Christopher’s new beginning started with the simple kindness of a good meal.

Christopher is a young man who first came through the Mission doors hungry and hoping for a meal . . . but he needed so much more.

Over a $1.95 meal provided by a friend like you, Christopher shared how his parents lost custody of him and his siblings when he was just 14 years old. He grew up in a “boys’ home” that met his physical needs, but not much else . . .

By the time we met him, Christopher had called our city streets home for years. He slept in cars and abandoned houses in all kinds of weather. As you can imagine, it’s hard to keep a job when you have no home . . . and it’s almost impossible to rent a place to call home when you don’t have a job!

He was just trapped. No job. No home. No hope.

I wish I could tell you that his circumstances are rare, but it’s just not true. In fact, the need in our city right now—the hunger and suffering—is vast and growing. That’s why I am so thankful for caring friends who support DRMM and provide meals to people who are hungry and hurting.

Christopher’s new beginning started with one of those meals . . .

You see, that’s when we sat and prayed with, and for, Christopher. That’s when we told him all about Christ’s promise of new life, which He bought for us on the cross. That’s when we explained that God’s mercy and love is always there for him and that DRMM exists to help people find their fresh starts in life.

This message was a game-changer for Christopher, and it will have just as great an impact on other lost and broken souls who will come through the Mission doors for a meal this Easter!

Did you know that throughout the Easter season, as many as 85,000 hot meals will be shared with men, women, and children who are in desperate need of being restored, forgiven, and beginning again?

This is why I ask you to give generously today, from your heart, to provide as many life-changing $1.95 meals as you can. Yes, a meal can truly be life-changing . . .

Here’s how. Christopher had lived his entire life believing NO ONE cared if he lived or died. So, you can imagine how moved he was to discover that the meal he received was provided by a neighbor like you who really DOES care.

On behalf of others in your community who are hungry, hurting, and homeless, please make a generous gift now to provide as many meals as possible this Easter season!

It was a bitterly cold and windy day when William came through the Mission doors hoping for a meal . . .

After the meal was over, William waited around and finally found the courage to ask if he could talk with us about something important.

First, he expressed thanks for the good, hot meal he’d received. He said it was the first real meal he’d had in a while!

Then he asked if it was true that DRMM was really able to help people rebuild their broken lives . . . even “lost causes” like him.

You see, William battled addiction for years. Time after time, others told him he was beyond help. Sadly, he’d come to believe they were correct!

That’s when we told William that DRMM has one of the best treatment programs in the nation. If he was committed to making permanent changes in his life, then yes, we would love to help him get the fresh start he longed for.

William had tears in his eyes when he shared that he’d grown up with no father figure. So, when a cousin came home from prison, he became William’s role model and put him on the wrong path in life.

William was trapped by drugs for so long that he’d driven away his family and lost everything that mattered to him. He could hardly bear to hope he could get clean and get a fresh start in life . . .

But he did get a fresh start, and it all started with the gift of a meal from someone like YOU. Today, he’s free from drugs and knows he was never “a lost cause,” never “beyond help,” thanks to the infinite love and mercy of Christ. He knows now that Jesus gave us ALL the chance for new life when He suffered and died on the cross!

That’s why I ask you to make a gift of meals now—as many as you can!

Imagine if every $1.95 meal you provided made a life-changing difference for the 2,200 men and women who will turn to us EVERY DAY this Easter season!

William says, “If I hadn’t come to DRMM, I’d probably be dead. I wish I had come to the Mission a long time ago. Coming here was one of the most positive things that ever happened to me. This place kept me grounded and has really helped me transition back into society. God is guiding me every day . . .”

Friend, Easter is just around the corner. Please share a generous gift now to help other hurting and hungry souls, like William, get a good, hot meal and a fresh start in life.  Your gift of meals will open doors to help, hope, and healing!