An Urgent Word

I have exciting news to share with you about our growing ministry. Starting the first of this month the Mission began feeding and ministering to the men who stay at Harrington Hall five nights a week. This is an emergency facility that is operated by the State of Rhode Island on the John O. Pastore grounds in Cranston. We undertook this additional ministry because it came to our attention that due to the state’s financial hardship these men needed our help. So to not only bless the men, but also our state, the Mission decided to step to the plate and make a real difference!

Each night we serve an additional 100 plus meals at Harrington Hall at no cost to the state, on top of the 120 meals we currently serve at the Mission! I want to let you know that the people we serve truly appreciate all that you are doing to help us provide for them. They are always quick to say "thank you" or "I don’t know where I would have eaten tonight if it was not for the mission". You can only imagine what it must be like to be homeless, struggling with addition, depression and other life challenges and realizing that because of friends like you they are going to bed with a full stomach! What a blessing!

But I need your help! I am sure you can appreciate the fact that adding a ministry of this size requires additional support. Each meal costs approximately $2.50 to prepare. That equals $15,000 we need this summer to continue to reach out to those that need us the most. Won’t you prayerfully consider a special emergency gift to help us meet this difficult challenge?

Thank you in advance for your prayers and support of the mission. If you have not seen the mission first hand, I invite you to call me at 401-451-4283 to set up a time for me to give you a tour of the facility.