First of all, how about them Chiefs? 

My First Trimester Reflections and Celebrations! 

by Veronica Garcia, Refugee Services Manager

My first trimester on staff at Mission Adelante flew by. I cannot believe it is over already. I am so thankful for the opportunity to create a program where students can come to learn English and practice with the volunteers. I want to personally thank the volunteers that have contributed their time and creativity to this inaugural trimester of Refugee ESL: Mary, Lindsay, Jill, Larry, Amy, Laura, and Morgan. The students came back each week for you! Thank you. 

From October until the end of November, we had 8 lessons that focused on practical English. Each lesson, we had multiple components: reading, writing, movement, and active conversation. I wanted to make sure to emphasize all of these components because of the different language backgrounds we had in the class. 

We only had a few students this trimester, but boy, was it a lot of fun! Having this first trimester with a small class really allowed all of the students and volunteers to really get to know each other on a deeper level. 

As for Citizenship, we had a great trimester as well. We were getting calls of interest almost every week. I am confident we will have a lot of new students and returning students in January. 

On a super exciting note, I want to congratulate Marcela for passing her Citizenship test! She had been working with one of the volunteers, Laura, one-on-one the past few weeks to really prepare for her test and interview. 

We had some rockstar volunteers for Citizenship: Karen, Morgan, Jim, Debbie, Emma, Geraldina, Mary, Laura, Elliot, and Rachel in our beginners class; and Dean and Carlie leading our intermediate group! This group of volunteers are motivated and committed to helping students accomplish their goals of becoming a citizen.

At Mission Adelante this season, our theme is to celebrate. I am celebrating that my transition onto staff was smooth and even smoother with the volunteers. Everyone has been so welcoming and kind as I learned the ropes of running programs. I am celebrating that while Refugee ESL was small, it was successful. The students have emphasized that this class has really helped them gain confidence in speaking English and they are excited to return in January! I am celebrating that Marcela passed her Citizenship test! Thank you for celebrating with me. The ESL department has a lot planned for 2023, so stay tuned. I am looking forward to what the new year will bring and what else we can accomplish together.


Celebrate 2022: A Year-end Giving Opportunity

Celebrate 2022 is an opportunity to celebrate God’s faithfulness in your life and the ministry of Mission Adelante this year, by making a year-end contribution to support Mission Adelante. Our year-end goal is $230,000!

by Jarrett Meek, Founder, Pastor, Executive Director

This is the time of year when we celebrate -- Thanksgiving, family, friends, Christmas, and a New Year!  At Mission Adelante, we are celebrating the beautiful fruits of an exciting ministry season and all that God has done in our midst.  Coming off the pandemic, we saw renewed momentum and an acceleration of growth in nearly every area of our ministry: disciples growing in faith, leaders developing, and friends from all places learning English, becoming citizens, starting businesses.  We are coming to the end of the year with full hearts and a great sense of hope for what the Lord will do in the year to come.  

In 2023, we are looking forward to growth in a few important areas:

  • In January, we will promote Elizabeth Torres to the role of Executive Director of Adelante Thrift.  As General Manager, she has developed a healthy staff culture and has overseen 45% growth in sales in the last 3 years.

  • We are excited to be part of the formation of a local network of Christian Community Development practitioners, who share our heart to see individuals and under-resourced communities flourish.

  • We will continue to press into developing our young staff and apprentices.  They are already making a tremendous impact, and we want to help them reach their potential as leaders in ministry.

  • We are looking forward to deepening our partnerships across the metro to foster more collaboration around entrepreneurship, advocacy for immigrants, and diverse leadership development.

  • The foundational work of making disciples with children, youth, and adults continues to flourish, and we’re looking forward to further growth in these areas as our programs continue to expand.

Generosity is a celebration of God’s past faithfulness and a forward-looking, faith-filled deposit toward what we long to celebrate in the future.  This year, as November began, we set the goal of raising $230,000 in the final two months of the year.  These funds will help us meet our annual budget and set us up for success to start the new year.  As we celebrate this year and look ahead to 2023, will you celebrate with us, by making a special year-end contribution?  Giving is easy at www.missionadelante.org/give.

January 7, 2023, 9:00 A.M. to 12:30 P.M.

Join our volunteer team and work with kids, youth, or adults over the course of a 12-week trimester! On January 7th, we’ll spend a morning together, learning about Mission Adelante and getting training for your area of interest. Check out our website to learn more about specific volunteer opportunities. Fill out a volunteer interest form to let us know you’re coming to the orientation!

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