Goqpef Rescue

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Washington, DC

GR 4 Main Facility Renoyotion & Repoir:Good Neighbor policy

rede- *-har she used ro be". For a 66 r-ear old
oni'irhsranding rhe upscale
'elopment
in the GRM neigh- building. a major rune-up is clearlv in l1
borhood, we believe strongly that order.
God is leading us to continue GRM's min- With the decision ro sray where we are, we
isrn' at our present location. We are want to be good neighbors by making the
strategically located near a Metro srop, are exterior of our faciliry attractive and func-
' situated in a relativeiv safe neighborhood tionalli' sound. W'e want our new neigh-
near Chinaro\\-n. rhe Convention Cenrer bors to see our facilin' as a safe haven for
and. :h: \lC] Cc::::. .:nJ ha'.'e e;-.', i.-..ss men and \\'omen s'here rules oi responsi-
:o :1 ::'.' ::-ti :. : :;.::. i : :. : ;.. : :..'.'i i:ls .in d bilin- and sood behavior are pracriced.
Crl'.':-^-^-^- :i.-^ -'ii i- '^= <:-= ti.n- \\ e u'anr ro create a sater and more mod-
\\'e are a,jia;enr:o:he Shar.'and -\1r. \er- ern environmenr thar u'ill be conducive ro
non neighborhoods ri'here manv oi our the process of transforming lives.
clients riside and hang our beibre thev 'We are in the process of establishing a
-1me ro GfuV. We believe thar men and major renoyation plan for our five srory
men will conrinue to be drawn ro our 5th Street faciliry. As you can imagine, a
\*ation for overnight shelter and for our lot needs to be done. 'We are nearing the
longer-term spiritual and drug recovery completion of an engineering study that
programs and our educational and voca- will provide the scope of work and esti-
tional services. mated cost for the exterior fagade work. renovation work on a phased basis until
Our Fulton House of Hope at 6th and I For the interiot we plan to start with the entire building, including the kirchen
Srs. and our Barnabas House at l4l8 9th major renovation work on the 3rd floor and dining area, has been renovated.
St. have been recenrlv renovated. but where rve house 60 Samariran men every This u,ork will require subsranrial funds
n'hen u'e look ar our main facilin' ar 810 night. fu God pror-ides rhe funds and and ri'e ask our faithful supporrers ro prav
jrh Sr. \.\\,. rhe u'ords rhar come to help through fairhrul supporrers and con- x'irh us and ro help financiallv as God
mind are "rhe old erar- mare, she ain'r strucrion parrners. s'e plan ro conrinue rhe leads i'ou.

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Memorial Tribute Concert for Lisa Raines
dv Victims of 9/ I I Pentagon Tragedy
A patriotic memorial concert
nSeptember 1lth, the entire counrry was shocked by the rerrible
for Lisa Raines and olher
e'ents in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington, DC. When Flight
-- crashed into the Pentagon, many local families were greatly affect- viclims of the 9/l1Pentagon Tragedy
ed. The G.R.I{. family also lost a friend in Lisa Raines. Lisa lived next door Friday, Seplember 6,n 7:30 PM
to John Jackson, our Executive Director. Lisa and her husband Steve Push were Fourth Presbyterian Ghurch
good friends of the mission. To honor Lisa a memory as well as all who suf- 5500 River Road Bethesda, MD
ed_ throrrgh this tragedy, GRM is presenting a memorial concerr on Septem- Scheduled to Perform
'6th. The concert will include patriotic as well as spiritual musical piesen-
'\%tions.
Please join us at this fr.. .',r.rrt. A ticket is attached for your familv
and guesrs!
r r

Free admittance lor family & guests

Something l{ew is Cooking in Culinary Services!
"Rescuing the World With Msnna" "$crctotne W
Chef James H. Jones, III c4eada enanAen an

hat joy it is to have fellowship with

a
r&e Arradtn, ide
you LCIRD! It's a great !m-e^t1!e
working in the house of the L9l?,
/"ttt Asw dao
as the new directoi of culinary services' I look ,afrao ta&r/ 6&qu
forward to the things that the LORD has in ?610 ctaq 4noted
store for this ministry. There will be some
/and4, Ad c7ilo ar6s?
new
things as well as some of the old, but as long as
verv *'Jl; wi iatswirr" /4444 -Q@ry....
;i;;ibRD f.t, ALL the glory we shall. do
"'l: "1r 1:":
task to chanse the
;;a":ph*; don't,""k. io, granted the porve-rful

