Your help enables
us to provide food, shelter, and clothing to needy people in
our community. THANKS!
Many of the faces you see in the community every day
are those of men, women, and children who have found shelter
and help at the Beacon Rescue Mission.
Thank You For Your Help!
88% of the people that have come into the shelter with nothing
have moved into their own homes so far this year!
We offer
people food, shelter, and clothing to help them reach positive goals and
to strengthen their faith
in the Lord.
God
Bless!
Beacon Rescue Mission
Christian Emergency Shelter
207 W. Broad St., Dunn, NC 28334
(910) 892-5772
Together We Make A Difference!
"For
I was ahungered, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye
gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: Naked, and ye
clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison,
and ye came unto me.... Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch
as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren,
ye have done it unto me."
Matt. 25 v.35, 36, 40
2012
Fall Fundraising Campaign As the cold
weather moves in, we need your FINANCIAL HELP to provide a
warm shelter, food, clothing, and many other kinds of help now
and through the coming Holidays...
We appeal to those with hearts of compassion for needy
men, women, and children who come to our Mission seeking
help... Please send a
generous gift today To: Beacon Rescue Mission, 207 W.
Broad St., Dunn, NC 28334
Thank You! God Bless You. Celebrating Birthdays...Receiving
gifts of book bags and school supplies...working with the Red
Cross after the recent storms... There's been a lot of
activity and many blessings at the Beacon Emergency Shelter
this fall!
Tomorrow two families
are planning to move into their own homes! I (Amos) have
been talking with the kids and they have been telling me how
amazed they are that they'll have a basement and a second floor
at their new house. They are
excited, but said they will miss this place. All
total there will be seven people in the two families moving
out.
Thanks to those in the community who are helping to feed the
people living at the
Beacon Emergency Shelter
Thank you, members of Recruiters for Christ Church in Dunn,
who faithfully bring us food from the Food Bank each week.
Thanks to those who drop off canned food at our
Beacon Thrift
Stores to be brought to the shelter. (We especially need
canned fruit and juice drinks at this time...it's been so hot!)
Thanks to families, churches, and clubs in the community who
bring us food from weddings, banquets, and other events.
The big issue we're facing now is the loss of JOBS...and with
so many families out of work, many end up losing their homes.
We just had a family with 4 children, who had been burned out
of their home, successfully move into another home. But then a
family with 7 children moved in! We're now housing 6 adults
and 13 children...it's hard to turn people away when they're
sleeping in their car with their children! Most of the adults
here have located work and should be moving into homes soon.
Jesus said, "Let the little children come to Me, and do not
forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven." Matt.
19:14
Tornado hits Dunn in April, 2011!
We thank the Lord for His grace in bringing the community
together to help in time of need.
Workers from the Beacon Rescue Mission were able to work
hand-in-hand with the Red Cross, FEMA, and volunteers from all
over the community to minister to those who experienced great
hardships because of the storm. We carried tables and clothes
racks, and hauled truckloads of food to the 'staging area'
which had been set up at Tart Park to distribute clothing,
food, and furniture to storm victims. At the Red Cross
shelter, we worked with D.U.M.A. to assist with rent and
utility expenses, which enabled most of the families there to
move into new rental homes.
Since that time, we have continued checking in people to the
Beacon Emergency Shelter. We now have a family with four
children who lost their home in a house fire. The Mom said the
Beacon Shelter was like 'spiritual re-hab' for her family, as
they and their children all love attending church, and have
found their stay here to be a great time of comfort from the
storms of life. Their house is being repaired, and
meanwhile the parents are working and preparing to re-furnish
their home. The children are going to school each day, and
living here with their family in peace and safety.
The three single men staying at the
shelter have found jobs and are saving for rent and deposits
on homes. Some have been delivered from drugs and alcohol, and
all are determined to continue trusting God in their lives.
Two ladies are staying at the shelter now, and another mother
with two children will be coming in for an interview and may
be moving in this week. These ladies are looking for full-time
work. One lady who came to the office yesterday for help left
weeping and rejoicing, having just re-dedicated her life to
the Lord!
We Thank The Lord As We Are Able To Partner With Him... And See
Real Changes In The Lives Of Needy Men, Women, And Children In
Our Community!
Spring Fundraiser 2011
We Need Your Financial Support Now
More Than Ever!
With your help, we can continue providing a safe refuge
for families
facing emergencies in our community!
What does it take each month to
provide a home for your family?
Every single day we operate a Christian "home between homes"
for families very much like yours, but who are without
resources to help themselves when emergencies happen.
"I command thee, saying,
Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor,
and to thy needy, in thy land." Deut. 15:11
The monthly bills of this temporary home are just like yours,
only multiplied many times over...
We've been able to open apartments and rooms in a large
building here in Dunn, NC, which provide temporary 'homes' for
needy families and individuals experiencing house fires,
family violence, unexpected dislocation, and loss of jobs and
homes.
Here people are given food which they're able to cook for
themselves and their children, free clothing from our Beacon
Thrift Stores, and personal supplies to keep them healthy and
clean during their stay. People here are able to take hot
showers, wash clothes, and live in a stress-free environment
while they work and prepare to move back into homes of their
own.
WE NEED YOUR HELP TO PAY OUR MONTHLY
'HOME' BILLS! We Must Have Enough Funds To Cover Expenses Each Month
If We Are To Continue Helping People In Need.
Please consider
making a contribution today. Any donation is welcome, and tax
deductible. Checks can be made out to: Beacon
Rescue Mission, 207 W. Broad St., Dunn, NC 28334
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR HELP!
GOD BLESS YOU.
Thanks to all who donate laundry detergent, paper products,
mops, brooms, and cleaning supplies to the shelter, and
furniture, clothing, household goods, and yard sale items to
be sold at our Thrift Stores to help meet the financial needs
of this ministry!
This Spring we've been able to minister to families who
have lost their homes because of storm damage, house fires,
domestic violence, and job layoffs.
We
offer a safe shelter where people can live without fear of
where they will sleep or where their next meal will come
from...but we need YOUR HELP to replace old bedding and worn
floors, to pay for lighting and cooling this refuge that many
temporarily call "home".
The
stoves, refrigerators, washers and dryers at the shelter are
needing to be replaced...please help us with these expenses!
We're
certain that God has a hand in bringing each person who comes
to this shelter, and we are very blessed to be able to offer
help in time of need, and to share hope
Thank you for bringing clothing, furniture,
toys, books, kitchenware, and other household items to be sold
at our thrift stores, which helps cover all the expenses at
the Beacon Emergency Shelter!
