Inspirations and Triumphs

Broken, to the point of deep despair, nearly hopeless, estranged from all family, and no friends in sight.  I was without the guidance of my father both physically and spiritually.  Through years of alcohol and drug abuse, I had brought a lot of relationships to disrepair.  I believed I had been wronged whether I had been or not, usually not being able to acknowledge my part in these matters.  A few years ago my life as I knew it started to implode and through deaths in my family, isolation from my wife, intermittent employment, and separation from the people I had left, I ended up alone, truly alone, unable to seek help even though I knew I needed some.  There were days I wanted to die, and felt that I shouldn’t be alive. 

Then a little over a year ago through divine intervention and the work of some God-led people, I was led to the Frederick Rescue Mission and its Changed Life Recovery Program where God has graciously allowed me to study His word.  I learned that I was never really alone.  He has been with me all along and as I seek a relationship with Him, He is the help I need.   

Today through preachers, teachers, fellow believers, and learning what the Bible really has to teach, I have been blessed and strengthened.  I feel at peace and ease with who I am.  Now, I know I should be alive because my life has value and meaning.  I believe I’m able to go on and become the man He purposed me to be.

-Dennis Alexander, graduate of the Mission’s Program