Category Archives : Stories & Info

a volunteer that is helping the ministry stay engaged with the community each and every day.

Is God calling you to volunteer? – Volunteering Updates

Do you know what it takes to minister to hundreds and hundreds of the community’s most vulnerable people? It takes a constant commitment from donors who regularly make online recurring donations. Constant prayers and spiritual support. And also, volunteers. We are so thankful for all of you.

See how you can make a continuing difference in the lives of people

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Crystal and her family - recipients of the love of God through your ongoing donations and giving.

Crystal Finds Safety and Dignity at the Mission

Stories of renewal in the Whatcom County, and Bellingham area, never get old. Watching as God intervenes in family’s lives, and brings grace and restoration is such a joyous occasion to experience. We know that because of your partnership, your donations, and your care for this mission, we get a chance to watch as God works in people’s lives for real change.

Read more to see how God is intervening on behalf of real people each day.

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A man sitting outdoors near the entrance of a tent. And Lighthouse will make a difference in his life through your giving.

The Hardest Thing About Working at Lighthouse Mission

Are you interested in learning more about what it’s like to interact with hopelessness and despair on a daily basis? Lighthouse Mission works to partner with donors in order to intervene on behalf of panhandlers, drug addicts, alcoholics, and homeless people in order to provide them with hope. But this work has its good days and bad days for sure. Here is a compilation from a variety of our staff members sharing about the most difficult parts of their role:

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Bellingham Bay

Gifts in Memory: March

Gifts given between March 1, 2021 and March 31, 2021 Thank you for honoring your loved ones with these special gifts to help neighbors in need. Lighthouse Mission received gifts…

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Matthew smiling - now he has a new life because of your online recurring donations.

Matthew is Overcoming Through Your Donations

Imagine if you will, year after year, going from shelter, to jail, to the streets, and institutions repeatedly with no end in sight. No one offers grace, or love, or understanding. Until one day, a person comes to you, reaches out their hand, pulls you from this living nightmare, and offers you a chance to begin again, with Jesus.

Read along as you see how God is utilizing your contributions to make a difference in real people’s lives.

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A black man sits on the sidewalk against the side of a building. A human in need of Christ's love and restoration.

Sources of Sadness

When considering homelessness, it’s important to understand that everyone is valuable in the eyes of God. He sees through the material conditions, or lack thereof, and knows us all, one by one. But society, on the other hand, dismisses our homeless as a worthless. It’s a truly sad reality. But we at Lighthouse Mission Ministries see what God sees in everyone, and we work diligently every single day, because of your valuable donations, to impact others for Christ. But it’s a sad reality that people don’t see what God sees in them…

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What I Wish You Knew About Homelessness

To most people in society today, homelessness is a curious and annoying riddle. Why would anyone choose to walk out into the cold and dark? Or worse, that homeless people are a plague on society that just take resources by begging… a perpetual weight on our community resources. But there is so much more going on behind the scenes for these broken and hurting individuals.

So lets look at the details of what it really looks like to be a homeless person living on the streets of America today.

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Gifts in Memory & Honor: December

Gifts given between December 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020 Thank you for honoring your loved ones with these special gifts to help neighbors in need Lighthouse Mission received gifts…

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Steve is a guest of Lighthouse Mission and is now drug and alcohol free because of your loving gifts and online donations

A Lifesaving Intervention

Today we bring to you another marvelous story of renewal and salvation through God’s intervention in a guest of one of The Lighthouse Mission’s many ministries. Watching your online donations go to work, and transform lives is so encouraging. Today we meet Steve, and learn about his troubles with addiction, and his desire for new life in Christ.

“During my last relapse, I was in a friend’s apartment drinking,” said Steve…

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Carole is a woman that was positively impacted through your love and donations to Lighthouse.

Your Gift of Hope and Home for Carole

The stories we see of restoration and God’s grace through your partnership are nothing short of miraculous, and we are so thankful that you are listening to God and signing up for recurring monthly donations to continue your impact in the world. Today’s story of hope and renewal is from guest named Carole, and what an inspirational story it is.

Carole came to us from the hospital and was new to recovery. “I am so thankful for the Lighthouse Mission and Agape…

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OUR MISSION : Healing homelessness with Christ's power and love
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