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Frank Lopez

“The Mission reallydoes help people

who wantto succeed.”

AT LEAST TWELVE PEOPLE wereliving amidst trash and ratswhen the city dismantledtheir homeless encampmentnear the Kennedy Centerthis winter. Half of themaccepted housing that thecity offered, but the restdeclined help. Why wouldthey prefer living under afreeway in the freezing coldto going to an area shelter?

Many homeless people withmental illness have slippedthrough our social safety

net; they don’t have the power to advocate for their ownsafety. Others are afraid of being bullied or infested withbedbugs or having their meager possessions stolen. Possibly,however, the heart of the matter is that if they stay at ashelter, they will have to follow the shelter’s rules.

At the Mission, our Overnight Guests have no fear of bed-bugsor being bullied, and we provide lockers to cut down on theftproblems, but we do have rules. Ironically, it’s those very rulesthat help people the most. We refer those with mental illnessto programs that can help them medically. For the rest, thosewho learn to respect themselves and others can join oureducation and employment programs and learn to besuccessful in the community.

It’s false compassion to enable people to keep living on the street. It’sonly through the tough love your donations provide at the Mission thatmen can commit themselves to hard work and go on to jobs, homesand family. From them and from us on staff, thank you for yoursupport.

Blessings,

David Treadwellexecutive director

In Splitting Heirs, author Ron Blue advises readers todetermine the next steward of God’s wealth by loving themunconditionally but treating them uniquely. Begin by asking:

● Are they equipped?● Do some have more genuine needs than others?● What are their differences?● Is there a way I can bless my loved ones and the

ministries I care about like Central Union Mission inmy Estate Plan?

We would like tohelp you findanswers toThese toughquestions.Contact ustoday.

Sometimes the Hard Way is the Only Way

The DifferenceBetween Fairness

and Equality

The Missionary May 2017

THROUGH A COMMON REAL ESTATE PRACTICE in France, Andre-Francois Raffray agreed to pay $500/month to JeanneCalment—then 90 years old—until her death, in order tosecure eventual ownership of her apartment. Unfortunatelyfor Raffray, Ms. Calment outlived him and became the oldestliving person at 122! In the end, Raffray paid $184,000 for anapartment he never lived in. Would you say Raffray wassimply a victim of circumstances or fairness? It’s all aboutperspective.

Life’s full of big “fairness” questions like “How should I dividemy Estate? Should I treat all my children the same?”

Executive Director DavidTreadwell (left) congratulatesSpiritual Transformation Programgraduate Carlton Cotton for hisdedication.

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For the full version of this article, request a FREE copy of The Greatest Gift You Can Give Those You Love by contacting Minister DeborahChambers from Central Union Mission at 202-745-7118, ext. 227 or dchambers@missiondc.org

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Please use my donation of:

$15 to feed and care for 7 guests $30 for 14 guests $50 for 24 guests $150 for 72 guests $ to serve as many as possible

Your gift is tax-deductible to the full extent of the law. We’llsend a receipt for your records. Please make checkspayable to “Central Union Mission.” To donate by creditcard, please see our website at missiondc.org.

A copy of Central Union Mission’s current financialreport is available upon request by writing to 2600 12thSt., NE, Washington, DC 20018 or by calling 202-745-7118. In Maryland, copies of documents andinformation submitted by Central Union Mission areavailable for the cost of copies and postage from theSecretary of State, Statehouse, Annapolis, MD 21410,401-974-5534. In Virginia, a financial statement for themost recent fiscal year is available upon request fromthe State Division of Consumer Affairs, P.O. Box 1163,Richmond, VA 23209, 804-786-1343.

HOMELESSNESS

means hunger,boredom,wearing all yourclothes at the

same time. It means fear of the elements and harm fromvicious attacks. It means hopelessness.

Many homeless people gather by the Columbus Memorialat Union Station unaware of the help and refuge availableto them at Central Union Mission not even two blocks way.

Thanks to our donors and volunteers, more have accessto the “Mission with a Heart in the Heart of the City.” Yourgenerous gifts bring healing and hope. Thank you somuch for your compassion.

My Gift Means Hope

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Senior FellowshipsMay 19 and June 16,2017May 26 and June 23,2017, in Spanish9:30 amYou can help serveseniors as they enjoyfellowship and a deliciousmeal.

