- TISDALE IS "GOIN' TO KANSAS CITY" - Phillip Tisdale,
Executive Director of the VALLEY RESCUE MISSION, Columbus, GA, has been
named Expansion Director of the IUGM, and will start November 1.
He has served at the Valley Rescue Mission for the past five years.
- MUSIC MINISTRY TO MISSIONS - The Road Show Ministry would like
to do a Gospel Music Outreach to those staying at Rescue missions.
This is a ministry of Country Gospel singer Timothy Marr, who travels the
country sharing the gospel in Rescue missions and other homeless facilities.
He works one week monthly at the Bartlesville, OK mission and then heads
out from there. He carries a letter of reference from Mickey Kalman,
Executive Director, City Rescue Mission, Oklahoma City, OK. For more
information, contact The Road Show Ministry, 2436 NW 13th Street, Oklahoma
City, OK 73107. Phone is 405/521-0858.
- RESENER'S BOOK FEATURED - Who's That Knocking
at the Church Door?, written by Carl Resener, Executive Director of
the NASHVILLE (TN) UNION MISSION, is featured in the September - November
1997 issue of The Deacon Magazine, a publication of the Sunday School Board
of the Southern Baptist Convention. If you would like a copy of this
interesting and informative article, give us a call, and we will send one.
It's always great to see our members getting the message out.
- BILL AND RUTH RAWS TO BE HONORED - AMERICA'S KESWICK,
Whiting, NJ will honor Bill and Ruth Raws for 47 years of faithful service
on September 25, 1997 during the 100th Anniversary Celebration of America's
Keswick. The celebration , which starts on September 25 and goes
until September 28 has been coordinated by Bill Raws. Bill's grandfather,
William Raws founded Keswick, after being converted in a Philadelphia mission
and starting WHOSOEVER GOSPEL MISSION in the german town district.
Addison Raws, Bill's father, served as the second director and Bill as
the third. Bill was serving as senior Director, until his retirement
the end of last year. Those wishing to join in honoring Bill and
Ruth, can send a special gift for the Colony of Mercy Bible College Scholarship
Fund in their honor. Gifts should be sent to America's Keswick, 601
Route 530, Whiting, NJ 08759.
- THE WORLD IN PERSPECTIVE - (Exceprted from the Austin,
TX, Statesman) If we could shrink the earth's population to a village
of precisely 100 people, with all existing human ratios remaining the same,
it would look like this:
- There would be 57 Asians, 21 europeans, 14 from the Western Hemisphere
(including the USA), and 8 Africans
- 51 would be female, 49 would be male
- 70 would be non-white, 30 white
- 50% of the world's wealth would be in the hands of six people; all
six would be USA citizens
- 80 would live in substandard housing
- 70 would be unable to read
- 50 would suffer from malnutrition
- One would have a college education
- Six would attend church regularly
- 18 would have heard that Jesus Christ loves them and died on the cross
for their sins
--Reprinted from Mission Memo, Union Gospel Mission, Seattle, WA.
- CARA ANNUAL CONFERENCE - CHRISTIAN ADDICTION REHABILITATION ASSOCIATION
(CARA) the IUGM Rehabilitation Track will
hold its 30th annual conference at the location of its first one, Dunklin
Memorial Camp, Koeechobee, FL. The dates are Oct. 14-16th.
The main speaker will be Mike Quarles, Co-author with Neil Anderson of
the book Freedom from Alcholism. The registration fee is $15.00.
Housing is in the Dunklin's new training facilities. For more information,
call Richard Boggs at 561/597-2841.
- 125 YEARS AND STILL GOING STRONG! - NEW YORK CITY RESCUE MISSION
(formerly the Jerry McAuley Water Street Mission) will celebrate its 145
Anniversary on October 4, 1997 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel with Dr. Tony
Campolo as Speaker. Delores Burger will be acting out the role of
Maria McAuley, wife of Jerry, founder of the mission. The New York
City Rescue Mission is considered the "mother" of American rescue
missions and led to the founding of the IUGM. The IUGM will celebrate
the 125th year of the founding of the McAuley Mission on Tuesday, October
12, which will be the RESCUE day of Prayer. We ask each mission to
set aside time on that day to pray for each other. We will be producing
a prayer sheet, which we will send to each member ministry.
