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Note: Items dispatched do not include numbers from large furniture deliveries and community events such as Home Goods Giveaway (Oct 5th: 350 household items and 26 high value items). Families served are rebuilding their lives in: Anaheim, Buena Park, El Cajon, Fountain Valley, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Lake Forest, Long Beach, Ontario, Orange, Tustin, Rancho Cucamonga, Reseda, Santa Ana, Santa Clarita, Simi Valley, Westminster, Yorba Linda.
2024 January to Present
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From Wary Newcomers to Persons of Peace – Part 3
Part 3 of 3 - A Father's Love In our November and December newsletters, we followed the story of transformation for two Muslim families through the prayerful, steadfast service of VOR volunteers who taught English at their home - week after week - for over a year. After a fruitful time of...
From Wary Newcomers to Persons of Peace – Part 2
Part 2 of 3 - Breaking Chains with ABC In our November newsletter, we shared about a divine encounter at the VOR office one "ordinary" day: a Muslim man publicly opened up questions and anguish in his heart about who God is. For the VOR team, the journey began at least one year ago, with a...
From Wary Newcomers to Persons of Peace
Part 1 of 3 - A Glimpse of Eternity The VOR office is a place where God's glory can be seen daily, and today is no exception. In Dari, a man sits wondering aloud, "What is God like? Who is God? Is He energy, is He light, what is He like? I have all these questions, and I keep asking God these...
When God Opens Doors: A Mother-Daughter Story
"Will you pray for my daughter? In Jesus' name?" At the end of her rope, Karima pled on behalf of her adult daughter, Lamar. It's been a long afternoon, first at an appointment at the regional job center and then knocking on doors around several shopping plazas. It felt discouraging even for Rita,...
Heba from Lebanon: God’s overflowing love
Heba is from Lebanon. She arrived in America a few years ago with her adult son. She came for a time to pick up emergency food and, after a while, she stopped coming. About three weeks ago, she reconnected with VOR and asked specifically for the phone number of VOR's Food Program Coordinator Rania...