The Mission of Sleep in Heavenly Peace: Building Beds and Changing Lives - The Charity Charge Show

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In Episode 144 of the Charity Charge Show , we sit down with a man who is quite literally building a better night's sleep for children across the globe. Luke Mickelson , the founder of Sleep in Heavenly Peace (SHP) Beds , joins us to share a story that started in a cold Idaho garage and has since ignited a national movement to end "child bedlessness." From a "Two-by-Four" Realization to a National Movement Luke’s journey didn't start in a boardroom; it started with a simple observation in Kimberly, Idaho. While looking for ways to get local youth away from their screens and into service, Luke discovered a family in his own backyard whose children were sleeping on the floor. "It hit me up the side of the head like a two-by-four," Luke recalls. "I thought, 'You gotta be kidding me. What are they sleeping on? The floor?'" What began as a one-time project to build a few beds has scaled into a massive operation. Today, SHP has over 400 chapters across 47 states and four countries . In 2026 alone, they are on track to build nearly 100,000 beds .