iiu., of his people that the f-OnO has placed

This is not about -.r ot you; it's all about
to do, for the grgiE says,'oh that men
to the children of men!
;;J;;;r, and for his wonderful works
Camp Oak Hill---Bringing Pea ce to Troubled
amp Oak Hill, located
in Nottingham, Penn-
\r, sylvania is owned bY '
norr-proht corPoration ."tt+ ,it
direcied by Curt and JudY As!-
burn. Tlris summer' nine Ful-
ton House women enjoYed a
week or more of camP' June
24-28, we loaded 5 Phase II
women and their 11 children
into a van and a car and trekked
to Pennsylvania. The children
ioined other children from
fun-
kashington, DC and had a
filled wiek of camP activities -
6c crafts, boat-
Bible arts
class,
ing, obstacle course' Frisbee
goif, drama, nature' dance,
ihoir, swimming class, and
evening chaPel. It was a treat
for the women to sPend all that
time with their children after
surviving Phase I of treatment'
And I *ioY the laughter' new
friendshiPs, and good memo-
ries. It also Provided an oPPor-
tuniry for me to observe the
*o-Lt interacting with their
children and identified areas we
i" O1r:hands!
GoD has for G'R'M'
what
would pralse the LoRD for his Asw{"
Lives.
need to work on such as com-
munication, disciPline, and
respect. tilTeeks 2 and 3 of camP
*.i. spent *'ith 2 mothers and
their children. Time was sPent
counseling rvith mother and
child tog.ih.t' individual coun-
seling, obt.tving and teach-
"i-td and child' Parenting
i^s pat.ttt
.l"'ti.t were also taught' Jt'lY
22-26, 4 Phase-One women
attended camP along with sever-
al children from alrtmni or Hill
GRM staff. Fultott House of Hope Women at Camp Oah
In addition to enjoYing camP \Word'^and
we were also treated to the Sight to find peace' listen to God, study the
6a Sound live theatre Produc- grow in relationship with each other and God
was our head cool'
tion of "Daniel", a must for ilJby* Ball-Harris, "t "lt""nus' job! Allo' ;
this summer and did an outstanding
anyone who wants to exPertence
bie thank you to two interns, Debbie Bragg.fron
ttt. gibt. coming alive and Jesus
Christ becoming more real' *il;; 6ollege and Linda Baech from'Washing
." CiUf. Colleie, who were a huge.help to Cynthir
A,rg,rr, 5-9 is thE last week of
M"ty at th! Fulton House while I was go^n:'
."tip and it is for teenagers'
"rd of chal
ases 13-15. All other camPs are lrr, *r",.it'rl for God's presence in the midst
fun
i;il* ;;J fo, the gift^of another safe and sum
d, 7-I2. Several of the Ful-
ton"g.women and alumni had mer!
\
teenage children who attended
the w"eek of camP. The outdoor
camp setting is a natural Place Judy Ashburn, Director, Fulton House of Hope
 chool ofTomorrow... Making o Difference
Give o mon o fish and he will eat todoy...teoch o mon to fsh ond he will edt for a lifetime!
e are pleased to Gtrro $rrrrrr tTf he School ofTomorrow (SOT) achieved
announce that Joseph
Harris successfully
passed the G.E.D examination in
Julv of this vear. Joseph, we con-
gratulate voul The school also
has several orher students rvho are
a*'aiting the results of their
examination. \7e rvant to con-
gratulate these individuals for
their hard work and dedication as
well.
The G.E.D. students at the
School of Tomorrou' (SOT) are achieving one success after
another. Students are enthusiastic about learning. They also
consistentlv demonsrrare an improved capaciry to make a win-
ning connection benveen the u'ork they complete in class,
group discussions and homeu'ork assignments and the issues,
challenges and triumphs thev face in the real world.
C,,:';H:Tff :il#:T#*:'t'Jff :,i"ii'dingabe"er'
the status of a Cisco Local Nenvorking
I
,rg I Academy as ofJanuary 2002. \07e would
Nerwon Kr Nc like to thank Frederick Communiry College,
ACADE}tY
our Regional Academy, for training our instruc-
tors.
Our Nenvorking Academy offers nenvorking training to students
which leads to the Cisco Cerdfied Nemrork Associate (CCNA)
certification. This course is also geared for students, who wish to
advance their IT skills for their careers or to prepare for the net-
work instdlation and support certifications.
To assist students in achieving their goals, we provide instructor-
led training with experienced and qualified instructors. Courses
are taught utilizing the Cisco official online NetworkingAcademy
Curriculum. To enhance the learning experience of the students,
we provide hands-on laboratory exercises using Cisco equipment
in our labs, located within the school.
The nert Cisco session begins: September 96
For more information or to register, CaIl:2O2-789-f 8f 0

W"OfWot&"to,^ge Transforming Lives... "Believe it or Not!"

