Travis grew up in a dog-eat-dog life, with a family of addicts. He was introduced to drugs and alcohol at the age of 11, and spent time in and out of jail as a juvenile through his mid 20’s. Drugs had a daily hold of him, and they ran his life.
Read MoreHealed by God’s Mercy
“There was something broken in me,” Christina relates of her younger years. Sexually abused as a child and introduced to alcohol in middle school, she was easily charmed into marriage to an older man when she was 21. “He won me over, but he was abusive in every way,” she recalls. “If there was a…
Read MoreNo Annual Golf Tournament
Dear Golfers, Tournament Sponsors, and Volunteers, Over the years we have been grateful for your generosity in supporting our annual Golf Heritage Classic. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, we have decided not to hold our annual tournament for 2022. The health and safety of everyone associated with our day of golf is our number…
Read MoreA Steward for God
Grateful and blessed, Gabriel is a “steward for God.” He started working here while he was in the program, battling the drug addiction that began after his divorce.
Read More“The best thing that ever happened to me!”
“Following Jesus is the best thing that ever happened to me!” Brother Keith first came to Memphis Union Mission after being paroled from prison. However, he was still in a prison of his own making.
Read MoreSandi’s Story
“My childhood was very crooked. My dad was very abusive verbally, mentally, emotionally, physically and sexually.” Because of her traumatic childhood, Sandi began using meth. Soon, she was getting a divorce and homeless. She saw no hope for herself.
Read MoreThanksgiving 2021 at the Memphis Union Mission
We at the Memphis Union Mission would like to thank all our donors and volunteers who helped make this year’s Thanksgiving Celebration a huge success!
Read MoreYou Helped James Find a Beautiful Life
James grew up way too fast. He quit school and started working at 15 to support himself. By the time he was 17, James considered himself an adult who could do whatever he wanted. That meant running with the wrong crowd and taking drugs.
Read MoreForever Thankful
“I was in denial that I was addicted,” Darrell says of his teen years. “My parents thought I was just being rebellious.” Darrell describes himself as an occasional drug user back then, but he would go on binges. On the occasions when he did stop using drugs, he always went back to them, and his…
Read MoreYou Helped William Find Purpose
“I felt hopeless,” William says of the nine years he spent homeless. A veteran, he had returned to his hometown of Memphis at 40, addicted to drugs and alcohol. He was fortunate enough never to have slept on the streets, but moving from one friend or family member’s couch to another eventually took its toll…
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