Letter from the CEO: Winter 2024
Letter from the CEO: Winter 2024

A person who believes that being a leader means being in charge without being challenged and believes he/she owes accountability to no one is anything but a leader and displays a character that fails to love. I am especially grateful this year for how we have chosen to grow in the scriptural commands of loving God and loving people.  Leaders are being developed, have the space to grow, and the willingness to be obedient to the commandment to love, as simple as it sounds, demonstrates the very essence of success. 

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Letter from the CEOKatherine Dorrtherapy, restoration, survivors
Survivor Story: Brooke
Survivor Story: Brooke

As the darkness consumed me, I began to slip away from everything I once cherished, losing myself in the haze of heroin. I fell into the arms of a man I mistakenly believed cared for me, who lured me back to drugs and introduced me to a dangerous means of income—a life of exploitation. What began as an exchange of time transformed into a nightmarish existence where my body was currency, and my dignity was stripped away.

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Survivor StoryKatherine Dorrsurvivor, trafficking, trafficker, victims
Difference Makers: Winter 2024
Difference Makers: Winter 2024

Thanksgiving and Christmas can be particularly challenging for our residents as many of them miss their families deeply. That said, we do our best to create an environment here full of love, compassion, and joy while acknowledging that for most of our residents, this holiday season will feel different than the past. Thanks to many volunteers and their earnest effort, our campus has turned into a winter wonderland! Our women and children get to enjoy Christmas decorations in the comfort of their homes, and it is likely that some of them are experiencing this for the first time.

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VolunteeringKatherine Dorrvolunteer, serve, prayer
Rescue Update: Winter 2024
Rescue Update: Winter 2024

The arrival of these six new residents is a reminder of the body of Christ at work. Your prayers, generosity, and acts of service enable us to answer God’s call to care for the vulnerable. Together, we are not only meeting immediate needs but also showing survivors the transformative love of Jesus. We believe every individual is created in His image, deserving of dignity, safety, and the opportunity to live a life filled with hope and purpose.

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Rescue UpdatesKatherine Dorrrescue, survivors, therapy, prayer request
Staff Blog from Rachel Crabtree
Staff Blog from Rachel Crabtree

Holidays can be a time of great joy, gratitude, and fellowship; however, for a lot of our women and children it can also trigger feelings of loneliness, loss, guilt, sadness, fear, and shame.  Because of this, a lot of the work I am doing with my individual clients as well as in group therapy has focused on learning and practicing coping skills that can help get through difficult seasons. Healing is never linear and oftentimes the holiday season will remind us that we need to step away from processing through our trauma for a time and focus our attention on reestablishing our sense of safety and security – within ourselves and the environment around us.  

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Staff BlogKatherine Dorrblessings, campus, provision, history
Survivor Story: Sophia
Survivor Story: Sophia

My first date was with a 63 year old man, and after dinner I very quickly realized this was not something you get paid for without any touching involved. And I didn’t leave untouched. As much as I hated it, I could not deny that I felt powerful with the money and the illusion of freedom. An illusion of freedom that would soon become my prison. I grew up in a healthy and stable family, but I was living a double life. I was using drugs and being reckless at age 14.

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Survivor StoryKatherine Dorrsurvivor, trafficking, trafficker, victims
Letter from the CEO: Fall 2024
Letter from the CEO: Fall 2024

We are in a season at The WellHouse of offering more opportunities for the adult residents who bravely seek to have their lives restored.  Faith remains the foundation as we move forward with a new level of programming that will more carefully identify individualized needs including the fact that some need more time to reach certain levels and others need less. Time restraints will be removed as our staff, partners, and volunteers pour into survivors with the goal of guiding them to an ending filled with moments of which they can be proud and can excel.  

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Letter from the CEOKatherine Dorrtherapy, restoration, survivors
Difference Makers: Fall 2024
Difference Makers: Fall 2024

We had an exciting, but big undertaking to tackle this summer - moving into the new barn on our campus. Thanks to many of you, we were able to build and move all of the furniture into the barn within our desired timeframe! We are well aware that we could not have done it as efficiently without all of our volunteers’ help. Our residents now get to enjoy the peaceful barn because of your hard work.

