Thelma Meltsner · The Soda Fountain

Characters / Thelma Meltsner

Thelma Meltsner was the wife of Leonard Meltsner and the mother of Eugene. She died before Leonard returned to Odyssey, and she is remembered chiefly through her husband and son. Her marriage carried a deep wound: years ago, Leonard's selfish ambition led him to reject their unborn child, and the rejection broke her heart. That buried hurt shadowed the family for years, leaving Eugene feeling like an outsider in his own home long after her death.

Appearances

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3 of 3 0621 A New Era Long-buried family secrets come to light as Leonard finally faces the truth about his past, and an urgent crisis abroad demands a decision no one expected.

2 of 3 0620 A New Era As Eugene recovers from donating a kidney to his father, he and Katrina wrestle with whether a plea from Africa is God's call or a distraction from the ministry they already love.

1 of 3 0619 A New Era With his long ordeal finally behind him, Eugene's father settles into a peaceful new life in Odyssey - until a hidden illness and an urgent plea from a distant village upend everything.

3 of 3 0613 The Top Floor A grieving father discovers his long-lost son alive in a penthouse fortress - and must risk everything to prove the truth to a boy who loves the man who took him.