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From Depression to Hope: RUSSELL'S JOURNEY
Written by Administrator
“Life was just something to have fun with…a game…to do as little as possible.” That was Russell’s philosophy since he’d started drinking at the age of nine.
“I’d sneak (alcohol) just because I liked it,” he remembers. “Little did I know what it would do to my life.” The consequences—including a break with his family—didn’t catch up with Russell for many years.
Despite his addiction, he made it through high school as an all-star baseball player, champion gymnast, and captain of his soccer team. Later, he had his own business with eight employees. Still, during all that time, he says, “My life jump-started each day with alcohol.”Russell tried several programs - including our own rehabilitation program—to stop drinking, but sobriety never lasted longer than 18 months. Finally last spring, depressed and desperate, Russell returned to the Mission. “I knew I needed help,” he admits. “Things were getting dangerous for me out there. I had been fighting coming to the Mission, because I’d been here in 1996. I knew that it would be a structured environment, and looked for another alternative, like a halfway house. But the Lord tugged at my heart because He knew that the Mission was where I was supposed to be again.”
Today, Russell is a graduate of our Men’s New Life Program and living in our Taylor Street Transitional Living Program. He’s thinking about what the future holds for him—college or possibly a maintenance job. “There’s so much I can accomplish at my age,” he says. Whatever path he chooses, he won’t be alone. His family sees the change in him, and they’re working towards reconciliation. And he has a very special message to friends like you: “No matter the size of the gift, it goes to those who need it. You help many people whether you know it or not. Many of my needs are cared for by the Lord through you.”
Thank you for helping Russell and many other men find that life holds so much more for them than they dreamt of!
