Urban Ministry

HAPPENINGS AT 1323

Life in El Salvador, The Lighthouse Resource Center, Urban MinistryDecember 29, 2025538Views 0Likes 0Comments

Today's blog post is adapted from a photo essay shared by Lighthouse Resource Center Case Coordinator, Wilfredo, as he sums up the "happenings" of the past year at 1323, our street address. The purpose of this photo essay is to share with you what is behind a face or name, where our clients can truly…

THE POWER OF PLACE

Urban MinistrySeptember 29, 2025617Views 1Like 0Comments

We all need a place to belong. We need a place where we feel seen. A place where we can connect, be ourselves. We need a place where we can loved and be loved. A place that we can call home. A place where we can invest, put down roots, and work to make our…

IN AIMEE’S WORDS…

Crossing Cultures, Interns, Missions, Training, Urban MinistrySeptember 13, 20232KViews 0Likes 0Comments

This past summer we had the joy of hosting Aimee as our summer intern! She made the tough decision to give up a summer of earning money in Canada to raise support and give her time to serve at Mission To El Salvador. Before she left, she shared some of her reflections on her time…

COUNTING OUR BLESSINGS

A New Dawn, Advent, Free the Girls, Holidays, Human Trafficking, Advent, Urban MinistryDecember 12, 20222KViews 0Likes 1Comment

The close of the year brings natural moments for reflection. We think about where we’ve come this year, and about where we are going. The photo above was taken on Thanksgiving Day when we gathered together in the Lighthouse Resource Center to share a meal and reflect on all of the things we are thankful…

GROWING COMMUNITY

Fundraising, Urban MinistryOctober 13, 20221KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Pretty much everything I try to plant and grow dies. I don’t do a great job of pulling the weeds out at the right time, or giving the plants the right amount of water to drink. I don’t block the sun or allow it to shine in the right amounts. In short, I’m not very…

WHAT DO YOU HAVE IN YOUR HOUSE?

Justice, Urban MinistryJuly 27, 20221KViews 0Likes 0Comments

A woman found herself in a desperate situation. Her husband was dead, and her children were up for sale. She was exhausted by poverty and injustice and the only way to pay off her debts was to sell her children into slavery.She turned to where many turn when their situations seem impossible…to those who claim…