A Blessing of Hot Water at the Ogden Rescue Mission

We were in hot water here at the Ogden Rescue Mission, but thanks to donor support, we’ve come through it!

In truth, we were actually in cold water before God used donor generosity to help us with a much-needed upgrade to the hot water system that serves our homeless friends, and men and women on the New Life Program. It may not be something you often think about, but we heat a lot of water to keep our operations running. Without clean, hot water, we couldn’t provide even our basic services—food, shelter, clean clothing, hygiene services, and safe living conditions.

• Hot showers provide warm hope to hundreds of individuals each month.
• Cleaning dishes after serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner to hundreds of hurting and hungry people every day.
• Washing thousands of towels, sheets, pillowcases, and clothing in our laundry every month
• Sanitizing surfaces throughout the Mission to maintain a clean, safe environment every single day.

That’s a lot of hot water —and a lot of wear and tear on the Ogden Rescue Mission’s aging water heating system. The problem was our old water heating system, which dates to the 1990s, was failing. Replacing this outdated system was a costly $22,000 project.

By God’s grace and donor kindness, I am thrilled to share that we were able to replace our hot water heaters with a long-term, stable solution that will meet our ongoing needs. Even more, we were blessed to have a Mission-friendly company install the new system at a reasonable cost—likely much lower than the usual price—thanks to their generosity.

This upgrade will ensure that we can continue providing the life-saving essentials that draw homeless individuals to our facilities, and encourage members of the New Life Program. Thanks to you, we can continue offering our friends the hope of faith, life-skills, housing, employment, and a new life.

While we celebrate and praise God for His provision of hot water, we still have many other needs. So, as you rejoice with us, please continue to support our ministry, which provides 24/7, year-round assistance to those in Northern Utah who need food, shelter, clothing, and a free recovery program that helps them transition from the streets into faith, sobriety, employment, and housing.

Thank you for your ongoing support of this life-changing ministry!

God bless you,
Chris D. Croswhite
Executive Director