Food and Financial Appeal

In the first ten (10) days of December 2010 we have provided food to 530 people in 175 family units. We could easily run out of food early next week. The good news is we are scheduled to purchase and pickup food through the HACAP Food Reservoir on Thursday, December 16, 2010. With twenty-one (21) days left in the month of December, we are making this appeal. Our financial donations are also less than anticipated probably due to the recession, ongoing flood recovery in the area, as well as the holidays are on the horizon. So our numbers of folks in need continue to climb, our funds continue to decline, and we are in a crunch to make the ends meet. We have not been supporting folks with rent and utility needs to prevent homelessness for several weeks now due to our current budget.

We are asking all our supporters through this appeal to search your hearts; keep those in poverty in your prayers; and prayerfully consider boosting your support through financial, in-kind non-perishable food, and warm winter clothing donations. CrossRoads Mission is open Tuesday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; except we will close at 1:00 p.m. on Christmas Eve and New Years Eve. We continue to hold up in prayer our local mission supporters as our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ continues to be at the center of what we do for the ". . . least of these. . . ." in our community. May you have a blessed Christmas and New Year. God bless!

Yours in Christ,

Pat Kane,

Executive Director

Remodeling Near Completion

We are rapidly coming to completion on our transitional Apartment B, and in a few short days will have it finished and ready to be occupied. We currently have a gentleman who moved from homelessness to a shelter in town. He has expended a high number of sweat equity hours helping to remodel the apartment we have promised to him; we are grateful for those that have volunteered to help work and provide contractor guidance; and we are grateful to those who have funded and made in-kind contributions toward it's completion. This completes all the rebuilding and remodeling on our building, except for the final exterior coat of paint on the entire building which will be accomplished next Spring.

The transitional housing may be occupied shortly.
Please keep the transition in your prayers and during this holiday season keep those less fortunate than you in your mind.