!yHAT e've all heard the
A fellowship of members of expre ssion a t
TL.M. and men from our
"het a good Jo."-
-- but rvhat about five good
e ?
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TLr\l third ohase grou_D of Sfll'

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WHEN
4th Saturday each month
wnen y-ou neeq ioe. ne-s lf lc-ffi{iil
=
-,N,l$f _€t Tn
tilr'
always there. \7hen vou
'the
8:30 Ald ask Joe to volunteer,
response is overwhelming.
And we also have two \Var-
\urHERE
| G.R.M. Chapel
rens and Arthur, Eric and
Ronald.
T.L.M. enjoying pimic on the waterfront in Maryknd's

I This group will complete

Eastern Shore

I
nine months at GRM in early Septem-
l. For More Information Call ber and this is the first time that
her ea Don Melvin group of ten or more has stayed togeth-
202-842-1731 x 217 er this long into the TLM program.
\7e are praying that God will provide
good jobs for these men as they work
full-time during the fourth phase of
a their stay at GRM. Most of all, we
want them to experience God's best for
their lives.
\7e are very proud of them.

want thein to expenehce Lrod's best for

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i How Youo Your Group or;"i
Help the Homeless Walk-a-Thon

the uPcom-
f ,', that time of year again! Don't miss
.l ittg 15th Annual FannieMae
"Help-the Homeless \ilflalk-a-Thon"'
In 2001, over 100,00 walkers participated'Gospel
Church & School Rescue Ministries had over 2,000 walkers registered
"lHlini-Wdfks" in our name! This year we would like all of our Part-
ner churches, to ParticiPate!
here is a'flew''oPPortuniry for
church and school grouPs to get t 23'The walk is held
involved in the walk this Year' This year,the event is scheduled for Saturday, Novembe help GRM!
bring the walk to You! Maryr on the mall in \Washington, DC and is a very enjoyable ]lr"y^to. work here
\V'e'11 funding for God's
Each year,the \walk-"-,hon is a major source of
l

lro.rrh, .o,lld not come for the main-

;"lk at the mall last Year because of
scheduling conficts or transportation
.orr".ttt." To make things easier for
the churches and schools to get
involved, we can now conduct a
"mini-
walli' right at Your faciliry!
at the mission.
Each youth who registers in the
name of GRM and PaYs a $15 regis-
tration fee ($25 Adults) will receive a
great long-sleeve t-shirt for the event'

it! \7e'11 even

ln. ,.girtr"tiott fee can be raised
\fetil even make aday of
throrrgh donations from familY and
btid the picnic and entertainment! If
friends to helP sPonsor the Youths
your church Youth or school grouP
please call participation.For more information
lu""rt more information, 'We
call David George 202-842-1406 or
David George 202-842-1406'
hope to see You this fall!
visit www.grm.org and click on
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Virginia MarYland
Oct' Sth, 6:00 PM When SaturdaY, Oct. 12th, 6:00 PM
When SaturdaY,

where McLean Bible Church where lmmanuel's Church

8925 Leesburg Pike 16819 New HamPshire Ave
Vienna, VA 22182 Silver SPring, MD 20905

If your participates in the united voy or c.F.c.

