by Alyssa Carter | Feb 24, 2021 | Blog
I met Dennis about 4 years ago. He and his wife Felicia were homeless, and every couple of days they came to the Gano Center in need of food and basic necessities. They lived in their car, were both unemployed, and Felicia had a severe drug addiction. But I was...
by Alyssa Carter | Dec 17, 2020 | Adult Programs, Blog, Food & Clothing Donations, Homeless Ministry, News, Saturday Groups, Volunteer
The Gano Mission Center staff was ecstatic when Pastor Chris Hall from Houston Northwest Church (HNW) called about a year ago to offer us the use of their shower/laundry disaster recovery trailer. They purchased it in response to Hurricane Harvey, but now they...
by Alyssa Carter | Aug 24, 2020 | Blog, News
We began our day by greeting the youth with a smile and a sausage biscuit as they entered the Gano gym. After a short breakfast, the youth began making care baskets with love for all our homebound residents and then some. They were all working in unison packaging...
by Alyssa Carter | Jul 30, 2020 | Blog, News
In mid-June, we were elated to re-start our kids and youth clubs at our centers following strict covid protocols. We were also planning to restart senior adult programs in July, but then, only 3 weeks in, the covid cases in Houston spiked. As a result, we had to...
by Alyssa Carter | Jul 28, 2020 | Blog, News
The Lord was at work ahead of the covid-19 pandemic to assemble an incredible team of young adults to serve this summer at MCH. He knew exactly who and what we would need to help us navigate the uncharted waters we find ourselves in. The 12 ‘critters’ He...