Contact: Jeremy Reynalds, Joy Junction, 505-400-7145, jeremyreynalds@comcast.net
MEDIA ADVISORY, Sept. 28 /Christian
Newswire/ -- Joy Junction Homeless Shelter's 22nd
Anniversary Banquet is just around the corner.
It will be held at the Hyatt Regency in Downtown Albuquerque
on Friday, October 3rd at 7:00 p.m. featuring contemporary
Christian music sensation, Jaci Velasquez, and special guest
speaker, Coach (Ken) Carter, whose real life story was
featured in the movie, "Coach Carter."
With a deeply troubled economy and the privately funded
shelter being asked to care for an ever-increasing number of
homeless women and families, the upcoming event is one of
the most important of the year for Joy Junction.
Joy Junction is New Mexico's largest and only shelter
serving homeless women and entire families; providing
shelter, meals, clothing and most importantly spiritual
teaching and training from the Bible.
Joy Junction receives no federal, state or city funding and
is open twenty-four hours a day, seven days each week
through the generosity of community-minded individuals. Last
year alone, Joy Junction was able to help over thousands of
women, men and children to get back on their feet and into a
home of their own.
Joy Junction residents arrive at the shelter emotionally
broken and with no place to go--they have exhausted their
resources and lost their source of income. The ministry
helps to meet their deepest needs by providing counseling
and spiritual guidance, and enables them to overcome their
circumstances and begin following a new direction for their
lives.
Joy Junction Founder and CEO Dr. Jeremy Reynalds said, "We
have seen tremendous growth in our residents, especially
those coming out of various addictions to drugs and alcohol.
With a successful banquet and ongoing community prayers and
financial help, we can continue to help change the cycle of
homelessness and give people the tools they need to become
reintegrated into mainstream community life."
Joy Junction believes that God has a plan for the homeless
people who stream through the doors of the shelter, and that
He values them as individuals. Reynalds said that the
shelter with the Lord's help assists its residents in
developing the godly character that will serve to turn their
lives around. However, community help and a successful
banquet is essential for the ongoing and expanded success of
this life-changing endeavor.
Reynalds extended a personal invitation to everyone who has
watched the Lord's Hand at work through Joy Junction over
the last 22 years to come to this event.
"Of course, we'd like to see new friends as well," he said.
"We look forward to hundreds of people coming to our
celebration and joining in the wonderful work that is going
on at Joy Junction."
Tickets ($50 per person, or $500 per table) may be bought on
line by going to
www.joyjunction.org/banquet, or calling Joy Junction's
Corporate Office at 505-217-9586.