Part of the Mission Family By C. Lee Clark, Rescue Mission CEO

Thanks to you, and God’s protection and provi-sion, your Rescue Mission is strong and ready for what may come next. I shared these words in our weekly video Mission Update recently as a declaration of encouragement and hope. These weekly snapshots into the life of the Mission are there to invite you into the life-saving work of this ministry and to tangibly demonstrate the value we place on the relationships we have with you as volunteers, prayer partners and donors. To connect with these messages, follow the Rescue Mission on social media or sign up for Mission emails at rescuemission.net.

Relationships are vital. If God has given me any gift or strength, building resilient, collaborative relationships is one of them. As I’ve prayed about and thought about my own family, I am grateful for what I’ve learned from my Mom and Dad. Growing up in Patrick County, solid relationships were instilled in my very soul from an early age. How could it not be? For a people who were deep-ly rooted in Southwest Virginia going back many generations, our lives were intertwined. I grew up knowing great-grandparents and grandparents together with a whole host of uncles, aunts and cousins. And if neighbors weren’t relatives, certainly they knew my people and had expectations of

how I was to act and the values that I was to live into. We were dependent on each other, freely sharing everything from produce from our gardens to life’s wisdom.

These strong women and men were both earthly and spiritual mothers and fathers to me. I learned from them both what to do, and in other cases what not to do, based on how they lived their lives. I was encouraged, strengthened, challenged and mentored whether they knew they were doing this or not. To raise up a child was the right thing to do and the entire community was a part of this love and discipline. I credit these women and men with the start of my faith in Christ, which thanks to them, has continue to expand and grow over these many years.

As I think about the strengths of this Rescue Mission, relationships are paramount. The relationships forged between Emergency Shelter guests, The Way Forward Recovery program participants, vol-unteers, donors and staff build up and encourage in both love and discipline. Many who come here have experienced trauma and have not had positive relationships with the moms and dads in their lives. Life on the streets with no place to call home or in the bondage of addiction further pushed

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2020 IMPACT year to date

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VOLUNTEER NEEDSServing Dinner & Clean Up 4:15 pm - 7:30 pm; Daily

Boxing Groceries & Distribution 7:30 am - 10:30 am; Saturday only

Serving breakfast & Clean Up 5:30 am - 8:30 am; Daily

Serving Lunch & Clean Up 11:00 am - 2:00 pm; Daily except Sunday

Preparing Groceries for Later Distribution 8:00 am - 11:00 am; Tuesday only

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1,131 FAITH ENCOUNTERS

17,835 VOLUNTEER HOURS

3,776 CLINIC PATIENT ENCOUNTERS

60,206 MEALS SERVED

27,680 NIGHTS OF SAFE SHELTER

7,172 CLOTHING & FURNITURE HELP

$723,177 VALUE OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDED

5,345 HOURS OF LIFE, JOB & RECOVERY SKILLS TRAINING

962 CASE MANAGEMENT & RECOVERY SUPPORT VISITS

434,026 / $23,264 RECYCLING (POUNDS) AND REVENUE

1,850 MANNA FOOD BOXES DISTRIBUTED

549,669 FOOD DONATIONS (POUNDS)

Donation Center hours are nowMonday-Friday9:00am-4:00pm

Rescue Mission Donation Center421 Fourth Street, SE, Roanoke

Every Donation Makes a Difference

Church of the Holy Spirit Youth helped make to-go lunches

Joe Birchfield from Pepsi Beverages Company donated several bags of goodies for guests that include bottled water, snacks, and juice

A group from Journey Church brought several boxes and one tote full of canned goods and condiments. They also volunteered in the kitchen preparing and serving dinner.

Volunteers from Barrows, Inc helped serve dinner

This is a letter we received from Cynthia Wynn, a guest who just moved out from our Women and Childrens Shelter into her own apartment. Blessings happen every day at the Rescue Mission, and this is just one of them.

