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In a perfect world, children and teens would grow up with the knowledge that they are valuable and loved. They wouldn’t have to ask for it, they wouldn’t have to earn it, or even necessarily understand that they have it, but they would be free to...
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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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Union Gospel Mission: May 7, 2020
Kellie Ingram is the UGM Youth Outreach Program Coordinator. In this blog post, we asked her to explain a bit about what she does and why she does...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: April 29, 2020
Does the earth beneath your feet feel a bit like it’s constantly shifting? You are essential. You are not essential. Support local business! Why are...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: April 22, 2020
COVID-19 created some strange shortages – toilet paper being the first and most memorable. But bread was another, quickly followed by flour as people...
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Sonny Westbrook, UGM Staff Chaplain: April 14, 2020
Note: We hope you'll join us as we meditate on Micah 6:8 throughout 2020. This is the second post in a series of reflections. (Read the introduction...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: April 10, 2020
Ever since my husband and I started a family more than 30 years ago, Easter has been a big deal at our house: New dresses for the little girls,...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: April 1, 2020
Jessie hated homeless people. “I despised anyone who was living off the system. I blamed them for my life being hard. In a drunken rage, I threw beer...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: March 26, 2020
“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” – John 1:5 Emily was in a dark, dark place. Her addiction ended her 14-year...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: March 17, 2020
You’ve probably heard us say it before, but we don’t want there to be any mistake: UGM cannot change a person’s heart. Only God can do that. True...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: March 11, 2020
Last fall, just before Thanksgiving, a couple acquaintances of mine were on the verge of homelessness. It was crazy timing. They didn’t know each...
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Union Gospel Mission: March 6, 2020
Louise is disciplined and faithful in her relationship with the Lord. She reads her Bible every day and keeps a list of things she is grateful for—a...
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Union Gospel Mission: February 26, 2020
In honor of Black History Month, we’re turning the blog over to three men for whom we have tremendous respect.
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Union Gospel Mission: February 21, 2020
Clai, who works in the kitchen at the UGM Men’s Shelter, has come to have a deep and dynamic relationship with God. God has placed him in a job in...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: February 13, 2020
UPDATE: Due to COVID-19, the Negative Split has been postponed until September 27. “Start strong. Finish stronger.” That’s the tagline for the...
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Union Gospel Mission: February 6, 2020
Dr. John Wolfe’s family has partnered with UGM in one way or another for decades. His father was an advocate for getting medical clinics at UGM...
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Union Gospel Mission: January 30, 2020
During my first couple of weeks as the Staff Writer at Union Gospel Mission, I was tasked with helping interview seven volunteer case managers who...
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Union Gospel Mission: January 22, 2020
Laurie Johnson, “L.J.,” as she’s called at the UGM Thrift Store, is as dedicated a volunteer as they come. Over the years, she has volunteered with a...
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Union Gospel Mission: January 15, 2020
Meet Jaclyn, Manager at the UGM Downtown Thrift Store By Christy Zapata, UGM Volunteer - Although she couldn't see it at the time, God had been...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: January 9, 2020
The Union Gospel Mission exists because of an extensive community of people like you. People who recognize that they have been blessed and want to...
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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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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: December 31, 2019
“He has told you, O man, what is good; a nd what does the Lord require of you, b ut to do justice, to love kindness, a nd to walk humbly with your...
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Union Gospel Mission: December 24, 2019
The already brimming schedules and to-do lists most of us carry are magnified and exacerbated during the holidays. Even as the American “holiday...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: December 18, 2019
“If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us” – 1 John 1:8. I have pretty much always been a good girl. I grew up...
