From the Director's Chair (August 2026)

August  1, 2026   

Happy Anniversary!
It is incredible how fast this “year of firsts” has passed by. On April 30, we celebrated the 8thyear anniversary of the passing of Norm Paolini Jr. and the 1st year anniversary of the passing of Amy Betros, our beloved Co-Founders and Co-Directors. It was a beautiful tribute to two amazing people.
On August 1, we celebrated the 32nd Anniversary of the start of St. Luke’s Mission of Mercy. It has been 32 years since Norm and Amy began to live out their vision of providing love and assistance to God’s poor. With 5 other people, they began to carry out the Works of Mercy, and with God’s grace, people were cared for and lives were transformed. And today, again by the grace of God, 9 missionaries and an army of volunteers and supporters continue to move that vision forward and continue to help God’s poor and abandoned. God’s blessings, graces, love and mercy continue to flow and the Works of Mercy continue.
I felt it would be a good time to look at some of what God has accomplished over the past year (August 1, 2025 – July 31, 2026) at St. Luke’s Mission of Mercy. As I was compiling these numbers, I was overcome with just how tremendously good God is. Without Him, none of this would be possible.
During this past year, through the goodness of God, and with your help, St. Luke’s Mission of Mercy has:

• Provided 101,000 Meals in our Dining Room
• Provided 43,000 Sandwiches from our Good Shepherd Sandwich Ministry
• Provided 50,000 Cups of Coffee from our Good Shepherd Sandwich Ministry
• Provided 11,000 Bags of food at our weekly food give away providing over 44,000 meals
• Provided diapers and formula to over 11,000 mothers for over 30,000 changes and feedings from our Baby Room
• Served 16,000 customers from our St. Luke’s Mission Mall
• Provided continuous housing for 128 individuals in our 25 homes
• Provided Pre-K through 8th grade education for 16 students in St. Luke’s Our Lady of Hope Home School

 
And during the holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter)

• Provided 800 Holiday meals in our Dining Room
• Provided holiday food bundles for 3800 people feeding approximately 15,200 people
• Provided over 20,000 new toys to over 2004 children in 567 families
• Provided Easter Baskets to over 700 children

 
I am so grateful to God for His continued blessings on and His faithfulness to St. Luke’s Mission of Mercy. And I am so grateful to all our Associate Missionaries, all our volunteers and all our benefactors who help make it possible to continue to move forward the vision and mission of Norm and Amy: to care for and serve God’s poor and abandoned with love, mercy and compassion!
Jesus I Trust In You!

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