2026 Pilot Program
In collaboration with Unfaulted.org, MissionEDIFY is utlizing its non-profit arm, The Wilderness Initiative, to provide trauma-informed Bible Application for youth, ages 18-25, who have aged out of foster care.
Why this Work Matters
This pilot meets the need for trauma-informed Bible application that is survivor-centered in its approach, solution oriented, and sensitive to religious wounding—as critical life skills are taught and developed.
Aging out of Foster Care
The Statistics are startling.
Meet Angela Lippens
Co-Founder & CEO of
Unfaulted.org
A Message from Angela
The youth served by Unfaulted.org are some of the most marginalized young adults in North Texas. Many carry prolonged trauma, unstable childhoods, and deep emotional wounds. This pilot is pathway to healing that is both biblically rooted and emotionally restorative.
One of the deepest needs we see is for emotional healing. Trauma impacts relationships, decisions, and identity; a young adult’s capacity to build a stable life.
Wendy’s testimony and Christ-centered curriculum speak directly to the wounds our youth carry. This pilot provides preventative and restorative support that we simply cannot provide without collaboration.
We believe these young women deserve a better path. With your support, we can build it together.
UNFAULTED IS A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION.
Wendy Redroad
The Wilderness Initiative, Founder
Director of Program Development
A Message from Wendy
For years, I lived in a state of normalized survival, unable to understand why my relationships and life choices continually reflected the chaos of my childhood.
Despite good academic performance and a strong work ethic, unresolved trauma shaped my internal world in ways I could not escape on my own. Like many abuse survivors, I gravitated toward relationships and environments that mirrored my earliest years, not because I wanted harm, but because my brain had adapted to surviving mistreatment.
In therapy, I learned that prolonged or repeated Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE’s) create deeply ingrained relational templates. This is child formation at its worst—and it follows youth into adulthood unless someone intervenes.
Without steady emotional support and spiritual guidance, abuse, instability, and exploitation are perpetuated—regardless of one’s knowledge, intelligence, or faith. Together, we can foster human dignity and thwart generational cycles of abuse.
THE WILDERNESS INITIATIVE operates under the fiscal sponsorship of WNPA, a 501(C)(3) non-profit organization. Donations are tax deductible.
Donate by check:
The Wilderness Initiative
Mailing Address:
The Hope Center c/o WNPA
2001 W. Plano Parkway, Suite 3422
Plano, TX 75075