Fall 2022

Fall 2022

RICHARD IS GRATEFUL & BLESSED THIS THANKSGIVING because of your support You’ve given him hope and new life this holiday!

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“I started living a normal life again.

I WAS NO LONGER ALONE.” A

fter his leg was amputated, there were things Richard just couldn’t do – like take out the trash or clean.

Neighbors and family helped for a while, then started ignoring his pleas. Eventually, his apartment became unlivable.

“I needed to get out of there and move into somewhere with assisted living, where I could better take care of myself,” he explains.

Without money for other housing and no one to turn to for help, Richard moved into his car. Then, someone told him about New Life Center. It was the answer he’d been searching for.

“I felt welcomed at the Center,” he says. “I could start living a normal life again. I was no longer alone. And it was so refreshing that they would talk about their faith in God.” Richard immediately received the assistance he desperately needed. Staff helped him clean and took him to doctor appointments. He had a bed, clean clothes, warm meals and daily devotionals. But perhaps most significant were the people. Richard didn’t realize how depressed he had become until he started talking about his circumstances with others.

At the Center, Richard healed physically, emotionally and spiritually. Others started noticing a change in his attitude; he was more positive than before. Richard began to regain his confidence.

“I didn’t recognize that I was capable of emotionally helping others before, but now I make a point to reach out to the new guys coming in,” he says. “I feel like I have something to offer.”

“It was so nice to talk to other people who could relate to what I had been going through with homelessness. ” Richard’s heart is overflowing with gratitude this Thanksgiving because YOUR loving support gave him the confidence and support to rebuild his life. “The Center helps people become productive again. It takes people who are on the streets doing nothing and turns them into whole, happy humans again. It rebuilds lives.”

SAVE THE DATE

November 29, 2022 Plan to be part of this global day of generosity by giving a gift to New Life Center on GivingTuesday.

Thank you, in advance, for your big heart to help local people in need!

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Celebrating Thanksgiving Every Day of the Year A Message from ROB SWIERS Here’s a wonderful Bible verse for this season of Thanksgiving: “This is the day that the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” (Psalm 118:24) During Thanksgiving, we gather to thank the Lord for blessings of family, food and health.

But what if we kept that same, abundant spirit of the holiday in giving thanks every day of the year?

Each day at the Mission, I see people who are thankful for the gift of new life that YOU helped make possible! You wrap them in God’s loving embrace. Teach them skills to build brighter futures. Lift up our ministry and guests in prayer. And rejoice over every heart restored and life rebuilt!

Life is challenging right now. With continuing inflation, costs for necessities like housing, gas and groceries are

higher than ever. It’s even harder for our struggling neighbors to make ends meet…and for our ministry to meet our community’s pressing needs.

Through it all, I remain faithful to God’s calling and grateful that I can rely on friends like you. My prayer this Thanksgiving is that you will do the same.

I hope you will take comfort in the love of friends and family, and the joy of knowing hearts are changed thanks to you. God bless you!

Rob Swiers Executive Director

2022 THANKSGIVING CAMPAIGN YOU can give our hurting neighbors reason to celebrate!

17,500 Meals Needed this Thanksgiving Season

Thanksgiving can be another difficult day for our neighbors struggling to overcome homelessness… poverty…addiction. But you can change that!

Just $2.17 provides a hot, nourishing meal. Your gift welcomes someone to our table and leads to a better life through:

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Safe, welcoming shelter

Warm clothing, coats & shoes

Classes & job training

Christ-centered programs

We need your help to serve thousands of meals this holiday season! Please rush your 2022 Thanksgiving Campaign gift today using the enclosed reply card and envelope OR online at fargonlc.org.

Read Richard’s story – a life you helped change!

Share your

love for those in need month in, month out

There’s little certainty in a life of homelessness. You’re not sure where you’ll sleep, or how you’ll eat. But those in our community can rely on one thing: that the doors of the Mission will be open.

A special group of people make that possible. Thanks to them, we have the resources to share food, shelter and the love of Christ – day in and day out.

These wonderful people are our Monthly Giving Partners…and today, you’re invited to join them!

To learn more about becoming a monthly supporter, visit our website fargonlc.org and click on “Get Involved,” then “Giving Options.” Or call Andrea Feigum at (701) 532-4423 or email andrea.feigum@fargonlc.org.

We’d be honored to count you among our Monthly Giving Partners!

Help Us Get Ready!

You wouldn’t believe how much we still have to do to get ready for the Thanksgiving season…you can help! Host a food drive or shop for these critically needed items, then drop them off at 1902 3rd Ave N, Fargo.

Don't have time to shop? Send a gift in the envelope provided to help us purchase what's needed on our food list.

Turkeys Hams

Stuffing mix

Cream of mushroom soup Milk

Dinner rolls Recyclable cups and napkins

Fresh vegetables: carrots, celery, onions, potatoes

Thank you for making these meals extra special!

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And when you tell your friends about us, they can join the celebration this Thanksgiving, too!

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