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Hope Coach hits the Road with volunteers

I thought I would share with the mission family two excellent days of Community Engagement on the hope coach. We had two new groups, Marriot Hotels and Keller Williams Realty, On Wednesday the 9th , Marriot brought a van full of volunteers  with an ice chest in the back carrying an additional 100 bottles of cold water. Thursday the tenth, Keller Williams had 15 people show up and a portion of that group went on hope coach. The vans were full of people and food, etc.  The energy and enthusiasm was high, but more importantly were the looks on their faces, the dropped jaws, the tears, the questions of how, how can we help more. The conversations as we drove afforded me the freedom to share my testimony and draw attention to the compassion of our GOD. Also, it was an opportunity to be ministered to by them, through their fresh sensitive eyes, I once again saw the value of what we do.  The day ended with our new friends determined to be involved in the future. May God continue to bless the Mission.

~ Chaplain Cliff

 

Keeping Him Front and Center

Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith… —Hebrews 12:2 NIV

This Easter season has been a busy time at the Mission. We just finished hosting our Annual Easter Open House last weekend, and we are prepping for our Music with a Mission event coming up on April 21. Easter Sunday we expect to feed many hungry and hurting people at our Easter brunch.

Even with all the busyness that surrounds us, heading into this holy week I am reminded by the scripture above to keep the main thing, the main thing.

As many of us gather with our friends and relatives this Easter, we remember how Jesus appeared among the gathering of his disciples after he was raised from the dead. “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me,” he told them (Matt 28:18 NIV). Before he appeared Jesus’ disciples had lost faith that everything they had hoped for would come true. All of a sudden, Jesus breaks open a completely new horizon for them. These simple people now had the power to be more than their society, their families, or even themselves, ever thought possible.

It is because of the incredible event of the resurrection that we find ourselves renewed to hope for each desperate and hurting person that comes through our doors here at Phoenix Rescue Mission. Jesus is the possibility in each impossible situation.

In the midst of all the gatherings and celebrations in this next week, let’s remember the one who opens up God’s future for us. I wish you all a wonderful Easter!

 

Blessings,

Rev. Jay A. Cory
President & CEO

P.S. Every week at the Mission, we lift up the praises and requests of our community. Are you dealing with a difficult circumstance? Do you have a praise you want to share with us? Send us your requests and we will remember you at our weekly gathering…