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Community Comes Together to Make Christmas Special for Over 300 Children
Printed in the Santa Maria Times, December 22, 2016 The Rescue Mission Alliance Central Coast teamed up with local churches, businesses and community members to provide gifts to more than 300 children Wednesday just in time for the holidays. Families with their children were welcomed into Santa Maria Foursquare Church, where they received a wrapped…
A Father’s Future Focus
Henry’s father was in a gang and led his family in the gang lifestyle. Struggling to be a good example to his son, Henry is now trying to break away from his past and lead his family in the right path. His initial break away came through sports, particularly football, baseball, and wrestling. Growing up,…
Service With a Smile
Enedina’s pastor asked his church to help at the rescue mission. She responded joyfully and served. She enjoyed it so much she came back multiple times and has served in many different ways. She has packaged and handed out food, she has helped with Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners, and she has processed drop-off donations. Enedina’s…
Ain’t Nobody Here But Us Chickens
For some time, mission volunteers, Tim and Judy, had been donating items. With their children having flown the coop, they decided to get more personally involved. Thinking it was a different mission, they signed up online. Upon arrival, they discovered it wasn’t the ministry they signed up for, but were pleasantly surprised to see they…
One Giant Leap
Growing up in Denver, Kevin’s childhood was relatively normal. His parents loved him, but he experienced quite a bit of anxiety. Not knowing how to deal with it, Kevin would cut himself and burn his legs as a form of self-expression. He said, “I always felt anxious and never felt peace. When I got to…
Filling the Void in My Heart
My name is Vincent and for most of my life, I have felt a certain void in my heart. Growing up I was distant from my parents and I was raised by my grandmother. I held onto the resentments towards my parents and took them out on her. I felt rejected by my family and…
Sometimes Life Throws You a Curveball
My name is Justin Robertson. I am 29 years old and was raised in Nipomo, California in a Christian household. As a child, I grew up playing sports. Sports were everything to me and they were a way for me to express myself. My dream, like most kids, was to play professional baseball. After my…
Progress Times Three
Internships offer graduates an opportunity to work, study, and to serve in ministry in a hands-on way. Graduate Ernie Avila is now working at the mission’s thrift store through the Path Point Program. Graduate Will Lavigne, is now enrolled at Allan Hancock College to gain his Bachelors in Science degree with a hope to get…
Bible Stories & a New Life
For ten months Mrs. Esperanza Bravo has come to the mission’s food pantry for help, and each time she has brought three small children she babysits at home. Several months ago, volunteers Tim and Judy Spradley gave children’s Bibles to the mission guests. Esperanza requested one, telling Tim and Judy that she wanted to teach…
From the Depths
My name is Michael Alameda. I am 34 years old, and I was raised in Oxnard, California. I have three older brothers and two wonderful parents, none of whom used drugs or alcohol. Both my parents work extremely hard and taught me how to be a hard worker as well. My parents met all my…
Gods Promises are True!
My childhood was a good one. I grew up healthy with a loving father and mother. I knew deep down inside that there was a God, but in my early teens I began learning about the world and fell away from any belief that I had. When I was 12, my father moved away for…
Set Free…
My name is Rob Sullivan and I am letting Jesus change my life here at Rescue Mission Alliance Central Coast. I was an out of control meth addict – I bought, sold, and made meth for 17 years. Meth was my way of life. I felt that I needed meth to fuel my desire for…
