The New Year is a great time to reflect and celebrate accomplishments and new beginnings. Listen to this episode of Hope Unveiled to hear from those in our most recent graduation. Clients share about graduating, their experience with Light of Life, and their fresh start. Listen and rejoice with us about God’s transformation and this fresh start in their lives!

Light of Life Rescue Mission Podcast: HOPE UNVEILED

Graduation: New Beginnings

Giving thanks is an important part of what we do here at Light of Life. Each year staff and clients gather together for a time to eat, fellowship, and share what they are thankful for, and how God has been working in their lives over the past year. In this episode you get to hear what the clients and staff shared. Happy Thanksgiving! 

Thanksgiving Celebration

Don't miss Ashley's story! In this episode of Hope Unveiled, Ashley shares her experience and life story. Starting with her childhood, struggles, and tragedies, to her life now, her story is one you will not want to miss.

Ashley's Story

Jody takes the listeners through her life story, beginning with her childhood in Ohio, through her move to Pittsburgh, her college experience, and her adult journey through 20 years of addiction. Listen to hear her struggles, victories, transformation, and her life now.

Jody's Story

This episode features stories from our client and staff celebration, a time where the Light of Life community gathers together to celebrate what God is doing in their lives. 

Client and Staff Celebration

Enjoy listening to this encouraging story from Mike, one of our graduates. Mike shares his journey to sobriety, bumps along the way, and how important support and community around him was to push through tough times. His story is a great reminder that through God and community all things are possible! 

Mike: Perseverance After Relapse

Rob, who has worked at Light of Life for 21 years now, shares his experiences at Light of Life, along with his personal testimony of how he came to know Christ. Listen to hear an amazing story of how although we may have our own plans, God has an even greater plan. As Rob states in this episode, God has His plans, and because of that, "we [can look] at the future again, and it seems pretty bright." Hope is found in God's plan, and Rob's story is a great example of this. 

Rob: God has Restored and Redeemed

Listen to Episode 15 to hear Amber's story. Amber tells of her journey through addiction as a mother. Amber shares about her struggles, tough decisions, and hard experiences she endured due to addiction. Currently a client in our Women and Children's program, Amber also shares how she now has peace and healing because of God's grace and work in her life. 

Amber: Addiction, Motherhood, and Grace

Listen to Marcus, a program graduate who is currently utilizing our emergency shelter as he is dealing with housing transition. Although struggling with homelessness again, Marcus shares how he is not without hope this time. Having been in Light of Life's program before, Marcus knew he had a community of people to lean on in his time of transition. 

Marcus: Homeless, Not Hopeless

Melissa, who has been a part of our Women & Children's Program for a year now, shares her story of recovery. Hear about her journey of addiction, recovery through Sojourner's House and Light of Life Rescue Mission, and then how she recently experienced God's life-transforming power at the annual women's retreat. 

Melissa: Experiencing God's Transformation

In this special Ash Wednesday edition of Hope Unveiled, listeners hear from women in our program who got to participate in a special, individual, Ash Wednesday ceremony with Pastor Leeann Younger at CityView Church. For many women this was their first Ash Wednesday and Easter season knowing Christ. Hear from Pastor Leeann, and why she does Ash Wednesday, along with three women after receiving ashes. 

Ash Wednesday Special

Abdul shares his day to day here at Light of Life as the Housing and Employment Care Team Specialist, and how his own recovery experience impacts his work. 

Finding Freedom Through Recovery

Chris Saleone, the current Manager of Facilities at Light of Life, began his journey here as a client. Chris tells his story, and shares his moving testimony of addiction, incarceration, pain, and how God played a part in directing his path to bring Chris to the hope he has today. 

Two Weeks

Hutch tells his amazing life story of ups and downs that brought him to Light of Life years ago, and how his transformation has led him to now working here at the mission. Listen to hear his story of addiction, loss, pain, homelessness, incarceration, and life transformation through Jesus Christ. 

Jesus Is In Front Of Me

Michelle Pace, an employee here at Light of Life, began her journey here as a client. She has used her experiences to pour into other women struggled for the past 20 years as a Case Manager. In this episode, you get to hear from Michelle about her journey, struggles and how she gets to show the grace and love of God to others every day.

There is a Way

Hope Unveiled is a podcast dedicated to sharing stories of hope and life transformation. Throughout the episodes you will hear stories from clients, volunteers, and staff about what hope means to them, and what role Light of Life Rescue Mission had to play.Light of Life Rescue Mission is a nonprofit in Pittsburgh, PA that works to feed, clothe, house, rehabilitate and share Christ with the poor, addicted, abused and needy.

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Light of Life Rescue Mission Podcast: HOPE UNVEILED

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