This is Brenda Bell's testimont from Frederick Rescue Mission's 60th Anniversary Banquet, July 20, 2024.
Brenda works in Faith House and Rescued Treasures, our clothing ministry. She has also been helping homeless people in Frederick since 1981. About a year ago, she met a homeless man named Mark in Rescued Treasures. He had lost his job and had little, and the two became friends.
After a recent storm, Mark came to the Mission completely distraught because he had lost everything. He told Brenda, “My sleeping bag, my tent, and all my clothes got washed down the river.” Brenda got him a new sleeping bag, tent, and clothing and prayed for him. Brenda is now trying to coordinate a landscaping job for him. Thanks to your generosity, Mark learned that he can come to the Mission whenever he has a need.