Thank you Mayor Carmelita Garcia and PG City Council

The Bridge and some of the residents received a special thank you and certificates of appreciation at this past City Council meeting. The guys lead the Pledge of Allegiance as well. What a special honor....special thanks to Mayor Carmelita Garcia and PG City Council members. It is our honor to serve and be a part of the City of Pacific Grove. Thank you so much.

Trash Pick Up

The Bridge had a great time going the trash pick up with The Chamber of Commerce. After the trash clean up we were treated to Becklers, great food!!!!

Christopher

Christopher - I knew you for a while, and though you've gone on ahead, I know that I'll see you again. Seems that we never really know fully the life that has been lived by anyone that me bump into. Even now, I am finding out more of who you were. (You're not the only carpenter in Heaven.) Moss Landing, I know, will never be the same without you. Thanks for the smile. Pictures are from your buddy Mike in Moss Landing. - MP

Thanksgiving

At The Bridge there is much to give thanks for. One resident said tonight how grateful he was to be at The Bridge rather some other places he's been in years past. Holidays mean many things to families, some are filled with good memories and some bad. What a blessing to watch God create some new memories in the lives of the men here. Some men haven't experience a "sober" holiday in years.

Thanksgiving Table

Tonight we were blessed with a beautiful new table. We grew out of our old table quite a while ago. Rod, a friend of The Bridge has worked hard making this wonderful new table for us. He did an amazing job and after a long while he finally delivered it tonight. Boy, was this table worth the wait. Thank you Rod!!!!!

Celebrating two people who quit smoking!!!!

Way to go guys for not smoking!!!! Some of us got to tag along for the celebration!

Way to go more then 30 days of no smoking means Famous Daves BBQ for these guys!!!

Past happenings at The Bridge

Deep fried turkey legs...........

An afternoon of running and swimming, well not everyone swam........

This tattoo was remade into something that was more appropriate for all eyes!!!!

The guys did a great job detailing this old car!

Two baptisms

There is so much to share, there just hasn't been much time for posting. Many things have been happening, for starters here are two pictures from the last baptism. Sal & Patrick were both baptized!

Third Annual Fundraiser and Dinner

"Trees, Sunlight, Mist, Cooke's Meadow, YoSemite Valley", by Jeff Nixon

The Third Annual Fundraiser and Dinner for the Bridge, held at the wonderfully revamped Calvary Chapel of the Monterey Bay, was a complete and overwhelming success! Approximately 300 guests filed into the Main Sanctuary, which was remodeled to serve as a fantastic dining room. There was such an abundance of help from so many volunteers that it appeared to be a flawless evening. And, to top off the whole event, it was just revealed that after expenses the Bridge netted $30,000 from all the events taking place!!

Wow, what an incredible night!

Here's an example of some of the fun taking place, with speakers, music, and fellowship...

Mike Casey speaking to the crowd...

Jody singing to the crowd.....





Just a few of the Special Guests....











Great Fellowship, and raffle prizes, too!!

All color photographs reproduced courtesy of Tom McCartney... all rights reserved :-)

Thank you all so much for helping us out!!!

Many, many Blessings....

Toothbrush????

Ok so you might ask what is up with the toothbrush? That's what I was wondering as well. Speaking as the "lady" of the house I never know what unexpected things I will experience.
This was a recent unexpected funny discovery............ This picture is our kitchen window.......... Yes, this is a toothbush hanging from the window on the outside. Doesn't everyone have a toothbrush hanging in their kitchen windows from a fish hook? Oh wait, maybe that's only at The Bridge. The Bridge comes with many challenges, as well as many funny blessings. The toothbrush hanging in the window is one of those funny blessings.

PG Triathlon

We had the best time serving water and other goodies at the PG Triathlon. Thanks to everyone who came out to help! We served many thirsty athletes and had a blast!!!!

Out for a walk......

The last two Tuesday nights we've had a fun time walking down to Baskin Robbins and getting ice-cream on dollar scoop night. I'm sure it's a funny site to see a big group of people walking down Lighthouse. People probably wonder, who are those people and where are they all going.?.?.?.?.

We are happy to report that we had a guy return last night who has been away taking care of some business. He's been gone for almost a year and we are blessed to have him return. What a blessing that there is a place for him to return to to get his life on track. In addition to his return we've had two new residents in the past two weeks making a total of three new residents. We are grateful for all the prayers and support it takes to make The Bridge a reality. These men are grateful to be here. Thank you to everyone who supports The Bridge in some way. You are helping to provide a setting where mens lives can change. Praise the Lord!

Gilroy PACT Meeting

Visit to The Well

Friday, Mike, Mike, Dave and Paul went up to The Well for a visit. One decided to have an extended stay.... The Well is a fantastic program that The Bridge is modeled after. The Well has several 'Business Ministries' outside of their recovery home. They have a new Lightening Lube oil change station where Mike P got his oil changed. They also have an auto repair shop, auto detailing, auto dealership, restaurant and print shop. There are a lot of things that we are still learning, but the encouraging thing is that both facilities offer help to hurting men trying to rebuild their lives.

Chamber of Commerce Mixer

The Chamber of Commerce of the City of Pacific Grove held their Mixer at the Bridge this evening, and the turnout was quite impressive. We hosted a fine group of local dignitaries, and various members from our Board of Directors, and , of course, the guys from the Bridge. A good time was had by all!

Moe Ammar gives a very kind word of praise and thanks, and of course Pastor Mike gave the interested visitors an explanation of the mission of the Bridge.