Rescue Mission of Salt Lake City Utah
God did some amazing things at the Rescue Mission of Salt Lake’s annual Easter dinner this year. We saw many families, homeless individuals and those struggling to make ends meet join us in Pioneer Park for great food, great music, free clothes and stuffed animals for the kids.
It was a time when many people were blessed to enjoy a day of God providing all their needs. One woman, Alice, explained that her five children (ages 2-9) and the children’s father have been living out of their van for 2 months, after losing their home.
Alice works a night job while the children’s father, who is looking for work, watches the kids. The money Alice makes at her job is not enough to get them into an apartment but is just enough to let them survive in the van.
Alice and her family were just a few of the over 600 people that came to Pioneer Park on the Saturday before Easter (April 11) to enjoy the free food and clothing.
All told, the Mission gave away nearly 500 articles of clothing, including backpacks, coats, socks, underwear and more. Along with all those warm clothes the Mission served 625 meals to the hungry and needy in Salt Lake.
Beyond just physical needs, Pastor Mike Imperiale of First Presbyterian Church in Salt Lake, told the crowd the true meaning of Easter and explained how everyone could find new hope and spiritual salvation by trusting in Jesus.
“This is an awesome thing you guys are doing here,” said Cliff, who is living in a homeless shelter downtown. “The food is great, it’s a really great blessing on Easter.”
The Rescue Mission’s Easter outreach is just part of its overall goal to reach out to the least fortunate in Salt Lake City. By offering free meals, clothing and addiction recovery services to Utah’s homeless the Mission seeks to spread God’s love and gospel to the hurting and broken. The hope is that His love will restore broken lives
and move people from hurting and brokenness to healing and spiritual life.
“We really would not be here doing all this, without God’s help and the aid of God’s people that support us here in Salt Lake,” Executive Director Chris Croswhite said. “I want to personally thank everyone that supported our Easter outreach and praise God for the awesome fruit we are still seeing from that event.”
