Category: Stories
The club life or being Christ-like? David sensed that he needed to choose one over the other. He never expected God to get his attention through the most unexpected and uncomfortable week of his life, but He did.
Kyle found his calling in the kitchen, and one day you might just be his guest. See how an unexpected stay at The Union Mission enriched this young chef’s journey from the dish pit to the Disney Culinary Program.
As an in-demand shipyard pipefitter, Darius was doing well in life. But unexpected brain surgery will change your life. Find out how his stay at The Union Mission helped Darius go from homeless to homeowner.
Jacob’s life was filled with trauma even before he was born. Here at The Union Mission, he’s finding help for his PTSD and the horrid memories that have bedeviled him for most of his 44 years.
January 25, 1967 was the worst day of Ellery’s life. Just 19, he discovered he was being drafted into Army combat service in Vietnam. And the war stayed with him long after his tour of duty was over.
“I take advantage of everything The Union Mission has to offer,” John says, beaming at his many course completion certificates. “These classes, they keep my mind focused on positive things!”
Carlton had always put his faith and his future in football. But “looking back over everything that the Lord was taking me through, I’m excited to have a profound new outlook now!”
If you’d never expect to find a hero living in a homeless shelter, meet Kody. “I guess security has always been my kind of work,” he says, but when he was growing up, his life was anything but secure.
Paul’s face smiles up from our Anchors of Hope monthly giving page, but he hasn’t always looked so happy. After 67 years of twists and turns, now he’s back on the straight and narrow as part of RECLAIM.
Darrell’s family really didn’t want him living in a homeless shelter, but he reminds them that his temporary address doesn’t define him. “This is just a phase of life. I’m just going through the process to get myself together.”
No teenager should have to live with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, but Kadeem, 19, had all the symptoms. Find out how he found a better way to deal with life’s challenges and his PTSD.
Osteogenesis imperfecta. It’s better known as Brittle Bone Disease. It’s incredibly rare: it affects only 1 in about every 15,000 people worldwide. And Union Mission shelter guest Shon, 47, is one of them.