A Place of Rest – CLC Highlight: Christine’s Story
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] When Christine thinks of the Mission, Matthew 11:28 comes to mind: “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” Christine knows what it is to feel weary. Once she became pregnant, she dropped out of high school. Despite several attempts to complete her degree, a cycle […]
The Mission’s Grandma – Volunteer Spotlight: Janet Doxtater
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] “Grandma” serves at the Mission’s Bargain Store every Tuesday. Her real name is Janet Doxtater, but “everyone calls me ‘Grandma’,” Janet shares. Over the past 25 years, Janet has become a Bargain Store staple, and her nickname indicates the devotion store visitors feel toward her. “Grandma” is family. Visitors are not the only ones […]
Making the Impossible Possible: The Guzmans’ Story
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] A four-car collision knocked the Guzmans’ precarious finances to the pavement at the end of 2021. A Lyft driver, Luis’ lost his source of income in a moment. Genesis, his wife, now had no transportation to get to work. It felt like there was no hope. This theme of hopelessness was not new. It […]