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MY RESCUE MISSION: KEVIN MILLER | P3

DOUG’S STORY: GRATITUDE | P2

STORIES OF HOPE FROM BOISE RESCUE MISSION MINISTRIES | APRIL 2016

NEW LIFE! YOUR GIFT, HIS GRATITUDE

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Jesus helped change my attitude and work on my relationships.

I often think of Ephesians 4:24, “Put on the new self, which, in the likeness of God, has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth.” I tried to stop my destructive lifestyle in many different ways, but I never truly gave my life over to the care of God until I came to the New Life Program and put on a new self.

I am currently a full-time student at the College of Western Idaho, enrolled in a four-year program that will certify me as an interpreter for the deaf; I received all A’s my first semester.

I love my life now and am very grateful to the Lighthouse for what they have helped me accomplish. I draw my strength from Jesus and have thanksgiving in my heart. Thank you, Jesus. Thank you to the Mission, and thank you to the Mission’s donors for their gift to me of a new life.

I began a life of bad decisions when I was around the age of eleven, and it spiraled out of control, leading to 5 ½ years in the Oregon Youth Authority.

From there, it was another 12 years of addiction to methamphetamines before my life spiraled out of control so much that I cried out to the Lord for help.

I remember looking to the sky and

pleading with God to take this addiction away from me. In His grace, it was within a month of that time that I got on a Greyhound bus to Idaho to join the New Life Program at the Lighthouse. I arrived on June 18, 2014 and that was the date that I surrendered to the Lord and asked him into my heart.

It took a lot of dedication and perseverance to stay and work on overcoming my addiction, and I can honestly tell you, it was a miracle that

DOUG’S STORY

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GRADUATION

I tried to stop my destructive lifestyle in many different ways, but I never truly gave my life over to the care of God until I came to the New Life Program and put on a new self.

Please join us for a special Graduation Ceremony for the 2016 graduates of the New Life Program.

The men and women who are graduating this year have come through some very difficult times, but, with their hard work and your support, their lives have been changed.

This is not only a time to recognize their accomplishments, but also an opportunity for us to thank you, our donors, for making transformation possible in each of their lives through your support of the Mission.

Help us celebrate the beginning of their new lives!

Please R.S.V.P. to Kelsey Verbanac at 208-343-2389 or kelseyv@boiserm.org if you are bringing children who will need childcare. Find out more at BoiseRM.org/Events.

Thanks to you, Doug completed the New Life Program on July 8, 2015. “I love my life now and am very grateful to the Lighthouse for what they have helped me accomplish.”

GRADUATIONNew Life Program

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Shelter (ROL) for a week. We did our show from there, and we started Miller’s Mission to help provide for the Mission’s needs. That morphed into the Treasure Valley Turkey Challenge. Our first year, we collected 20 turkeys, then last year, we were given over 1,600!

For me, it is a blessing to be a part of the Mission in a small sense. When we do Miller’s Mission, now in both the Spring and Fall, we turn the show over to many of the Mission’s guests to tell their stories. It is not easy for these men and women to talk about where they have been in life, but they come and share their stories with us, and it’s our day to be their cheerleaders.

Two things inspire me about Miller’s Mission. One is people who say, “Kevin, I can only afford to give you one turkey,” and that sacrifice - one turkey - feeds a family in need.

The other is meeting the people whose lives have been changed because of the

KEVIN MILLER, 580 KIDO:

The way I got involved with the Rescue Mission is a personal story, like all of ours. About eight years ago, I lost my job just ten days before Christmas.

Before then, I have to admit that I never really understood the idea of homelessness. But I had been living paycheck-to-paycheck and, if not for help from my mom and dad, I would have lost my home and been homeless in Pittsburgh.

But I found a job and, when I came to work in Idaho, I saw how hard Reverend Bill Roscoe was working at the Rescue Mission on behalf of

homeless people in this community. We had a chance to speak, and I told him that I had been so close to homelessness myself, I would like to experience what it is actually like to be there.

So, I lived at the River of Life Men’s

Mission: men and women who have overcome addiction, those who have overcome abuse, and the ones who have risen from the lowest point they could ever have imagined they would find themselves. Through God’s grace, their lives have blossomed.

That week that I lived at the Mission, I would often see a particular family. The wife and kids were staying at City Light, and the husband was at the River of Life. Their time together as a family was when they came to ROL for meals. That family is what this is all about for me; providing for the very real needs of men, women, and families just like that one.

Many people give during the holidays, but homelessness, drug abuse, and domestic violence happen year round. If you truly want to follow in the footsteps of Christ, join me in helping out the Rescue Mission today. In the age of “I can’t”, we get to say, “I can make a difference!” - Kevin

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“Come help me raise much needed items for the kids the Mission will serve this summer, as well as veterans, too! Our goal is to make a difference, whether it’s through sunscreen, underwear, socks, or t-shirts.” - Kevin

The people whose lives have been changed inspire me; men and women who have overcome addiction, those who have overcome abuse, and the ones who have risen from the lowest point they could ever have imagined they would find themselves . . . Their lives have blossomed.

Rev. Roscoe with 580 KIDO’s Kevin Miller. “In the age of ‘I can’t’, we get to say, ‘I can make a difference!’ ” Thank you, Kevin, for your generosity toward us and the people we serve!

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Our very own Rev. Bill Roscoe, has been selected as one of the Idaho Business Review’s 2016 CEOs of Influence, an award that honors individuals in our state whose leadership, both in their profession and in the community, has had a positive impact on Idaho. Congratulations, Rev. Roscoe! No one is more deserving than you!

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