by Bobby Puffenburger | Jul 26, 2022 | Homeless Ministry, Impact Stories, News
What happens when an army of volunteers cook up 110 burgers, 120 hot dogs and pie a la mode at Gano Mission Center’s Bless the Homeless Independence Day Picnic? Everyone gets blessed! Organizers Greg and Annadell Robbins are thankful that 51 people without...
by Bobby Puffenburger | Feb 7, 2022 | Homeless Ministry, Impact Stories, News, Volunteer
Testimony A Wedding at Gano Mission Center See what only God can do when He convicted a couple who attends our weekly homeless ministry program to become husband and wife. We believe this is the first wedding ever performed at Mission Centers of Houston since it began...
by Bobby Puffenburger | Feb 7, 2022 | Impact Stories, News, Volunteer, What We Do
Volunteer Testimony Why Do I Serve at Mission Centers of Houston? Volunteers in our homeless ministry and Kids Club programs share what it means to them to volunteer as an integral part of our mission...
by Jeff Chadwick | Oct 19, 2021 | Impact Stories, Kids Club, News, Youth Ministry
Story by Cheryl Chadwick Thanks to a summer program for our community youth, I witnessed an amazing transformation in one of our students from our neighborhood! I have been blessed to serve with both the Joy and Gano Kids Clubs for the past 5 years. Each child...
by Bobby Puffenburger | Jun 1, 2021 | Impact Stories, News, Spring & Fall Groups, Volunteer, What We Do
Joy Mission Center launched a men’s basketball program in the spring of 2021. The response from the community has been greater than anticipated with up to 70 different men of all ages that have...
by Bobby Puffenburger | Jun 1, 2021 | Impact Stories, MCH Team, News, What We Do
Several of our clients share about how Mission Centers of Houston has impacted them positively, especially during the covid-19...
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...
