A Message from the CEO


One evening recently as my wife Joy and I were watching another episode of “Dancing With The Stars” I began to think about all the commercial messages coming our way. You know the ones with the catchy clichés like: “I’m Lovin It” or “Be All That You Can Be” and “Obey Your Thirst.” And what about that duck selling insurance? The fact I can even recall these catchy phrases proves the marketing gurus have succeeded in developing a memorable brand image for their product. Driving to work the next morning I heard one of our


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“You have been a refuge for the poor, a refuge for the needy in their distress, a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat.” –Isaiah 25:4


commercials on the radio explaining how a person who supports the Nashville Rescue Mission can turn “Hunger into Hope.” I immediately began to ask myself, is this really just another one of those catchy clichés or could someone truly turn “Hunger into Hope” through their support of our efforts?


Arriving at my office, deep in thought, I ran into one of our


employees who works at the women’s campus; she was literally bouncing off the walls with excitement. She could barely contain herself as she yelled “Brother Don! Brother Don! At last night’s Bible study two of the women at the Family Life Center asked Jesus into their hearts!” As she recounted the events of the evening to me, it struck


me how lives are being changed everyday here at the Nashville Rescue Mission. It might start with a meal, but when a life is forever changed and hope is born, there is reason to celebrate. With your help, we truly are able to turn “Hunger into Hope.” It’s not just a cliché. In this report, you’ll see what your support enabled the


Mission to accomplish this past year. But these are more than numbers; these are thousands of lives being changed. Men and women fighting addiction were set free, families were reunited and restored, the homeless had a place to lay their head at night and thousands of otherwise hungry people went to bed with a full stomach. Hope was found! While it’s impossible to fully measure the difference your gifts


have made, it can be seen in a mother’s tears of joy when her son graduates from the Mission’s life-recovery program or felt in the embrace of a little girl who has been reunited with her mother after she has turned her life around. On behalf of all the suffering and struggling men, women


and children you have helped touch this past year, thank you. Your acts of compassion truly are a reflection of God’s infinite love. Thank you for allowing God to use you in such a mighty way in the lives of so many.


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