We were saved not to be served, but to serve. We believe that everyone deserves a second chance, even if they’ve already had 100 second chances. Because God never gave up on us, we refuse to give up on others. Stop by. Share your story. Get some food. And find hope for a better future.
And the master said to the servant, ‘Go out to the highways and hedges and compel people to come in, that my house may be filled.’ ~ Luke 14:23
‘9 Go therefore to the main roads and invite to the wedding feast as many as you find.’ 10 And those servants went out into the roads and gathered all whom they found, both bad and good. So the wedding hall was filled with guests. ~ Matthew 22:9-10
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Sundays: 1 pm – 1:45 pm
Stop by get a sandwich bag: a sandwich, a drink, a bag of chips, two cookies, and a card.
- Christmas 2020Often times, we have been blessed more than we realize. Christmas morning, we wake up, go downstairs, read the Christmas story, eat some local beef and heavy cake (Caymanian Tradition), open our presents, and enjoy our day just lounging around. It’s so easy to forget that there are 1,000s of people in our state alone that are hungry and cold at Christmas time. So, we decided to change tradition just a bit in Christmas 2020.
- 12-13-2020Sure, some people are on the streets simply because they made bad decision after bad decision, but why did they make those bad decisions? A lot of the time, they weren’t raised in a home with a good family that could pick them back up each time they messed up. Sometimes we judge people harsher than we judge ourselves simply because it’s easier to hold them to a higher standard than it is to hold ourselves.
- Thanksgiving 2020To be honest, the day started out a little disappointing. We had made plans with several homeless people to meet us at a specific spot to receive a Thanksgiving Meal. We got there, none showed. To say the least, we were a little disappointed, but we didn’t let that get us too down. Not more than 5 minutes later, we saw another homeless man we were supposed to meet, who said he had 20 to 30 people who he was bringing. When we spoke to him, he blamed others and said that he can’t babysit them. In the moment, I have to admit, I was vexed. I didn’t realize that I was him.
- The Background StoryThis was the ministry that actually brought HoldToHope alive. It all started on January 11th, 2018. We went for a walk on the trail one day, and we saw a young man across the river living a tent. So like any normal person, we called out to him, and he came across to us. Listening to his story brought us back to reality. We didn’t really know what we were doing, nor did we know what we about to start. When we think about helping the homeless, we think about handing out blankets, giving them a dollar, but what we don’t really think about is talking to them.