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“I've had one brother pass away from addiction.  My 47-year-old nephew overdosed, it took eight days to find his body. They dumped him on the side of the road in 105-degree weather.  My brother, his son, and his grandson have been in prison with addiction.  Three generations.  It's hard on the family to watch it. That's addiction.    I tell the men and women of Adult and Teen Challenge in St. Louis  what their family is really thinking.  They do love them.  If they're cuttin

"I grew up in a devout Catholic family. I went to Catholic school. Starting in seventh grade, my parents couldn't afford to send me to private school anymore. My father had a really bad gambling addiction and was also an alcoholic. My dad passed away in 2022.   I went from private school to public school. I started hanging out with people that I shouldn't have been hanging out with. I got expelled my senior year of high school. Thankfully, I was allowed to graduate and walk w

“My mom passed away when I was five and my dad passed away when I was 12.  I had three older sisters. My sister Angie passed away when I was 18.  We didn't know Jesus. Jesus actually introduced himself to me when I was around 15. Ironically through a Mormon friend. From that moment on I couldn't stop thinking about Jesus, however, it didn't mean that I changed my life.   A couple years after that, I ended up going down a really dark path for 10 plus years. I met a girl and st