"Stories From Skid Row" gives listeners an opportunity to hear first-hand testimonies from those who are experiencing homelessness, as well as staff and friends of Union Rescue Mission. These episodes provide a glimpse into the issues surrounding homelessness and the work being done to combat this serious problem in Los Angeles.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 8 days 2 hours 51 minutes
EP20: Jeri Little | Romania to Skid Row
Jeri Little, Director of Social Enterprise at the Mission, shares his story on how he went from businessman in Orange County to be an unpaid missionary in the country of Romania. Hear his story about how his obedience to the Lord led him to work...
EP19: School on Wheels
Since 1993, School on Wheels has helped homeless children throughout Southern California by providing education and other academic activities! On Skid Row, they pick up the children from Union Rescue Mission and the other missions to work...
EP18: Greg Brown | Saved by Grace
Greg Brown, a hospitality care center case manager at the Mission, helps the guests who come off the streets by preparing them to enter into our CLDP program. He shares about the loss of his mother, which led him down a...
EP17: Alex Cornejo | Volunteer Manager
Alex Cornejo, the Volunteer Manager of Union Rescue Mission, shares his story on how he himself came through our program to get clean from his old life! That was almost a decade ago and now he pours out his life to help others on Skid Row.
EP16: Enrique Garcia | Runaway Christian
Enrique bounced from drug recovery program to drug recovery program until God grabbed a hold of his life! hear his story on how he turned his life around and became a coordinator in our Men's Christian Life Discipleship Program!
EP15: Kristolyn From "The Bold and the Beautiful" | Divine Appointment
Kristolyn Lloyd, who stars in "The Bold and the Beautiful", shares how her missions work in asia led to her role as "Dayzee Leigh", a woman experiencing homelessness on Skid Row.
EP14: Jeremiah Johnson | Right Hook From Mom
After his mother died when he was 16, Jeremiah turned his back on god and left his family behind to join the Crips. Hear how he left his life of crime and how he became URM's Church Relations Manager!
EP12: Dr. Mary Marfisee | Health Clinic on Skid Row
UCLA Nursing has been operating at Union Rescue Mission for over 30 years! Hear how they have been mending hurting people on Skid Row from Dr. Mary Marfisee.
EP13: Alan Reed | Recovery to Delivery
Alan's road to recovery started at Alcoholics Anonymous and concluded at Union Rescue Mission. Hear his story on how he became vital to the Mission's mail system!
EP11: Chaplain Marvin Enriquez | God's Sovereign Grace
Chaplain Marvin Enriquez left his position as a minister of a local church to love on and encourage the hurting men that walk through Union Rescue Mission.