“Home is where the heart is” is an adage lived out literally and demonstrated daily by The Journey Home Murfreesboro, a Christian organization whose Love God, Serve People mission is all heart.
Serving breakfast, lunch and supper is just part of what Journey Home provides. There’s also a wellness clinic, clothes closet, mailbox services, hygiene services including showers and toiletries in their outreach center, laundry facilities, internet access and more.
Watch the heart play out and share the love in rallying to rehome with Journey Home’s third annual night of Pickin’ at Puckett’s featuring warming performances from rising singer-songwriter Jesse Labelle and area soul-sister fixture Jonell Mosser. Epiglottis goddess Mosser merges her special musical mixture as part of continued efforts to help TJH organization continue achieving their valued mission to deliver the comforts of home.
Before the March 2020 tornado which destroyed his Nashville home, Labelle had been on a steady climb and was riding high with a growing touring career. He found himself making ends meet through weekly virtual “Total Request Live” streams and even recently won third place out of thousands of submissions from songs in all genres in American Songwriter’s 35th Anniversary Song Contest. His “Two Hearts and a Diamond” was the only country song in the final three. By Pickin’ time he’ll be fresh off a nearby release show for his newest EP, Part 1. And he’s now booked for Stagecoach 2022.
It could happen to anyone. A musician who had his home destroyed by a storm can appreciate the Journey Home’s mission of helping homeless people heal.
Pickin’ at Puckett’s benefiting The Journey Home Murfreesboro takes place Thursday, Sept. 30. A VIP reception at 5:30 p.m. will precede the show. The performance follows at 6:30. To find out more, contact Lis Couser at lcouser@lovegodservepeople.org or 865-278-8757.
Puckett’s is located at 114 N. Church St., Murfreesboro. For more on the artists, visit jonellmosser.com and jesselabelle.com.
“Being homeless brings daily challenges that are interconnected and impact every aspect of a person’s life. Lasting change happens when we meet a person at their point of need, help them set goals and enhance their life skills, address their health and self-worth, and secure jobs and stable housing. Above all, it requires the hope and strength found in a relationship with Jesus Christ and a caring community of volunteers. The best solutions involve the entire community working to engage, stabilize and heal our vulnerable families and individuals,” according to the Journey Home’s website. “We want to operate safe and hospitable outreach and housing facilities where encouragement is offered and basic needs are met, to equip clients with knowledge, tools and other resources useful on their road to independent living, to connect clients with sustainable housing solutions that foster stability and break the cycle of homelessness and to educate our community as to the prevalence and causes of homelessness in our area and how they can help.”
Find out more about The Journey Home Murfreesboro at lovegodservepeople.org. They are located at 308 W. Castle St. in Murfreesboro.
