February Newsletter 2024

Dear Friend,

I have great hope that 2024 will be a wonderful year for the men, women and women and children served by Hope Gospel Mission. That's because we're building on the many blessings of 2023.

With your help, men, women and children found support from painful pasts by receiving hope, time to heal and the tools needed to learn how to live again. Those who completed our program built healthy and supportive relationships with family, friends and community and were ready to make a fresh start.

As we look forward to the coming year, there is great anticipation. The new Hope Learning Center is under construction and will bring much-needed office space, educational areas for residents and quiet counseling space. The new building will accommodate the growing number of men and women and women with children receiving the services they need to rebuild their lives.

Your kind support provides a solid footing for residents to stand strong and persevere. Thank you for your support. You are making a big difference here, and I greatly value your partnership.

May God bless you and yours with a very happy new year and the joy of seeing your kindness continue to bear fruit through 2024.

Sincerely,

Sandi Polzin
Executive Director
Hope Gospel Mission

Thank you for the powerful support you gave the men, women and children here. Hope began for men and women when they came to Hope Gospel Mission. They would not be here without kind friends like you.

Kevin grew up in a small, quaint town, but his childhood held some dark secrets. There was abuse at home, and it was not a place Kevin wanted to be. By the time he was 15, he began smoking mariuana to ease the pain he received at home.

Spending his time on the streets, Kevin found a group of friends who introduced him to more drugs and alcohol. "The drugs made me numb," he says. "I didn't want to feel any more pain."

Living a young life filled with drugs and alcohol led Kevin to jail. While there, he attended chapel services and began hearing the Gospel. Kevin soon felt God working in his life.

Kevin was approached with the opportunity to take an interview at Hope Gospel Mission. There was a catch though...if he was accepted, he could leave jail early and become a resident. However, if he was not accepted, he would be sent back to his cell.

Understandably nervous, Kevin attended the interview. After only a few short hours, Kevin heard the good news that he was accepted! Ecstatic, but still unsure what he was headed into, Kevin began his journey toward sobriety.

"Some days are very difficult," he admits, "but there is always someone here who will see you struggling and help you get through it."

By trusting the Lord, Kevin worked hart to hold on to sobriety. He is encouraged by his children, two boys and a girl. "When my son asked me if I would drink after my programs were done, I said I would not," he says through tears. "The look of happiness on his little face encourages me every day."

Determined to lead a good example for his children, Kevin is actively involved in his church and looking forward to continuing his business ventures. He is saving for a home where his children will be able to grow roots.

"The journey is not always easy," Kevin says. "But as long as you hold on, and follow God, it is worth it!"

Kevin also knows he could not have a bright future without your support. "I am so thankful for the opportunity you gave me. It does not go unnoticed. Everyone here is thankful for you."

With your help, the new Hope Learning Center is becoming a reality! The groundbreaking ceremony was held on October 10, 2023, bring the staff, voluteers and community members together in celebration! The design of the new 8,664-square-foot Hope Learning Center will meet immediate and projected needs for classrooms, counseling and office space.

This additional space is desperately needed. As individuals come to Hope Gospel Mission more ill and in need of greater care, a new learning center will help meet these growing needs.

We have outgrown the current learning center as more individuals are seeking help. With increased bed capacity and enhanced program offerings, the old learning center has become cramped in both classroom and counseling space.

The community really needs this larger learning center. Together, we can help end homelessness and suffering for many more in our community.

Gifts Given in Memory

(Persons being honored are listed first)

Alice H., My Mother	Jessica Day	Bill Breckner	Sheri Hall
Amy Marie Wick	Shirley Anderson	Charles Cynor and Bill Cynor	Donald and Caroline Schulze
Barbara Garner	Joseph Baiocco	CJ Robinson and Lynne Farmer	Justin and Heather Knutesen
Bill Bingham	Richard Ziemann	Clarence Fitzsimmons	Mary Fitzsimmons
Clarence Hoffman, Sr	Bonnie Zinsli	Clarence Sprague	Nathan and Annie Vaningan
Debbie Konkel	Carolyn Hathaway	Ed and Bob Mckinzie USN Vets	Dana Seymour
Ed Brown	Barbara Farmer	Ed Brown	David and Melanie Bang
Ed Brown	Jack and Rachelle Schulte	Ed Brown	Jim Wieg
Ed Brown	Curt and Kathy Castleberg	Ed Brown	Thomas and Barbara Johnson
Family	Darrell and Sandra Arndt	Frank Keeler, Jr	Jeffrey Heinzen
Gordon Hillestad	Gary Hillestad	Gordon Sissing	Marc Sissing
Gregory John Bredlau	Dennis Bredlau	In the New Life of our Daughter	Brian and Dawn Hoven
Jack Sampson	Bruce Sampson	Jason Gast	Richard and Teresa Van Gelder
Jean Sirianni	Stephen and Janet Driever	Jeanne Farmer	Ronald Farmer
Jeffrey Kohlbeck	Paula Kohlbeck	John and Judy Heintz	Shirley Ives
Joyce Bowman	Clifford Bowman	Kathryn Rasmussen	Ronald and Janice Rasmussen
Kathy Franson	Shirley Pichler	Kelsey Kindschy	Diane and Fred Nehring
Kenneth Schulze	Donald and Caroline Schulze	Kristina McGee	Sheila and Anthony Kvapil
Kristine Bacon	Jon and Kristen Cooley	Larry Gilmartin	Kevin Gilmartin
Lavina A Olson	Thomas and Margene Kewan	Lavon Budnowski	Louise Koxlien
Ma and Dad	Norman and Janny Henke	Mabel Louise Steward	Perry and Vranna Manor
Maddy Butterworth	Matthew and Jennifer Bittner	Margaret Donnelly Benson	Karen Bates
Mary Ann Rizzato	Ken Green	Mary Jo Young	Carol Lamirande
Menards	Classic Manufacturing Co	Millard, Shirley and Danne Sivertson	Robyn Sivertson
My Family	Mary Fitzsimmons	Mya Olson	Chuck and Kim Olson
Pat Kolar and Walt Keiser	Joseph Baiocco	Perry and Alice Severson	Kevin and Sharon Severson
Philip Manor	Perry and Vranna Manor	Phyllis Spiering	Charles Spiering
Randy M Lee	Louise Koxlien	Rita Bauer	Tamra Gustavson
Rodney Buenger and Daryl Buenger	Judie Blandin	Ronald H Tucker	Jeff and Wendy Tucker
Shila Basu	Sandeep and Lopamudra Basu	Shirley Sellen	Dan and Barb Ellenberger
Sunetti V	Daniel and Michelle Reis	Tailynn, Bob Elliott, and Michael Donnestad	Tabatha Elliott
Terry and Linda Geboy	Thomas and Mary Burke	Thomas Zimmerman	Doris Zimmerman
Tom Drinkman	Richard Drinkman	Tom Repaal	Mark Repaal
Vern Hanson	Ruth Hanson	William and Anna Joyce	Patricia Salimes

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