New Orleans Mission March 2018 Newsletter

March 2018
BIG EASY, BIG HEART





RE S C UE , RE C O V ER Y , RE - EN G A GEMEN T























You helped

Deonne to
walk in victory


“ My life has changed
tremendously!”
“ was hopeless and helpless. I
I didn’t see a way out of the
darkness.” Deonne had lost her
home and her car and felt truly
alone in the world… except for
her ten-year-old son. Then she
lost him as well. With nowhere
to go and no prospects in sight,
she says, “I was unable to care
for him. Physically, spiritually,
mentally and emotionally, I was
just bankrupt.”
Searching for a way to restore
what she had lost, Deonne found
the New Orleans Mission. “It was
just such a relief,” she recalls. In
addition to having her physical
needs met, she was surrounded by
“faith, hope and love.”
Deonne tells us, “I thought
I had faith prior to coming to
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CEO’s CO r n E r






Walking in

His Victory









Dear Friend,
Easter is the most hopeful season for those of us who believe
David Bottner that Jesus Christ was born, suffered, died for our sins and rose

Chief Executive Officer again on the third day. But can our hope stand up to the test
of poverty, addiction and homelessness?

In this issue of Big Easy, Big Heart, you’ll see how Deonne’s
I have told you these trials actually drew her closer to the Lord. When she came
to the New Orleans Mission, Deonne was “depressed and
things, so that in me oppressed” — but she wasn’t defeated. There was a victory
waiting for her, the promise of a renewed life in Christ and
you may have peace. a stable future with her young son.


In this world you Thanks to you, there are plenty of new beginnings at the
Mission — not just at Easter, but all year round. Every day
will have trouble. of wellness and sobriety, every client reunited with family,
every man or woman who graduates from our Discipleship
But take heart! I have program, is a victory of hope.

No matter how far along the road we are, each one of us can
overcome the world. always turn to God and ask Him to reset our course. His grace

— John 16:33 gives us hope. It lets us look far enough ahead that we can
see the outcome, and continue to walk in victory with Him by
our side.

Sincerely,





















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Mark Your Calendar

BUILDING UPDATE:
Lynhaven Grand Opening Lunch
April 12, 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. FINAL PHASE
21669 Old Covington Hwy., You can see how far we’re getting, but
Hammond, LA 70430 we still need an additional $1.25 million
This new Haven of Hope will provide shelter, training, ministry and love to complete the improvements, which
to hundreds of women seeking freedom from trafficking and physical and included a new day shelter and a place
sexual abuse. You can help fill hearts with hope as God gives these women for vocational programs. To contribute,
purpose and destiny. To RSVP, contact Kirk at 504-523-2116 please contact our office at 504-523-2116.

2018 6th Annual Easter Egg Hunt & BBQ
Saturday, March 31 New Orleans Mission
Giving Hope Retreat, 31294 US 190, Lacombe, LA
Registration: 9:00–9:45 a.m. FUNDING OPTIONS
Children ages 3-10 will get a ticket for an Easter Basket While you might think that cash is the
OPENING FESTIVITIES: 10:00 a.m. only way in which you can fund an
Easter Egg Hunt: 11:00–11:30 a.m. endowment, memorial, or scholarship
Musical Chairs & Simon Says: 11:45 a.m.–12:30 p.m. with The New Orleans Mission, you have
BBQ Lunch Served to All Attendees: 12:30–1:30 p.m. several other options:
Distribution of Easter Baskets: 1:30–2:00 p.m. • Appreciated assets. Using an appreciated
asset that you have owned for more than
one year may allow you to eliminate the
capital gains tax on the asset’s appreciation.

• Life insurance. Make the New Orleans
Mission the owner and beneficiary of a
policy you no longer need.
• Retirement plan assets. These heavily
taxed assets make an ideal gift after your
lifetime to the New Orleans Mission, a
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tax-exempt organization.
the Mission. I thought I was a Christian. But due to the Mission and the
Biblical classes they provide here for us, I’ve come to a whole new under- • Gifts that provide income. By
standing of what having a establishing a life income gift, such as
relationship with Christ means. charitable remainder trust, you can
He just teaches us to walk in You make your saving receive income for the rest of your life
the victory, in the peace and help my shield, and your and the New Orleans Mission will receive
joy and confidence that He the remaining assets after your lifetime.
won for us on the cross.” right hand sustains me; • Bequests. Remembering the
Today Deonne says, “My New Orleans Mission in your Will is
life has changed tremendously!” your help has made me an easy, flexible way to provide support
She now has a job as the to our organization.
volunteer coordinator at the great. — Psalm 18:35
New Orleans Mission and For information on these, or any of our
she’s regaining custody of many services, contact the New Orleans
her son. “Growing with him in Christ is part of my future plans and I’m sure Mission at 504.523.2116 and make a confi-
that will be done here with the New Orleans Mission.” dential appointment to speak with one of
Thank you for helping Deonne and so many hurting people to find their our experts.
way out the darkness and walk in the victory of Christ! 3

But blessed is the one

who trusts in the Lord,

whose confidence is in him.

— Jeremiah 17:7













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Give your



Treasure God changes Floyd’s plans


for the better
More Ways to Give
Do you have a clean driving record “My life has changed 100 percent!”
and time to spare? Be a volunteer loyd was on his way to New Orleans to work on a house for his nephew...
Driver for the Mission! CDL Fand “running from the drug man.” By the time he made it to Shreveport,
endorsement and standard license his plans had derailed. “I got a phone call saying that they no longer needed
driving opportunities are available. me to work on the house,” he recalls.
We have many other ways to share With nothing else to fall back on, Floyd used the last of his money to
the love of Christ at the Mission. continue on to New Orleans. “I didn’t know anybody in the city,” he remem-
You can help prepare and serve bers. “I didn’t know what I was going to get up and do the next morning.”
food, or help with our community A few phone calls later, Floyd arrived at the New Orleans Mission and
outreach. We also have an ongoing took his first steps toward a new life in Christ. Years after running a ministry
need for G.E.D. Instructors, Data in California that “took a heavy blow,” Floyd says, “The Mission has impacted
Entry and Professional Phone Help. my faith tremendously. I renewed my covenant with God. My life has changed
100 percent.”
If interested contact Looking ahead, Floyd says, “I plan to continue on here with the Mission,
Deonne Beard at 504-523-2116 or in the ministry, until God tells me it’s time to move on. Until then, I’m happy
[email protected] here amongst my brothers and sisters.”







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