A Second Chance, A New Song
brad
Recovery Guest
“If you’re someone who’s struggling,” Brad says, “come here. This place can guide you, direct you, and get you to the people and places you need.”
To cope, Brad turned to drugs far too young. “I started using at age 10 just to deal with my brothers and stuff.” He also wrestled with ADHD and OCD, but in those days no one around him recognized what he was fighting. “When I smoked pot for the first time, it just mellowed me out,” he said. Drugs became his shield, and by high school they were a daily part of his life.
After graduation, Brad poured himself into music. His bands reached real heights—at one point they were close to signing with Capitol Records. The dream almost became a life. But after fifteen years, it faded, and Brad walked away from the stage.
Life moved fast from there. He married, had two children, and tried to build something steady. Hardship still followed. His wife struggled with alcoholism. His old battles with addiction and pain kept pulling him backward. Eventually everything collapsed, and Brad spent three and a half years homeless.
Facing prison time, Brad asked the judge for one more chance. “I want to go to Gospel Rescue Mission,” he said, “because I hear a lot of good things about that place, and that it would help me with my addiction and bring me back to God.” The judge agreed.
Everything changed the day Brad walked into Gospel Rescue Mission.
“The first night here, I was gonna get to sleep in a bed—which I hadn’t done in three and a half years,” he said. “I was gonna get a shower every day. Three meals a day without having to figure out what I’m gonna do. I’m safe. I don’t have to worry about being robbed or beat up. I’m sober and clean.”
Then he added something simple and true: “You can’t find what GRM offers anywhere else.”
Brad has rebuilt his relationship with God and found a second chance at life here. His hope now is for others.