| Portion of title |
History of the Durham Rescue Mission |
| Contents |
Foreword -- Author's note -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. 1. A place called Frog Level -- 2. Early lessons on hating the sin and loving the sinner -- 3. Young farmer leaves dirt crossroads for the cross -- 4. Contemplating his future, aspiring preacher revisits his past: But first, a "Humble" apology -- 5. A "Natural Team" and a match made in Heaven -- 6. A wing, a prayer...and two barrels of heating oil -- 7. A homeless shelter without a home -- 8 An abandoned house for abandoned souls: For Ernie - from a drunkard's home to a home for drunks -- 9. A pitiful parsonage -- 10. Progress in a recession -- 11. Same calling, new location: Founding the Alamance Rescue Mission -- 12. Shattered leg, shattered life restored -- 13. Growing up in a mission -- 14. Ernie's social experiment: Experiencing homelessness for himself -- 15. The victory program: Trusting God to overcome addiction -- 16. Finally, an opportunity to serve women -- 17. Women's victory program -- 18. Daughter's hearing restored as mother learns to listen -- 19. A woman's year -- 20. Another mission inspired -- 21. It's never too late to change -- 22. Mission is a "warm shelter" - literally -- 23. Homeless prevention programs part of the mission -- 24. Making room at the inn -- 25. Joint community effort revives dead end hotel -- 26. Saved to serve. Appendix - Chronology of the Durham Rescue Mission. |
| Abstract |
In 1974, a young preacher packed up his wife and young son and set off for a city called Durham, North Carolina, in hopes of starting a rescue mission to serve alcoholic men ... The couple's idea of founding the Durham Rescue Mission flourished way beyond their wildest dreams, and captured the heart of the community."--Page 4 of cover. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| LCCN | 2006908194 |
| ISBN | 0978539702 |
| ISBN | 9780978539702 |
