A group of men and women in the Eugene Mission’s Life Change Program have discovered that community is everything when it comes to healing addiction.

Nolan, a participant in the men’s Life Change Program at the Eugene Mission, wrote a paper on God’s plan for salvation that has deeply touched the hearts of the men in the program. Click through to read it!

From child abuse, drugs and the loss of her son to leadership and serenity.

From fighting, a DUI, and rebellion to steady, consistent growth.

From narcissism, crime and drugs to humility and growth.

From rejection and toxic relationships to finding her voice and expressing gratitude.

Women’s Life Change participant Brittany has learned how to be gentle with her heart and accept God’s love into her deepest places of pain.

From abuse and abandonment to restoration and paying it forward.

From hopelessness and pain to fatherhood and a future.

From childhood abuse, domestic violence and drugs to a brand- new mind and life.

From drugs, crime and prison to positivity, clarity and assurance.

From abandonment, foster care, and homelessness to Hope, joy and a future.

John Wilson thought he needed a job, quick. After a few days in the Eugene Mission’s Rescue Shelter, he realized he needed a lot more and that the R3 Program was his path forward.

A former pastor-turned-drug-dealer found grace and a new life at the Eugene Mission. This Christmas, he’s anticipating the joy of seeing family, enjoying his newfound sobriety and brimming with Hope.

Patty, now a participant in the women’s Life Change Program, had lost hope, lost touch with her family and had sunk into drug addiction. Her incredible story will give you hope that with God, “all things are possible.”

Jeffrey, pictured right, had given up hope after his wife died, and he sank into substance abuse. After graduating from the men’s Life Change Program, he found new life and a beautiful future after grief.

R3 graduate Rebecca says coming to the Eugene Mission was a “lifesaving decision” for her.

Shawn, who graduated from the men’s Life Change Program in June, thought he could never be sober. Read how the program changed his life and helped him believe recovery is possible.

Tammy knew she needed a new plan after her husband passed away. She got a new direction, a new career and more when she entered the R3 Program at the Eugene Mission.

Chuck, who graduated from the R3 Program, discovered the beauty of connection at the Eugene Mission and then learned how to share his gift with others.