Te Whare Karakia

14/02/2023

With Chris Dibbin.

09/06/2018

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05/04/2017

Hi everyone. It is with sadness that we have closed Te Whare Karakia.
This Saturday we are having a garage sale to sell the furniture etc we have left. It starts at 8am and goes to 3pm. We have beds, drawers, bunks, bedding, toys, kitchen utensils, cots, changing tables, chairs, dining room table and chairs and a dishwasher. Everything has to go and all proceeds will be going to the Salvation Army who helped us to furnish the place in the beginning. Most things are $10 or below.
Come along and get a bargain.

26/06/2016

Hi everyone. We have now been open for just over a year and we are having our first AGM. We would love to see you come and here more about our first year.
The AGM is this Wednesday - 29 June 2016 at 7pm at The Tribe Church in Dixon Street, Masterton.
We look forward to seeing you

21/05/2015

Thanks to the ladies at TWK for the yummy boil up :-)

08/05/2015

Two ladies in the house today it's a bit more real now but it's awesome thank you Lord for you love, grace and mercy.

06/05/2015

Trustee meeting tonight lots to discuss we are so blessed to have such committed, passionate people and are well hooked up in our community.

06/05/2015

More blessings today thanks to the Masterton Police for the donation of firewood well needed.
Office desk and chair donated thanks to our sis Sandy :-)

05/05/2015

We did our first intake interview yesterday and are getting inquiries so expect our first resident this week.

05/05/2015

We want to thank a few people so far that have contributed time and effort and are a real blessing.
The Whanau from our local fellowship of The Tribe Masterton, My Brothers from The Seed of Abraham MC Aotearoa, Sandy Toki Salvation Army Family Store Masterton, Charlie Toki for the wood shed and brother Neil for all his handyman work.

05/05/2015

29/04/2015

Te Whare Karakia (House of Prayer) Ministries provides supportive accommodation for Women and their children. This is the beginning of a larger vision for the family/whanau of the Wairarapa.

It is run by a Christian based group of People and Professionals who live and work within the local community of Wairarapa.

We believe we are lead by Gods passion and desire to see Women and their family/whanau be empowered to make positive lifestyle choices. This is for themselves and their family/whanau to live their day to day lives with more confidence to achieve their life goals.

Age Requirements:
Women 18 - 50+
Children 0 - 12

Duration of Stay:
Although there is no set time limit this will be determined upon the progress of each person and their needs.

We will do an initial assessment with the women in working out their needs while they are with us and put together a unique lifestyle plan.
We will provide ongoing support throughout their stay to support them in achieving their goals.

We are in the process of registering as a Trust and we have a number of trustees already in place. We rely on funding to operate the House, future staffing, running costs and programmes implemented at the House etc for the sole benefit of our Residents and their children.

We hope to be able to employ a full time Coordinator and Night Staff through funding. At this point we are relying on volunteers to provide these supportive roles.

We do have access to onsite Counsellors who can provide individual and couple counselling and also group work.

We have connections to an extensive range of services and health providers including local Iwi within the Wairarapa and believe in Whanau Ora and Integrated Care as a way of achieving the best outcome for the people we support.

FREEDOM is the ultimate goal for any person.

Freedom from brokenness due to past hurts, wrong choices, unresolved issues. These are just a few areas in our lives that can keep us from reaching freedom.

When combined all of these things often lead to a distorted image of self and unless we change this image our processing of our world around us will be just as distorted resulting in a life less extraordinary and limited then it could be.

We want to walk with people to help them achieve their potential and to not only pass this on to their family/whanau but be able to demonstrate this by standing confidently and comfortably within their own role within the family/whanau..