Tom's Story

Tom's Story

Tom spent 17 years in the military serving his country, 13 of those years in Special Forces. “I never had a problem with alcohol growing up or when I was in the military,” he says. “But when I started having PTSD nightmares, I started drinking to push that down.” When...
Kathy's Story

Kathy's Story

At 62, Kathy has raised four children and now has nine grandchildren. A neighbor to the Mission, she began dropping by for a cup of coffee, a meal, and some fellowship. “I wasn’t working,” she says. “So, I decided to go in there and see if they needed any help.” She...
Richard's Story

Richard's Story

When he was just 19, two of Richard’s uncles got into a heated argument over a piece of family land. “The uncle who was sitting across the table from me jumped up and shot my other uncle in the head and killed him -- right beside me.” The trauma from witnessing the...
Letitia's Story

Letitia's Story

“I’ve come closer to God” Letitia started drinking when she was just 14. “My parents lived here in Lexington,” she says. “They owned a motorcycle dealership and they fought a lot. When I was 13, I told them I was either going to leave, run away, or go to a military...
Butch's Story

Butch's Story

“I’m in Heaven here” A bad accident in the coal mine where he had worked for 17 years is where Butch’s addiction began 39 years ago. First, it was Tylenol with codeine. “It got to the point where God started telling me, ‘You’re taking those, and you really don’t need...