I came to the Mission October 2, 2018. I came there straight out of a drug rehab after 45 days. I had 44 days clean the day I got to the Mis-sion. I was nervous and scared..... going to a place I’ve never been in an area that I’m not from. It took me a few months to actually find my way while I was there. The staff there helped guide me and would talk to me through any problem I came to them with. The staff actually cared and I found that weird. I’m a very firm believer in God..... and prayed every single day to him for strength and guidance. My life before going to re-hab was very bad. I was a die hard atheist for over 20 years.....I wanted to stop using drugs and I was not able to do it on my own. One night after an NA meeting that I went to high....I came home..... crying and yelling to God, asking him that if he is real to HELP ME don’t let me die...I need help. The very next day the doors started opening for me to get the help I needed that I was trying to already get and hitting every brick wall. I firmly believe going to the Mission after rehab was where God wanted me to be. Being at the Mission gave me the motivation to want to stay clean.....gave me motivation to make better decisions in my life.... that did not include using. Not only was I learning to live drug free but also learning to live by faith and NOT fear and worry. Because of the choices I have made.....I got a job that allowed me to leave the Mission the right way. More then a year later....I still have the same job.... I’m BLESSED to be able to work from home right now. I don’t have a lot in my life....

But what I do have I have worked for and I’m able to keep it. I have no one to help me with money at all.... so needless to say failure is NOT an op-tion. I pray to God every single day. And no matter if I had a bad day and nothing was going the way I wanted.... I’m still thanking God for that day that I got through it and he helped me do that. I’m not where I want to be in life.... but what I know is by the grace of God..... I’m not where I used to be in life. My biggest advice I can give to any one there trying to get their life together is.....DON’T GIVE UP!!!! Push through the hard days no matter what.... pray for strength. Don’t forget what you are working towards.... and don’t let the negativity bring you down. Stay focused..... because in the end it will ALLLLLLL be worth it. Let go and let God...

Because we can not carry all the burdens and worry. Never in my life have I ever felt so liberated as I do now. I have had really tough times in the past year and I continue to push through the tears and pray that God gives me the strength and guidance that I need for each day. I’m Proud to say now that I have 18 months clean and pushing for tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!

—Christina Wynn

Transformation and Jubilation

IN MEMORY OF GIVEN BY Robert E. Abbott, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Linda Sue AbbottCarl E. Adkins & Marriott W. Bredekemp . . . Ronkeith & Judy AdkinsRobert D. Akers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary & Carl AkersRoy A. Akers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary & Carl AkersEmmett Akers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paulette AkersWidad Alami . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cecilia S. AlamiBure C. Aldridge, Father. . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Woolridge Alice & Gertrude. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas & Mary MitchellLula Allen & Ruby Shuper . . . . . . . . . . . Sayford D. AllenCharles L. Allison, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dorlee Martin Allison & Family Nancy Apgar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Honorable & Mrs. Jonathan M. ApgarJames H. Armstrong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry L. ArmstrongEugene Arnold (My Father). . . . . . . . . . Ann A. BrownJohn Atkins & Jerry Garst . . . . . . . . . . . Earl & Wanda AtkinsMarie Austin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paula VailBen Awana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bradford GremsNapoleon Bailey, Sr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Janet HopsonBarry Banks, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wanda Broady-Qaiser-HartmanRandell Barger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Erika BrickeyC.B. Barton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry BartonLillian Betters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gerald BettersLaymond Blankenship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Susie SloanWilliam H. Blankenship . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kermit L. & Linda B. KanodeWilliam Paul Blessing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Betty Joyce FinneyPeggy Bodley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steve and Judy BodleyRichard & Nancy Booth . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas A. BoothGloria Boothe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Randall W. BootheSarah Boswell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Naomi and Debra KincaidMadge Bounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paula VailHarry B. Bowman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Karen BowmanFay Ruth Boyce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Irving S. BoyceDenver Bragg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patricia B. ReinhardJames T. Bratton, Sr.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James T. Bratton, IIEthel L. Britt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Virgie B. SeayMervin Brower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blanche A. BrowerAlbert Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Margaret BrownJonathan Edward Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . Phil & Linda ShinerEulesta Hogan Bryant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John & Karen HaleRalph L. Bryant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sharon & Robert RoseDennie Burcham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anna Laura BurchamGuy E. Burnette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yvonne LintonEvelyn Burrell & Eva Spencer. . . . . . . . Carolyn B. PriceDavid Burtis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Margaret BurtisMary Agnes Byrd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Linda B. KeslerGordon Ray Campbell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Odessa C. PoffHarry E. Campbell Sr.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James L. CampbellNolan Cassell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . His Wife, Grace CassellBob Casey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elizabeth Casey Halsie B. Chapman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Virgie B. SeayAllen Childress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paula VailKev Chitty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clara ChittyMargie Clark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Larry & Donna Forrester George Cobb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tracy Cobb & David CobbRev. John Cochran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paula VailEvelyn Collingwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Martha & Michael CollingwoodEvelyn Collingwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ruth and Steve WillsonDick Collingwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Martha & Michael CollingwoodW.A. Collins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lois M. CollinsTruman Combiths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Katherine Combiths Mary Conner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Katherine & Ricky Lee CarterPauline Conner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nancy ConnerRichard Legler Corbett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Timothy M. CorbetMary Corriss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Jean C. Sullivan Ray Corriss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Jean C. Sullivan Robert Perry Craven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elizabeth Ann CravenDavy Crockett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Martha CrockettBetty Michael Culpepper. . . . . . . . . . . . Martha & Michael CollingwoodC. Hoffman Culpepper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ellen C. LockermanTony Culpepper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Martha & Michael CollingwoodFrances Dangerfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Betty HartmanLouise Deacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Her Childre, Jackie, Mac, and CatherinePauline Deacon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stephanie PontonBill DeVries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Helene M. DeVries

