by Bobby Puffenburger | Feb 24, 2021 | Impact Stories
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 Jeff Chadwick | Dec 31, 2020 | Adult Programs, Christmas Store, Food & Clothing Donations, Global Footprint, Homeless Ministry, Impact Stories, Individual Volunteers, Kids Club, News, Volunteer, Youth Ministry
Thanks to all of our ministry partners and volunteers we experienced an incredible week of Christmas celebrations across all of our mission programs! Not only were we able to serve hundreds of families through our food pantries but we held special celebrations...
by Bobby Puffenburger | Dec 17, 2020 | Adult Programs, Food & Clothing Donations, Homeless Ministry, Impact Stories, 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 Bobby Puffenburger | Aug 24, 2020 | Impact Stories, 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 Bobby Puffenburger | Jul 30, 2020 | Impact Stories, 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 Bobby Puffenburger | Jul 28, 2020 | Impact Stories, 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...
