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Review Bowery Mission: Grit and Grace on Manhattan�s Oldest Street recounts the original vision and ongoing saga of the Bowery Mission as it continues to help the neediest among us on the streets of New York City. Jason Storbakken has written with skill and transparency as he relates one poignant story after another. --Jim Cymbala, pastor, Brooklyn TabernacleReading Bowery Mission immediately brings to mind the scripture, 'Faith without works is dead.' Jason Storbakken reminds us that to be effective in ministry we must get our hands dirty and take risks. If you are still doing 'safe' ministry, this exciting history will inspire you to hit the streets, where you might very well be changed yourself. --Glen Guyton, Executive Director, Mennonite Church USAStorbakken, a recent director of the Bowery Mission and pastor of the Manhattan Mennonite Fellowship, writes of his ministry of providing meals and other support to the homeless in New York City�s notorious neighborhood. The book traces the Bowery�s history and profiles some of its colorful characters, as well as offering guidance for policymakers and practical ideas for ministry. --Lynn GarrettStorbakken chronicles the Bowery Mission�s beginnings on New York City�s oldest, roughest street, and its formidable challenge to bring food, shelter, clothing, jobs, and rehabilitation to the down and out. The book�s most moving moments give testament to lives turned back from addiction and despair. Storbakken does not shy away from the grim sights and smells of rescue work; neither does he condescend. �There but for the grace of God go I� clearly inspires these mission workers, as does Jesus� call to love and serve �the least of these.� The Bowery Mission began during the nineteenth century�s Gilded Age, and the book ends during our new Gilded Age of growing income inequality and homelessness. It could not be more timely and welcome. --David Mulkins, President, Bowery Alliance of NeighborsPart history, part memoir, Jason Storbakken�s inspiring book tells the moving story of the Bowery Mission�s ministry to homeless and hungry New Yorkers from its establishment in 1879 to the present day. By combining personal anecdotes drawn from his own experience as Director of Chapel and Compassionate Care with compelling narratives of the Mission�s founding, development, and transformation over time, Storbakken sheds light on the enduring challenges of inequality and illness, poverty and pain, that he and many others over the past one hundred and forty years have worked to address --Heather D. Curtis, author of Holy Humanitarians Read more Book Description A colorful history of lives rescued on New York City�s infamous boulevard of broken dreams. Read more About the Author Jason Storbakken served as director of the chapel at the Bowery Mission for ten years and now develops curriculum for the ministry�s transitional programs. With his wife Vonetta he founded Radical Living, a Brooklyn-based community organization. He is the author of Radical Spirituality and pastor of the Manhattan Mennonite Fellowship. Read more
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