Stories of Hope

Vanessa’s Story

“I eventually depleted every cent I had and became homeless. I was in and out of jail numerous times and every time I told myself this would be the last time but it wasn’t, I was in too deep and had no idea how to begin to get out.

I felt like God had put me in this safe bubble so that I could work through everything I needed to work through without using… God used the TCMI internship to really soften my heart and once again provided me a safe place to learn and grieve. I was able to find a confidence in me that I hadn’t realized I had lost when I lost my job.”

Ryan’s Story

“I lost my job and soon after lost everything else. I fell into a deep
depression and I remember not knowing how to process everything that was going on. I decided rather than getting through it in a healthy way that I would medicate myself and I got deeper into my addiction.

I actually wanted to be there and was grateful to be there. Things like reading my Bible went from being a chore to a treasure. When my 12 months in the
program ended I knew it wasn’t time for me to leave so I became an intern. After my internship, I joined the campus staff as an education coordinator for 2 years then took some time off and came back as the student
life coordinator and now I am the program coordinator.”

Curt’s Story

“I couldn’t keep a job. By the time I was 26, I went into my first 30-day inpatient program. I did good for about 6 months after that and went back to work. A few years later, my boss came to me and told me that I was one of his best employees when I wanted to be. But I only showed up when I was high or drunk and they had to let me go. They said they knew that I needed help.

I was 5 months into the program when I finally surrendered to God at a Franklin Graham concert we were attending in Spokane. I told God that I needed help changing and from that point on He began peeling back the layers of hurt and abandonment that I had been dealing with for most of my life.”