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VolunteeringKatherine Dorrvolunteer, serve, prayer
Staff Blog from Abby Johnson
Staff Blog from Abby Johnson

Residents at The WellHouse have walked through unimaginable tragedy and trauma. Of course they are sinners, as we all are, but they have not allowed this to harden their hearts! Instead, they desperately cry out for glory, as they come to know the only One who can truly heal them. They beautifully humble themselves to be exalted by Him. Their worship is the most beautiful sound!

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Staff BlogKatherine Dorrblessings, campus, provision, history
Rescue Update: Fall 2024
Rescue Update: Fall 2024

We know that for many of the survivors on our campus, substances have been used as a form of escape from their childhood trauma and trafficking. Our goal is to offer them physical, emotional, and mental safety so that they can live in peace. It is consistently true that those we intake into the program are brave women making the choice to heal, grow, and restore their lives.

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Rescue UpdatesKatherine Dorrrescue, survivors, therapy, prayer request
Survivor POV: Motivation
Survivor POV: Motivation

What motivates you? What gets you up in the morning, dressed and out the door – affirmation from loved ones, tangible rewards, attaining your personal or team goals? Whatever it is, you can be sure your unique life seasons and dreams have shaped it. For a survivor of human trafficking, motivation can be tricky. When you’re fighting for your life, survival is often the only motivator.

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Survivor StoryKatherine Dorrsurvivor, trafficking, victims
Survivor Story: Whitney
Survivor Story: Whitney

Thanks to The WellHouse, all of those doubts I had about God are a thing of the past. Today I believe God has always loved me, even when I didn’t love myself. Today I fully understand the price Jesus paid for my sins and knowing that he has forgiven my sins has helped me to finally forgive myself. Best of all, today I can finally see what I couldn’t see for all those years. I survived my trauma because God has been protecting me, and will always protect me. I am never alone.

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Survivor StoryKatherine Dorrsurvivor, trafficking, trafficker, victims
Staff Blog from Jennifer Holderfield
Staff Blog from Jennifer Holderfield

A graduate in our NSI program said to me not long ago, “Ms. Jenn your positions are like the book ends to The WellHouse. You see and welcome us when we first get here and you’re at the end to walk us through our next steps.” That statement has stuck in my mind as a reminder of what an AWESOME God we serve. What a privilege He has given each one of us who work and serve here.

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Staff BlogKatherine Dorrblessings, campus, provision, history
Difference Makers: Summer 2024
Difference Makers: Summer 2024

We are so appreciative of the many churches, clubs and organizations that have rallied around The WellHouse to help with facilities projects on our campus. This Spring we had seven different groups join us, adding up to nearly 100 volunteers. They tackled tasks such as staining, updating signage, picking up trash, attic organizing, pressure washing, deep cleaning and clothes sorting. We are so grateful for the many hands that made light work!

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VolunteeringKatherine Dorrvolunteer, serve, prayer
ShopWell Story: Working With Your Hands
ShopWell Story: Working With Your Hands

For so long my hands felt dirty, even angry, after years of being trafficked. They were forced to participate in unmentionable acts and carried the scars, visible and invisible, of those regrets. Even after being set free, everything I did was still tainted by the memories of the past. There was no pride in what I accomplished, somehow my history still overshadowed the present.

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Survivor StoryKatherine Dorrsurvivor, trafficking, victims
Letter from the CEO: Spring 2024
Letter from the CEO: Spring 2024

I often get asked what our success rate is like at The WellHouse. This is such a difficult question to answer! Who or what defines success? In the realm of residential living offering an array of pertinent services, does success come when boxes are checked indicating a year of programming completed, or is it as simple as a survivor remaining even one night on our campus escaping multiple sexual assaults that she would have typically experienced out in the world?

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Letter from the CEOKatherine Dorrtherapy, restoration, survivors
Staff Blog from Kourtney Floyd
Staff Blog from Kourtney Floyd

This May, I will celebrate four years of working with The WellHouse. Something the Lord has been showing me recently is the act of remembering. The Hebrew word used when the people of God were told to remember in the Old Testament is zakhar. This word conveys more than looking back; it is recalling and remembering that propels and encourages us to move forward in faith. Therefore, I want to recall some of God's moves on the WellHouse campus.

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Staff BlogKatherine Dorrblessings, campus, provision, history