by mmccarthycreative@gmail.com | Nov 8, 2022 | Newsletter Archive
“THIS PLACE TRULY IS A BLESSING!” Gary grew up around drugs. “My mom smoked pot and drank. My Dad took pills, drank, smoked pot, and never hid it from me. So when I got older I didn’t have to go out and learn about it because I already knew.” “My first experience with...
by mmccarthycreative@gmail.com | Aug 17, 2022 | Newsletter Archive
“I wanted to start over fresh” After growing up in an abusive home, being the victim of domestic violence herself, and losing custody of her children, Connie discovered our women’s transitional home, Grace Place. From there, finding her own home and being reunited...
by mmccarthycreative@gmail.com | Apr 26, 2022 | Newsletter Archive
“God works through the women here every single day.” Abused as a very young child by a family friend, Bennett never told her parents because her abuser threatened to harm them. This trauma created a huge “hole” in her life which she first filled with achievement in...
by mmccarthycreative@gmail.com | Mar 7, 2022 | Newsletter Archive
“This place has given me hope!” When Frank was a kid, and into his early teen years, he was “heavy into church.” “My dad was a Baptist, and my mom was a Bible School teacher. I always knew there was a God.” The death of his mom and his daughter shook Frank’s faith. “I...
by mmccarthycreative@gmail.com | Oct 29, 2021 | Newsletter Archive
“Clean and sober four years!” Alcohol was part of Eric’s life as early as he can remember. Growing up on Chicago’s West Side, he worked after school in one of the bars his dad owned. “Dad had liver problems – part of his alcoholism – and my Mom was addicted to other...
by mmccarthycreative@gmail.com | Aug 24, 2021 | Newsletter Archive
“God wanted me to be here.” Steve grew up in a home where his family "didn't really go to church a lot.” His Mom was God-fearing, and his father became that way later in life, but Steve didn’t really start growing in his faith until he learned to lean on the Lord....