World Hunger DayMay 28, 2017Show your commitment toGod’s command to serve thepoor by volunteering

Do More 24June 8, 2017Join us in this nationwide dayof community fundraising.

STP GraduationJune 25, 2017We celebrate the achievementsof our Spiritual TransformationProgram graduates.

Mission Muffin Dedication &WGTS Cookout and ConcertJuly 8, 20173:00 pmJoin us as we dedicate our MissionMuffin food truck and WGTS 91.9FM hosts a BBQ including aChristian comedian and a concerton the Mission lawn.

HeArt & SoleOctober 26, 20176:00 pmSave the date for our signaturefundraising event—an eveningof food tasting, music and funthat saves lives. Interested inbeing on the Host Committee?Contact Deborah Chambers at202-745-7118, ext. 227, ordchambers@missiondc.org.

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What DoesHomelessness

Mean?

HEF ROCK HARPER and his generous and talented friendspresented our Overnight Guests with a Sunday GospelBrunch of fried chicken, cheddar biscuits, friedpotatoes, red beans and rice, braised kale and garden

salad. Many thanks to Chef Rock, Chef Joe Cacciola, ChefJana Bates, Chef Horatio Davis, Chef Ama Amala and ChefJohnnie Scott for their time and donations. Longtime Missionfriends Cary and Andrew Umhau served as sous chefs, biddingfor this honor at the HeArt & Sole 2016 Silent Auction. Withthese chicken dinners, our guests were the winners!

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Luckily for the volunteer servers, there were leftovers!

Chef Rock (left) and Chef JoeCacciola know how to cook chicken.

ENTRAL UNION

MISSION is thrilled toannounce thatHell’s Kitchen

winner Chef Rahman“Rock” Harper has addedMission “Executive Chef” tohis broad list of culinaryprojects.

In 2007, Harper won SeasonThree of the Fox reality-television show Hell’s Kitchen. In 2013, heappeared on Chef Wanted with Anne Burrell and won the executivechef position at The Precinct, a steakhouse in Cincinnati, Ohio;providentially for us he did not accept the job. In addition to his

executive chef positions at notable DC restaurants and clubs, heserved on the board of DC Central Kitchen and as director ofkitchen operations as well as being an instructor both at DC CentralKitchen and Stratford University.

Do homeless people “deserve” delicious meals? According toChef Rock, “I’m convinced that good food does more for aperson than just provide nutrition. My goal at Central UnionMission is to encourage people to improve their lives throughthe care and attention we put into serving them. I want ourfood to add some self-confidence, gratitude and pleasure todown-and-out-folks’ lives.”

Chef Rock is president of RockSolid Creative Food Group andcreator of The Shift Drink Show, The Chef Rock XperimentPodcast and Chef Rock’s Sunday Suppers.

“We’re honored that a chef of Rock Harper’s caliber is willing toshare his talents with DC’s homeless and hungry neighbors,”commented Mission Executive Director David Treadwell.

CChef Rock JoinsMission Kitchen

Chef Rock’s new duties includetraining kitchen volunteers.

Individual DonorsDavid R. HazeltonLois E. LakeDavid M AlexanderRuth U. PaulKatherine M. BeltEverett A. Hellmuth, IIICarol Anne CorneliusMark & Lyn McFaddenEdwin Rosengarten Trust FundBryan A. BakerLaurie SiglerDonald E. GrahamJohn J. MikkAnthony J. OffuttSteven LundbergThomas L. JippingBerhane KassaRobert J. MacKaySteven P. NeitzRichard SemmlerJodie KearyRobert & Karen BrownAndrew B. FerrentinoHenry A. EarpRosalie DonderoNorris SteveJames FinneyTimothy C. Scott

Brian W. Roberts, Jr.Todd S. WrightDan StarrettLauren J. GrahamAnn HesterRandy & Joyce BoucherJohn & Emilie ZahurancikPaul StonePaul c. KneppAnita DunnDaniel KraftsonVeronica OrtolaniScott O’ConnellTerry L. CollinsChristopher LynchHeather JohnsonWilliam J. FisherWilliam E. EinsteinEilman & MaryDane KabigtingPaul J. BennettTim GaghanLeonard C. KeiferGeraldine W. WeldTony & Beatri BennettRobert E. KueckerIrving M. ColonelDonna HuddlestonWilhelmina BusterJoseph Katona

