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Tim returns to mission to seek help after he veers off course
Tim led a normal, productive life for the first few decades of his life. He grew up on military bases-his father was in the Navy-and the family settled in Ventura County. He became well versed in construction, and was a union carpenter for 30 years. Trouble started brewing though when the company he worked for…
Deja comes to work at the mission after addiction, loss strike her family
Six months into her new job managing Santa Maria Super Thrift, the Mission’s thrift store, Deja is seeing how the trauma she experienced as a daughter of an addict, can result in a perspective that’s helpful in her role. Deja grew up locally with two younger siblings-their mother was addicted to heroin. “It was pretty…
Kylie revels in seeing god work in clients’ lives
“I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you came to visit me.” Matthew 25:35-37. When Kylie Alsin was in college, she felt…