STORIES OF HOPE
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Meet the men, women and families whose needs have been met and lives transformed thanks to your compassion and care.
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Meet Amber
Meet Amber The love YOU share gives neighbors like Amber hope for a better life… Since joining the New Life Program in 2019, Amber’s life has been transformed. And she
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Meet Justin
Meet Justin The love YOU share gives neighbors like Justin hope for a better life… A tragic event Justin experienced as a teenager changed the trajectory of his life. “It
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Meet Kevin
Meet Kevin Kevin is celebrating Easter with JOY – because of you! Thank you for showing him that new life is possible. Years of abuse at the hands of his
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Meet Meagan
Meet Megan Thanks to you… Meagan has HOPE this Christmas! “Watching my dad and knowing my mom’s past, I was bound and determined not to do similar things. But instead
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Meet Debbie
Meet Debbie Thank you for loving your neighbor, Debbie, and giving her hope for the future! Debbie grew up in a world of contradictions, of light and darkness, of love
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Meet Gordon
Meet Gordon Thank you for giving Gordon a new beginning. Because of you, he has joy in his heart this Easter! Gordon wanted to be just like his father. “He
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Meet Bobbie
Meet Bobbie “I didn’t want to feel anything. I was lost and hopeless…” When Bobbie was 6 years old, her father abandoned her family, leaving her mother struggling to support
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Meet Gregory
Meet Gregory “I came here looking for God and I found Him.” Gregory was raised in a loving, Christian home and planned to spend his days serving the Lord. “I
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