Partnerships with business owners are a huge part of the long term success ramp for the clients we serve at SafeHouse Ministries. Business owners who partner with us not only provide jobs for our many clients upon their graduation from our programs, but they also provide continuing training to help them keep developing the character and skills they need to be able to succeed long term. John Anker is one of those business owners who has partnered with SafeHouse Ministries for many years. In this episode we get to know a little bit about John and his father, whose example of overcoming tremendous obstacles deeply influenced John. John shares about how important the right mindset is to be able to survive and overcome the many immense obstacles that our clients often have to face.

So much to learn from Garron's story. Alcohol is a deceptive and destructive tool used by the enemy to hurt so many people around us. Let Garron's tale of sorrow be a warning and let his example of rising from the ashes give you hope!

Part 2 of Garron's Story

Garron's story is a powerful testimony to the disadvantage a child has when they don't have two parents to love, train, and keep them on the right path.

Shun's backslide into darkness left him ultimately homeless and living out of his truck. After ultimately coming back to Columbus, Shun got connected with SafeHouse Ministries and was able to get into Freedom House (the men's shelter) and into the housing program so that he now has his own place and able to plan a path for a bright future for the rest of his life.

Shun began making changes and walking a better path after getting out of prison, but he failed to address some very powerful root habits that ended up derailing him again. He fell back into drugs and ended up with a failed marriage after 13 years being together with his wife. So many powerful stories and lessons to learn in this episode.

Shun's personality from a young age drove him to pursue what he wanted with extreme diligence and without caution. At the age of 13 years old he was drawn by the allure of obtaining power over others to join the Crips gang, and he committed extreme violence on his path to gain that power. He would come to find out though, that when you serve the devil, you pay a high price.

Twiggy shares more about how her faith and her gratefulness to God led her to give back and be an encouragement to others during her time at Grace House. Her testimony is a powerful example about the power of giving back and about what really matters in the end. Twiggy testifies that it was the Word of God that carried her through her darkest days.