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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: December 23, 2021
Christmas turns our thoughts to family, whether it’s kids getting into the “magic of the season” or the contemplation of a special baby laid in a manger. Specifically, this is a time for moms to shine – or crumble. I’m not a mom, but I see heavy...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: November 18, 2021
I wanted this article to tell a story about somebody else. That’s what I like to do.
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: September 16, 2021
Dirty. Drug addicted. Soup kitchen. Those were descriptors Scott McCall had in mind about homeless shelters before his uncle helped persuade him to...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: August 5, 2021
A journey of 1,000 miles may begin with a single step, but it isn’t always easy to determine which direction that step should go. Michaelyn Hodges...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: July 8, 2021
As UGM turns 70 this year, we’re bringing out “both new things and old things,” as Jesus said in Matthew 13:52. Looking back on our history, we are...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: June 10, 2021
Reaching children is key to breaking the cycle of homelessness. But even the best-intentioned adults don’t always succeed in connecting with kids...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: October 22, 2020
Getting involved at the Union Gospel Mission is easy - the hardest part is figuring out which of dozens of opportunities is the best fit for your...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: September 10, 2020
Feeding the hungry, sheltering the vulnerable and restoring people into the community through the gospel sounds like very admirable, spiritual work....
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: July 23, 2020
As UGM's Women's Lead LIFE Recovery Counselor, Jana Ross helps dozens of women and children every week who are suffering from the effects of trauma,...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: May 13, 2020
Jerry Reese, Men’s Recovery Director at UGM, has a large stick mounted on his office wall. Underneath, there’s a plaque in Latin: “Lignum unum deum”...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: January 9, 2020
“We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps.” – Proverbs 16:9, NLT Mary Beth Salisbury’s upbringing could seem like it has a...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: August 29, 2019
We use a lot of terms to describe the addiction recovery program at UGM: Christ-centered, holistic, long-term, deep-down healing, etc. One word...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: August 21, 2019
You may have noticed a recurring theme on the Impact Blog: Everybody who works at UGM is in ministry. Whether in maintenance, payroll, the kitchen or...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: July 24, 2019
“As good stewards of the manifold grace of God, each of you should use whatever gift he has received to serve one another.” – I Peter 4:10 Dale Fruin...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: June 19, 2019
“I was King of the Park.” From one point of view, Nicholas Walker had everything you might want: Prestige, respect, and power in his community. Not...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: June 11, 2019
Five years. It takes five years actively pursuing recovery for an addict to have a strong chance (about 85%) of lifelong recovery. Five years minus...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: May 29, 2019
“This is literally our home. And three times a week, we invite 12 to 20 high-schoolers in.” That’s a succinct way to describe Impact Nights at the...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: May 2, 2019
Patty’s a self-described alcoholic. But sobriety isn’t what her recovery is all about. It’s about finding a new way after long-held habits and ways...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: April 3, 2019
“As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” – John 13:34-35...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: March 21, 2019
What does the Gospel have to do with the Gathering? It’s a little harder to answer that question this year than in previous years, when UGM’s annual...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: March 14, 2019
The relentless love started the first Sunday Charity’s family came into Christ the Redeemer church: “You can’t even walk out the door without 15...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: February 20, 2019
“I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: January 17, 2019
“It’s not like I’m doing anything special, because I love it so much.” Ask Jenny Gasperino why she volunteers at the Union Gospel Mission, and you’ll...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: January 1, 2019
I’ve never been big on making new year’s resolutions. It’s partly because of a general fear of failure with which I’ve struggled most of my life – I...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: December 19, 2018
“Stay consistent in their lives, even when they’re the hardest to love.” That, in a nutshell, is the key to caring for the children living with their...
