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Avis Arbor Helps Homeless Women and Children
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 Did you know that our Avis Arbor Women and Children's Shelter houses 43 women and children? Last year, City Mission assisted 220 women and 57 children, giving them shelter, food, and medical assistance. We also provided the women with case management, counseling, recovery classes and job-seeking assistance. At City Mission, we feel honored to serve God through eliminating homelessness in the region...one life at a time.
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Veterans Day Service at City Mission
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For Veterans Day at City Mission, we held a special chapel service to honor our residents and staff who served in the armed forces. Dr. Bob Scott, Wendy Barbeau and Dean Gartland (pictured below) led a beautiful service filled with prayer, guest speakers and great music.
Mike, one of our residents and a former US Marine, shared about his life in the Marine Corps and told how his military service shaped his relationship with Christ.
Sue Gartland, singer, song writer and City Mission Volunteer Manager, shared an original song, "Just Another Drop of Water." Sue wrote this beautiful song when her youngest son was deployed in Iraq while serving in the US Marine Corps.
(Sue) (Mike)
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Canon-McMillan Serves City Mission
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 In October, students from Canon McMillan High School's Family and Community Studies class came to serve a meal they had prepared for our Feed My Sheep Dining Room. Kim Johovich, a teacher in the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, has been teaching this course for the past few years.
In one class segment that focuses on hunger in America, Kim's students prepare a meal and bring it to City Mission. She teaches the students to budget for the meal they prepare, assess the nutritional value and calculate the actual size of an individual serving. Then, the students prepare and serve the meal. Thank you, Canon McMillan students!
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This week's selection of music is " He Knows My Name" from Francesa Battistelli. Her song has a powerful message about how God sees us. These lyrics are some of our favorite: " True to who You are, You saw my heart and made something out of nothing." This is a great reminder that God sees past what we see and that He finds us worthy to share in His kingdom through His risen Son.
Sincerely,
Your Friends at the City Mission
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