The Wonder Woman Who Founded Furnishing Families of Texas (Annabelle Wallnau)

Reformers Collective

Annabelle Wallnau has mastered the secret of mixing her Christian faith with action..and she is using simple household items like mattresses and couches as her ticket to demonstrate the tangible love of Christ.
Host Becky Hennesy brings Annabelle onto the podcast to learn more about how this tour-de-force lady has impacted literally hundreds of hardship families (mostly single mothers). What started as an inconvenient water leak under a bathroom sink in Annabelle's home has transformed into a flood of generosity across the north Texas area. That heart to help bring reformation in people's lives is called Furnishing Families of Texas and she's become 'Exhibit A' of how everyday people can help match an available resource to a real need.
"In March 2018, we had a water disaster in our home that required us to remove the contents of a bedroom and give the furniture away," says Annabelle. "I called our local Rapid Rehousing program at The Center For Transforming Lives and within minutes they gave me the name of a woman who needed the bedroom set who was just moving into her first apartment."
Annabelle and a friend with her that day soon found out that the woman's 7-year-old son didn't have a mattress and had actually never slept in a bed in his life. Annabelle and her friend responded by saying "not on our watch!" Within a day the boy was sleeping in his very first mattress.
Since then Furnishing Families of Texas has either purchased or negotiated the donation of over 300 beds, bedding, and housewares for single mothers and their children. What makes Annabelle's story even more amazing is that she operates strictly by a simple website and word of mouth to locate families who need helping hand with basic home furnishings.
According in her website, the DFW Metroplex has one of the highest homeless, single mother family populations in the nation. Furnishing Families of Texas is committed to breaking the cycles of homelessness and generational poverty through teaching and experiential learning.
Furnishing Families of Texas partners with local charities that help desperate families get a roof over their head. Many have nothing and will sleep and eat on the floor. The ministry works to provide beds, bedding, tables, chairs and other basic home necessities to these Moms and their children – at no cost to them. For many this will be their first kitchen table or first bed.
Annabelle is no stranger to effective ministry originating from the DFW area. Her husband, Lance Wallnau, is a well-known prophet, speaker, author and TV host. He also hosts his own podcast/YouTube show called The Lance Wallnau Show
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Furnishing Families of Texas
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