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Changing Lives Since 1889
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“I’ve got God in my life now”
T
hough his father wasn’t a
part of Tyrone’s life, he set
an example his son would follow:
drugs and alcohol.
Like most kids, Tyrone wanted
to be popular, but more often than
not, he felt like an outcast.
Tyrone graduated from high
school, but his “career” selling
drugs and being part of the gang
didn’t require a diploma. The
lifestyle Tyrone chose was
“fast money and girls.”
But eventually, he
lost control of his life
and started drinking
heavily.
His salvation came in the
form of one of our Life Change
Program graduates, Gary
Bronson. “Gary told me about the
program,” Tyrone says. “I needed
help, so I told him I’d come here,
but if I didn’t like it, I’d leave.”
The first thing Tyrone saw
was the “Jesus Saves” outside
the door. “I thought, ‘Wow, it’s
a church, and I don’t want to be
here.’” His first days were hard.
“I had had money, I had gotten
all the girls, and there I was
in a homeless shelter with no
clothes sleeping on mats on the
floor.”
Change became a regular
occurrence in Tyrone’s life.
He joined Calvary Baptist
Church and was saved.
“It’s like a new me,”
he says with a big
smile. “I’ve got God
in my life now.
I’m involved in
the church
and
actually
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in the choir. It’s a blessing for me.”
Tyrone graduated from our
Life Change Program, and then
stayed on at the Mission to help
others. “I just wanted to give
back,” he says. “When I first came
into this program, somebody
reached out to me and helped me
grab hold of the situation.
“Today, I want to be the
guy that says, ‘I was in the
same boat as you and it was
horrible – here, they can
help you get your life back
together.’ ”
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A Message from
G. David Scott
“Is my gift really
important?”
“Will it really matter if
I don’t make a gift to the
Mission today?”
Yes. It most certainly will.
It will make a big
difference to a young man
like Nick who is battling
addictions. It will make a
difference to a man like
Tyrone who is building a
new life through our Life
Change Program and
helping others along the
way. Your gift will make a
tremendous difference to
hundreds of people who
depend on the Mission for
food, shelter and hope.
And it won’t just make a
difference because people
receive food and shelter.
Because as we give faithfully
to others of our time, our
talents and our treasure,
we make an impact on the
world for His glory.
Because of your
faithfulness, people’s needs
are met and they are
blessed. They are fed and
sheltered, and their lives are
changed forever.
YES. Your gift does make
a difference.
G. David Scott
Executive Director
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A loving testimony
T
his letter recently arrived at the
Mission about a story in our
February newsletter:
I read your story “Given the test of JobKirk failed miserably.” What a wonderful
testimony. I have known Kirk and his family
since Kirk was in high school. The past
few years, I have been his “Mom.” I was
saddened to read that Grace United Methodist
Church in Dover was not listed as Kirk’s
church since that is where he was a member.
It was Kirk’s church family that
encouraged and enabled him to enter the Life
Change Recovery Program and who still
support him with prayers, cards, letters, and
phone calls and who are anxiously waiting
for his return… to Grace Church where he
was a much loved member of the church,
the Administrative Council and choir. Many
of the Grace Church family attended Kirk’s
graduation to show our love and support.
Eileen Harris, PPRC Chair –
Grace United Methodist Church, Dover,
and Kirk’s Honorary “Mom.”
Thank you for your kind words of
encouragement. The support of
friends like you helps change lives.
Help stock the pantry
T
he Thanksgiving season is
our busiest time of the year,
and we need everyone’s help to get
ready. In addition to three meals a
day here at the Mission, we’ll serve
more than 200 meals at our annual
Thanksgiving banquet.
You can help by supplying some
of the items we’ll need most:
Donations can be dropped off
at the Mission at 9 Market Street in
Morristown. For more information
call (973) 993-2871 or visit
www.marketstreet.org.
Turkeys
Instant mashed potatoes
Canned yams
Dressing mix
Canned vegetables
Canned cranberry sauce
Pumpkin pies
Whipped topping
2013 Thanksgiving Celebration
barely over…who’s
S ummer’s
thinking about Thanksgiving?
We are. Because the months ahead
are our absolutely busiest time of the year.
In the next 90 days, we need to:
• Serve more than 25,000 meals
to hungry men, women and children.
• Provide nearly 7,500 nights of safe shelter for people who
are homeless.
And today, we need to raise thousands
of dollars to make it all happen.
That’s why your gift to our
2013 Thanksgiving Campaign is so
important. Because without your
support, there is no food, there is
no shelter – there is no Mission.
You demonstrate God’s love in
tangible, life-changing ways – a meal, a
night’s shelter, education, job training
and counseling.
Please send a gift today to fill the
pantry, stock the shelves and make sure
the doors are always open to those in
need.
You can use the gift slip and
envelope with this newsletter. Or, make
your gift safely and securely online at
marketstreet.org. Thank you.
“They Never Gave Up On Me”
N
ick believed that he could handle
alcohol and drugs when others
couldn’t. “I played sports all my life
– soccer, baseball and ice hockey and
thought I was better because I could
play sports and drink.”