Kent RawlingsBruce WolcottJoseph BravermanEric A LundbergDavid & Lorna GladstoneCarol W. GrantWayne TatuskoBarbara A. JohnsonLoretta KingJorge MolinaWeber S. LauhTimothy VogelAdam D. McKayWilliam P. O’ConnorCurtis KillionThaddeus A. Rattley, Jr.Howard WeissHyun C. KimJohn Nicholas, Jr.Rich PrevattPamela HenneJames P. GordonElizabeth M. O’ConnorWanda SwisherMay Day TaylorLou BrownNick & Anne NagyJonathan JarvisRoy SpoonerEdwin PowellWilbert & Geraldine JohnsonSepehr M. HaddadK. Eric WolfeJosephine R. ShepardAnne GonzalezDorothy Anne HeldChristian J. KergeMargee MeckstrothWarren HallDale OrwigDon GilchrestJoe FissmerPeter Miyares

ChurchesSt. Stephens Baptist ChurchWalker Memorial Baptist ChurchMt. Zion Baptist Church, Inc. ofUpper 14th Street NWZion Baptist Church HumanNeeds Ministry

Zion Hill Baptist ChurchDepartment of MissionsShepherd Park Christian ChurchTakoma Park Baptist ChurchThe National Presbyterian ChurchFellowship Haven ChapelRyland Epworth United MethodistChurchGrace Baptist ChurchAntioch Baptist Church of ClintonAll Saints Episcopal ChurchFourth Presbyterian ChurchDarnestown Presbyterian ChurchPathways Baptist ChurchHeritage Christian ChurchImmanuel Bible ChurchHeritage Presbyterian ChurchCherrydale Baptist ChurchGospel Spreading ChurchKendall Baptist ChurchChrist Mission Ministry, Inc.Columbia Community ChurchSt. Luke Baptist ChurchThe Grace Epsicopal ChurchKnollwood Community ChurchFort Foote Baptist ChurchSons of God Outreach ChristianMinistries, Inc.New Samaritan Baptist ChurchCentral Union Baptist ChurchVictory Church of Jesus ChristEmmanuel Brinklow Seventh DayAdventist ChurchCalvary Baptist ChurchAnglican Catholic Parish of St.Andrew & St. Margaret ofScotlandHe’s Alive MinistriesCovenant Life ChurchCornerstone New Life Ministries,Inc.Fountain of Life ChurchFirst Baptist Church of GlenardenThe First Baptist Church of theCity of Washington, DCSt. Augustine Church SodalityTakoma Park Baptist ChurchFirst Mount Zion Baptist ChurchOr Haolam (Light of the World)Ministries, Inc.Good Shepherd Lutheran ChurchDerwood Bible ChurchThe Lord’s Church ofTransormation

GenerousFriends

The Mission gratefully acknowledges our generous supporters. Thanks toyour financial and in-kind donations, together we serve thousands of

homeless and hungry people in Washington, DC.

Central Union Mission’s

Church Without WallsSargent Memorial PresbyterianChurchSt. Brendan’s In The CityNew Song Bible FellowshipChurchCornerstone Baptist CommunityChurchTemple Baptist ChurchFaith Christian Fellowship ChurchSt. Mark’s Baptist ChurchReid Temple AME Church, Inc.Redland Baptist ChurchFirst Baptist Church ofGeorgetownSouth Columbia Baptist ChurchVictory World Outreach ChurchKettering Baptist ChurchTrinidad Baptist ChurchBethany AME Church, Inc.Springfield United MethodistChurchSalem United Methodist MenMt. Sinai Baptist ChurchD.H.K.G.K.Y.M./St. GabrielOrthodox Ethiopian ChurchChurch Women UnitedDarnestown Presbyerian Church-WomenFrom the Heart Church MinistriesShady Grove Presbyterian ChurchCalvary Christian ChurchChurch of the RedeemerCamp Springs Community ChurchCapitol Hill Baptist ChurchBethel Regular Baptist ChurchSilver Spring AssemblyMt. Carmel Baptist ChurchSaint Mary’s Baptist ChurchForcey Bible ChurchMemorial First India UnitedMethodist ChurchWallace Memorial PresbyterianChurchPrestonwood Baptist ChurchMetropolitan SDA ChurchFirst Bethel Baptist ChurchSt. John Baptist ChurchChrist Mission Ministry, Inc.Fresh Start Faith ChurchNew Canaan Baptist ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church ofthe RedeemerDominion Christian Church

