Happy Thanksgiving

We are grateful for a wonderful time of fellowship with our friends and neighbors at our annual Community Thanksgiving Meal on Wednesday before thanksgiving.   Some 544 plates were served and our chapel and dining room were busy from about 10:00 AM until 2:00 PM.  

It is always good to see old friends drop by as well as some of our regular visitors.   Our volunteer army, as usual, was in force and we are thankful for the many groups and individuals who came by to help for a while.  

One particular young man, Marquavis Rudd, a student at Northwest High School, spent days collecting food to present to the Union Mission.   The food came from his town of Hollister and we are grateful to this young man as well as his friends and neighbors for the donation.  (picture below)

Room At The Inn

The renovation is complete.  We are excited that in just a few days our first residents will occupy Room At The Inn.   Participants will engage in Bible study, counseling, work therapy, and will be connected to mentors from churches within the community.   RATI is committed to assisting everyone who is accepted into the program not only with current needs but lasting friendship and support that follows her after leaving residency.

We are in need of volunteer help-   If you can help us with staying one night per week to provide a relationship to our residents we would love to talk with you.   Our house is supervised at all times and it takes assistance from volunteers beyond our professional staff to maintain the supervision we require.  To find out more contact Anna D. Anderson 252-537-3372 ex 22  or adanderson1215@gmail.com to get specific information on how you can help.

We are in need of funds to meet the expenses of our homeless program for women and for men.   To donate send your check made to Union Mission of Roanoke Rapids P.O. Box 968  Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870

Or you can simply donate online at www.umrr.org

Your Relationship and Friendship with Union Mission

Your support is so deeply appreciated by the families and individuals who turn to Union Mission for help.  Your compassion and friendship mean so much to them.

           

The people we serve don’t live in opulent homes.  They don’t drive late-model cars.  They don’t eat or dress extravagantly.  The truth is, they’re poor or homeless.  Many of them are spending these sweltering summer temperatures battling the burdens of the streets, dealing with unemployment or suffering the effects of drug or alcohol dependency.

Yet, despite their desperate circumstances, one thing is certain:  They are wealthy in their friends—people like you who have a sincere desire to help meet their spiritual, physical and emotional needs.

Because of your generosity, Union Mission reaches out to them with wholesome food, safe shelter, educational assistance, life-skills training and the guidance necessary to help turn their lives around.  Your friendship lifts their spirit with encouragement and hope.

-LaCount Anderson

                                                            

Spring 2016- Union Mission Newsletter

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You Are Invited! Union Mission's 65th Anniversary

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Providing Food and Shelter At Union Mission

Homeless men, women, children, and impoverished families come through the doors of Union Mission of Roanoke Rapids tired, hungry, cold, dejected...desperate. Life's obstacles and poor choices have drained their bodies and their minds. Thanks to your generous giving, we have the profound privilege of telling each and everyone of them the Good News: there is hope! A lowly baby born in a stable some 2,000 years ago came to offer new life to the poor and the broken--no matter their circumstances. Today Jesus calls you and me to follow His example of service to others--to feed the hungry, to shelter the homeless, to counsel the addicted and to love the unlovely. $1.90 per person can mean so much as we provide for the needs of those who come to us for help. Will you join us by donating to our ministry?   Click the link on our home page to make a donation right now.