2016 Summer Newsletter – Faces of the Mission
Maudine Maude was living the middle class dream in Chicago with a master’s degree, a good job and a house. But things started unraveling when she lost her job. She came to Orlando, where she has family, to get a fresh start but had trouble finding work and a place to stay. Maude came to […]
Summer 2016 Newsletter – President’s Corner: How God is Using the Mission to Transform Lives
We hope you like the new, expanded format of the newsletter. It gives us more space to share the stories of our guests and to let our community know about what the Mission is doing. Everything we do focuses on helping God work in the lives of the men, women, and children who live with […]
2016 Spring Newsletter – President’s Corner: United for a Better Parramore
Have you ever met the men who live at our Men’s Center? For many people, the answer is probably “no.” When our plans to build a new Men’s Center was met with opposition from the surrounding community, we recognized we needed to educate our neighbors about our men and our programs. So we introduced the […]
2016 Spring Newsletter – Scott & Ella’s Stry
The 2005 Nissan Quest sit broken down in the parking lot a O.U.R. Mission home. It hasn’t moved in five months and it’s been even longer since Scott made a payment on it. It’s in such bad shape the bank won’t even bother repossessing it. Still, Scott says, it serves a purpose. “It’s a constant […]
2015 December Newsletter – A Peaceful Home for the Holiday
Michelle and Joey’s Story Michelle and Joey couldn’t take the verbal abuse any more. The young couple and their infant son were living with family and trying to get back on their feet, but the turmoil in the household was too much. “It was to the point where I’d be crying every day,” Michelle recalls. […]
2015 December Newsletter – A Christmas Gift of Rest and Renewed
When I read the Gospel accounts of the first Christmas, and how a young couple was turned away from the inn during their time of greatest need, I can’t help but draw parallels with many of the families who come to the Mission seeking help. Michelle and Joey were desperate when they contacted us late […]
2015 November Newsletter – Mission Accomplished: Nikki
Nikki already had a master’s degree when she and her son came to O.U.R. Mission Home in January, but there was an important lesson she still needed to learn. ” I needed to be reminded to keep God first and keep Him in everything,” she says. “I had gotten away from that. I tithed but […]
2015 November Newsletter – Thanksgiving Not Just Another Day for Julius
Julius doesn’t remember where he spent last Thanksgiving Day – just that he was somewhere on the streets of Orlando. “When you’re homeless, it doesn’t matter what day it is or whether it’s a holiday,” he says. “Every day is the same. You’re just trying to get to the next day.” That’s how it was […]
2015 November Newsletter – A Fresh Start for $1.24
For many of us, Thanksgiving is a time for fellowship and food with family and friends. But for some, it’s just another Thursday spent on the streets of Orlando, hoping to find a decent meal and a safe place to sleep so they can make it to Friday. Julius knows this struggle all too well. […]
2015 October Newsletter – Mission Accomplished
Dawn Sipley’s memories of her time the Mission ore fleeting, but one stands out. “The cross was the one thing that always allowed me to know where I was,” she recalls. Dawn, her mother and sister stayed at the Mission for o short time in the 1980s – before O.U.R. Mission Home was built and […]