Mission for St. Francis Raffles Luxury Home to Raise Funds

In an attempt to make a dramatic difference in its fund raising efforts, the Mission of St. Francis (www.missionraffle.com) has launched a raffle campaign for a luxury home in Fort Lauderdale. A friend of the Mission donated his home to the cause when several attempts of his own to sell it in the down market failed.

The Mission helps addicts, homeless, destitute men find Christ and get back to their families and lives. It has been serving for well over 35 years. The proceeds all go to The Mission's work.

Mission for St. Francis Raffles Luxury Home to Raise Funds The raffle is a $30 chance to own home that was appraised over two million dollars. Yet, unless all 300 thousand tickets are sold, the home is not awarded. That leaves the raffle pot to be split between the raffle winner and The Mission. This current raffle, ending on November 30, 2010, is the second time the home being offered for this. The last raffle yielded a large sum for the winner and for The Mission. It

St. Francis has offered the chance for other churches and ministries to partake in the fund raiser through splitting a portion of its take with any and every church or ministry that helps it sell tickets through their memberships. To find our about that offer, please email missionraffle@gmail.com or go to its Google group at groups.google.com/group/mission-raffle.

Mission Director Jack LaBarga said, "Our mission is truly the Lord's work and the men we help so need the care we give,. We offer them a chance to rejoin their families and get back to living through God and goodness. We help them find themselves and restore their souls."

The Mission asks that people help spread this word and send information on the raffle far and wide to people whom they know and trust. "On a limited budget we are trying to spread the word and teach the Word, and we need every hand we can get," LaBarga said.

About the Mission:

The Mission was a God given vision 40 years ago. God wanted to have His own place to minister to individuals suffering from addictions. These individuals were not only emotionally and physically bankrupt but spiritually empty. It has always placed an emphasis on the spiritual aspect of the 12-step program. Understanding that without God a man will never have peace. The Mission always stands for integrity, believing that we must rely on God for our financial support and our complete guidance. The men it serves are required to get a job immediately rather than applying for government assistance. By going this route a man learns to trust God very early in the program, while his self-esteem grows.