{"id":70085,"date":"2017-06-30T01:18:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-29T15:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wesleymission.org.au\/?post_type=news-and-publication&#038;p=70085"},"modified":"2022-05-09T01:19:44","modified_gmt":"2022-05-08T15:19:44","slug":"lyndalls-story-hope-through-hardship","status":"publish","type":"news-and-publication","link":"https:\/\/www.wesleymission.org.au\/news-and-publications\/stories-of-hope\/lyndalls-story-hope-through-hardship\/","title":{"rendered":"Lyndall&#8217;s story: Hope through hardship"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"70085\" class=\"elementor elementor-70085\" data-elementor-post-type=\"news-and-publication\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f3a8884 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f3a8884\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72961b7\" data-id=\"72961b7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1e7485 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1e7485\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-70086 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wesleymission.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/lyndalls-story-hope-through-hardship.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"783\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wesleymission.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/lyndalls-story-hope-through-hardship.jpeg 783w, https:\/\/www.wesleymission.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/lyndalls-story-hope-through-hardship-300x172.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.wesleymission.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/lyndalls-story-hope-through-hardship-768x441.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.wesleymission.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/lyndalls-story-hope-through-hardship-600x345.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 783px) 100vw, 783px\" \/>Eight children squashed around a small table singing happy birthday. But Katie, the now five year old, was anything but happy. The relationship between Katie\u2019s mum and dad was falling apart. And with so much time absorbed by fighting, it\u2019s the kids who missed out.<\/p><p>&#8220;We needed help with everything from clothes to school fees. I was even struggling to feed my kids each day&#8221; Katie\u2019s mum, Lyndall remembers how hard times were.<\/p><p>Wesley Mission\u2019s \u2018community hubs\u2019 play a large role in providing all year round care. The hubs group a number of services together to provide a one-stop\u2013shop for families in need. They also work closely with other community and welfare organisations, local business and schools. In fact, Wesley Mission\u2019s Westlake community hub is located in a school.<\/p><p>Lyndall, a mother of eight, was well known at this school. After hearing about her relationship breakdown, Wesley Mission caseworker Cathy asked Lyndall a simple question. &#8220;How are you going?&#8221; The tears in Lyndall\u2019s eyes were answer enough. Cathy could tell Lyndall wasn\u2019t being supported so invited her along to a playgroup. An invitation Lyndall gladly accepted.<\/p><p>&#8220;A simple concept really; we played games, did arts and craft, and sang songs.&#8221; Lyndall remembers like it was yesterday, &#8220;Katie\u2019s favourite was dress ups.&#8221; Playgroups provide support to mothers and children all year round.<\/p><p>Unfortunately, due to a lack of funding, Lyndall\u2019s playgroup was going to be closed\u2014until Cathy had an idea. &#8220;The mothers get too much from this group to let it stop.&#8221; Cathy said. &#8220;I could see that as a very experienced mother, Lyndall was already acting as a leader in the group. So I asked if she could run it.&#8221; At first she said no but under Lyndall\u2019s leadership, the playgroup grew from five to 15 kids. Lyndall was able to reach out to other struggling mothers in the area and share her wisdom.<\/p><p>Lyndall came to Wesley Mission an isolated unknown mother of eight, the sole parent in a struggling family. Today, she is a legend in the community and a source of wisdom for so many other young mums.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eight children squashed around a small table singing happy birthday. 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