Real Christmas Joy
Dear Friend, With the holiday season right around the corner, I pray that your heart is filled with joy and glad tidings. I love the weeks leading up to Christmas, with all the warm memories and time to spend with friends and family. Don’t get me wrong, I know there’s a lot of stress,…
Safety and Healing for Our Hurting Neighbors
Did you know that October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month? It’s a tough topic to discuss, but it strikes close to home for those of us at the Milwaukee Rescue Mission. Many women in our shelter have suffered from abuse—in 2016, it was almost 50% of the women we served. No one should have…
A Life-changing Community
Dear Friend, A colleague once told me, people aren’t homeless because they run out of money. They’re homeless because they run out of relationships. They’ve run out of friendships and community. And that’s far more tragic than a lack of money. One of the most heartbreaking things I hear from folks at the Milwaukee…
Empathy for Hurting People
Dear Friend, Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. It’s not always easy to empathize with people we meet. Most of the time when we encounter someone, we see only the surface, where they are at a moment in time. But how well do we really understand them? Take…
Lifesaving Shelter – And Real Change
Dear Friend, I can’t imagine what Jalissa must have felt. A young mother with her kids, hungry and homeless, and despite the bitter cold, none of her family or friends would take her in. The fear and stress she experienced must have been unbearable. And that’s why I’m so grateful friends like you were…
“I Know My Sheep”
Dear Friend, I hope the stories of Jack and Jasmine, in this issue of Soup for Your Soul, encourage you. Theirs are just two of the lives you’ve helped transform this year. Like most men and women who seek help at the Milwaukee Rescue Mission, they were both deeply hurt in childhood by people…
