2016 December Newsletter – President’s Corner
Christmas is an especially inspiring time at O.U.R. Mission Family Home! Because of the generosity of friend like you, the families we serve will enjoy the holidays in ways most could not have imagined before coming here. Many faced desperate situations – they lacked a safe, stable place to live and often confronted the likelihood […]
2016 December Newsletter – The Greatest Gift: Jessica’s Story
When Jessica tucks in her 4-year-old son Dallas, on Christmas Eve, it will mark the end of the most difficult yet triumphant year of her life. She’ll finally be reunited with her only child, and she’ll be clean, sober, and ready to start building a new life for the two of them. Around this time […]
November 2016 Newsletter – Mission Accomplished
Reshon Moore brings a unique and important perspective to the Orlando Union Rescue Mission’s Board of Directors. She knows what many of our guests are going through because she and her two oldest children lived here for two years in the 1990s. “I was honored when they asked me to join the board,” she says. […]
2016 November Newsletter – President’s Corner
This Thanksgiving, I want to be more intentional about expressing my gratitude for the blessings God has given me. I hope to identify, appreciate, and thank Our Lord for specific blessings. Here are some things for which I offer special thanks: • Working at the Mission, a place that exists solely to express the love […]
2016 November Newsletter – Coming Out of the Darkness
Paul just didn’t care anymore. He was out of work for two years, his mother had passed away and his only relief from the pain was at the bottom of a bottle. He was shuttling aimlessly between friends and relatives’ homes, making occasional half-hearted attempts at finding a job. “I was going downhill very fast,” […]
Summer 2016 Newsletter – Turning a Mess into a Message
Ron Betts calls it a “jacked up life.” How else would you describe the life of a 4-year-old boy whose aunt sexually abused him and exposed him to street drugs, who grew into a drug-addicted homeless man who couldn’t hold down a job and ate food out of a trash can? Ron had every excuse in the world […]
October 2016 Newsletter: Mission Accomplished
It’s been more than three years since John left O.U.R. Men’s Home, but he remains a familiar face around the Mission as a volunteer. “I help with iDignity every other month, and I sometimes cut the grass at the Family Home,” he says. “I’ll always give back to this place that gave so much to me.” […]
October 2016 Newsletter – President’s Corner: Preparing for our busiest time of the year
We are entering our busiest season of the year here at the Mission. Over the next few months, we will see a big increase in the number of men, women, and children who need food, shelter, and clothing. Consequently, all our available beds are occupied, our kitchens are feeding as many of the desperately poor […]
2016 October Newsletter – A Second Chance at Life: Marie’s Story
Three days. That’s all the time Marie had to find a new place to live before she faced losing her kids. Life had been going well for about a year since Marie and her family successfully transitioned her of O.U.R. Family Home. Then, out of the blue, her husband told her he was leaving her […]
Summer 2016 Newsletter – HOUSE CALLS TO THE MISSION
Guests at both the Men’s Home and the Family Home don’t have to go to the doctor when their back hurts or they are experiencing pain in other areas. The doctor comes to them! Two mornings a week, Dr. Ben Lerner, DC, from Maximized Living, donates several hours of his time to provide free spinal […]