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Minisnies
(Combined Federil Carnpaigd pl'oi' 'oo'id",ttl:t",
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the ,rripirit if your payroll deduction donations!
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Xlour Church Can Helpl World Bank,..
Church Partners... GRMos Life Blood "A Chunce To Work" Program
TIt'7e are thankful for our church partners---not only because rhev pro-
RM's partnership with the'World Bank
I I / vide direct financial and other supporr to GRM, but because thev
continues ro grow and this bodes well
YV encourage their members to g., in,rolued as volunteers, menrors,
for men and women graduates of GRM
prayer partners and financial supporters. \7e wanr to highlight four parrners:
who will have increased job opportunities at the
World Bank and in the private sector. Thanks to
Zion Baptist Church (4850 Blagden Avenue, N.$!r.) an expanded commitment on the part of James
\7e were thrilled to receive a gift of $3,000 from Zion in May along with good Wolfensohn, President of the Vorld Bank
rvords of encouragement from Dr. Rev. Emil Thomas, Pasror ol Zion. Vhen Group, a number of companies and organiza-
u'e received another gift of $3,000 aborrtrcne month later, words could not
tions in the private secror will partner with the
t*brld Bank to provide rneaningful-€m
exPress our appreciation. Glory be to God for His unsearchable richesl to graduatesoF GR /t and other agencies provid-
ing drug reco\ier)'programs and orher services to
Christ the King Lutheran Church (Great Falls, Va.) the homeless and needv in Vashingron, D.C.
After receiving a senerous gift of 51,300 fron'r rhe church designated for Thank rrou, \X/orld Bank, for your commitment
CRM's Fulton ministn'. some of our \\'omen parricipated in a church service to help men and women return to the main-
stream of life.
there on June l6 and enioved a nice dinner and time of fellowship aFterwards.
We enjoyed gettine ro knou'Pastor Paul Gvson and orhers, including Karen
'i brother Grrr.' I)crer:or'r.
v
calvary united Methodist church (south Arlington, v..)
On June 23, a larqe group oi GR\I men and \\'omen attended church service
at Calvary and presented some special music and resrimonies. After church,
we had a fun time at Calran's annual picnic rvith good food and a comperi-
tive softball game. This has been a special GR,\{ evenr for several years and rve
thank Bob Vieck and P.tiror Steve Fiassnrer. On top of this, we thank Cal-
vary for a recenr generous eift of 5400.

Immanuel Presbyterian Church (Mclean, Va.)

their continued encouragemenr and support, including a recent gift oF$3,000.

Their words ro us \\'ere a real encouragement---"lmmanuel recognizes and
appreciates the many blessings and benefirs w'hich Gospel Rescue Mission pro-
vides for those in need in our communin,." I
t
t
K
rd,-
TLM members enjoying annual Caluary United picnic

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notified of.a bequest of $1,500 to GRM that had been made by
Mrs. Elizabeth Culbert in her will. \7e are thankful for those who rem.*b., u,
VV in this way and would encourage others to consider rrusr and esrate gifts to GRM.
'-,
There are a vatiery o.f yyt th_at this .T b: accomplished and we are willing to f,.lp you
with
any form of planned givilg; Please call John Jaclaon at 202-842-113l \X7. those
yho;uggesrto family i1d frjgnds that.gifts be made to GRM in memory of "ppr.'.i.re
t't. parsing of a
loyed one._Earnest Todd, a friend ofAl Manola, was remembered this way in
July by a num_
ber of his friends.
Treatment & Recovery ...Belrind the Scenes
.Wfi:T,:ffi:j'#lY
he Clinical Case Manager is a vital element in
the addiction treatment and social welfare of should first think ofwhat God has called
every resident at Gospel Rescue Ministries. Case His family to do'-- to serve others. At
management at GRM includes oversight of each resi- GRM, we want to serve not only our Pro-
dentt ffeatment needs from admission to discharge, as gram people but dso their family mem-
'\U(i'e
bers. believe that restoring family
well as the overall maintenance of resident files.
relationships is a major part of the overdl
recovery process. At our monthly family
Several GRM staff function in this area: Dave Barnes,
Clinical Case Manager ofTiansforming Lives Ministry dinner and program on August 1, we had
our largest group ever. It was a wonderful
Jndy Ashburn, Director and Cynthia Morris, Assistant
Director at Fulton House of Hope, Rev. Arthur Brown, time of gourmet food, fellowship and
I
powerfrrl praise and worship. One of our
ffi CaseYT"g::.f the SamaritansJt4inistry, an$ E;1qene
'W'eatherfotd, TLM graduates, John Pendleton, chal-
clinical c^, frffi C"r. Manager ofAftercare. Each of these
lenged everyone to keep their eyes on
staff meet with the r-esidents periodically to discuss health needs, legal problems,
education and employment, drr*..r, housing, and 9l troubles thgt mal be hav-
Je.,rs. Come join with us on the first
Thursday of any month at 6:30 p'm. and
ing completing their ir."t-.ttt and becoming re'acclimated to society'
experience the ioy of families being
reunited.
Additionally, the case manager records valuable data that is used to write reports to
major public and private fu.tding organizations such as HUD and the'Ward Fam-
ily Foundation.

All in all, the case manager allows other clinical staff to function more effectively
by providing struct,rr.d i.cord keeping and tracking the supportive measures that
promote the residentt overall welfare.

