Toxic charity vs Smart charity
Toxic charity vs. Smart charity. As believers in Christ, it is one of our God-given responsibilities to care for the poor. Over 2,000 verses in the Bible illustrate this. But,…
Category Archives : Understanding Homelessness
What Motivates You?
It takes a special calling and a heart for people and Jesus to do this work! Supporting the Whatcom County and Bellingham area’s homeless, and continuing to bring the light and hope of Christ to those who are most in need is difficult work! But because of your partnership with our mission, and your regular recurring financial gifts, we are excited about continuing the work that God has called for us to do on your behalf.
Read more to see what keeps us going on a daily basis for the homeless of our area.
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
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:
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.
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…
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.
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…
From Rock Bottom to Recovery
It is so exciting to see amazing stories of God restoring people back to Himself. And that we are allowed – both you and Lighthouse – to participate in this restoration is just unbelievable. If you are not already a monthly recurring online donor – please act now and make a difference in someone’s life today. This story of James’ is a perfect example of just how you can partner with us to make an enormous difference in the life of a homeless person today.
What We Love About Working at LMM
Want to be encouraged in the face of homelessness and poverty? Meet the people behind Lighthouse Mission and you’ll see amazing optimism and encouragement in spite of the problems. You’ll see an excitement to watch as God intervenes.
We are thankful that our staff have chosen to partner in this mission. Will you join them and make a recurring donation to make a huge difference in the life of many today?
