"Most of my time was spent alone. Being without family made it difficult to find someone to talk to, but I no longer feel alone. I feel as if I'm part of a huge family."

"At first I just felt like things weren't going to be right for me...having faith is the main thing. God doesn't make mistakes."

"I remember thinking that I always wanted a deep relationship with the Lord, but I was always at arm's reach. I was never able to grasp it, but here I was able to do that."

"I was exhausted from the world and that brought me here.”

“I have my hope back. I lost that. I feel hope and I know that I am safe.”

Lanette is experiencing the freedom that comes from knowing she doesn’t have to fix everything all by herself. God is at work in her life. He is giving her rest, and that makes her feel truly secure.

“I didn’t want to feel empty anymore, I wanted to have something. I wanted to have some health. I wanted to not drink anymore. I didn’t want to go through hell anymore.”

"My family needed me. So I just kept thinking, 'You have to find a way.'"

"I knew we would need counseling and a lot of Christian comfort and support. That’s why I decided to come to Joy House.”

"For now I’m content experiencing God in ways I never thought possible. He’s so alive and working in me."

"The devil has thrown a lot of weapons at me in my life, but I know now he won’t prevail. God won’t let me down."

"There’s more to education than facts. There’s also faith."

"I thank Jesus Christ for giving me this chance to give back — and to show how the Milwaukee Rescue Mission can change lives like mine. I will spend the rest of my life serving the lost and people who think nobody loves them, just like I was helped.”

“I thank God every day that my kids get this chance to go to a school like CrossTrainers.”

"If not for the Milwaukee Rescue Mission, I would be dead."

“I was tired of never having my own home, of depending on others who didn’t care.”

“Now I realize that faith is more than just saying ‘I believe’ or praying at the altar call…it’s more than a list of things to do or not do. Faith is one continual redemptive story.”

“I’m getting stronger. I’m growing spiritually; I’m getting stronger in the Lord. God is still working with me in my life and in my marriage.”

“Without the Milwaukee Rescue Mission and the help they gave me, I would probably be dead or in jail. I would have gone back to that lifestyle, but that’s the old person. I’m a new creation now.”