Desperate for help

‍‍After a lot of scary nights, a fruitless job search, and no stability for their son, the situation became unbearable. Samantha says, “One night, I cried out to God, ‘I don’t want to live like this anymore!’”

Miraculously, the next morning a knock came on her truck window. It was the Huntington Beach Police. They were cracking down on people parking overnight in city parks. 

Samantha told the officers, “I have a son sleeping in the back seat.”

One of them said, “Well, that changes everything.”

He asked if they wanted to get help. “I said yes,” says Samantha. “And they offered to take us to the Rescue Mission.”

A second chance at life 

“It’s got to be God,” says Jason. “God showed up on that day.” 

At the Rescue Mission, Jason and Samantha were able to rebuild their lives on a foundation of faith. They were determined to live life differently. 

Today, because of people like you giving to Orange County Rescue Mission, Jason is a changed man. He says, “All things have become new. Old things are passed away. We have new hearts. God has blessed us tremendously. God became real when that officer knocked on the window. Our little boy calls those cops our angels. That knock on the window was from God.”

Your partnership transforms lives. Help more people like Jason and Samantha find restoration and start new lives today!