by Jim Palmer | Jan 2, 2019 | blog
Addiction and homelessness can easily become generational issues, passed down from parent to child in a vicious cycle of pain and hopelessness. As a child growing up with an addicted mother, Angelina didn’t have the kind of role model she needed to care for herself or...
by Jim Palmer | Oct 8, 2018 | blog
It is our human nature to look for things to fulfill and satisfy us as only God can. For someone on the verge of homelessness and hopelessness, the desperation to fill that void can lead them to horrible and toxic things like drug use, alcoholism, or abusive...
by Jim Palmer | Sep 12, 2018 | blog
Today is National Encouragement Day, which aptly falls right after September 11th, a day that will forever be remembered as a dark and sad day in our nation’s history. But the perfect timing of a day dedicated to encouragement on the very next day, September 12th,...
by Jim Palmer | Aug 20, 2018 | blog
Many times, when parents come into the Mission, they feel as though they’ve failed their kids. The life they’ve given their children is just not the life they wanted. Maybe they’ve gone through an abusive relationship. Maybe they’re doing their best to make ends meet,...
by Jim Palmer | Jul 16, 2018 | blog
Marriage is a sacred bond, a promise to support and love each other through sickness, health, and everything in between. But when two people each hit their lowest point of hopelessness, it can feel impossible to keep this promise. Ricky and Lisa were in this...
