Sleep in Heavenly Peace (SHP) is an American nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that builds and delivers beds to children who don't have beds to sleep in. Luke and Heidi Mickelson founded SHP in 2012 in

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. As of February 2022, the organization has 200 chapters around the United States and has built over 100,000 beds. When Luke Mickelson was a youth group leader at his church, the group built beds for a member family of the church that was in need. He then built a bed with his family and offered it for free on

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. When people in the community heard about the effort, many donated bedding items, which encouraged Mickelson to move forward with the project. The organization grew at such a pace that Mickelson decided to leave his job and run SHP full-time. The web television series ''

Returning the Favor ''Returning the Favor'' is an American reality web series that premiered on August 28, 2017 on Facebook Watch. It follows Mike Rowe as he travels across the United States in search of people who are giving back to their communities. At the end of ...

'' featured Mickelson and SHP on an episode in February 2018.

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honored Mickelson as a

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of 2018.

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External links

SHP official site
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