Our Vision:
Teaching people to live, not just exist.
Our Mission:
To my brothers and sisters in the Lord Jesus Christ,
At the Gospel Rescue Mission the question, "What does the Mission do?" has been asked often. For this reason we are launching a new Ambassador program called MAP. MAP stands for the Mission Ambassador Program. Our goal with this program is to answer the question stated above for everyone living in our community thoroughly, for the glory of God.
With MAP our staff wishes to develop a close knit group of Christian men, women and youth across the Rogue Valley whose common goal is to glorify God. This group also should have a desire to see the homeless people of our community rescued from their current situation, by providing shelter and by teaching them how to live and not just exist.
With this program we wish to work with you and your church to increase awareness, understanding and perhaps our volunteer base among the people of Southern Oregon. With all of this said I am asking you, the pastor, and your staff to consider and pray about having MAP in your church. If you believe that this is something that you would like to pursue, please be thinking about whom you would like as an Ambassador.
There are 3 main desires that we have for the members of this group.
1. Attend at least 4 MAP meetings a year where the member will spend time with some of the staff and other ambassadors praying and discussing Mission activity. It will also have a debriefing period and a time for questions and answers.
2. The member would, with permission from his/her pastor/elder board, host a food/clothing drive at their church.
3. The ambassador would co-lead a tour of our facilities with one of the Mission board or staff members.
These three basic services will help the Mission immensely in our efforts to teach our residents how to live and not just exist.
If you have any questions and/or know of someone in your congregation who would be interested in this opportunity, please call or email me. You may pass this letter along to whomever you wish.
For your information our first MAP meeting will be held on Saturday, February 20th from 2:30 – 5:30 and it will include a tour of our four facilities. Dinner will be provided at the Fikso Family Center.
Thank you for your support of the Mission thank you for reading this letter!
