Greetings:

The Academic Center's students have begun the new decade with a bang.  In January 4  women received their Academic Center Life Skills Certificates and are now currently working on their Academic Center Advanced Lifes Skills Certificates.

One man began taking college classes.

Today I learned 1 woman and 3 men (1 of the men took all 5 parts of his exam in one fell swoop) passed their GED's with high scores!!!!

Congrats to all of you. 

Interested in committing yourself, by volunteering, a morning or afternoon a week (classes run Monday and Wednesday mornings (for In-Step and Women) and Tuesday and Thursday monrnings and afternoons (for the men) and being a part in the growth of these students?  CALL ME of EMAIL ME.

Lynn Swanson

Academic Director

242-5920

242-5924 Fax.

lswanson@gnrm.org

"Liberty is the breath of life to nations." George Bernard Shaw

Good News Rescue Mission: Our prayers are with the people of Haiti after the powerful aftershock. Here at home, the powerful weather is filling the Mission to overflowing. Last night, we topped 230. About 45 men are having to utilize our chapel floor at night and about 24 women/children are having to share floor space at the House of Hope.  And, about 60-70 utilized our extreme weather rules which allow guests to stay in our chapel during the day.

Grant students donated 15 bicycles -- complete with helmets -- to the Mission just in time for the GNRM Christmas Celebration this Saturday, December 19th.  Recipients will be announced in a special presentation during the Children's program Saturday.

 Hello To all~

 Want to give everyone an update on how In-Step is doing. We currently have 11 in program. They are all doing good, we actually have a young lady who is do to graduate on the 29th of November her name is Jennifer Wilson. She came to us very broken. No place to live, no job, basically with no hope. Today Jennifer is stabilized on her medications her finances are stable and she found a place to live :) Thank you God for your promises of restoration,  Thank you to every one who donates to the Mission weather it be through donations of money, volunteering, food donations and especially through prayer. You are helping to change lives here 1 life at a time.

Thank you to Taylor Motors, Big Bike Weekend organizers, Tropical Talapas and EVERYONE who helped with Stuff the Truck today.  You all are A W E S O M E!!!!

Keith Ayala (red shirt), the 7th & 8th Grade class teacher at Igo Ono School dropped off a donation today of a $200 gift card to Raley's.  His 8th Grade class held a drawing for the gift card to raise money for their class trip later in the school year.  The Mission won the gift card due to the generosity of an anonymous ticket buyer who listed the Mission on their tickets in place of themselves.  Keith presented the award on behalf of the class and said the students were tremendously excited that the Mission won.  THANK YOU IGO-ONO 8th GRADERS!!

We recently awarded BIMORE:Spend Less (formerly the Shasta Discount Outlet) a hard earned trophy for their efforts on behalf of the Mission during our "March to End Hunger" food drive last spring.  They took first place in our business division by raising or donating over 8,000 pounds of food during March and April this year.  A big thank you to Robin, Ralph, Joanna and the whole BIMORE gang for all you've done to help the hungry in our community.

Mountain Vista's Project

On August 26th, the Mountain Vista's Senior Living home will unveil a new wheelchair accessible box and laptop garden.  The men of our New Life Recovery Program were heavily involved in nearly all aspects of construction and I think it turned out great!  Great job men!

This coming Thursday at Communion I will be recognizing Students of the Month for the In-Step, Women's and Men's Programs

2 men will be receiving Learning Center Certificates.  This means these men, during the time they have been meeting the requirements for recovery, have shown significant improvement in Math and Reading skills, have completed a resume and cover letter and/or have studied subjects such as science, history, religion, or geography.

Two women and four men will be receiving their Learning Center Life Skills Certificates.  One of the women receiving her Life Skills Certificate will be the first in our In-Step Program to accomplish successfully the following requirements:  Programmers are required to improve their math, reading, and writing skills, complete a budget course and quiz, become proficient in typing, research a career after having their career assessments interpreted, and study a minimum of 5 different subjects totaling 50 hours.

Congratulations!!!!!

I am in need of volunteers to assist me in helping these men and women reach their potential.  If you would like to be a part of this life-changing  experience please contact me at 530-242-5920 or e-mail me at lswanson@gnrm.org.

"Always do what you say you are going to do.  It is the glue and fiber that binds successful relationships."  Jeffrey A. Timmons

Lynn Swanson

July was a rough month for donations as the timing of the 4th of July holiday impacted early month giving.  We simply were not able to catch up from essentially a lost week in July.  Summer is traditionally bad, but this is probably one of the worst months we've had since I joined the Mission in the spring of '08.  That said, we're hoping for a better August and ask that you keep us in your prayers.

Hello Everyone :)

Just a little update on our In-Step program. We have 5 clients. We actually have one who is graduating in August. These men and women are really working hard towards something different for their lives. Dealing with mental health issues and addictions can be challenging, however they are putting everything they have to make that change in their lives.

Please come check out the Fashion Revival fashion show at the downtown mall on Market Street this Saturday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.  Tickets are $20 or $10 with clothing donation to the House of Hope.  For more information call me at 530-241-3608.  A BIG THANK YOU TO POSH MAMA BOUTIQUE FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF THE HOUSE OF HOPE!!!

            - Lori

Hi, all.

With the launch of our new site, we are looking for any history the community may have of the Good News Rescue Mission.  We'll be compiling what we get and will include much of it right here on this site.  So, if you have any pictures of the early years of the Mission, its staff, volunteers or anything else directly related to the Mission, please let us know.  God bless and thank you!

Hi everyone!

Welcome to the new site.  This is an exciting change for all of us here at the Mission.  The new site will allow us to better communicate with you directly on timely information.  The Donation page here will be a great source of information on our ongoing current needs, upcoming projects and ways you might become involved.  So please, come back soon and often.  And for all of us here, thank you for all you do for our neighbors in need.

God bless,

Wowie, Zowie Batman!  Food services now has their own page.