by mmccarthycreative@gmail.com | Nov 8, 2023 | Newsletter Archive
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...
by mmccarthycreative@gmail.com | Sep 6, 2023 | Newsletter Archive
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...
by mmccarthycreative@gmail.com | Apr 30, 2023 | Newsletter Archive
“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...
by mmccarthycreative@gmail.com | Feb 25, 2023 | Newsletter Archive
“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...
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...
