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The Mosaic Music and Arts Cafe is a project of Youth With A Mission Santa Fe. We are joined today by Karen Lafferty, who was formerly involved in the Jesus Movement as a musician, who gives details about the Mosaic Cafe and some upcoming events they are hosting, including Christian Karaoke.

Dr. James Spencer is a theologian and Christian leader who helps individuals and organizations ask and answer the necessary questions so that they can move from where they are to where God desires them to be.

He currently serves as President of D. L. Moody Center, an independent non-profit organization inspired by the life and ministry of Dwight Moody and dedicated to proclaiming the gospel and challenging God’s people to follow Jesus. In addition, he leads the Shine Bright Project which seeks to mobilize God’s people to be and make disciples.

 

Next Step Ministries serves the men of New Mexico through mentorship and rehabilitation programs. The men served by Next Step Ministries are, first, men who have accepted Jesus Christ as their personal Savior. Second, they are men who have stumbled in their lives, resulting in homelessness, substance abuse, incarceration, broken relationships, or perhaps long-term unemployment but who have taken significant steps toward stability and restoration.

Todd Louden joins us to today to give a ministry update.

Elma Reynolds of Joy Junction joins us for a ministry update. Joy Junction is a 501(c)3 faith-based church ministry, founded in 1986, that provides both emergency and short-term food, housing, and counseling for homeless men, women, and families. They are the largest shelter for families in the state, with the capacity to serve over 200,000 meals each year to men, women, and children.

Homeless Shelter Albuquerque – Family Assistance | Joy Junction

Calvary Church’s Life Courses cover a wide array of relevant topics and struggles including Biblical Discipleship, Biblical Citizenship, and substance abuse. Life Courses are available to the general public and are free of cost. Some courses have suggested material available for purchase, but all courses may be audited.

We share more information about Calvary Church’s life courses in this discussion with Antonio Aragon and Trudy Waddleton.

 

Life Courses – Calvary Church | Osuna (calvarynm.church)

New Mexico Community Trust is a tax-exempt public charity created to work in areas not serviced by existing community foundations. The Trust provides financial, investment, donor and grant management services for communities across the state along with back office support for multiple community foundations in the state. Today, we are joined by Randy Royster of the New Mexico Community Trust along with Natalie Cordova- Executive Director of the Education Trust Board of New Mexico.

 

New Mexico Community Trust (nmctrust.org)

CAPE New Mexico is a non-profit organization established in 1996 by homeschooling families, dedicated to informing, encouraging, and supporting the homeschooling families in New Mexico. They believe that the liberty of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children is a fundamental right.

 

CAPE NM – Christian Association of Parent Educators (cape-nm.org)