New evening outreach location in Yaphank!

I am very excited to tell you that the Lighthouse Mission now has a new EVENING outreach!

You might be asking yourself the question "whats the big deal?" hasn't the Lighthouse Mission has been feeding & sharing Jesus with more then 3200 Long Islanders at multiple locations each week for over 18 years?, so what makes this outreach so special?"

Well, many people who come to our street outreaches are homeless, unemployed, elderly, single parents or underemployed. The under employed or also known as the "working poor" are simply people who have a job (sometimes more then one) but are earning at or below the minimum wage. Anyone who lives on Long Island will tell you that unless you have a rich uncle who pays all of your bills- minimum wage can't even come close to paying even the most modest of monthly bills. Therefore, many need help finding food for their families and the Lighthouse is honored & blessed to be able to meet that need each week. Some working people are blessed to be able to take their hour lunch break & work close enough to an outreach location can meet the Lighthouse Outreach team to get food. However, those people who do not work within a reasonable distance from one of our 10 locations can not get any food. This has been a problem that has troubled me for many years. I have been praying for God to open a door to begin a new outreach at a location that could be easily reached and simple to find. Soon after, I received a call from one of my closest friends (Pastor Tony Balsamo founder of Integrity Christian Fellowship, 1 old dock road in Yaphank) who quickly & generously offered the use of his church parking lot for an evening food outreach (4:30-5:30 every Tuesday). Because of the heart of Pastor Tony & his staff to "serve the least of these...matt 25:40) The lighthouse Mission will be able to safely & efficiently be able to provide food to those families whom struggle each week fighting to get from paycheck to paycheck.

I can't wait to see what God is going to do next!

- God Bless you my friends, - Pastor Jim Ryan