“My first week here, I knew this is where I needed to be.” For decades, mental illness wreaked havoc on Cynthia’s personal and professional life. These struggles cost her jobs, relationships, almost everything. “Every two years, like clockwork, I would fall into a twilight zone, not knowing night from day,” she says. “I walked around…
“You helped me move forward without judgment, and I’ll always be grateful.” I was very young when I made the biggest mistake of my life. It’s haunted me every day since. I turned to gangs for the feeling of love and acceptance that was missing at home. My parents did the best they could under…
“Being around people who care made me realize my problems were temporary” It’s a moment Frank will never shake from his memory. The moment his life changed forever. “I was out for a run late one winter night,” he explains. “I stopped to rest under a tree and felt my legs lock up on me….
I Wouldn’t Be Here Without You I’ll never forget the day I came to City Rescue Mission. I’d been living without a home, sleeping in abandoned buildings. I didn’t know how to stop using meth, even though I was in and out of the hospital with asthma and COPD. My whole life felt like an…
A Chance To Heal Marie’s daughter had recently graduated high school when the unthinkable happened. The bright, energetic 19-year-old passed away unexpectedly — a victim of the fentanyl crisis. Marie couldn’t make sense of it. In a desperate bid to numb the pain, she turned to drugs herself. To make matters – Marie worse, Marie’s personal tragedy…
The word “home” evokes feelings of safety, comfort, and welcome. Regardless of what life throws at you or the difficulties you are facing, home is a space to rest, recalibrate, and prepare yourself for what lies ahead. For a person experiencing homelessness, losing the place they call home is not only a loss of shelter. It…
Finding Stability and Purpose Engine trouble brought Tracy to City Rescue Mission. But in truth, she’d been running on fumes — in body and spirit — for years. “My husband and I were long-haul truck drivers,” Tracy explains. The truck was their livelihood as well as their home. When it broke down here in Oklahoma…
Finding Stability After a Life of Boom-and-Bust Everett is no stranger to the boom-and-bust cycle of oil field work. “I got married right out of high school and went in the oil field,” he recalls. “I went through three booms and busts there.” And while Everett knew how to navigate the ups and downs of…
“God, what am I going to do?” Debbie asked aloud. She had been struggling to survive on the streets of Oklahoma City all summer. The heat was unbearable. Finding water was a constant worry, and she was always concerned about her safety. At 67 years old, Debbie had spent the last three months sleeping under…
Tish had to overcome the unimaginable to protect her children and ensure a better future for her family. Watch her journey from brokenness and despair to hope and restoration. Content Advisement: This video describes a description of domestic violence. More client storiesStories of Hope…