2013
Cesar Ortega
Among other statistics Cesar Ortega cites in a column for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette is this: The Orchard has directly served 94.6 percent of impoverished families living in 72204. “It has turned into a modern-day fish and loaves,” Ortega says. “We have no way of knowing how it multiplies; we shouldn’t be able to serve so many people for less than a $1,000 a month.”
Vincent
Vincent resides at the church, serving however he can. Sustained by a new faith in Jesus, he believes the process of God’s redemption often comes through a painful waiting. “God has shown me the bottom,” he says. “I think He wants to show me something about Himself and I’m being asked to stand and wait.”
Shundreka
On March 23, the Gilmores baptize Shundreka. Living in a transitional home built on Eric and Kara’s dream of ministry, she works at a 72204 doughnut shop, excelling at everything except the icing swirls. After graduating college, she hopes to one day, in some way, help abandoned girls.
Georgia Mjartan
In leading Our House, Georgia says the homeless residents can always tell when Mosaic shows up. A chef comes to the shelter at one in the afternoon, and the smell drifts out before others arrive to share a meal together among friends.
Mark DeYmaz is the founding pastor of Mosaic Church in Little Rock, Arkansas, and a co-founder of the Mosaix Global Network.