
Water Street Ministries Thank you, Hmong Alliance Church congregation, for the grocery store gift cards. Your special note was very encouraging, too!

Water Street Ministries As you are sitting home looking out at the beautiful snow sit back and watch this video and praise God, because he is awesome in everything!

Water Street Ministries Question: What’s our role as Water Street Ministries in partnering to meet needs of poor folks caught in a cycle of homelessness and poverty? And how does our role mesh with the role of the local church in working together to meet this need?
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We are discussing this question on campus right now! Our goal of course is that our residential men and women become essential members of local congregations in the community. As our men and women emerge ...

Water Street Ministries Vote for our friends at Hope International! Use the link below to help Hope International, a local non-profit that works with the poor around the world, win a grant! We're all in this together, here in Pennsylvania and around the world.

Water Street Ministries Our snow blower just bit the dust. To purchase a new one, we visited a local business that has been a good friend of Teen Haven. The owner recommended a $1,500 model, which was way out of our price range. The owner responded, "If you come in and buy the $1,500 model, I'll give you a donation for $2,000 on your way out!" God is good!

Water Street Ministries Listen as a first time volunteer shares about her experience serving in the kitchen at the Mission with her son...
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My son and I served in the kitchen last night and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. We would like to do it on a monthly basis. The staff was very kind and the folks we were serving surprised me.

Water Street Ministries Read about Christmas Day meals at the Water Street Mission!
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Eleven-day-old Malachi Gentel spent the afternoon of his first Christmas snoozing in a stroller inside the Water Street Mission dining hall.

Water Street Ministries A family didn't buy a Christmas tree this year so they could afford to send a donation to Water Street Ministries. What a sacrifice!

Water Street Ministries In need of a good laugh? Check out this fun story of learning from a child's eyes in a classroom...
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In one of the Pre-K classes of Wonder Club, the children were learning about the days of creation and the teacher was telling the class that on the seventh day God rested. One child got a very puzzled and concerned look on his face and wanted to know why God got arrested. ...

Water Street Ministries Have a blessed and Merry Christmas! God bless you and your families.

Water Street Ministries A woman offered to pay her neighbor $25 to clear the snow last weekend from her driveway and sidewalks. He said he'd do it, but asked her to send a donation to Water Street Ministries instead of paying him!

Water Street Ministries A big Christmas shout out to JP McCaskey and McCaskey East schools who donated OVER 9,000 pounds of food for the homeless! The most we have recieved yet!!! Absolutley amazing.

Water Street Ministries "I'm a performer. I've lived under a microscope all my life. Now I'm reading verses that tell me God only wants my heart." - Lydia Center client

Water Street Ministries We are enjoying some delicious Christmas cookies thanks to Lancaster Christian School! Their Home Ec Classes made us Holiday Pretzels, Stain Glass Window Cookies, Sugar Cookies, Chocolate Chip Cookies and Oreo Truffles! If you're on campus today, stop up in Seiber Hall and share in the wealth:) Thanks Lancaster Christian!

Water Street Ministries For a class project at Millersville University, Sam was asked to create a form of art that exists online. Wanting to incorporate his passion for people, Sam chose to tell the stories of several clients at the Water Street Mission. This is the 3rd and final story:
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I walked into the library, a small space the size of a bedroom. Books on practical living, motivation and inspiration sat on the tables and lined the walls. Robert, 55, was comfortably seated on one of the couch chairs, legs crossed. ...


















