We reach out to the poor and needy of our
community with the love and compassion of Christ, giving refuge, hope and
healing for a transformed life, empowering them through the Gospel of Jesus
Christ to find a new direction for their lives.
In reaching out, we touch and embrace the poor and needy with open arms.
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By poor and needy, we mean those with
limited and/or "no financial resources" and those with no place of
residence but most of all those in need of Christ.
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By our city and community, we mean all those
areas from which the poor and needy come to us seeking help.
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By love, we mean that unconditional quality
of feeling which causes one to embrace the person regardless of the
unloveliness of the object --- seeing the need.
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By compassion, we mean that deep inner
feeling of sympathy invoked by the suffering seen in the physical,
spiritual and emotional lives of the poor and needy.
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By refuge, we mean a place of safety, rest,
comfort and renewal. By healing, we mean that result accomplished in the
total person through a deep personal relationship with the Lord Jesus
Christ.
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By transformed life, we mean that process of
renewal which comes from a change in thinking and attitude which results
in the submission to the will of God.
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By empowering, we mean that realization of
the sufficiency of Christ in every area and dimension of life.
