Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. Keep Us Anonymous Indeed, Jane (not her real name) and her child will remain unidentified. When first approached, she refused an interview for our newsletter out of fear that a domestic violence abuser would find where they live. With a second request […]
Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. 3 Nights Under a Bridge Enough After spending three nights under a bridge to get out of the rain, Gabriel had enough. It was bad enough that his job and girlfriend did not work out, now he was homeless. The first building […]
Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. “I Wanted A Life” Sarah had more than her share of obstacles to overcome. She was born premature. She started life with significant hearing loss, blindness in one eye, a hole in her heart, and fluid in her lungs. When she was […]
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Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. All The Means To Succeed Every workday morning Norma diligently puts her two-year-old son Conner in a stroller at Samaritan Inn. Then she walks to day care and to class at the local beauty school. In the evening, she repeats the routine […]
Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. Faces Of Homelessness Changing That was Burchell’s response to the question, “What brought you to the Mission?” He has an irresistible, repeated, irrational impulse to gamble. That is present tense. It is a continual addiction that has to be managed. He returned […]
Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. Faces Of Homelessness Changing Rebecca, her husband and four children were a family. She worked full-time as a cashier in a retail store; he worked full-time for an industrial fabrication company. There was addiction and stress in their home. An incident occurred […]
Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. Boundaries Bring New Freedom Without foundation, Gina was subject to her own reasoning and desires. Her father had not been in the home since she was six-years-old. She was raised by her single mother. Gina said her mother was poor and could […]
Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. Void Will Be Filled By Something Matthew’s story has no mention of addiction or mental health issues. As a student athlete at Roseburg High School, he abstained from chemical substances so as not to degrade his performance or get in trouble. As […]
Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. Void Will Be Filled By Something When the air is removed from an enclosed space, a vacuum is created. The pressure outside is greater than the pressure inside. Whatever is closest to the opening gets sucked in to fill the void. The […]
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