A friend recently asked me “So, I know you do ‘community care’ at Jubilee REACH Center, but what does that really mean. What do you actually do?” The answer to that is different from day to day.
Last week it was meeting with a young woman and with a toddler fleeing from a verbally abusive domestic relationship desperately looking for a job and a place to live. She is now homeless and ‘couch surfing’ from friend to friend. After numerous phone calls to agencies providing transitional housing, while she sat in my office, I saw the look of discouragement on her face as no one answered their phone and we were prompted to leave a message to get a call back. Bottom line is that there is no transitional housing available for them right now. The waitlists are enormous and long - 18 months to 5 years, depending on the agency and the family size. I am constantly in prayer for an opportunity for transitional housing and working weekly with Allen, a Windermere agent, who also has a passion for this need.
I spent time with Danielle and her son, Shane, at their apartment (pictured). Her disability income doesn’t go far. It’s difficult to clean house from a wheelchair and she could really use some housekeeping help. Your contributions could allow me to locate resources and arrange this for her.
It was meeting with a couple who I met 7 years ago while they were at my Alpha table in a class seeking questions about Christianity. I ran into them at Costco and they are now living at Tent City. They have shown up at Westminster Chapel’s 11:30 service for the last two Sundays. This week she found a job and I’m counseling them on “next steps”. Housing is a key element for them.
Managing the dental clinic we offer to the Lake Hills residents and participants at JRC is an ongoing area where I serve. Many patients require us to have a translator to coordinate an appointment time. BUT, my Spanish is improving! The majority tend to be immigrants isolated by their lack of English, cultural barriers, and no health or dental insurance and frequently no income or very limited income. They are frequently in physical and emotional pain. The dental clinic is a huge resource and we offer them hope and walk along side them in many ways through the 30+ programs we offer. We are building relationships and through relationships come trust to speak into their lives to offer them hope.
By simply 'loving our neighbor,' building relationships, earning trust and hearing deeper needs of kids & families in our community, 30+ amazing programs fill their specific needs. We were able to walk alongside 109 families so far and spared 47 from homelessness.
I get to be part of this every day in new and exciting ways. Please partner with me by prayer and financial support to allow me to continue on your behalf.
Last week it was meeting with a young woman and with a toddler fleeing from a verbally abusive domestic relationship desperately looking for a job and a place to live. She is now homeless and ‘couch surfing’ from friend to friend. After numerous phone calls to agencies providing transitional housing, while she sat in my office, I saw the look of discouragement on her face as no one answered their phone and we were prompted to leave a message to get a call back. Bottom line is that there is no transitional housing available for them right now. The waitlists are enormous and long - 18 months to 5 years, depending on the agency and the family size. I am constantly in prayer for an opportunity for transitional housing and working weekly with Allen, a Windermere agent, who also has a passion for this need.
I spent time with Danielle and her son, Shane, at their apartment (pictured). Her disability income doesn’t go far. It’s difficult to clean house from a wheelchair and she could really use some housekeeping help. Your contributions could allow me to locate resources and arrange this for her.
It was meeting with a couple who I met 7 years ago while they were at my Alpha table in a class seeking questions about Christianity. I ran into them at Costco and they are now living at Tent City. They have shown up at Westminster Chapel’s 11:30 service for the last two Sundays. This week she found a job and I’m counseling them on “next steps”. Housing is a key element for them.
Managing the dental clinic we offer to the Lake Hills residents and participants at JRC is an ongoing area where I serve. Many patients require us to have a translator to coordinate an appointment time. BUT, my Spanish is improving! The majority tend to be immigrants isolated by their lack of English, cultural barriers, and no health or dental insurance and frequently no income or very limited income. They are frequently in physical and emotional pain. The dental clinic is a huge resource and we offer them hope and walk along side them in many ways through the 30+ programs we offer. We are building relationships and through relationships come trust to speak into their lives to offer them hope.
By simply 'loving our neighbor,' building relationships, earning trust and hearing deeper needs of kids & families in our community, 30+ amazing programs fill their specific needs. We were able to walk alongside 109 families so far and spared 47 from homelessness.
I get to be part of this every day in new and exciting ways. Please partner with me by prayer and financial support to allow me to continue on your behalf.
