Tis the season to give and enjoy beautiful music! Our friends at Jim’s Music Center in Tustin are hosting a holiday benefit concert this Sunday, December 16th at 7:30pm that will support the Rescue Mission. This concert will feature local artist and master fingerstyle acoustic...
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My heart dropped when I received a message from the Bush Family that Former President George H. W. Bush had passed away. But I quickly remembered how much he loved his wife, Barbara, and how they were now reunited in Heaven. I first met President Bush in 1990. I was invited to meet...
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We have gifted speakers teach on tough topics at our Rescue Mission Apologetics class. For December, we welcome Dr. Craig Hazen! I invite you to listen to Dr. Hazen as he gives his talk titled, “Christianity in a World of Religions”. Dr. Hazen is founder and director of the Christian...
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This Veterans Day, we raised the roof! I am pleased to share with you that our first Veterans Day dinner event was a tremendous success and a sell-out! Over 120 men and women packed out the Black Marlin restaurant for this fantastic event, several of which were veterans living at our...
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Orange County Rescue Mission is an organization blessed with passionate employees who each have an important role in carrying out our mission. But one of our most recent additions to the organization, Melissa Trahan, is unique because her path to joining us started as a City of Tustin...
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If you participate in one of our newer American traditions, Giving Tuesday on Tuesday, November 27, I want you to know that you can be confident if you choose to donate to Orange County Rescue Mission. You can be confident, because 83% of all donations are used directly in services and...
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It’s bubble mania at the Village of Hope! Recently, our friends Rob and Sharil Fukuzaki visited the Village of Hope through their Heads Up Youth Foundation. They thoughtfully hand-selected 85 jackets for each of the children currently living here! They also hosted an incredible...
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Are you searching for a meaningful gift to give to the special people in your life this Christmas? Or perhaps an idea for what to give someone who seems to have everything? I’m so excited to share our first-ever Gifts of Hope Christmas Catalog with you! This is a new opportunity for...
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A meaningful life is one spent in the service of others. I am most moved by the value of service. And on this day, Veterans Day, I am reminded of people I have known that have demonstrated the bravest attribute of love, putting the needs of others before their own. From my own personal...
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