Hope Haven Gospel Mission

The Desperate Personal Search

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. Matthew 5:16

The average person in the world today, without faith and without God and without hope, is engaged in a desperate personal search throughout his lifetime. He does not really know where he has been. He does not really know what he is doing here and now. He does not know where he is going.
The sad commentary is that he is doing it all on borrowed time and borrowed money and borrowed strength—and he already knows that in the end he will surely die! It boils down to the bewildered confession of many that “we have lost God somewhere along the way.”…
Man, made more like God than any other creature, has become less like God than any other creature. Created to reflect the glory of God, he has retreated sullenly into his cave—reflecting only his own sinfulness.
Certainly it is a tragedy above all tragedies in this world that man, made with a soul to worship and praise and sing to God’s glory, now sulks silently in his cave. Love has gone from his heart. Light has gone from his mind. Having lost God, he blindly stumbles on through this dark world to find only a grave at the end.

(What Ever Happened to Worship, excerpt, A. W. Tozer)

It is the hope of everyone working at Hope Haven, by providing some spiritual and physical assistance, that the Lord will use us to help draw some out the cave of self-filled darkness described above into the Light and Life of Christ. However imperfect our efforts may be to some, that is our goal and hope.

A Message of Love
In these days to come there is a dire need for all of us to love one another, Hope Haven Gospel Mission is a religious organization, who cares for all Gods people. No matter what political party or said position. Our message is the Gospel of Jesus Christ with no discrimination, political affiliation, or said opinion of either. Our message is to the Jew, Gentile, male, female, bond, or free. Love covers all.

New Director, management and staff.

Word of the day

Word of the Day

Word of the day,

Jesus wants a relationship with us,
Not theology or head knowledge and
not a religion, but a relationship with Him.

Sometimes it's not the devil...it's the decision. God is bigger than, Your past, Your pain, Your anger,
Your fear, Your scars, Your insecurities, Your sin

Word of the day,

re-store
verb

Bring back (a previous right, practice, custom, or situation); reinstate.

Would Like to thank SummerSpace and Futureguard Building Products, Inc for the donation of non-perishables donation and the financial donation, Thank you.

We would like to thank the Saracens MC of Maine for their donation to assist in our Christmas Assistance Program.

We would like to thank all our volunteers for making this Thanksgiving a success, we where able to provide 183 meals. Thank you all for your support.

We would like to thank the Lewiston Fire Department for their donation to assist in our Thanksgiving dinner. Thank you!

On August 22 Pastor John was on WIGY 105.5 FM on the Breakfast Club

Pastor John Robbins - Hope Haven Gospel Mission Hope Haven Gospel Mission executive director Pastor John Robbins joins Mark and Sara to talk about the Mission's purpose, raising money for roof repair, holiday meals, and more!

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We will be having our Christmas dinner this Sunday December 25, 2022 from 11 am to 1 pm

With inclement weather approaching, our Christmas meal might be cancelled. We are keeping an eye on weather conditions and as they develop, we will make a decision on Christmas meals and delivery to assure the safety of staff, volunteers, and clients.

We would like to thank the Lewiston Fire Department for their continued contribution to our Christmas give away, and for their dedication and hard work.

We will be providing a Christmas dinner on December 25, 2022 from 11 am to 1 pm in our dining room. If you are retired or disabled and unable to make it to our dining room and live in Lewiston/Auburn please contact us at (207) 783-6086 to sign up to have a meal delivered to you.

We would like to thank our volunteers for their assistance in serving and delivering 210 meals. Thank you all for taking time out of your thanksgiving to assist in providing meals to the community,.

Good morning and a blessed Thanksgiving to everyone. If you have no one to share today with, come to 209 Lincoln St, Lewiston between 11AM and 1PM and enjoy a full traditional Thanksgiving Day meal with others from our community, our volunteers, and our staff. All are welcome.

delivered to Hope Haven by the Lewiston Fire Department...

THANK YOU FIREFIGHTERS!!

This is the link for Pastor John's interview on the WIGY Breakfast Club radio program...
https://wigyradio.com/breakfast-club-blog/663379

early in the interview he was asked if his efforts with the homeless and generally disadvantaged was a calling. His answer was, of course, yes. Due to time constraints, he gave a very abbreviated statement which he more fully explains here:

Being saved, by definition, a born again Christian, at an early age, I had the desire to be a disciple of Christ. When Christ's call to service came through Jeremiah 15:19-21, there came with it the qualifications of being a disciple.

Those qualifications are best and most simply presented by the Lord himself in: (KJV)Luke 9:23 And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.

The first step is self denial. This means surrendering to Christ what I might have wanted in and for my life. At the time of my surrender, my wife and I were both federally licensed professionals with nearly 25 years combined experience. Some may question Christ with regard to a person "dropping everything" to follow him. Matthew 4:18-22 will dispell that argument.

Directly connected to self-denial is "taking up" one's cross. The most accurate way for me to example this would be by Christ's very life's purpose while here on earth. He was, simply put, born to die for the sins of every person. This was determined before his coming as a baby to be raised by Mary and Joseph(which coming we will celebrate in about a month). So, it can be understood as his responsibility or his duty. His "cross" was to be a literal cross - one specifically designed for cruelty in death. I thank God that he did not remain dead but was raised to life by God's power as we celebrate during the Easter season. My responsibilities and duties are outlined in the verses outlined in the reference in Jeremiah above.

Lastly, though my surrender and commitment was and still is for my lifetime, I renew my surrender to his Lordship and leading on a daily basis. This can only be accomplished through Bible reading and studying combined with prayer. Please don't misunderstand - these things are not always easy to maintain. Consistency is difficult for most of us.
I've learned by trial and error that he knows what's best for me. His allowed trials as well as his generous blessings through his abundant mercy and grace are always on time and in the right proportion to my need.

Are you saved? If you are, have you determined to be his disciple? The door of opportunity for both is wide open. (KJV)John 10:9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. (KJV)John 6:37 All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.

Pastor John Robbins - Hope Haven Gospel Mission Hope Haven Gospel Mission executive director Pastor John Robbins joins Mark and Sara to talk about his history with Hope Haven, their free Thanksgiving dinner, and the Christmas Program.

this morning @ 7:00 Pastor John, exec. dir. of Hope Haven will be hosted by The Breakfast Club on WIGY radio - 105.5FM

Christmas applications will be handed out in our Giveaway Center beginning November 14, 2022 to December 14, 2022 Available days: Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (closed 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for lunch) until December 14th. Pick up date is set for December 21st, from 9am to 3pm. Please remember to bring valid ID and verification of financial status and custody of children before arriving to apply. ID must be provided to pick up - no exceptions.

We will be proving a Thanksgiving meal from 11 am to 1 pm in our dining room. If you are retired or disabled and unable to make it to our dining room and live in Lewiston/Auburn please contact us at (207) 783-6086 to sign up to have a meal delivered to you.