Life and Salvation ChurchHomeless MinistryFellowship Baptist ChurchWestern Presbyterian ChurchProvidence St. John Baptist Church

Organizations andBusinessesPassport ToyotaGaghan Mechanical, Inc.Exelon CorporationFirst Potomac Realty Investment,LPUnity Health Care, Inc.Cassaday & Company, Inc.ISMCIThe Kellogg Collection, Inc.Martin’s Famous Pastry Shoppe,Inc.DF Property Management, LLCWorkspace Development, LLCNational Cable &Telecommunications AssociationDirect Electric ServicesLive Wire CommunicationsDaubers, Inc.Central Lodge No. 1 IndependentOrder of Odd FellowsCockrell Enterprises, Inc .Rosenthal AutomotiveAlturas, LLCAldon Management Corp.SIC Consulting, LLC DBA 1RivetTDS Writing SolutionsNational Utility ContractorsAssociationProvidence Opticians DesignerEyewear, Inc.Chesapeake Home Health Care,Inc.Law Rocks, Inc.The Hyyer Life, LLCSummit Consulting, LLCDeloitte & Touche, LLPFiduciary Trust CompanyInternationalHolland & KnightCapitol ChippersGeorgetown News ServiceTextron Matching Gift ProgramZaya Gray Associates, Inc.American Medical AssociationNixon Peabody

Full Circle Martial Arts AcademyEberle Communications Group,Inc.The Center for Student Missions,Inc.Bank of America Charitable GiftFundRamco of DC, Inc.CommonwealthRyan General, Inc.Del-Ray Glass Co., Inc.Dad’s Tree Service, Inc.Wiley, Rein & Fielding, LLPDC Tours & TransportationCommonwealth Roofing & Siding,LLCTotal Comfort Care, Inc.Bedrock Foundations, Inc.Americana Grocery of VA, Inc.Superior Foundation, Inc.Optimal Networks, Inc.Branch Banking & Trust CompanyFedBiz IT Solutions, LLCSysArc, Inc.Skyland Properties, LLCAFGE Local 1975D.R. Auto Care, Inc.Millennium Pools & Spas, LLCWe Are In This Together, LLCRon Jones Ministries, Inc.Advanced DatabaseTechnologies, Inc.Excellent TintHPCAHallmark Insurance GroupSirens Project, LLCLandmark EngineeringRetirement Planners &Administrators, Inc.A-Team Solutions, LLCG.E. Frisco Company Inc.TCUMcBoyz, LLCProsperity And HealthExcalibur Group, LLCEkklesia, USAWilson Technologies, Inc.Lee’s Building ServiceKohlmark ArchitectsRuss Reid CompanyJubilee Majestic Concert ChoirGreat Beginnings Early LearningCenter

National Economic ResearchAssociates, Inc.Construction Management &Technology, Inc.Karnak Temple #230AARP Chapter 2881Engineering Services NetworkDominion Electric SupplyCompanyNational Association of AmericanVeterans, Inc.Animal Eye Care CenterWoodward ProductionsQ.E.D. Consulting, LLCUnderground Art Framing, LLCDunbar High School AlumniAssociation of Little Rock, ARLighthouse Community Dev.Corp., Inc.Sisters of Unity and LoveChesapeake Market PlaceLawlor ArchitectsUnited Way Of The NationalCapital AreaMichael Ada Harris MaleyMemorial FundCombined FederalCampaign/Global ImpactUnited Way Of Central MarylandThe Mother’s UnionNational Presbyterian SchoolSt. Anselm’s Abbey SchoolLeisure Ladies And Gents SocialClubRedemption Lodge #24 PHAProphetic Ministries, Inc.Gonzaga College High SchoolLafayette Elementary SchoolThe Academy Of ChristianEducationSt. Johns Lodge #12 F&AM PHAMom’s Club Of Bethesda-NWSandy Spring Lions Club, Inc.Ed E. Marshall, Jr. #18Sigma Rho Chapter

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