Food isn’t everything, but it is the foundation. Each $2.02 provides a complete meal for one person!
By the time someone comes to us, they are desperate. They need food, but not just any food. They need healthy, nourishing food.
Then, and only then, can their bodies and minds begin to heal. Then, and only then, can they really see clearly. Then, and only then, can they begin to take steps to change their lives.
Mary vividly remembers how the Thanksgiving meal friends like you provided made her feel.
“It normalizes stuff. It doesn’t feel like, ‘Okay, you’re at a shelter, so there’s no Thanksgiving.’”
Since the 1990s, Mary has struggled to find stable housing. Even with a steady job, Mary couldn’t afford rent.
She’s couch surfed.
She’s stayed in shelters.
She’s slept in her car.
The stress and instability was torture. Especially because even affording enough to eat was a challenge.
“You’re already worried about not having no place to stay. Then you ain’t got no food to eat and then you’re stressed out,” Mary says.
But when she came to the Mission and friends like you made sure she got hot meals, those worries began to fade – and changed her entire life.
The love that went into those meals kept Mary coming back. She enrolled in our Transitional Saving Program.
“When I was there and they were feeding us and I was able to save money,” she says. “And then I was able to break that cycle of being homeless, and it was a good feeling.”
Today, Mary has a full-time job working at the Front Desk at our new Family Campus and is focused on helping others encounter Jesus and get the help they need to move off the streets!
“I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.”
– Jesus (John 6:51, NIV)
Every meal you give can demonstrate God’s love, spark hope and help someone take steps to change their life.
“The Redwood Gospel Missions continue to add significant value in our community. One of their greatest contributions to those they serve is the offering of hope. Hope for a better life, which is a benefit to all of us.”
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Breaking free from a life controlling issue isn’t easy.
Our New Life Program is for men and women who are ready to put their life controlling issues behind them and start a new life. With a focus on Jesus, you can be free.
If you’re in need of this program, you can fill out the application online. Or, you can print it out and bring it to the Mission to apply.
Contact us at 707-578-1830 with any questions.
101 6th St, Santa Rosa, CA 95401
Phone: 707-542-4817
Seven days a week – Breakfast and Dinner!
Join us at 6:15am
for an uplifting morning devotional and a warm, nutritious breakfast.
Join us at 6:00pm
for a warm, nutritious dinner and encouraging evening chapel.
101 6th St, Santa Rosa, CA 95401
Phone: 707-542-4817
Open 365 days a year
Monday – Friday 11am
Monday – Friday 11am
Saturday – Sunday 1pm
*Subject to availability