IN MEMORY OF GIVEN BY Georgette Dew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Janis Dew BondurantRobert W. Dickens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patricia B. DickensFrank Dickinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Janice D. HenckeVirginia Dillon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brenda D. AtkinsJim & Wanda Donckers . . . . . . . . . . . . . James M. GeorgePete Doyle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jane OwensCharles B. Dunn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ken DunnCharles H. Eanes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Irene W. EanesMiriam M. Edwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elizabeth J. SnyderCharles F. Edwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Janet E. McCarterF.J. & Kathleen Eller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dorothy C. EllerBenjamin Emerson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert A. EmersonDr. Bill Erwin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Johanna J. GurleyWilliam Brian Etue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James & Brenda UmfleetMy Mother Millie M. Feuer . . . . . . . . . . Melinda J. CoxSallie Mae Fielder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Susie F. BartonTalma L. Fisher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms. Annette HannahCharles “Bud” Fleeman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Faith F. CraftLacy H. Flick, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jean & Doug Drumheller Bonnie Flinchum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nancy ConnerWilford C. Flora . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richard & Sarah GlassLemuel E. Forrest, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wanda F. CarterEvelyn Forrester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Larry & Donna Forrester Carolyn Franklin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Russell FranklinGrace Gaar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary DurandEdsel Gallimore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deborah GallimoreDollie & Marvin Garman . . . . . . . . . . . . Claudine G. Ratcliffe Leta Mae Garrison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robin & Marvin GarrisonJerry H. Garst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shirley McDonaldJoseph Gaubatz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Donna Jo FurrowAnn Drew Gibbons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Martha & Michael CollingwoodAlberta Brammer & Iris Gibson . . . . . . Debby & Larry GibsonGordon Glenn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Catherine BrownMom, Fannie M. Goin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pat ShawElsie Goode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diane S. GoodeArchie Good. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diane S. GoodeKyle Gordon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alan & Debbie GordonAlvie Gray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peggy G. BlankenshipLucille D. Gray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robin & Marvin GarrisonAlvie P. Gray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sandra Combs Carol Ann Gray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nancy L. BrittenMabel Greene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paula VailLeo Paul Grenier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rachel L. GrenierEvelyn K. Griffith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carlton D. Griffith & Nancy R. GriffithEdward Grogan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joyce SaundersAnne C. Grove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sandy DawyotMargaret Y. Haley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B. Keith HaleyBetty & Jack Hamilton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Claudine G. Ratcliffe William M. Hancock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leroy J. MannsDennis R. Hannah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Annette HannahWilliam M. Harman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Doug & Jenny KiddJames Harrell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barbara DorityRev. Ralph Harris, Sr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ralph Harris, Jr.Jennie Harrison. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim & Dee HarrisonKevin Hartley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary E. HartleyHubert B. Harvey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alan R. McPhersonLois Hawthorne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lori & Wayne PontonJim L. Hedrick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Helen Hedrick St. ClairMelissa Hensley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dreama Ledbetter Homer Hickam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Betty HickamHerman Holler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John & Deborah HollerMarilyn Holliman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ed HollimanDot Humphrey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe & Becky PigfordIra H. Hurt, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jane HurtJoseph Ignaczak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Salley PattersonAnn & Joseph Ignaczak . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Sally PattersonLewis C. Jamison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bob Bradley & Enola MabryLewis Curtis Jamison. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kris & Steve StutsmanCarl Hamilton Jamison. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carol & Robert RichterDavid W. Jenkins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Evelyn RatcliffeAnthony Jikemi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deidre MyersJames Jones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wayne S. WhiteRobert D. Jones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Opal Jones

