December 30, 2009
The day we opened our doors, I received the following e-mail from a worried mom:
(She has given us permission to share this information with you.)
“I have a runaway daughter age 15, she has been gone 9 days.
She was in ICU at Providence Hospital over Thanksgiving for trying to kill herself. The police have been informed, and she is in the database… Please I beg of you for her safety, if she shows up there please contact the Medford police, I am a worried sick mother.”
Your support has given Hearts With A Mission the ability to go alongside the missing teen’s family in prayer, and to support them in their search. Last night the police found the 15-year-old daughter and brought her home. While she is safe for now, her mother is still reaching out to HWAM for support and services.
Hearts With A Mission is far more than a homeless teen shelter. Our desire is to serve our community in many facets, including helping parents whose children are missing, or have runaway. We offer crisis intervention, mentoring and mediation to the youth we serve, as well as, a safe place for kids to start communicating with their families again.
Last night a seventeen-year-old boy was the first teen to enter our shelter. One of the first things he said was that he was really cold and he had not slept for four days. It’s because of YOU that Hearts With A Mission can give help, hope and now shelter to hurting kids. Thank you for choosing to make a difference!
