A Family is Restored

What does the Washington City Mission mean to my husband Paul and me? It was a beam of light at the end of the road; a place that brings light (life) back to those who are down and out with no place to go. I knew nothing about the Mission until Paul went there. I certainly did not know then that it would change my life forever!

Loving someone with an addiction is not easy. The addiction has control of them, and they will lie, cheat and steal to get what they want, but there is a good person inside of every addicted person. The Mission helps people recover – if they are willing to help themselves and to believe. The Mission shares Jesus Christ with its clients, teaching them, as stated in Proverbs 3:5-6, Trust in the Lord with all of your heard and lean not on your own understanding, but in all thy ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct your path.

I started attending the Mission’s chapel services solely to support Paul and found myself beginning to enjoy the services. I will NEVER forget the chapel service on Thursday, December 5, 20002. In front of the pastor and everyone there, I went forward and gave my life to Christ. That’s when I realized why I was there – not just for Paul, but God wanted me there for my healing as well! Because of the Washington City Mission, I found God and Paul was restored to the man that had been pushed deep down inside. Now we faithfully attend our church and serve together in our Lord Jesus Christ’s Name.

So, if you feel you or someone you love has lost it all and are at the end of the road, go to the red brick building called Washington City Mission and find life worth living! Maybe your dreams will come true. My husband’s dream did – he’s president of his own trucking business. A dream that materialized just by making a stop at the Washington City Mission.

May God bless and keep you.

Marylin Walker