"Whoever is kind to the needy honors God" Proverbs 14:31

5th Annual Back To School BackPack GiveAway
Here's how it went:

Dear A.R.M. help(Mosaic, Vineyard, & Bread of Life),

I cannot express to you all how grateful I am for your help this afternoon. We certainly needed it! It was quite overwhelming at first as we have never had a crowd waiting for our arrival in the past.

I was so impressed and humbled by the unity expressed through three different church bodies as we quickly pulled together and responded. That's been the strength of the heart of A.R.M. since it began over 4 years ago.

We will always encounter issues such as not being able to supply everyone's needs but the least we can do is show up and make an attempt and then plan on learning how to be able to respond better the next time.

We accomplished not only giving things away for free but bringing together resources for families and for kids. We served 300 plus hot dogs, gathered, supplied and delivered around 230 backpacks and gave away approximately 250 loaves of bread and baked goods.

Something that was particularly sweet that had happened was a single mom with two boys had shown up to try to get backpacks and it was just too late. She approached me and shared how hard she was struggling to make ends meet. So I told her that I'd make an attempt to raise up more bookbags before school starts and then I assured her that "It will work out." That very moment, and not a second later, a couple from Mosaic had shown up "late" with two backpacks that were really just on time.

Today was hard work because we had to turn down a lot of people. But when school starts this Wednesday there will be 230 kids that will be ready for school that wouldn't have been because you all stepped in and responded.

This is Kingdom work. Loving on the downtrodden even when folks are not grateful. We are empowered when we unite for the sake of others. We are humbled when we realize our own weakness becomes evident. We are in turn moved to continue to do the work of our Lord.

Thank you all for giving your time, money and hearts to not only "strangers" but to each other.

How I love you so.

peace be with you,
scott budzar

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::Feed A Friend::
July 25th at 11am
meet at The Vineyard building.
Every last Sunday of the month we bring home-cooked meals into downtown Ravenna where rural poverty is hitting it hard. We simply share meals with folks that could use a laugh and some friends(which goes for us too!).

Bread Runs
Every Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday morning we make Bread Runs. In the last 4 years alone we've been able to obtain and give away over 100,000 loaves of bread and baked goods.
FREE Bread is available Tuesday through Sunday within the Vineyard building.

FRIDAY MORNINGS from 11am - 1pm at the Vineyard we serve and redistribute donated breads and pastries from Giant Eagle and Panera Bread. Our doors are open to all. Come as you are - take what you need... We are here to share.

ARM
anonymous relief mission
We've assisted over 300 individuals, families, and single parents. Our priority are people moving out of safe houses and homeless shelters. We work closely with SaferFutures, Miller House and Freedom House in Portage County. We are not one church or one group. We are a collaboration of many different organizations. We join together to serve.

Founded in 2006.

if you are interested in
donating furniture or volunteering contact us
at 330.673.1249


For financial donations directly to ARM click here


"Managing poverty is big business. Ending poverty is revolutionary." -homeless mom