Healing Centers

Ellen’s Healing Center, Spokane, WA, U.S.A.

Ellen Douglas grew up in a very strict Christian home. At age 18 she was sexually assaulted by a young man she          had known for many years and attended her church.  She became pregnant, but found very little support from her church family.  As a result of her background she has dedicated her life to help those who are less fortunate and abused. For the past 50 years she has worked, ministered to, and advocated for the physically and mentally handicapped. She also established Hope Home – a place that provides programs, services, vocational training and rehabilitation for this special population.

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Ellen’s Healing Center is a one year transitional facility for families in transition.  School aged children are required to attend school.  The client can attend school or have a job.  She is required to participate in group counseling, individual counseling, and other programs offered by W.H.E. Network, depending on her needs. 

 Frieda’s Healing Center (FHC), Cheney, WA, U.S.A.

As a child in Switzerland, Frieda Cook hearded goats in the alps and learned to yodel.  As a teenager she lived in the gold rush country in California and was hired out to be a maid in the home of a German family. It was through the Koch family that she learned to know Jesus and became a Seventh-day-Adventist Christian.  She also fell in love with their son Bill, and married him in her late teens. Neither Frieda nor Bill had much education, but both were good managers.  Frieda traded with the Indians who lived on the ranch where they ran cattle – she was always interested in the women and children she met, and was interested in the things she learned from them.  Bill was a shrewd business man and watched every penny. 

Frieda had an unlimited food budget because she had to feed the cowboys who worked on the ranch, but she had almost nothing for her own needs.  She made her own clothes or bought them at “Dorcas” for a few cents.  Their two children attended a one room country school, but Frieda knew she wanted better for them when it came time for Academy.  She scrimped and saved out of her food money in order to put them through Christian secondary school and college.   Though Frieda had spent her life with nothing to call her own, she and Bill were able to talk about the future and what she would do with his estate.    He gave his blessing to her life long desire to be able to support the work of the Lord.  Finally united in heart and purpose, the Lord sealed their commitment and let Bill go to sleep.

Hi, my name is Polly Westman, and I’m one of 14 brothers and sisters. We were a large farming family living off the land with very loving and kind Christian parents. We were taught the love of Jesus from childhood. When the last of our large family were away at academy and college, my mother took in foster children whose parents had abandoned them. I saw her lovingly work with these families, encouraging them and sharing the love of Jesus with them. She also cared for the tiny baby of a pregnant teen while she went to school. I saw the love my dear mother gave to this teen mom and her baby and the joy that came to this scared little mother’s heart….only a child herself; and I knew that by God’s grace I wanted to serve Jesus someday by helping others also, the way my mother so lovingly did. I became a Registered Nurse and Nursing Home Administrator, operating our own Nursing Home for 25 years. One day at work I had a visit from Dr. Mable Dunbar. I liked her immediately and her passion to help hurting, battered and broken women and children. Her dream was to shelter, educate, counsel, and love these dear ones to a healthy and happy life by bringing Jesus into the healing process. At the public shelter where she worked she was not allowed to pray with her clients, even her Christian clients. She needed suitable housing and grassy acres for the children to run and play.

She found just the place of her dream and it was for sale. She found the owner of the property and there she was in my office with no money to purchase it, but with a heart full of love to give to others. She knew this was the property God wanted her to have for her mission. Another party, with cash, was by now in the picture and wanted to purchase the property. My husband Ron and I had prayed about what to do and God so lovingly showed us. We donated the large Victorian farm house, two cottages, large barn, and bunkhouse on 7 acres to be used to God’s glory to shelter women, children and pregnant teens during the time of storm in their lives. Mable named it Polly’s Place and before the home was officially open there were clients waiting for help.

As I would stop by and see the children lined up to swing on the old tire swing that my own children used to play on I could only say “Thank You Jesus”, and as I attended group therapy with the women and listened to the mothers and children sing so sweetly for evening worship I thought of the words from Jesus … “suffer the little children to come unto me and forbid them not for of such is the kingdom of Heaven”. To God be the Glory Great things He hath done.

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Polly’s Place is a facility for women with children (boys up to 10 years old). Residents can stay up to two months. School aged children are required to attend school. Residents are required to participate in group counseling, individual counseling, and other programs offered by W.H.E.. Network.

Patty’s Healing Center, Spokane, WA, U.S.A.

Patty Malosh loved life to the extent that she wanted to savor whatever it offered her.  She loved people and wanted to do whatever she could to help and support them.  She wanted to do for herself for fear of burdening others.  She loved the Lord and like Job, questioned His actions, but did not doubt who He is.  She performed duties with quiet dignity, simplicity, eagerness, and determination, even though many times she was in pain.  She was not a complainer.  When asked, “Patty, How are you?”  Her answer was predictable.  “I am doing alright” or “I am fine”  with a smile.  Towards the end of her time with us, she particularly enjoyed being the producer of  the DVD series “Empowered”.  Her role was to contact individuals and prepare them for taping.  She was able to do this for a couple of months and in that short time helped to produce 15 programs.   She felt called to reach out to women and children who were battered and bruised.  Patty  wanted to share this message with  her family, friends and acquaintances:   “If you get into a bad situation, turn to your positive friends and focus on the Lord.  Hold your hand out to the Lord and when God takes your hand, He’ll carry you through.  He’ll give you peace.”  Patty  Malosh, 39 died in 2007 from cancer as result of being abused and battered.

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Patty’s Healing Center:  Facility for women without children.  This is an intensive 2-month program.  Residents are required to participate in group counseling, individual counseling, and other programs offered by W.H.E. Network.