Dear Friend of the Mission,

During the last three weeks, we had more than 20 volunteer college and high school groups serve at the Mission during their spring break from school.  We had groups from New York, Missouri, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, Michigan, Indiana and Illinois.  These young people helped out in our kitchen, in our thrift stores, and in our clothing sorting room.  In addition to getting a lot of good work done for the Mission, they also put names and faces to homelessness and witnessed firsthand how God is transforming our men from the inside out.  In the midst of all their hard work, they also had fun and enjoyed getting to know our men.

The Lord is truly blessing the Mission in so many ways.  In the midst of these many blessings, though, we do have some significant challenges.  About 1/6 ($200,000 a year) of our budgeted income comes from foundation grants.  Foundations are telling us that they are now getting from non-profits two to three times the applications for grants they normally receive.  Even though the Whosoever Gospel Mission does not ask for or receive any government funding, many non-profits do receive significant funding from the government.  With all of the government cut-backs, these other non-profits are beginning to apply for foundation grants to make up for their funding cut-backs.  As a result, the competition for foundation grants is greater than ever before.  First and foremost, please pray for the Mission.  Secondly, if you know of any foundations that we could apply to, please let me know via my email address at the top of this letter.  And thirdly, please support the Mission as generously as possible.  Our beds are filled, and homeless men are seeking our help.  Thank you for investing in their lives for good!

Working together with you,

Robert A. Emberger, D.Min.
Executive Director