In April of 2016, I was invited to a meeting in downtown Asheville that brought together leaders from Buncombe, Henderson, and Haywood counties: about 60 people representing government agencies, hospitals, and community organizations. Western Carolina Rescue Ministries was the only shelter invited to the table. During that meeting, a senior leader from Mission Hospital shared…
“Several years ago, many of us watched the rescue of thirty-three miners trapped deep underground in Chile. For seventeen days, no one knew if they were alive. Then a drill broke through, and they sent up a note: ‘We are well… the 33.’ It would take another sixty days to bring them out, one at…
My journey with drugs began early. Before I was even four years old, my parents were dealing drugs, and my brother and I were placed in foster care for six years. When my dad went to prison, it seemed like things couldn’t get harder. Growing up, I was actually the one who was against drugs….
