Jess Luoma
- Nov 17, 2022
- 3 min
The Road to Recovery: A Guide to Rehab
by Jess Luoma & Anjali Smith Our heart and our desire for our friends we meet who are suffering from drug and alcohol addiction is that...
Jess Luoma
- Nov 16, 2022
- 2 min
A Place to Belong this Thanksgiving
by Jess Luoma Every person deserves a place to belong, especially on a holiday that's centered around a family meal. If you are looking...
Jess Luoma
- Oct 31, 2022
- 3 min
A Friend to the Homeless
by Anjali Smith & Jess Luoma “One day, I was driving around and speaking to the Lord, and I said, ‘God, I need You to find me something...
Jess Luoma
- Oct 18, 2022
- 3 min
CIRT: Crisis Intervention Response Team
by Jess Luoma If you've worked with the homeless for any length of time, you've probably found that most do not harbor positive feelings...
Jess Luoma
- Oct 10, 2022
- 1 min
Our Vision for the Homeless and the Church
Over the last couple of years, spending daily time with our homeless friends in various encampments, we have learned a lot. We have...
Jess Luoma
- Sep 12, 2022
- 4 min
Our Lead Advocates: Dr. David Thompson
by Jess Luoma For over forty years, Dr. David Thompson was a missionary surgeon in the remote coastal forests of Gabon, Africa, and in...
Jess Luoma
- Sep 12, 2022
- 2 min
Hope Street Choir: Reconnecting to Hope through Music
by Jess Luoma Our friends, Hope Street Choir is based in Redding, CA and brings the homeless into a community that reconnects them to...
Les Reading
- Sep 12, 2022
- 4 min
It’s Time for a Change
by Les Reading Zita Stanchekova was my friend from many years ago. She lived in the U.S. under political asylum from Czechoslovakia, then...
Jess Luoma
- Aug 22, 2022
- 3 min
Calling the Church
by Jess Luoma We believe God makes it very clear in the Bible that it is our job to care for the poor. He calls believers to not just...
Jess Luoma
- Aug 22, 2022
- 5 min
From Addict to Advocate: Ardis Green
by Jess Luoma Ardis Green is a walking, smiling testimony of the power of the simple act of love. One simple act can change the course of...
