6 months, because of donors); food businesses that donate their products that allows us to serve balanced meals for less than $2; Professional donors…doctors, nurses, technicians, pharmacists, optometrists, and all those support volunteers from Medical Mission Adventures who make our outreach to the homeless possible; and donors who cannot help us financially, but donate the greatest gift off all…prayer. This is just a snapshot of some of our donors. We are a faith-based organization and are facing a very large and expensive plumbing repair bill, but our strong desire to help those who are temporarily experiencing homelessness even more, allows us go forward, undaunted, because we have faith in our Lord and donors, who will provide for us just exactly what we need…not our wants.

5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6

We at Beacon Light Mission and Doors of Hope Women’s Shelter wish you Happy New Year and may your peace, joy and blessings be multiplied.

Jerry Rilling, Laura Scotvold-Lemp Executive Director Director of Operations Beacon Light Mission/Doors of Hope Doors of Hope

Pulling into Beacon Lights Missions’ parking lot one of our many rainy

days, I found myself singing a Christian song,’ Rain Down, Rain

Down, Holy Spirit, Rain Down…and the rain was pouring down. Not wanting

to get soaked, I tried to extract myself

from my car, by extending my unopened umbrella upward through a

narrow open door…just enough to get the umbrella out, and then pushing the

uncooperative button that would

magically unfold it and provide some protection from the downpour. A few

good pushes on the button, and the umbrella sprang into action.

I was hurriedly moving towards the Mission, but I couldn’t

help noticing the lack of people

standing in the alley. It was empty. I walked down a-ways and looked at

their tents and home-made shelters of, tarps, plastic sheets and whatever, and

I had a swelling of compassion for

them. If we could only bring all of them into the shelter somehow.

When I got inside, I saw that our Day Room was filled with a lot of

the “people from the alley” enjoying

hot coffee and a bite to eat. Many of them had “wet feet” and were offered

socks. Fortunately, we had just received a pallet of 25 cases of socks…

enough that should last us several

months. (We couldn’t have bought that pallet of socks, without the monies you

donate. We buy these USA made socks for about 57 cents a pair.) That

pallet sounds like a lot of socks, but we

give away over 100 pair a week, and that’s why your donations of socks and

underwear are so greatly appreciated. Our Care-A-Van crew has not

missed a day of serving the homeless, even in the rain. One Tuesday night it

was raining very hard and homeless

didn’t want to come out of their shelters, so our crew took, hot coffee,

hot soup sandwiches and socks to them, which they greatly appreciated.

During this rainy season, we

have passed out numerous jackets, sweaters, hoodies (a very popular

item) tarps, tents, gloves, hygiene kits, shoes and lots of blankets…all donated

items for which we are profusely appreciative.

Many times I looked out at the

homeless residing in the alley while it was raining, and I reminded myself

that the Bible states that it rains on the poor and the rich alike, But then I was

reminded about the great fires we had

this year and a new wave of people who in a matter of minutes were

experiencing homelessness…followed by the heavy rains and now mudslides.

Both the rich and the poor

need to rise up from their ashes, whether it’s a house or a hovel. Both

need Jesus to sweep away the rubble in their lives. It’s not where they

reside here; It’s where they will reside

in the future. Both have the same need. Gifts to lift them up. Gifts of

love, grace, mercy, forgiveness, and they in turn need to return to Him, a

gift of repentance and faith. �

Online Shopping at

Amazon.com

N ow you can donate items to the mission from the comfort of your own home or office. We have created an

Amazon Wish List. We have diligently searched for selected quality items that will last for the best possible prices within the amazon.com website.

Amazon Instructions: Go to Amazon.com and in the upper right corner hover over the lists button and select Find a List or Registry and type in

Beacon Light Mission or Doors of Hope Women’s Shelter. There you will find their list of needs. “Check Out” as you normally would, selecting Beacon Light Mission or Doors of Hope Women’s Shelter as your shipping address. The items will

be sent directly to the mission. It’s as easy as that! If you need assistance call Gina at (310) 830-7063.

Mission Needs � Men’s Jeans (size 34-48) Urgent � Men's Underwear � Women’s Underwear (size 5-6-7)

Urgent � Razors � Dish Soap

Food Needs � Spaghetti � Linguine � Penne � Farfelle (bowtie pasta) � Rotini � Elbow Macaroni

Canned Food Large # 10 cans please � Chili Con Carne � Green and/or red enchilada sauce � Diced tomatoes � Tomato sauce � Green beans � Corn

Current Needs DOORS OF HOPE is getting more requests for housing than ever before, partly due to the very cold weather, but also from other agencies such as PATH and Harbor Interfaith in San Pedro. As an example, this past Tuesday night, the Care-A-Van crew had several ladies ask if DOH had any beds available. Some want to get out of the cold, and others want to transition from their present life style. Laura and her great team have created a reputation among these other Service Organizations as a “go-to” place for these women who want to get off the street. Working very close with the case workers, DOH helps these ladies get the needed identification so they can qualify for housing, which alone could take three months or more, then these DOH transitional guests are given extended stays as long as they continue working towards their independence and at the same time, they live in safety, warmth, emotionally and spiritually, attending chapel, bible studies and hot meals. When one of them is presented “their keys” to their new housing, everybody celebrates. Remember Joe and Brenda, the senior couple we featured in our newsletter? After a long patient wait, they finally received “their keys” in a brand-new housing development. In one four-day period, we were able to give keys to four different recipients of housing. Thanks to our Lord, DOH, and all the case workers and organizations who work hard for those who can’t help themselves. Please pray and thank

God for all that He is

doing at DOH and for

strength for the DOH

team. �

The Care-A-Van Crew in the RAIN!

Beacon Light Mission & Doors of Hope Women’s Shelter 525 Broad Avenue Wilmington, CA 90744

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DONATION DROP OFF

You may drop off your food, clothing or other donations any time between 8:00am-6:00pm for both Beacon Light and Doors of Hope. Just go to the back gate of the Beacon Light Mission or Doors of Hope and honk your horn. Someone

will come out and collect your donations.

Financial donations on our websites:

Beacon Light www.beaconlightmission.org

Doors of Hope www.doorsofhopewomensshelter.org

Or by mail to:

525 Broad Avenue, Wilmington, CA 90744

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Roy Barile, President

Lee Ettenger, Vice President

Christian Bower, Secretary

Kent Meyer, Treasurer

Paul Dever

Dan Fox

Gretchen Goldsmith

Margaret Grieco

Pastor Jewel Jones

Ronald Okamoto

Lila Omura

Anthony Sogliuzzo

CONTACT INFORMATION

Beacon Light Mission 525 Broad Avenue, Wilmington, CA 90744

(310) 830-7063 email: beaconlightm@aol.com www.beaconlightmission.org

Doors of Hope Women’s Shelter

529 Broad Avenue, Wilmington, CA 90744 (310) 518-3667

email: dohws@att.net www.doorsofhopewomensshelter.org

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I can do all things through Christ

who strengthens me.

Philippians 4:13

We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that is qualified to receive tax-deductible donations.

MISSION STATEMENT

Our mission is to minister the love and

grace of Jesus Christ to the homeless in the South Bay by providing a safe and nurturing environment where they can receive food, clothing, temporary shelter, discipleship and spiritual encouragement in their present life circumstances.

In January with

your help, we

were able to...

1498

Attended

Chapel Service

serve 105

meals per

day

assign 1382 beds provide

showers for

395*

*Open showers are for any homeless man or woman. Each person is given clothing, hygiene items and served a hot

breakfast.