To Remember and Honor, to Remember and HonorIn Memory & Honor of... For Memory and Honor Gifts received April 15 through May 15

In Memory & Honor of...To Remember and Honor, to Remember and Honor

IN MEMORY OF GIVEN BY Edward Kaminski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John & Deborah HollerSam R. Kanode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kermit L. & Linda B. KanodeFrank Andrew Kardian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. G. KardianP.W. Keaton, Sr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Faye K. HanksDoris Kegley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ron KegleyOur Mom’s Dorothy Kelly andMary Harbaugh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Betty & Butch KellyCarrie Kessler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Betty K. WeddleJonell Kessler - Sister. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Catherine BrownJohn King . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alan & Debbie GordonVersey M. King, Sr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sherry K. CroweGerald M. Kirk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Martha B. KirkAnne Carr Churchill Kirkpatrick . . . . . Diane C. StricklerAnne Carr Kirkpatrick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paula VailAlbert S. Koehler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carol K. JonesWilliam T. Ladd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fred & Barbara LaddClarence Custer, Jasper Lancaster, John Lancaster & Terry Lancaster . . . . Gloriadene C. LancasterDavid Laphew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Betty HickamRosa Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Denise St. ClairHarry Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Denise L. St. ClairJames C. Lawton, Sr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James C. Lawton, Jr.O. Max Leach, Husband . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diane F. LeachAlfred W. Lenz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thelma StephensJosie B. Leslie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeanette L. EnglandRichard Lewis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. LewisLarry E. Long & Robert S. Brooks. . . . . Cecelia W. LongGertrude Rayhill Looney . . . . . . . . . . . . Pansie L. MurrayMay E. Lynk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zelda L. and Charles F. TriebelGenevieve Lyons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary & Patrick McCarthyOtto Mack, My Dad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carol HalvorsenBeatrice Malotte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kenneth L. MalotteAlton Manning & Gordon W. Manning. . . Arlene L. HonakerPeggy Martin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James M. MartinWallace Martin, Sr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wayne S. WhiteTommy Martin, Philip Townsend & Dan Zuro . . . . . . . . Billy & Lynette MartinMaxie H. Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry H. Martin Mrs. Ruby L. Maxey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Judith A. CunninghamClyde Maxey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James L. Maxey, Sr. Catherine McAllister . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barbara HoneycuttHelen McCarthy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary & Patrick McCarthyRaymond McCulley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cheryl M. DanielBill McGhee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Regina DavisClarence McKinney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anna Laura BurchamJoyce McLemore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lois Sue HashJoyce McLemore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lois Sue HashA.W. & Kathleen McMillion . . . . . . . . . . Janice M. ClemTom & Billie McQuade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diane StricklandFrieda Menzel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inge E. PyleAllen Metz (husband) & Russell J. Davis (Dad). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Betty D. MetzEunice Meyer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richard D. MeyerLeo Middleton, Jr.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barbara Middleton, Jennifer Ford & Jill LongSidney Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jack L. DickersonSidney Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ruth & Steve WillsonSidney Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Billy W. KingeryEddie Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. LewisRalph Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Garry & Patti Shorner William J. Mills, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Susan R. MillsMrs. W. D. Moomaw. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marianne M. McDowellSandra Lee Moore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lisa M. SniderLonnie E. Murdock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peggy C. GarnerJenny & Bob Nash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Hitchins, Jr.Richard Nell & Nancy Lucas . . . . . . . . . Mae Lee FoutzHarry Neumann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Donna L. NeumannBlake Nicewander . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fay NicewanderEugene E. Norwinski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Derek Norwinski James Earl Paitsell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John & Fara TeeterH. Clyde Pearson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beth WilliamsThomas Ralph Perdue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rachel Perdue & FamilyBeth Pettrey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paula Vail

