Monday, August 8, 2011
I am as lost as I can be
Did you ever have one of those moments when you just “woke up” – when you had epiphany? It can happen anywhere really, but for one man I know, it happened in the Wheeler Mission Dining Hall.
After spending some time in the hospital due to an injury he received while living on the streets, the hospital staff paid his cab fare to take him to Wheeler Mission. He had nowhere else to turn, as he had burned all his bridges with this family due to his alcoholism.
A few days later, as he sat having his dinner, he looked around and concluded, “I am as lost as I can be.” He spoke with a Case Manager, who referred him to Wheeler’s Hebron Addiction Recovery Program, where, in his words, he “took a good hard look” at himself.
After more than 25 years of alcoholism, he has been sober for more than a year, is a graduate of the program, has a job, keeps in touch with his accountability partners, and is active in his church. He now is earning his own way and giving back to the others instead of just taking. He says he found his way through a relationship with Christ.
In Luke 15, Jesus speaks about lost sheep, lost coins, and lost sons being found. That’s just what happened in the Wheeler Mission Dining Hall!
Thanks for reading!
Rick
After spending some time in the hospital due to an injury he received while living on the streets, the hospital staff paid his cab fare to take him to Wheeler Mission. He had nowhere else to turn, as he had burned all his bridges with this family due to his alcoholism.
A few days later, as he sat having his dinner, he looked around and concluded, “I am as lost as I can be.” He spoke with a Case Manager, who referred him to Wheeler’s Hebron Addiction Recovery Program, where, in his words, he “took a good hard look” at himself.
After more than 25 years of alcoholism, he has been sober for more than a year, is a graduate of the program, has a job, keeps in touch with his accountability partners, and is active in his church. He now is earning his own way and giving back to the others instead of just taking. He says he found his way through a relationship with Christ.
In Luke 15, Jesus speaks about lost sheep, lost coins, and lost sons being found. That’s just what happened in the Wheeler Mission Dining Hall!
Thanks for reading!
Rick
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