didn't want to be there at first makes her transformation even more powerful. The centre didn't just change one woman's mind. It created a ripple effect where she now helps transform others.
Klassen, new to the community herself, found immediate acceptance. "I was accepted with open arms," she said, describing the welcoming spirit that defines Lovewell.
The fundraiser's success means more women will discover what Wiebe, Klassen, and others already know: sometimes the family you need finds you in unexpected places.
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