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Wade’s Word – November
Last month I told you about our desire to provide mentors for the boys who call the mission their home. Thanks to Adrian Gonzalez, the first baseman for the LA Dodgers, we were able to take 20 boys with their mentors to a Dodgers game. The anticipation of the Dodgers game was almost palpable as…
Changing Lives One Plate at a Time
Around here, you cannot say Sandra without a smile! Sandra Flora has been volunteering with the mission for more than five years. As the outreach coordinator at her church, Covenant Faith Center, she sought us out as a potential partner back in 2010 and, in her words, “I could not have chosen a better group.”…
Wade’s Word: Lives Changed
The most incredible part of our work at the Mission is that we get to witness miracles happen every day. The miracles we get to be part of come in the form of transformed lives. The mother and her children who come to us with nothing but the clothes on their backs and leave us…
Looking Back on 2015
With 2016 underway, it’s a good time to look forward at what the year might hold and it’s also a time to reflect on 2015. Last year was one of the most exciting years in our history. After years of planning and anticipation, we opened our new 90 bed family shelter in Northridge. With the…
Holiday Store: Love in Action
As the holidays come around, Jen and I really enjoy putting our heads together to think of ‘the’ gift that will be really special to each of our 3 boys. We love the planning, the shopping and the wrapping too. And of course we love seeing those huge grins on Christmas morning. It was this…