TechMission Real Impact Stories

Stephanie from Davenport, Florida discovered a way to volunteer from thousands of miles away.

Through ChristianVolunteering.org, Stephanie found an opportunity to serve as a virtual administrative assistant for Orphanages of Africa--an international humanitarian organization in Canada.

TechMission's December 2008 Newsletter is now available online. You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the document.

I had already accepted the job as Shelter Director a few months before I graduated and I've been there close to 2 years, have a $300,000 budget for a 30 bed homeless shelter, most of the residents are mentally ill or suffer from addictions, hence the homelessness.  Right from day one I used the training from City Vision College (formally Rescue College).  One of my first tasks was to terminate and rehire and I referred to the legal book from one of the classes.  It was very concise & practical information that I needed.  I

In December of 1990 I came to the Rescue Mission of Salt Lake in Utah. I been out of prison for about 6 months at this time. I was in prison for grand theft because I was supporting a drug habit. I had been homeless at times even before I had entered the mission in Salt Lake. While at the mission in Salt Lake I heard about the Spiritual Training Program and decided to see if I could get on it mainly because it was cold outside. After being there for about a week and hearing the Gospel I turned my life over to Christ.  

Though I had accepted Christ when I was a teenager, it was not until my mid-twenties that Christ became real to me and I began a serious effort to follow Christ. My Christian walk led me to Holmeswood Baptist Church where I soon became very involved in several different areas of ministry. The area that gave me the most satisfaction was in the Missions area. I discovered I enjoyed working with ministries that helped the poor and needy.