Union Gospel Mission
http://www.ugm.ca
Vancouver, BC
About
We're a mission in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, offering hope to the hungry, hurting and homeless.
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Feb 13, 2009
Robin & Jacqui: A UGM Valentine
Robin Gosselin spent most of his 42 years struggling with addiction.
From the time he was 14, till his late 30s, drugs and alcohol were his
biggest love. He had a steady job while living on the Downtown
Eastside, but "everything was a mess." He didn't want to do it …
Feb 7, 2009
Letters from a year later
Here are newsy updates from two of our past grads. Instilling hope in the lives of our suffering sisters is why we are here - instead of being hopelessly addicted to dope, we want them to be dopelessly addicted to hope! These joyous updates will point out that in the …
Jan 16, 2009
A picture of Jesus
I've seen God work in mysterious ways at the Women's
Drop-in Centre for the last year and a half, but I truly believe I saw a picture of Jesus this week
Over Christmas, Union Gospel Mission was so blessed with the generosity
of its donors and we received hundreds of …
Jan 13, 2009
Of Leanne, who once was lost
What an emotionally challenging month here at Lydia Home! First
graduation, then Christmas, not to mention the now-famous snow storms!
Taking advantage of the flaky situation, we did build a snowman, carrot
nose & all!
The holiday season is a very hard time for the …
Dec 19, 2008
A second chance at life
"I will never be able to thank you enough for everything that you have
done. I really appreciate you and your kindness. When I got here I
was broken and you helped me heal. I still have a few cracks but I
know that with the help of God I will be okay. Thank you for …
simonehudson, Oct 30, 2007:
hi ugm! its always good to see you!