He began sneaking wine at home
when he was 13 and, by 16, was drinking
heavily. “I eventually started doing coke
(cocaine), because it goes hand-in-hand,
because alcohol mellows you out.”
When high school staff discovered
his drinking, Nick wasn’t allowed to leave
class anymore, but that didn’t stop him.
“I thought I was smarter than everyone
because I used to infuse oranges with
vodka and eat them in class.”
One day when Nick was high, he
threw himself down the stairs during
an argument with his family. Then, he
ran to the hospital and told the staff
that his mother had done it. “They
told me I had a drinking problem,
and I didn’t believe them.”
Nick stayed in the hospital psych
ward for a week and discovered, upon
his release, that his mother wouldn’t
let him come home. So, he agreed
to enter the Life Change Program
at the Market Street Mission. “I still
didn’t want to get better,” Nick said. “I
thought, ‘I’ll fake it, and I’ll be allowed
back home.’”
Once at the Mission, however,
Nick began to change. “I had a great
counselor,” he said. “She’s the first
counselor I opened up to.”
He also began journaling, as a
healthy way of processing the emotions
he once kept bottled up. “I finally
found a solution,” Nick said. “I’ve
calmed down a lot with my anger.”
Nick joined a local men’s group
which meets for Bible study and
fellowship, volunteer work and church
services. “I love going to my
church,” Nick says. “That’s like…
my family.”
In addition, he meets regularly
with a group of men who have up to
30 years sobriety – men who’ve helped
him see his own progress. “When a
guy who’s 30 years clean tells me the
growth he’s seen in me from three
months to now, I figure he must know
what he’s talking about,” he says.
Nick graduated from our Life
Change Program and hopes to get a job
at a hospital. “I want to eventually
help someone with an alcohol or
drug problem,” he says, just like
the Market Street Mission helped
him. “It’s changed my life. The
staff is great. They never gave up
on me.”
As Seen on TV
L
ola at the Market Street
Thrift Store tells us
that a set decorator for the
FX Television series “The
Americans” has visited the
store twice to purchase large
amounts of furniture and
bric-a-brac to be used on the
show.
So in addition to supporting
the Mission when you donate
your used furniture, clothing,
housewares, appliances,
sporting goods, office
furnishings and knick-knacks,
you may see your donations
on national television. See
your local TV listing for times.
1,200 Children
Receive Supplies
& Backpacks
This year, Project Backpack
enabled more than 1,200 boys
and girls to go back to school
with brand new backpacks
full of school supplies.
This successful start to
a new school year was made
possible by contributions
from individual donors,
local churches, schools and
businesses. Thanks to your
efforts, these children
returned to school with the
tools they need to succeed.
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2014 Mission
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Reserved for you:
W
ithout the gifts,
volunteer time and
prayers of friends like you, this
ministry to our community’s
hungry, homeless people
would not exist.
As a token of our gratitude
for all you do, please accept this
beautiful 2014 calendar as our
way of saying “Thank you.”
To receive your FREE 2014
calendar, please check the
special box on your reply card
and mail it today.
This month,
your gift will
help provide:
7,500 meals
2,500 nights of shelter
Our guests may not
know you, but your
presence is felt each and
every day.
Medical & Dental Provided
With Care & Compassion
F
or the past four years, the Zufall
Health Center of Morristown has
been the chief provider of medical
services to
the residents
and guests of
the Market
Street Mission.
Under the leadership of Dr. Douglas
Bishop and Site Coordinator Eliana
Tangarife, Zufall has significantly
enhanced its services with the addition
of dental care.
“Dental services, treatment of
acute health issues and affordable
medications, have been a blessing to
our residents, who require these types
of treatment, whether insured or
Another benefit…
Christopher Strazza, a graduate
of the Market Street Mission who
is now our Food Service Supervisor
and Program Administrative Aide, is
on the Zufall Health Clinic Board.
Chris works here helping residents
with medical and legal issues.
Hats for Hope
E
mily, a freshman at Drew
University, is not your typical
teen. During high school she
founded Emily’s Hats for Hope
Initiative. Recruiting family and
friends to help, she has been making
a difference in the world “one hat at a
time” by knitting warm winter hats for
people who are homeless and in need. This past winter, Emily’s Hats for
Hope Initiative delivered 30 beautiful
warm winter hats to the Mission. Now Emily is busy knitting hats
Here’s my 2013 Annual
Thanksgiving Campaign Gift:
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not,” says Executive Director, David
Scott. “The residents of the Market
Street Mission are grateful that all of
the Zufall staff in Morristown treat
them with respect, understanding
and compassion. We look forward
to continuing this very special
partnership. They are truly a unique
Health Clinic.”
$16.92 to feed and care for 6 people
$28.20 to feed and care for 10 people
$50.76 to feed and care for 18 people
$_________ to help as much as possible
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for our upcoming coat giveaway in
November. Thank you
Emily – these
hats are much
welcomed and will
be a tremendous
blessing to many
in the cold days to come. You can
learn more – or donate a hat of
your own making – by visiting Emily
online at www.facebook.com/
EmilysHatsForHopeInitiative.
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Donate online at www.marketstreet.org,
call (973) 538-4819 to donate monetarily
or call (973) 538-0427 to donate goods.
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