Recently I had the opportunity to sit down with Rick Reiff on Inside OC to discuss the growing homelessness crisis in Orange County. I am grateful to Rick and Inside OC for dedicating time and interest into having this discussion to shed light on this issue. Take a look at the video...
Read moreOur mission here at Orange County Rescue Mission is to minister the love of Jesus to the Least, Last, and the Lost and one of the very tangible ways we are able to do this is through the Outreach component of our ministry. Through Outreach we are able to interact with the...
Read moreRecently, the Orange County Register printed an editorial piece that greatly resonates with my thoughts on the issue of homelessness. Quoted in the following article, I have often said that for far too long, our society has dropped its social ills at government’s doorstep, relying on...
Read moreRecently, the children from Corona Norco Rescue Mission were given the unique opportunity to visit the Corona City Council meeting. Much to their excitement, the children were asked to lead the Pledge of Allegiance! The kids joyfully led the Pledge and afterwards, Corona Norco Rescue...
Read moreWe have all had moments where it seems the world is crumbling around us. Something we trusted in or relied on gives way, and suddenly we are faced with impossible circumstances. For many, an eviction notice or loss of a job can lead to devastation, homelessness, and hopelessness...
Read moreMy heart aches when I hear stories of families like the Hernandez’s. Yolie and Humberto Hernandez were in a desperate position, unsure of how to provide for their family and faced with the real possibility of living on the streets with their four children. But they, along with many...
Read moreThis astounding finding was released in February 2017 to the National Press Club, to both members of the press and the government. Allow me to give some context to why this finding, and the research that supports it, is important. Prior to the 1930’s, government aid to those in...
Read moreThank you to this Orange County community member for their wise words on the state of homelessness in Orange County. It is encouraging and refreshing to hear others recognize and appreciate the work we are striving to do here at Orange County Rescue Mission. It is a sign to me that the...
Read moreAfter so many years of drought in Southern California, I think we are all thankful for and enjoy the rain. That is, we if we can stay dry. Our regions’ miles of cement river beds are ideal places for homeless encampments, until the waters suddenly rise. What seems to be the only...
Read moreFor me Easter is more than a spring time holiday. Easter is a daily way of life, because of Jesus Christ’s death and resurrection. It is this daily experience that inspires me to lead the Rescue Mission. I see men, women and children become transformed people, as they also trust Jesus...
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