Dear Friend of the Mission,
Graduating one of our men from the New Life Program is always a celebration for us. Our graduates have traveled light years from when they first arrived at the Mission. Together we rejoice in God’s amazing grace in giving them a new life filled with all sorts of good things. We keep in regular contact with our graduates through our Aftercare Counselor Joe McAvinney, and we especially rejoice that many of our graduates keep in touch with us. Here are some brief updates on a few of our graduates from the 25 years that I have served at the Mission:
- Rudy, a certified welder, now lives in Florida and is building boats. He has his own company. His current project is a boat he is building for a retired admiral.
- Amir is the pastor of a church in the Logan section of Philadelphia. He also works fulltime as a senior account executive for the sales division of Enterprise Car Rental.
- Rollo now lives in Texas. Over the years he has earned two masters degrees and has traveled to the Republic of China on missions trips through his church. In fact, he met his wife on one of his missions trips.
- Tony is now retired from Rutgers University. He still runs his own plumbing business and takes special joy in his daughters whom he was able to put through college.
- George still works for the U.S. Postal Service. For a number of years George worked part-time for us as our dormitory supervisor and full-time as a church sexton. And then the Lord opened up the door for him to get his old job back at the Post Office.
- Jerry, Tony, Whitney and Rufus all work for the Philadelphia Streets Department. I remember teaching Tony how to drive so he could get his driver’s license – he now drives a sanitation truck. Jerry and Rufus drive trucks that clean out clogged sewers.
All of these men came to the Mission unemployed, homeless and in pretty bad shape in every area of their lives. But Because of God’s amazing grace, their lives are forever changed. Your kind and generous support during these challenging summer months will keep the Mission going as a life-giving and life-changing safe haven of hope for our men. Thanks so much for your support! Your gifts really do make a difference in the broken life of a homeless man.
Working together with you,
Robert A. Emberger, D.Min.
Executive Director