The mission is currently considering the start up of a satellite location
in Brooklyn, New York. The goal is to operate a residential program
for approximately 12 men while also meeting the spiritual needs of Brooklyn's
transient population through open chapel services serving upwards of 100
per seating.
The City of New York currently operates several large shelters
in Brooklyn which accommodate over two thousand men. These shelters
also host three meals daily so food service is not a major concern for
the Mission. Only meals for residents and a possible food pantry
for families are being considered.
A bid has been made on a building which was previously used as
a funeral home. Lord willing, this buidling will no longer be a place
where people acknowledge the passing from life to death, but from death
to Life. Please pray for God's leading as New York City Rescue Mission
pursues the expansion of their ministry.
More News from Member Missions
- CAPETOWN (South Africa) CITY MISSION celebrated its 95th Birthday with
a wreath-laying ceremony at the site in District Six from which the mission
was evicted in the 1960's, due to the government's apartheid policies.
The days of forced removals saw the government strip the mission of its
four properties and buildings in District Six, and scattering tens of thousands
of residents to the corners of the Cape Flats, which became the breeding
area for gangsterism and crime. The City Mission moved with the people
and have met their needs. The ceremony had its solemn note as participants
shared how their families were forcibly removed. A tearful Mark Botha,
75, leaning on his walking stick said he "felt like a golf ball during
those years," because at the time he was being "hit this way
and that by the apartheid government." Others remembered the
great suffering but also remembered how City Mission was there to assist
and offer them help.
- FAIRHAVEN RESCUE MISSION, Covington, KY celebrated 10 years of outreach
to inner city women with an evening of praise and worship. For the
past ten years, the Women's Workshop meets the third Thursday of each month,
including inner city women, in a fellowship luncheon, learning opportunities
and spiritual uplift. They recently were commended in the local newspaper
for this work.
- Tom Culp, Executive Director of the ROSEBURG (OR) RESCUE MISSION, writes,
"After our fire January 6, 1997, our women's and childrens shelter
(Samaritan Inn) . . . is ready to open. The Roofers Insurance covered
the loss. The inside has benn totally rebuilt, giving us an added
15 beds and many other added changes. Open house is scheduled for
mid-September.
- MUNCIE (IN) MISSION, broke ground for their New LIfe Center with Congressman
David McIntosh, and Mayor Dan Canaan giving remarks. The new center
will include a recycling center, thrift store, as well as a rehabilitation
center for men.
- MERCED (CA) RESCUE MISSION is now downtown and open. Their new
address is 1921 Canal Street, Merced, CA 95340. The new facilities
still needs a new roof, and lots of paint. A new dishwasher has been
installed. It's an exciting and busy time in the life of the mission.
- SPRINGFIELD (MA) RESCUE MISSION is reclaiming its history and heritage.
In 1892, Springfield Rescue Mission was begun, and later became Cummings
Men, a not-for-profit service agency serving homeless men. It has
42 beds. The shelter was closed for code violations on March 21,
1997. Since that time the Cummings Board has turned to the present
Springfield Rescue Mission (founded in ___ as a Christ Centered Program)
for help. A new board, mostly of members of the Springfield Rescue
Mission board has been appointed, and Ron Willoughby has been serving as
volunteer consultant/director. A new opeing is planned in October.
The two organizations will remain separate at this time, but share common
goals and program objectives. the Mayor of Springfield has been fighting
the reopening, and has gone to court to stop it. However, he could
not get support from his city council. Pray for S.R.M. and its leadership
as they focus on the purpose for the founding of both organizations--bringing
people to a saving knowledge of their Lord Jesus.
- Tennessee Temple University surprised Ted Bashford, Executive Director
of the UNION MISSION MINISTRIES, Norfolk, VA, with an Honorary Doctorate
of Divinity for his years of faithful service at Union Mission. Ted
has served 41 years as director. We congratulate our newest Doctor.