IN MEMORY OF GIVEN BY Robert G. Powers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B.J. BrewerShirley Ann Pugh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tom & Harriet S. NewtonCarl W. Pugh, Sr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carl & Debora PughKatherine E. Pullens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Katherine E. PullensPauline Radford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Donald & Doris FulcherMildred L. Ragland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bobby & Becky Ragland Ocie Ratliff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Odell JamesLee Rieder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pam SpeigelAlice Riley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe & Becky PigfordBerkeley Riley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Berkeley Riley, Jr. Gara Ritchie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wit and Donna HallJames O. Ritchie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wit and Donna HallJim Robbins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ruby M. RobbinsRosalie Robertson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles RobertsonJohn Robertson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fran & Dennis MorganJames C. Robertson, Sr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Susan R. MillsWilliam MacNeal Roderick . . . . . . . . . . William Magwood RoderickPatricia Roessel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Linda HoganHelen Ronk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gill & Patricia RoseberryRichard O. Root. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edith GarstOur Mothers, Gladys Rose & Shirley Sharp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marvin & Karen RoseRalph Russo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cynthia M. HowardLeota C. Ryan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carlton D. Griffith & Nancy R. GriffithAngel Salanga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cynthia M. HowardEleanor L. Saunders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert L. Saunders, Jr.Carl Schell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Annette SchellDr. Raymond Schuster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Linda E. McClellanJohn F. Scott. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kathy PorterDonald R. Scott, Sr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phyllis W. ScottMae A. Seay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Virgie B. SeayDavid Neil Secrist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elijah Neil SecristWilliam L. Sellars, Sr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Angela S. TerryBarbara Serrano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cecilia S. AlamiBenjamin M. Sessoms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Cheryl S. ManningSukh Dev Seth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlotte B. SethFlorence F. Shealor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edith S. HurtJeanette Shelor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lylah M. ShelorJean Kesler, Lillian Shelor & Sue Shelor . . Winston & Sue ShelorIrma I. Sherrick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Teresa J. SherrickMarguerite S. Shields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tom & Harriet S. NewtonHenry Shockley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Janet M. ShockleyLes Shorner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Garry & Patti Shorner Carolyn Shumate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steve and Judy BodleyJohn Shumate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richard & Rita CumminsCatherine Shupe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim & Dee HarrisonAnnie S. Simmons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Virgie B. SeayCharlotte S. Simmons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Virgie B. SeayGeorge W. Simmons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rebecca Ann SimmonsUlys Simmons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nina & Wayne Van DykeEverett Simmons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nina & Wayne Van DykeRaymond Simmons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nina & Wayne Van DykeCharles & Naomi Simpson . . . . . . . . . . Roger & Joan SimpsonOpal Sink. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marilyn CusterJ. D. Sisson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Faye H. WingateMary Smith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim SmithMichael B. Smith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Myrtle P. SmithPat Smith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sonny SmithTom J. Smith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cordelia S. ThompsonLloyd E. Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peggy H. SmithSamuel D. Snider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Curtis & Debra SniderTimothy L. Spencer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Susan S. WestmorelandBenny Spry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James G. SpryKathleen St. Clair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Linda St. ClairHoward St. Clair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Linda St. ClairJames G. (Pete) Stamper . . . . . . . . . . . . Arthur & Barbara BarnhartJo & Joe Stephenson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Claudine G. Ratcliffe Jeffrey & Mark Stephenson. . . . . . . . . . Claudine G. Ratcliffe Katie Stowe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dorothy S. WilliamsBill Stultz, Billy Stultz, Angela Sult & Bill Burnette . . . . . . . . . . Margaret & Rodney BurnetteAlice Suess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ralph T. SuessRaymond Summers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gary & Becky Summers

