Hosanna House of Michigan

...would like to thank all of those who stopped by our fundraiser and a special thanks to those who donated their time and resources to make it happen!

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Every year thousands of kids leave what should be the safest place on the planet for them and go into the world alone and frightened.  Home has become so incredibly dangerous that staying put is not an option.  They do not know where they will live or sleep every night.  They do not know where their next meal will come from or who will supply it.  What seems unlivable to most of us becomes a way of life.  They become homeless by intention. 

 Imagine a home life that is so bad that it feels better to become voluntarily homeless.  Imagine what life must have become to leave home and enter a dangerous and unpredictable world with no place to go and no plan. Now imagine encountering someone who tells you they will care for your needs and protect you.  Who is this person, what is their true motive?  Can you, a scared and vulnerable 16-year-old be a good judge of character?  Is this a kind, compassionate stranger with pure intentions or just another pimp looking for his next girl to work the streets?  Perhaps this is just another drug dealer looking for yet another mule to spread his destruction? 

 Now imagine there was a place you could run toward as you flee your life at home. Imagine a place that is safe and loving, the home you always wanted.  Such places do exist, though they are few.  Thousands of teens live alone and exposed on the streets because there are not enough safe havens for them to run to.  Why?  The answer is simply a matter of mathematics.  There are more run-away teens than safe houses to accept and care for them. 

 Enter "Hosanna House of Michigan" a start-up non-profit organization based in Lansing, MI.  The mission of Hosanna House is to begin filling the gap.  It has taken upon itself the duty of establishing homes that are staffed by caring professionals with a deep driving desire to make a difference in young peoples' lives.  It is our goal to buy and renovate homes in towns around the Greater Lansing area, and beyond.  These houses will be the foundation of the safe havens young people need to flourish and grow.  The staff will shepherd young people from hopeless lives of desperation into productive and proud adults with a desire to overcome their past.  Our desire is to help them paint a vision of the future that would otherwise be unobtainable.  But we can not do it alone, we need help and lots of it! 

 Hosanna House will be opening the first home later this year, but only with the help of many, many people like you.  People who are willing to part with a little of their money and time in support of our mission.  Will you be one of the select who help make Hosanna House a reality?  Will you do your part and share what you have been blessed with?  Will you donate some money and time to make this happen?