by Jim Palmer | Jun 6, 2018 | blog
Darryl had lost everything when he arrived at Orange County Rescue Mission – his job, his wife, his kids, and his home, all due to his addiction. Since arriving, he has worked hard to transform his life and has been able to re-establish his relationship with...
by Jim Palmer | May 9, 2018 | blog
It is always my pleasure to introduce you to our graduates. It is a great honor to me, and one that I do not take lightly, to continue to remind our community that homelessness has a face. Real people have experienced real pain and brokenness – and now they are...
by Jim Palmer | Feb 5, 2018 | blog
“As it turns out, God is confounding me by turning all my weaknesses into strengths after letting me turn my strengths into weaknesses.” This quote from Jorge O. Sanchez, our Winter Graduation valedictorian and one of our Tustin Veterans Outpost graduates, struck me...
by Jim Palmer | Jan 26, 2018 | blog
It is that joyful time again! That time after our Graduation celebration when I get to share with you the real stories of the formerly homeless people who have lived here at the Rescue Mission. It might be easy to write off the issue of “homelessness” as a nameless,...
by Jim Palmer | Oct 18, 2017 | blog
Ten days ago, I was standing in the courtyard just before the Fall Graduation ceremony was about to begin. I felt a tug on my graduation robes and looked down to see the daughter of one of our graduates. She asked me, “Are you graduating?” When I told her I was not...