For Memory and Honor Gifts received April 15 through May 15

In Memory & Honor of...To Remember and Honor, to Remember and Honor

IN MEMORY OF GIVEN BY Roberta Sutphin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Larry & Donna Forrester Howard Swank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richard & Rita CumminsEddie Tatman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Art TatmanJohn Harold Teeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John & Fara TeeterVic Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. & Mrs. William Eric ThomasAlmeta C. Thompson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Doug ThompsonEffie Thompson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James E. ThompsonRuth Biggs Thurman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carol FralinEdith P. Tomlin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dianne & Richard WingfieldDorothy Townsend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lynette & Billy MartinDorothy S. Triebel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zelda L. and Charles F. TriebelPhilip J. Lynk & W. Franklin Triebel . . . Charles & Zelda TriebelMatthew Tucker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barry W. TrentHoward E. & Dorothy K. Tuttle . . . . . . . William Tuttle Peggy Van Buren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Denny W. Van BurenCharlie Van Dyke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nina & Wayne Van DykeGeorge Davis Vick, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durant & Sandy VickClarine Vinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas & Sandra GriffinPat Wade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cynthia M. HowardAnna Walker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Honorable & Mrs. Jonathan M. ApgarMary S. Watkins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Y. PhillipsMary Weddle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Betty K. WeddleMr. and Mrs. Dean O’Dell Wendling & Wife, Ann Wendling. . . . . Your Son CharlesRandolph White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wayne S. WhiteMargaret N. White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wayne S. WhiteJoe Whitehead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sandi WhiteheadHazel Wickam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diane W. BeasonLandon Gene Wilkes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trina W. MoranPauline Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cliff & Mary Ann De MarsOtis Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D. WilliamsEdgar H. Williams, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deborah Gail CorellAnnie R. Wilson & Sadie G. Eanes . . . . Irene W. EanesMr. & Mrs. Jamis A. Wilson. . . . . . . . . . . W.R. WilsonGrady H. Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Irene W. EanesGayle Wingfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe & Becky PigfordCoy H. Witt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Regina W. KingMabel J. Woodson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carolyn W. DwierBruce & Matt Wray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shirley WrayLomie Wright. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David A. WrightWalter W. Wright. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gary L. WrightLoved Ones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David BullingtonMy Dear Mother and Grandmother on Mother’s Day . . . . . . Peggy C. GarnerTheir Mothers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Walter & Barbara ClingenpeelMy Mother . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Flo FahrbachOur Mothers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carl and Clyde Bowman

IN HONOR OF GIVEN BYWayne Angleberger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tom & Cece Angleberger Susie Barton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Terry BartonShirley Bassett. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill & Sandy BeasleyIrma W. Lyle Bayse on Her 101st Birthday . . Chester LyleAdda Beamguard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Melanie HarrisMartha Bowman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David HankinHenry Brabham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris, Sabrina & Carolyn McCartyDeb Broadwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry BroadwaterCarl F. Burke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David C. BurkeJanet Burrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stephanie PratolaSue Campbell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kim YonceAllen Childress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philip G. JungMr. Gene Collier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jerry and Claire BlakePastor Nathan Colwell’s Birthday . . . . Rockingham Court UMC Methodist WomenLaurel Craghead on her May 4 Birthday . . . Marie H. DeLongWalter Daniel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vicki FreemanKitty & Roger DeLapp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Donna L. HoffmanClifford T. DeMars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jerry & Betty SkaggsNancy Duffy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vicki FreemanRoy Dwyer, Sr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. and Mrs. Roy P. Dwyer, Jr.Donald R. Gatens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fred & Barbara LaddEdward L. Gates, III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edward L. Gates, Jr.

