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 […]
2015 October Newsletter – New Faces Mean New Chances to Save Lives
Fall is our busiest season here at the Mission. Between now and the end of the year, we’ll see hundreds of new faces come through our doors seeking meals, shelter and other basic needs. Some of these men, women and families are new to Central Florida, while others have been here for years. Some have […]
2015 October Newsletter – Full Circle: Alex’s Story
Alex’s addiction to painkillers was so bad that he crossed a line he never imagined crossing. While staying with his sister after losing hisapartment, he pilfered money from her purse to buy pills on the street. Even worse, desperate for drugs, he stole some of the pain medicine his mother took for multiple sclerosis. “Stealing […]