Thank you from Marie
Hi there, My name is Marie. We’ve never met but you helped change my life. I came back to the Orlando Union Rescue Mission’s Family Home about a year ago with my son and daughter. The first time we were here, we were with my husband. We completed the program successfully, and I even earned […]
Thank you from Saroj
Hello Friend! My name is Saroj, and my son and I have been guests at the Orlando Union Rescue Mission’s Family Home for a little over a year. I just wanted to write a quick note to thank you for helping me work towards my dream of becoming a veterinarian. When I came here, I […]
Thank you from Teddy
Dear Friend, Hello from the Orlando Union Recue Mission’s Men’s Home! My name is Teddy, and I just want to thank you for your support and tell you how you’ve helped change my life. I was a mess when I got here in September of 2013. I was out of work, homeless and on drugs. […]
Mission Minute
Netta has been volunteering at O.U.R. Mission Home for the last 4½ years. She shares what she likes about serving and how she feels blessed when she helps others.
Making the Grade: Joseph’s Story
The principal gave up on Joseph, telling the 16-year-old eighth-grader’s mother it was time for him to drop out of school and get a job. After attending a dozen elementary schools and being held back three times, Joseph had fallen too far behind his classmates and would never graduate high school. His mother gave up […]
Home for the Holidays: Felicia’s story
A little more than a year ago, after months of house hopping, single mother Felicia and her six children were facing the very real possibility of living on the streets. They had worn out their welcome with family members and they couldn’t find a shelter that could keep the family of seven together. “IT WAS SCARY […]
Coming home: Michael’s third time a charm
“Are you ready to come home?” the pastor asked Michael when he showed up at the Mission’s Men’s Center hungry, humbled and tired of living on the streets. Michael, who had come and gone from the Mission twice before, broke down and cried. This time he was finally ready to let God give him the peace […]
Hope Restored: The story of Teddy
“I didn’t want to live anymore, and that’s the sad truth. I wanted to die.” Teddy had been clean and sober for four years. Living in his native Jacksonville, he had a steady job as a chef and a woman he planned to marry. Then it all changed — literally overnight — when he awoke […]
The American Dream Sidetracked . . . Temporarily!
Looking at the Lane family . . . ‘homeless’ probably isn’t the first thing that comes to your mind-and it especially wasn’t where the family thought they would be a year ago. Darren was an entrepreneur and gifted writer with a Bachelor’s Degree. Cathryn, a loving wife and mother is nearly always wearing a dress […]
The Story of “Sarah”
After several years of marriage, Sarah* found that the happy family she had dreamed about as a small girl was nothing like the life she was living. Every day this loving mom feared for her safety and the safety of her children as her husband violently burst out over even smallest inconveniences. Did you know […]