More to appease his conscience than to make a serious inquiry, Rhodes sent a letter to city officials, suggesting his idea. Soon Rhodes found himself also helping pregnant and battered women which grew into New Haven Ministries in 1986. After a chain of miracles, including more than 5,000 volunteer hours from plumbers, electricians, and painters who renovated the facility, New Haven Family Center opened its doors in September 1995. Since then, the center has helped over 20 intact families get back on their feet.
Families live at the center two or three months while they find employment.
The center provides clothes, food, GED, and computer classes. Most of these folks just need a hand up instead of a hand out. I'm sure he'll let me know the next time I start complaining. Christian Reader has great stories of faith, hope, and love with real-life accounts of God at work in people's lives.