The story below is a story of how your donations Colorado Springs provide individuals and families with food, shelter and many other basic needs everyday at Springs Rescue Mission.
David, Jack and Robert were friends, living on the streets together. During the coldest days of winter Jack and Robert finally decided to come to the Mission to get help.
David was the holdout. He'd come in for meals, but because he didn't want to sit through a short chapel service before he ate, he'd usually grab a sack lunch and go back to living under the bridge.
There was a lot of freedom involved in that lifestyle, but sometimes, too much freedom is detrimental, or, as David says, "That kind of lifestyle is a rope, and sometimes you get enough to hang yourself."
For a while David "got into" crack cocaine. He found and lost jobs, tried detox and ended up with a "$3 million roof" over his head, sleeping under the bridge.
"One night as I was laying there in my sleeping bag, I closed my eyes and prayed, 'Lord, I am sick and tired of living this way.' The next thing I know, I'm in the Mission dining hall wearing an ID badge."
Through your donations Colorado Springs and your support of the Men's New Life Program, the lives of thousands of people have been changed forever. David, Springs Rescue Mission supports you in your new life and we will be here to continue to take this journey with you.
If you are interested in supporting David and others like him visit our website at www.mySRM.org or call us at 719-632-1822.
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