Joe, one of 12 children, rebelled against family and authority, and
ended up in prison as a result. While incarcerated, Joe wrote letters to
all of his many family members—not one replied. Joe became cold, angry,
and uncaring. To this day, 25 years later, Joe has no family ties. In
1995 at a tent revival, Joe gave his life to Christ, being told things
would be different, yet he continued his old way of life. Wandering and
hopeless, Joe ended up at a literal crossroads. Heading to Colorado
Springs, he reached the junction of I-80 and I-25, and felt compelled to
drive north instead heading to Colorado.
When he arrived in Casper early the next morning, Joe met a man and began talking with him briefly about how he was searching and looking for something and wanting to change. The man gave Joe a Real Help card and said, If you really want to change these people can help.
Joe came to the Mission and immediately re-dedicated his life to the Lord Jesus Christ. He shares, “I learn more about how to live my life each day, and the people have accepted me as I am. I didn’t have to pretend to be something I’m not in order to fit in. Today, all I know is that I love the Lord and want to learn, and that for right now, I am supposed to be here.
Whoever handed Joe that Real Help card has made a tremendous difference in the life of a hurting man. Won’t you offer someone a chance for Real Help?
Instead of handing over your spare change on the street, won’t you help support the programs of the Central Wyoming Rescue Mission? There are many ways you can help:
Prayer: Your prayer for the guests, staff, board members, and supporters of CWRM are greatly needed.
Financial Support:The Mission is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. The cost to feed, clothe, shelter and offer counseling and assistance to each guest is approximately $25 per day.
Volunteering:CWRM functions through the generosity of its volunteer help. Areas of need are the kitchen, front desk, maintenance, mailings, special projects, and Rescued Treasures Thrift Store.
In May we served 56 new guests, and filled our beds over 500 times.
Our kitchen staff and volunteers served more than 1200 meals.
Special Needs:
- Friends of the Mission—in order to meet our guests’ crisis needs and provide quality programming for the men, women and children we serve, CWRM depends on the monthly contributions of our supporters. Now that we have graduated from the United Way, more than 70% of our budget must be met through the donations of those individuals, churches, organizations, and businesses who partner with us to meet the needs of the poor and homeless.
- Special Event Sponsors—each year the Mission holds its annual banquet and Cow Pie Jamboree. This year we hope to add a golf marathon to our list of special events. We are able to put on these quality fundraising and awareness events through the generous sponsorship of businesses and individuals who contribute to help cover the cost of these events. We are always seeking new sponsors to help underwrite the cost of the banquet, auction item donors, and prize money sponsors for the Cow Pie Jamboree.
- Holiday Needs—CWRM provides its guests 3 meals a day during the week and two on weekends, 365 days a year. Because other agencies provide community meals at Thanksgiving and Christmas, CWRM chooses to offer a “home-style” holiday feast on those days only for its guests who are in Residential Program. In addition, each Christmas CWRM allows its Residential Program guests the opportunity to turn in a “wish list” of items they would like to receive. They are encouraged to request needed clothing and such items as personal CD players, music, books and Bibles. In addition, CWRM provides its Residential Program and Emergency Shelter guests warm winter gloves, socks, and a box of personal care products. CWRM seeks financial assistance with the holiday meals and with purchasing the guests’ Christmas wishes. Donations of gift wrap, tape, tags, and bows, and any help with wrapping is also greatly appreciated!
- Love in Action Foundation—CWRM established the Love in Action Foundation in 1999 in order to help the Mission develop a firm financial foundation to ensure that the same quality programs available today will be available for years and years to come. In addition to helping the Mission continue its current services, we hope contributions to the Foundation will also help the Mission expand its current services. Along with the need for a commercial laundry facility, the Mission hopes to develop a long term Transitional housing program for single women like it currently provides for the men on Residential Program, in addition to providing housing for women in crisis pregnancies. The Foundation offers our donors tax benefits along with flexibility in how they can give to the Mission. Gifts of appreciated property, stocks, bequests, and so on will not only help the Mission today, but will help us carry out the work of the Mission for generations to come.
For more information on how you can help the Central Wyoming Rescue Mission, Please call 265-2251.
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