T.L.M. Mambns Enjaying Time uitb Family.

n May 2002, United

'Way For a period of two years, GRM keeps in

GRM's Eugme Weatherford
mcmberc of tbe aftercare Program
on special needs related to transitioning back into the mainstream
of life without relapse.
awarded a sizable grant to
GRM to help with the
expansion of GRMt Aftercare
program. This grant and an
'Ward
earlier grant from the
Family Foundation address the
critical issue of continuing the
recovery process after gradua-
uith tion. An aftercare plan is
developed for each person well
before graduation that focuses
ffi
touch with graduates in a variery of ways.
'S?'eekly
aftercare meetings are held and gradu-
ates are encouraged to stay connected with
GRM. Incentives are offered to continue tak-
ing classes at GRMt School of Tomorrow. UnlEedVthg
Eugene'Weatherford is GRM's Aftercare Man-
ager and, with help from the Tiansforming Lives Ministry suPPort
stafi leads the effort to help our graduates find permanent hous-
ing, job securiry and other needed social services, and to experi-
ente relapse prevention and spiritual growth. Thank you, United
\Vay and the'Ward Family Foundation, for partnering with GRM
'With
in this important part of the overall recovery Process. this
help, we can verift that a good aftercare Program does make a Pos-
itive difference.

Stulf Spotlight: James White

If Z7ith all of the everyday hustle and bustle at the mission, it is sometimes easy to overlook the men that came
serve

\X f onstaff at the mission in very important functions. Originally from Danville, VA, Mr. James'White
YY to G.R.M. in 1994 seeking helpand recovery from drugs and alcohol. Once delivered, Mr. \(hite has
filled many roles at the mission including work in the laundry Intake Monitor, and Midnight Securiry positions. Cur-
rently, Mr. \fhit. mans the phones and front desk in the lobby of our main faciliry. Believe me, the front desk is one
\White has served under three different Executive Directors
of *re most difficult areas of service in the mission! Mr.
and plans to continue his work here "as long as the Lord sees fit to keep me here".
 ;ar Sir:

t has been ninery days since I arrived at my new home in Hawaii. It took a total of six
months to uproot and plant down. I need to take this opportuniry to thank'Warren Foun-
taine for befriending and helping me. I wish I had the citizen of God award to give to him.
He helped set up the men in your organization to help me move so much of my furniture from
mv house before I moved to Hawaii.
fu a militarywidow not from the Maryland/D.C. area, I didn't have many connections. But God
puts people in your life for a reason. Mr. Fountaine and all the gentlemen who carried all that
heavy firrniture were such a blessing to me. I don't think they realize the magnitude of their
deeds. I met them at the Martin Luther Kirg celebration and I was so impressed by their godli-
ness and sinceriry.
Please give Mr. Fontaine this Lei and ask him to share the macadamia nuts with everyone else. I
will send more if that is not enough to go around. Now I must not be remiss in telling you all
how the Lord keeps on blessing me.

With Godt Love,

?atrw WalZe

( Transformed Ltfe: Constance McDude

done, not knowing that God would
take care of me and my children. I
went on my will, not His. So I got
more and more involved with rhe
wrong people, places, and rhings.
Eventually, I came to the end of my
road. This is what I wrote on Septem-
ber 21, 2001 .
"I haue come to the end of the road.
I havent been the same since. I know
that God has a plan for me. There
were people like Judy, Cynthia, and
John Jackson that had an impression
on me. God's word came to me. He
told me that I would be a leader for
many people. Now, I cook at the
recovery house and I have the lst
phase new comers in the kitchen. I
I talk to them about the God of my

Connie uith daughtn Syluia at Fuhon
House Graduation
hen I was a child I went to
church with my grand-
mother. I went to church
with her early in the morning and she
would read the Bible to me. I was
:d when I was 12 years old; I
- Jepted God to be my Lord and Sav-
ior. fu I got older, I was with anorher
way of life: trying to raise five children
no appetite. I'm talking to God and my
mother who is dead. God is in heauen
and so it *! mother. I just haue giuen
up, My spirit is gone. Vhere it
good old friend for 25 years? We got
high together all the time. Mr. and Mrs.
Gorilla. Oh yes, Mr. got married to
Miss Cocaine. Thtt were happy in the
b eginning-free rent, breakfast. "
Now I know that God was with me all
the time. I surrendered and wenr ro
recovery in New York, then to \Wash-
ington DC to the Fulton House of
Hope. That's where I found the Lord.
for me. I guess this is the beginning of
my training from God.
I am now going to Stratford College ro
*! be a Master Chef. At the Fulton
House, I welcome the new women
and teach a class to the women in the
lst phase. I have been asked by C.C.
(Community Connections), which is
where I go to see my psychologist, to
help the women that are beginning
there. I will do His will, not mine. He
is preparing me for something grear!
I've never been so h"ppy before!
Thank you God and GRM for my
recoverv.