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As We Head Toward a New Season, Let Us Pray... ...for those we serve
That they would experience the love of Jesus; that we could provide the practical help they need, and that they would be open to the Gospel truth as we have the opportunity to share.
...for the mission
That corporately we can fulfill our Mission: In response to Christ’s Love, we join with His mission to walk with our neighbors who are experiencing marginalization and poverty, trusting Him to transform lives and restore hope. That we would embody our core values every day: Dependence Upon God, Service to the Church, Partnership with the Community, Authenticity in Relationships, and Grace as our Model.
...for one another What is one hope and one challenge you are facing as we head into the fall? Submit a prayer request for the monthly prayer calendar
BEHIND THE WORK
With Christ at the center, the Operations Team e the Kingdom by serving the staff and mini foundational lift, and collab
“Join me in celebrating the behind-the-s During the last half of the fiscal year, our Finance team successfully migrated our 403(b) plan from Mutual of America to Fulton Financial, managed a financial audit and 403(b) audit, and held dozens of meetings to finalize the budget. Fun fact: since January 1, 2026, WSM has received and processed exactly 24,614 online and mail-in donations!
During the month of May, the IT departmen vendor) upgraded our virtual platform. B reached end-of-life, the Food Services served 9,199 meals to staff and guests in July alone! This number included our guests and staff during their normal service times PLUS all of the Teen Haven campers who were served at their own service time! The team also carefully prepared for the physical audit walkthrough by weighing food and coordinating meal plans to ensure accurate gift-in-kind accounting.
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All while troubleshooting problems and r
K, GOD IS AT WORK
exists to steward God’s provision well, to further istering to our neighbors through support, boration across the Mission.
scenes, everyday work of the operations team!” No job is impossible for our Facilities team! From creating new offices in the Enrichment Center to changing more than 600 HVAC filters this year, cleaning 11,000 square feet of buildings weekly and scrubbing 50 toilets daily, they keep our buildings and campus in incredible shape! Their expertise enabled the city to accept WSM’s drawings and allowed the work to be completed in-house — saving money while minimizing disruptions to programs.
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ver atform rs to the new HyperV solution s for data integrity ardware after it was determined that th no data loss esolving 170 HelpDesk tickets per month!
The Warehouse team delivered its best audit prep yet by carefully wrapping, categorizing, weighing, and inventorying pallets. To fully appreciate how colossal of a task this is, you need to know that this team is moving roughly 720,000 pounds of food donations per year from local partners. This doesn’t even include the almost 70,000 pounds of food donated during WSM’s annual Rescue Mission Food Drive!
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NOURISH YOUR SOUL
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COMMUNITY PARTNERS
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Food Drives
WSM Food Dock Dropoffs
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12 & 1 Center Making food accessible for our neighbors
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Celebrating God’s Work Through Operations
How It Works: Where Does WSM’s Food Come From?
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A prayer of blessing & thanks fo r... ...staff celebrating milestone “workaversaries” Ron Gibson - 10 years
...staff God brought to WSM since our last newsletter Gregory Mock, 2nd Shift Life Coach Xavier Lopez, Outreach Food Program Manager Valerie Keefer, Recuperative Care Assistant Mia Wissler, Social Services Intern Summer Weaver, WA Behavioral Support Coach Hannah Walters, WA PreK Teacher Emily Kline, WA Teacher Assistant Christian Rosario, WA Teacher Assistant Ethan Leisey, 3rd Shift Life Coach Assistant Ben Fuller, Content Developer
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...staff moving into new roles at Water Street Jennifer Shaw, Director of Wonder Academy
...the contributions of those transitioning to a new chapter Justin De La Rosa, Intern
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