IN HONOR OF GIVEN BYShirley Goldstein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Starrla BlountRichard Hale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alan HaleIn Thanksgiving of Laura Harden on her Birthday . . . . . . . Andrew & Claire ScholzLaura Harris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David HankinJohn F. Harris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emma C. CohenPatricia Hughes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leah HughesAdam Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gladys C. WeddleEmily M. Jones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wayne S. WhiteJon LeBoyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin BerryMichael A. Lester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kathy LesterIn Appreciation of Chef Roger Light . . . Present Thyme, Inc. Anna Martin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lynette & Billy MartinMrs. Ashea Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Tonlya BowdenAleise Matherly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pam LoveAleise Matherly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patsy M. BeckerJohn McCormack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonnie M. Davis(Our Daughter) Kristin McQuiddy . . . John & Karen FeldenzerJoseph Meador . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sean, Chris BrennanMo & Neylon Mulligan . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nana and PapaNini . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Honorable & Mrs. Jonathan M. ApgarAnnabel Owen (Mom) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Julie OwenWilliam H. Pasley, M.D. & Salem Surgical Team. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AnonymousBetty Pence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Regina OverstreetGeorge & Shirley Persinger . . . . . . . . . Richard & Lisa DossMarie Ponton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lori & Wayne PontonLynne Pope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laura PopeWanda Powell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Lou & Ed Simeone Helen Reed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ralph J. & Donna D. BarbalaceJosh Reiley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lecia & Carl PaulsonMrs. Irma Reynolds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Jeanna Huffman ReynoldsEd Ritterbusch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gladys C. WeddleJames L. Rivers, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heather, Eve & ElenaBill H. Ross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Suzanne RossDeke Schirmer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrea SchirmerPhyllis Simmons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Julie S. GibsonMartha S. Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Karen L. SmithMabel D. Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark J. HarrisLee S. Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R. Smith, Jr. Karen Stipes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leah HughesShirley Sutphin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrew & Sharon MorfesiJames E. Thompson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carl & Debora PughEva Sparks & Betty Vinson. . . . . . . . . . . Jennifer VinsonFrances Ward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacqueline TaleviRoger Weddle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gladys C. WeddleDorothy Weiss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Suzanne & Ken Barron“Bunny” Wingo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonnie F. WingoShirley R. Witt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Calvin WittEthel Yonce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark & Kim YonceAll people in need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andres CoelloThe Rescue Mission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill & Vicki CornettOur Mothers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CD & Fern GunnoeOur Lord Jesus Christ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diana S. WiseThe Staff of the Rescue Mission . . . . . Fred HoffmanRescue Mission Staff - Manna Ministry . . Gail C. StricklerAll hospital workers, police officers, first responders, grocery store workers and volunteers who are risking their lives every day to help all those in need . . . . . Joan ButcherJesus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Larry E. DealJesus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott IngramDoctors, Nurses & First Responders . . . Ronald H. MillerMedical Teams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gale and Waylon ScottRoanoke City Police Officers . . . . . . . . B.A. McGhee, Retired RCPD Officer 0271Family. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Donna D. SpringerMilitary Dads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rosemary H. ThomasFor all those that give there time & energy in support . . . . . . . . . . . Elizabeth BottomleyJesus Christ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cory PurcellAll Those in Need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carolyn Rogers

For Memory and Honor Gifts received April 15 through May 15

In Memory & Honor of...To Remember and Honor, to Remember and Honor

these men, women and children away from healthy relationships. And yet at this Rescue Mission, an environment of hope, love and accountability draws these individuals into a family, building connections that last beyond the boundaries of this campus.

Daily, we see that healing often starts with a warm greeting and a good meal. From there, a hot shower and a safe place to lay your head comes next. Cognitive doors open for direction from Case Managers, oppor-tunities to learn and grow through classes and experience the love of Christ in Chapel. Incorporated into all this are relationships built with staff and volunteers, lived out by tangible example and faith in Christ.

As we live into the next right thing as an organization, we are ex-panding wrap-around services and aftercare for guests and program participants who are successfully completing programs and moving into employment and permanent housing. The goal is to continue these supportive relationships by leveraging partnerships with local churches to help ensure that the hard work and discipline resulting in successful outcomes doesn’t fall short when the next crisis hits. Once guests and program participants find stability, they shouldn’t have to worry about falling back into homelessness or addiction. These efforts include continuing to build capacity and strength in Case Management and The Way Forward Recovery Program together

with expanding opportunities in Transitional and Sober Housing.

1 Thessalonians 5 offers a wealth of exhortation. In fact the entire chapter offers practical direction for creating and building these kinds of meaningful relationships. Here we are told to:

• encourage one another and build each other up • live in peace with each other • help the weak, be patient with everyone • always strive to do what is good for each other  and for everyone else • rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances

Take a few moments and read this small but powerful chapter. Reflect on the relationships in your life. What example are you offering? How are you encouraging and building others up? This exercise is one we must do continually in our lives, as spiritual mothers and fathers to many, as we strive to do what is good for each other and for everyone. Your relationship with this Rescue Mission is powerful, resulting in health, hope and healing.

I’m so grateful we’re all part of this family.

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IMMEDIATE NEEDS• Sunscreen• Lotion• Diapers (Size 6 and 4T/5T)

• Hair Care Products for African American Women• Bubble Wrap

Ramona Haynes donated 80 masks she handmade herself

The Landing Love Project group from Landing Restaurant at Smith Mountain Lake delivered wraps, chicken salad sandwiches and several containers of soups for the Rescue Mission

Casey Ward the General Manager at TGIF’s Restaurant in Roanoke donated food items for the kitchen

Harsukh and Shila Patolia made a generous donation to cover the cost of meals for a week for guests who stay at the mission

Kellie and Griffith Ridgway donated several boxes of toothpaste

Volunteers from Citylight Church served dinner