About Journey Towards Salvation

About Us

OUR STORY

Vilma Vaccaro, founder of Journey Towards Salvation Inc., is a resident of Rockland County since 1983, originally from the Bronx. Vilma’s first acquaintance with the poverty, hunger and homelessness that exists in Ethiopia today was as a missionary in January 2011. Vilma traveled to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia as a missionary with the World Mission Alliance and experienced first hand the impact and devastation facing the men, women and children, particularly the children.

vilma hugging kidAfter Vilma returned home from Ethiopia, she was grief stricken and heartbroken over the lifestyle these poor people were forced to live under. While reflecting back on the conditions that exist in Ethiopia, Vilma believes she received a revelation from God unveiling his plan of salvation for the homeless.

As a result, Vilma set out to open a non profit organization, An organization designed to transform, with the help of Jesus Christ, the lives of the men, women and children caught in the cycles of poverty and homelessness.

OUR MISSION

Journey Towards Salvation is a non profit organization designed to help the poor and the homeless of Ethiopia. We have a dream to decrease the poverty that exists in Ethiopia today and bring it under control. Our primary focus is to transform the lives of brokenhearted, poor, desolate, homeless men, women and children of Ethiopia to one filled with faith, dignity, and purpose.

We strongly believe that the Holistic Approach is the best method for transforming lives. as it focuses on the whole person in total. The Holistic Approach considers an individuals emotional, psychological, physical, social as well as spiritual characteristics.

OUR GOAL

To prepare the poor and homeless men, women and children of Ethiopia in becoming independent, self sufficient, faith filled, spiritual individuals.

OUR PLEDGE

Journey Towards Salvation is completely dedicated to utilizing all donations, contributions and gifts solely for the purpose of helping decrease the poverty that exists in Ethiopia today and help transform lives by providing food , shelter and education.