Stories Of Hope

“At the Mission, I had people who were watching out for me.”    Daniel was excited about retiring after years of hard work that had taken a toll on his mind and body. But during his first year, he started having health issues. “I hadn’t been feeling well, and hadn’t

“At my age, starting over is hard.”  What should have been a joyous occasion turned to tragedy for Tom. While he was leaving the hospital after the birth of his first grandson, Tom got hit by a car. “I was on a motorcycle and was run over by a car.

Enrico bitterly regrets trying alcohol at age 14. “I hung around the wrong types of people, trying to fit in. Whatever the group was doing, I did. It just took hold of me more than the others.” Enrico had other close family members who suffered from alcohol addiction, and he

“I was lost and feeling pretty low.” While James was in the hospital having heart surgery, his girlfriend took off with their clothes, furniture… everything. He was left without a relationship, home, and job all at once. He was devastated by her betrayal and abandonment. “She moved off to another

“At the Mission, God changed me.” Kevin was working as an electrician when his ladder broke. His spine was severely damaged from the fall, leading to nearly a dozen surgeries and countless pain pills. “In my mind, it wasn’t a big deal because the doctor had written prescriptions,” Kevin says.