When Needed Most, You Showed Up

Lavish love has poured forth in the form of donations supporting our Joshua Station families during the coronavirus quarantine. What a flood of generosity! From the first message I sent on March 19 about our urgent needs for food, supplies, and finances, you showed up – hundreds of you. Showed up with toilet paper and taco trucks. Ten dollar gifts and thousand dollar gifts. Calls, notes, and emails of encouragement. Prayer.

We couldn’t help being concerned when we needed to cancel our annual Spring Theater gathering. I’m amazed to report that your spring donations during the Covid-19 crisis exceeded our $100,000 goal for the event. Of course our expenses have been greater during this time as well, but every essential need has been met for our families healing from homelessness. You’ve helped sustain the safe and caring environment they need to move ahead.

THANKS from our families, who often ask us to pass along their gratitude to you – though we’re not always sure how. Thanks from our staff team who has invested much to help get our families through the current stretch.

Obviously we have a long road ahead, and much more generosity will be needed. But your support in recent weeks helps us trust.

While I can’t begin to thank individuals by name in this space, I would like to give a shout out to those churches, foundations, and businesses who sponsored our Spring Theater event costs (some of which could not be refunded). Each generously maintained their commitment even after we needed to change our approach. In following weeks, others jumped in as well.