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In outreach, it can sometimes feel like we are walking into the hardest places… Places of deep pain. Of loss. Of struggle that we cannot fix. This is the truth we return to: We do not bring God into these spaces. God is already there. Before we arrive. Before we serve. Before a single word is spoken… He is already there. In the person in front of us. In the brokenness. In the silence. In the tears. And because of that, every place we enter is not just a place of need… It is holy ground. We...

Sometimes the moments that stay with you the most are the quiet ones. Earlier this week, a man arrived at the hall wearing shoes that had no soles left on them because his boots had been stolen from him.   Because of the generosity of donors who choose to make monetary donations, I was able to go out and intentionally purchase a brand new pair of boots just for him and bring them to him last night.  When I gave them to him, he was moved to tears that someone would remember, care enough to go...

Last night, our Mission & Outreach volunteers had the privilege of stepping into St. Mary’s Hall to meet, talk with, and serve the gentlemen who find shelter and refuge there. With meals generously provided by the Friendship Inn, snacks supplied through the kindness of donors, and winter gear lovingly gathered by our community, we were able to offer not just food or clothing—but presence. We sat together. We learned names. We heard stories. We shared laughter. And at one point, we were...