A Family Restored: Miguel & Desarae’s Story

A Family Restored: Miguel & Desarae’s Story

Drugs took Miguel and Desarae down paths that led to dead ends – until the Lord led them to Orange County Rescue Mission where they found hope in Christ that restored and transformed their family. Miguel & Desarae’s Story One joyfully bright spot over...

Sonia's Story: From Scraping By to Starting New

So often, I talk to the men and women that now call Orange County Rescue Mission home, and they recall a “moment of truth”. It is a moment that they are forced to make a monumental decision: to continue living in the brokenness and chaos they are in or to leave all...

Lakeisha's Story: A Chance to Stand on Her Own

We have all had moments where it seems the world is crumbling around us.  Something we trusted in or relied on gives way, and suddenly we are faced with impossible circumstances.  For many, an eviction notice or loss of a job can lead to devastation, homelessness, and...

Nowhere to live and four kids to feed

My heart aches when I hear stories of families like the Hernandez’s.  Yolie and Humberto Hernandez were in a desperate position, unsure of how to provide for their family and faced with the real possibility of living on the streets with their four children. But they,...

New life, new hope, a new start.

This is the message of Easter. The glorious resurrection of Jesus Christ is reflected in the lives of the families and individuals at the Rescue Mission that are being radically transformed. Formerly homeless men, women and children are given a chance at a new start....