PARTNERS IN MISSION FOR FEBRUARY 2012
Phoenix Rescue Mission
A Men’s Addiction Recovery Program is an important part of the Phoenix Rescue Mission agenda, as well. It is Christ-centered, utilizing multiple methods of chemical dependency and relapse prevention techniques. It is a minimum one-year program with multiple areas of ministry and levels, including spiritual growth, addiction recovery, educational/vocational, and life skills. Successful graduates of
the program will be a new creation in Jesus Christ, remain substance-free, maintain gainful employment, and actively participate in a local church.
One of the most important additions to the organization’s ministry came last year, with opening of the Changing Lives Center on a three-acre site at 15th Avenue and Polk in Phoenix. At this ultra-modern facility, women and children suffering from homelessness, addiction and despair find hope and healing. It is a gated, safe community where mothers get Christian counseling, professional therapy, proper nutritional diets, training in family and parenting skills, school classes for the kids, chapel services and much more.
All of these programs and services are made possible through the generosity of churches, organizations and individual donors. Here is a portion of what Phoenix Rescue Mission President and CEO, Rev. Jay A. Cory, had this to say in a recent letter to supporters.
“Winter is here again. And once again we need your help to provide shelter and care for people who are homeless in the Phoenix area. Thousands of people (estimated at 10,000) who live on the streets in the area face a nightly crisis this time of year. I am deeply concerned about those who are homeless and
hungry, who have no escape from the miseries of life on the streets. With no refuge from the darkness and cold, no warmth, no food, and no security, they feel lost and frightened. Everyone needs a safe, secure shelter; a place where they can get a good night’s sleep and a nutritious meal. Phoenix
Rescue Mission is that place.”
Contributions are needed on a continuing basis to help provide secure shelter, hot meals, Christian counseling and other vital services offered by Phoenix Rescue Mission. You may contribute through your Bellevue Heights Church envelope by designating it for that purpose. Or you may send it directly
to the Rescue Mission at PO Box 63005, Phoenix, AZ 85082-3005.
.For nearly 60 years, Phoenix Rescue Mission has been serving the Valley’s homeless and those in need. Service to the poor remains a major focus of the Mission. It is open every day of the year, serving three meals a day to men, women and children. In addition, showers, clean clothing, chapel sevices and counseling are available to
anyone in need.
