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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: Jul 20, 2022 1:16:32 PM
Has America misdiagnosed the problem of homelessness? In her article “Does Poverty Cause Homelessness?” Marchauna Rodgers argues that we have. She...
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: Dec 9, 2021 12:08:20 PM
Eric Blackman was trying to live the party life. Alcohol, drugs and carefree days shaped his mid-twenties through early-thirties.
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: Nov 10, 2021 4:03:41 PM
JUST TWO YEARS AGO THIS CHRISTMAS, Sarah was in a dark place. She had sent her six-year-old daughter, Lylee, to live with her mom in Texas, and CPS...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: Jul 10, 2019 12:45:15 PM
In her article “Does Poverty Cause Homelessness?” Marchauna Rodgers argued that the United States has misdiagnosed the problem of homelessness,...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: May 29, 2019 4:12:56 PM
“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: Mar 14, 2019 10:02:41 AM
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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Union Gospel Mission: Nov 14, 2018 4:43:09 PM
By Sonny Westbrook, Director of Ministries - All of God’s ways are perfect. One of His ways for life on planet Earth was to create the family unit.
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: Dec 2, 2016 12:50:29 PM
If you hang around UGM for any time at all, you’ll hear talk of the difference between “checking the boxes” and pursuing real life change. Even when...
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As a young kid, Zola lived with her mom, homeless in Compton, surrounded by an environment of drugs and prostitution. “I remember one time, because...
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Union Gospel Mission: Jan 22, 2016 1:36:01 PM
By Lynn Swanbom Yount, UGM Volunteer “It was hard for me to stay here because I didn't really like staying indoors … What made me really stay here...
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Union Gospel Mission: Dec 11, 2015 12:13:25 PM
Editor's note: This month, Phil Altmeyer is celebrating 30 years at the helm of the Union Gospel Mission. During his tenure, the organization has...
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IN HER PURSUIT OF PLEASURE, Rachel lost her joy. Disillusioned with the church, she ran away from God and became disconnected from family. “In the...
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This sentence from the cover story struck me: “The day after Rachel was baptized, she received news that her father’s cancer had returned for the...
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“I felt like she chose the alcohol over me.” Nicki Willis spent much of her life watching her mom, Darlene, sink into alcoholism. “I didn’t talk to...
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James Bishop: Feb 1, 2015 11:00:49 AM
You came alongside us. People with strong support systems don’t usually end up in homeless shelters.
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Union Gospel Mission: Jan 29, 2015 9:39:00 AM
By Phil Altmeyer, Executive Director “When someone has been given much, much will be required in return; and when someone has been entrusted with...
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By Merrily Brast, former Staff Writer “Try it on! Try it on!” As each of 20 cousins, aunts, and uncles from Tiffany Riddle’s family opened their...
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Union Gospel Mission: Oct 7, 2014 12:31:00 PM
Bootcamp, Veggies and a Balanced Life By Jessica Morgan, UGM Lead Graphic Designer As a mother of three small children who works outside the home 40...
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Union Gospel Mission: Feb 1, 2014 7:00:14 AM
You showed us the love and power of the gospel. You broke the cycle. “I used to be one of those teenagers who just didn’t care about anything. I went...
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Union Gospel Mission: Oct 1, 2012 12:00:57 PM
CHRIS family breakdown, substance abuse Chris’ mom went to prison when he was three for selling cocaine. His dad hung himself when Chris was eight....
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Union Gospel Mission: Jun 15, 2012 12:00:48 PM
“He will restore the hearts of the fathers to their children and the hearts of the children to their fathers…” – Malachi 4:6 “Everything was...
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Union Gospel Mission: May 10, 2012 12:00:56 PM
For over 20 years, Nancy Helldorfer’s relationship with her son, Steven, brought more heartache than joy. “From the time he was ten until he was 35,”...
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Union Gospel Mission: Apr 1, 2012 12:00:55 PM
Soldiers risk their lives to preserve our freedom. They witness tragedy. They leave their families for months at a time. They drive their bodies and...
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Union Gospel Mission: Mar 28, 2012 12:01:00 PM
"But God will redeem me from the realm of the dead; he will surely take me to himself." – Psalm 49:15 Editor's Note: This blog post is from 2012, the...
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Union Gospel Mission: Mar 28, 2012 12:00:22 PM
"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly." – John 10:10 Brandon Gwyn had been to...