We hope we can still say Dr. Ted, because Dr. Theodore would be too much.
- Forty years ago, Dick Anderson came to Louisville (KY) to attend seminary
and to pastor and felt a "calling" to start the WAYSIDE CHRISTIAN
MISSION, which opened its doors on Dec. 10, 1957 at 215 S. Preston Street,
with facilities to house 10 homeless men. Today, nearly 300 men,
women, and children are under Wayside's roof nightly, with an array of
programs aimed at the homeless and poor. Wayside Christian Mission
commemorated its 40th Anniversary with a street fair and a special speaker,
Rev. Richard (Dick) Anderson, founder.
- NASHVILLE (TN) UNION MISSION has been granted a permit to build 41
single resident units in the former Sears buidling that the mission has
purchased. The mission has relocated its offices to the facility
and has been meeting with neighborhood, community and city leadership.
It is now raising $1.5 million for development of the facilities.
- REBOUND-CHRISTIAN REHABILITION CENTER is now the CHARLOTTE RESCUE
MISSION, Charlotte, NC. That was the original name given when the
mission was founded by Frank Graham and four other men. Frank
is Bill Graham's father. with the changing nature of the work, it
was decided that the former name better fit the programs and vision of
the mission. Please note the name change.
- Alpha Acres is the name of the new 110 acre long-term recovery facility
of the WINSTON-SALEM (NC) RESCUE MISSION. The property has a house,
mobile home, two lake cabins, a recreation barn and a lodge. The
mission will include an Innovative Learning Systems computerized educational
center and job training, as well as Christian recovery sessions.
- Gary Hartman has been named the new Executive Director of the VALLEY
RESCUE MISSION, Columbus, GA, succeeding Phillip Tisdale. Gary has
been the Farm and Camp Director of the mission.
- Jim Watson has resigned as Executive Director of the BRIDGEPORT (CN)
RESCUE MISSION and is going to San Francisco to pioneer a new mission ministry
in that city. He and his family will be living at the SAN FRANCISCO
GOSPEL MISSION. He will begin in San Francisco in mid-December.
- AREA RESCUE MISSION, Florence, SC has purchased 3 1/2 acres
of land, and completed the local zoning requirements for the construction
of a new 9600 sq. ft. center for homeless women and children, the House
of Hope, housing 36 persons. The House of Hope will become a division
of NEW LIFE RESCUE MINSITRIES, along with the Area Rescue Mission men's
shelter and its Bargain Center thrift store.
Expansion in North America
- CHARLESTON URBAN YOUTH MINISTRY has a new name and a new director.
The Name is IMPACT, which stands for Inner-City Ministries Providing for
At-risk Children and Teens. Toni Maddox is the director. She
has been on the staff of CUYM for the past two years. She succeeds
Eric Burger who is now the program director of the HUNTINGTON (WV) CITY
MISSION. Toni shares that 16 boys and girls came to know Christ in
their 8 week summer program. This fall they are planning a mentor
program. UNION MISSION, Charleston, WV has been providing space since
February, when due to finances, the rented facilities had to be given up.
Toni asks for prayer for the ideal location and the funds to support it.
International Expansion
- Pastor Leo Paez of Rescue Missions de Mexico reports tremendous growth
of this expansion ministry in Northern Mexico. An aging Mexican pastor
has turned over six established ministries to Pastor Leo, including one
that cares for 350 children. Pastor Leo has also opened a new mission
in Madera, Chihuahua.
They need assistance from established missions. They have
specific needs for food, as well as clothing and shoes, especially children's
sizes. The children's minsitry is in the High Sierras. Over
half of the children do not have shoes as we head into winter. If
you can assist Pastor Leo, please contact him at: Rescue Mission
de Mexico, 9665 Stonehaven Drive, El Paso, TX 79925; Ph. 915/598-5910.
From the September 1997 edition of HAPPENINGS, monthly newsletter
of the International Union of Gospel Missions
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