Thank You! We would like to say a Park City Meeting TheirNewsletter From Greatest Mission // Needs!JANUARY 2021 special thank you some TV, KSOP www.saltlakecitymission.org really great friends of the Country, Mission. the “ Jazz” KNIV Mi and the “Vivant Center” Preferida and for their continued legacy KEGH Placer providing food for the great (Spanish thanksgiving banquet. Radio), Utah THE GREATER GOOD! Nicholas & Co. for all their Media Group, Message from the Co-Director Joe Vazquez extra food donations this Burlington, year, Utah Food Bank, Eddie Having served in rescue mission’s for that, and we tend to miss it a lot. Utah Food Service, Center Bauer, Kuru support, working together we over 23 years I think I could fill a book Because we look for the “Big” mira- Footwear, Smith’s, Whole foods, helped more than 157,000 with some of the amazing things I have cles. But heaven takes notice over Plate, Zurchers for helping been able to participate in and be part one sinner that repents (Luke 15:10) Harmons and so many others. people with over $5 million us do the Scare away of. Now I believe that God wants to fill since it is an easy task for God to Hunger food drive, Fox 13, dollars of donated items. All volumes of books with what we would part the waters and destroy all of the Big Budah, Telemundo, As you can see with community free of charge! enemies of His people. Wayne & Monica Wilson. Salt Lake City Mission Founders. This year I have been a part of help- ing a couple of dear friends, Wayne and Monica Wilson. The Mission’s A YEAR FOR BREAKING RECORDS! founders and servants to this com- munity for some 30 years. When Yes, this will be a year to remember for Monica was diagnosed with cancer 4 all of us at Salt Lake City Mission! The years ago, we all began praying for Covid pandemic caused us to change her and Wayne. So, when we were the way we serve the public, but as we doing her funeral, I sat there reflect- learned to adjust ultimately our desires ing on her lifetime of serving the to serve the public resonated with many call miracles. At the Mission we work in people of Salt Lake, and her devotion an environment of miracles. One of my to everything the ministry stands for. personal views of the miraculous or su- Reaching out to the most vulnera- pernatural is “things that do not happen ble of our neighbors, men, women, naturally.” I try to simplify it for the people and children. Monica left it all out on we serve at the Mission. Yes, when truly the field as they say. So, it was very amazing things happen like “the part- personal for me to be able to hold ing of the Red Sea” that is a miracle. things together here in Salt Lake, But God is so much more subtle than while They were off on sabbatical for more than a year fighting cancer, then a brain tumor. I am thankful that we were able to serve the community, keep the ministry open during Covid, and give them the time they needed to new “friends.” With the help of so many share their last months and moments in the community Salt Lake City Mission together as a husband and wife. That is served more people this year than EVER what I remember most about this year, BEFORE. Together with our many part- serving our friends, when they needed nering organizations, pastors and their us the most. churches, volunteers, and our growing local business support we provided I would ask everyone to prayerfully con- assistance to the greatest number of LIKE US ON FACEBOOK AT saltlakecitymis/ sider supporting Salt Lake City Mission people in a single year. So, thank you to in 2021. Help us take Monica’s Legacy everyone for whatever part you played in 801.355.6310 www.saltlakecitymission.org of Love into the future. She wanted us orchestrating an amazing story of hope and compassion. 1151 South Redwood Road, #106, Salt Lake City, Utah 84104 to continue to stay open, serve the peo- ple, and share the love of God. 28th ANNIVERSARY MILESTONES Season of Hope! Provided Over 5 million This past holiday season was a time of giving and meals to the sharing. A time when a community came together homeless & hungry to give the gift of hope and join our mission to show the love God as we cared for others.

Distributed Almost 6 million Articles of clothing, 18,196 pairs of shoes

PARTNERS “More agencies need to know about the Mission”

“Salt Lake City Mission is a wonderful friend to work “I cannot believe you Over 519,500 Lives alongside of” would drive all the way Impacted And What They out here to bring me a food box, thank you” Changed! “Thank you to SLCM for all the help they provide our Are Saying organization” VOLUNTEERS “I didn’t know what to “Hearts of Gratitude” “We love our partnership!” expect today, I am so overwhelmed at what PEOPLE THAT CAME you guys do” PASTORS FOR HELP “I want to bring my “Thank you for helping us see our “You people are amazing” family next time to dreams fulfilled” help” Partnered with hundreds “look at all the people you are of local organizations “Yes! It was a lot of work, but I will helping, thank you so much” “I will be back to do this outreach again, for sure” & businesses to feed & volunteer again, thank “My family is truly grateful for care for people in need you for all you do for “Thank you to everyone that everything we got today” our community” supports Salt Lake City Mission, “Where else can we together we are changing lives” “God bless you for what you are help” doing, I never thought I would need help” The Spirit of Hope still “It is hard to comprehend how resides in our midst. much need is out there” “Thank you for all this food”