It is hard to believe that two years have passed since we first opened the first floor of apartments in the Transitional Living Program (TLP)! Now we have three floors filled and[…]
It is hard to believe that two years have passed since we first opened the first floor of apartments in the Transitional Living Program (TLP)! Now we have three floors filled and[…]
It was about 5:45PM this past Thursday. LeRoy and I met on the sidewalk. He had just gotten off the bus from work and still had his Albany Med ID[…]
Devin was deep into his alcohol addiction, estranged from his family and didn’t know where else to turn. His sister, a former participant and graduate of the Rescue Mission’s women’s[…]
The other day, a man from Nepal, (I’ll call him “Nai”) came into my office — you could almost literally say he was at the end of his rope. Nai[…]
My first stop on the way to work today was with a faithful friend of the Rescue Mission, who is at home in hospice care. She opened her eyes and[…]
Last week, I awaited the arrival of former New Life Programmer, Austin. Austin graduated from our recovery program last year and came up from New York City so we could visit[…]
A couple of years ago, I was doing an intake of a guest when he told me he could not stay with us because of his religion. He then asked[…]
I’ll never forget eating at the Mission 32 years ago, when I first began as the Executive Director of the Rescue Mission and the only employee. In 1982, it was a real[…]
Have you ever had a week that was filled with hospitals? This week for us at New Faith has been one of those weeks. One of our graduates had just[…]
Easter Sunday was very special day at the Mission. Hundreds of people gathered for an Easter Chapel full of good music, testimonies and hope found in the risen Christ Jesus. […]