Eddie faced life through the skewed perspective of drug and alcohol addiction for the better part of 18 years, and his life had begun to resemble the wreckage of a particularly bad morning after. Learn More>

Steve oversees the preparation of five to six hundred meals a day at the Union Gospel Mission. At six-feet and 258 solid pounds, his presence is authoritative, but his demeanor is surprisingly gentle. Hospitality to the homeless is an interesting career choice for a man whose life -- until a few years ago -- was characterized by violent hostility. Learn More>

Paulie Ostrander has been working on cars his whole life. He loves working with his hands. He loves working with tools. And he loves telling the story of how the Mission changed his life… Learn More>

Trina Robertson was despondent. The mere act of eating left her drained. She described her depression as a heaviness that surrounded her and pressed in upon her. Learn More>

Sharie and her two daughters carried their belongings in one book bag. For six months, the three slept on couches and floors in the homes of family and friends. Learn More>

Juan, 18, has gone from a hopeless teenager to an energized leader. Due in large part to investment made in him at Tshimakain Creek Camp. Learn More>

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Corissa, 26, came to Anna Ogden Hall two years ago with a meth addiction, but while the meth rapidly accelerated her demise, her addictive behavior really began years earlier with a much less menacing substance – food. Learn More>

When Chris McNeil was sleeping under an abandoned gazebo, the road to his dream of becoming a commercial truck driver like his dad seemed impossibly long. Now that he has realized that dream, he sees it as a series of small steps: Learn More>

James Escobar found God in the middle of Iraq. A navy chaplain “made a beeline” toward him as he came into base camp after 30 days of continuous combat operations. Learn More>