The People
But as for me, the nearness of God is my good;
I have made the Lord God my mahseh (refuge),
That I may tell of all Your works. Psalm 73:28
Rob and Debbie Wingerter, founders of Mahseh Ministries, make their year round home in Zionsville, Indiana, but spend many weekends at their lake home, Dunrovin, on beloved Lake Bruce. They raised one daughter and three sons, and are immensely enjoying grand parenting sixteen grandchildren. Rob is retired from Ernst & Young but does consulting for foundations and businesses. He and Debbie have been married since 1976.
Rob officially retired July of 2012 from Ernst and Young in Indianapolis. Rob has a passion to serve the community and has served on numerous boards through the years. And although he’s stayed in the same job, the same house, and with the same wife for all these years, there’s nothing static about how Rob lives life – he’s our visionary, the one who sees beyond the present to the possibilities to which God may be calling us each and all. He also loves the joy of exercise and of learning (Rob holds a law degree from Indiana University, along with degrees from University of Indianapolis, Moody Bible Institute, and Covenant Theological Seminary). Rob has led several retreats at Mahseh, and we expect to see him teaching even more now that he has retired from the corporate work world.
When you send in an application, or email a query to Mahseh, you will most likely be in touch with Debbie, Mahseh Reservations Coordinator. Deb is gifted in organization and management. Her schooling as an English teacher and her special love for children's literature have served her well in raising her children and nurturing her grandchildren. Additionaly she taught the two year olds for twelve years for the women’s Bible study at their home church, Zionsville Fellowship. She currently writes and teaches curriculum for the women’s Bible study. Debbie has mentored numerous young Christians, both formally and informally. We find she has emerged as our prayer warrior and exhorts all four of us to pray without ceasing. Debbie also teaches on selected Bible passages at the quarterly Mahseh Morning for the Ladies.
Happy Retirement Ron and Alison!
Steve and Mary Miller's Photo will be coming soon.
Steve and Mary Miller are the hosts and keepers of Mahseh Center and the surrounding grounds and buildings. Steve and Mary have been married for 28 years, they have four grown daughters, one grown son and eight grandchildren. Steve and Mary have been leading Pleasant Hill, Lake Bruce Community Church since 2013. Steve is the Pastor and Mary is the Pastor’s wife, sound lady, bulletin maker, greeter and any other position that needs filled, they are both excited for the opportunity to add the Mahseh Center into the scope of their ministry.
They have always hoped their home was seen as a place of peace and spiritual renewal. Their great delight is for beloved family, and friends, old and new, to come for renewal at Lake Bruce. They delight in the fellowship and learning involved in hosting and leading small group Bible studies in their home.
Steve is a graduate of Indiana Wesleyan University. Along with pastoral work, Steve has worked at various manufacturing companies for over 30 years in positions including Labor, supervision, warehouse manager, and plant manager. Steve is excited to come to Lake Bruce to be the Mahseh’s facilities manager who cares for the properties and people at Lake Bruce which includes the Mahseh Center, along with meeting and greeting guests when they arrive.
Mary is delighted to find that all the skills and interests of her homemaking years were being honed for God’s purposes at Mahseh – Cleaning, organizing, tending the gardens, and helping Steve host both overnight guests at Mahseh as well as friends from around the lake and around the world of ministry in their own home. She’s honing her cooking and baking skills as well! Mary loves to talk with others, but perhaps even more she considers it a privilege to listen to others and assist them in any way that she can.
All of us at the Mahseh Center thank the Lord for this opportunity to draw together in service to Him by tending to and sharing with others the overflow of what God has done and is doing in our own lives here at Lake Bruce.
