Whosoever Gospel Mission

Sharing God's Love Since 1892

Real Stories

  • Staying Power

    Many of the men who come to the Mission haven’t stayed in any one place all that long.  They’ve spent years of their lives running – running from problems, from pain, from the things that frighten them, from responsibility, from family and friends, from God, from themselves.  In the end, they’re never really able…

  • Heading in a New Direction ~ Ira’s Story

    Heading in a New Direction ~ Ira’s Story

    Before coming to the Mission, Ira was heading full speed down the road of self-destruction.  His addiction to drugs left him with no job, no home, and a trail of broken relationships. Ira thanks God for using the Mission to help him change course.  Today, Ira is drug free, and his family tells him…

  • The Power of Love ~ Rodney’s Story

    “Hello!  My name is Rodney Foote, and I’m the Dorm Supervisor at the Whosoever Gospel Mission.  I’m a graduate, and I highly appreciate the opportunity that was given to me to come here.  By God’s grace and with the help of the staff members here at the Mission, I was able to turn my…

  • Perseverance Paid Off

    Ross, Jose, Rodney and Ira persevered through numerous obstacles, worked hard, obtained financial self-sufficiency and successfully graduated from the Mission’s New Life Program!  Ross (a retired City employee), Jose (a successful barber) and Ira (the Mission’s new full-time truck driver who is taking night classes to get his commercial driver’s license) all moved out…

  • More than a key ~ Wiljen’s Story

    “What appears to be an ordinary key to others symbolizes much more to me – it’s a sign of restored relationships and regained trust.  Twenty years ago, because of my lifestyle, this key was taken from me.  Today, after twenty years, I got it back!  This key is the key to my mother’s house. …

  • Tears of Joy ~ Richard’s Story

    “My experience this Christmas was wonderful.  The reason I say this is because of the renewed hope and restoration that’s happening in my life here at the Mission.  Before coming to  the Mission I felt hopeless, I was living in darkness and it felt like I was carrying the weight of the world on…

  • Ty Graduates from Philabundance Community Kitchen

    Ty, a resident of the Mission’s New Life Program,  graduated from Philabundance Community Kitchen, a hands-on culinary arts vocational training program.  The Philabundance Community Kitchen is a great training option for New Life Program men who have entered the Careers Phase of the Mission’s residential multi-phase job readiness program and are looking to embark…

  • From Death to Life

    Ed Robinson carries around in his wallet this picture of himself (on the left) to remind him of where he came from.  Read his story in his own words: “There was a time in my life when I felt like the storm would never dissipate.  Being homeless 13 years and dealing in dark places…

  • Eric, Andrew, Doug and Christopher

    Andrew Fratacelli is working diligently on his GED because he has a bigger goal in view – he wants to go to Bible College. In the past, Andrew struggled with a lack of motivation and self-discipline.  He didn’t know where he was going in life, much less how to get there. But since coming…

  • Changing Lives

    HI.  MY NAME IS GREG DELGADO.  I’ve been thanking the Lord from the time I arrived at the Mission in July of ‘99 until the present.  I’m thanking him for the Mission and what it does in the lives of broken men like myself – men who come through these doors.  One way the…