“You don’t belong here…you were made for better things than this.” That’s what the stranger on the street told her. And so it began. It would take Deena finding out where she didn’t belong, to discover where she did. And it would take a hardened street guy who had given up hope for his own […]
Ruckus from Southside Reseda: Ryan’s Story
“Take Your Ass to the Mission,” she said with a gun in his face. Crude yes, but it was a language he could understand. And that God would use. Ryan has always been a fast talker. But he never thought he’d be a fast typist—or even be able to type at all. Or, for that […]
Addictionville: How a Nice Kid Like Him Ended up in a Bad Place Like This
Addictionville: How a Nice Kid Like Him Ended Up in a Bad Place Like This Forty-six-year-old Shawn Mellis grew up in the picturesque mountain town of McCloud, CA—his feet planted solidly on the terra firma of family. His was an idyllic childhood spent playing in the rivers and woods of “God’s country.” It was as […]
