buried itself in my heart. I’ve learned to treasure the softness of Terry’s heart at that particular moment. God showed me that even the roughest of our guests are His creation and respond to His love poured out through others. I still look for Terry, greet him when he comes in—whatever state he’s in—and consider it a privilege.” Grandma Martha E xecutive Director Wade Trimmer recalls, “One of our most memorable guests at the San Fernando Valley Rescue Mis- sion was a lady we called Grandma Martha. She came to us at the age of 85 after sleeping in her car for several weeks. She would spend her days sitting in our comfortable living room, knitting or crocheting for several hours each day. She would make blankets for children in hospi- tals and hats for the children at our family shelter. She played the role of grandma for several of the children who live at the mission.” Happily, Wade says, “Martha had her 86th birthday with us and shortly afterward was able to move into her own apartment.” Katey B ill Roscoe, president and CEO of Boise Rescue Mis- sion Ministry in Idaho, de- scribes Katey as “very young, less than 5 feet tall, and under 100 pounds. She suffered with persistent mental illness and self-medicated with meth. She’d Ī WWW.AGRM.ORG JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2018 47 God showed me that even the roughest of our guests are His creation and respond to His love poured out through others. I still look for Terry, greet him when he comes in—whatever state he’s in—and consider it a privilege.