LifeChange profile: Kim Johnston

Kim used and sold “meth” and was an alcoholic for many years. Four years ago, she was drunk and homeless on the streets when a police car picked her up and took her to a hospital, where she “detoxed” while still drinking vodka she had snuck into her hospital room.

When she was discharged from the hospital she took a taxi ride to Union Gospel Mission and became part of the LifeChange program. Kim lived and worked at Union Gospel Mission. Kim held various job positions at Union Gospel Mission and the thrift store, plus she worked through the issues that led to her addiction. Kim, like all LifeChange residents, took academic and Bible study classes in addition to working full time.

During her years of addiction, Kim became estranged from her family, she recalls, “One of the only times I really cried in LifeChange was writing to my family. I was afraid of rejection for all that I had done.”

Today, Kim is working, healthy and enjoys a restored relationship with her family, and spending time with her first grandchild.

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LifeChange is a community. Each member of LifeChange lives and works together at the Mission. The cornerstone of LifeChange is faith in the transforming power of Jesus Christ. LifeChange is a peer-based, each resident helps each other to identify issues and grow in their recovery. LifeChange is self-governed, as residents work together to make decisions as a community. LifeChange is long-term, and goal– oriented. Most residents spend two to four years to complete LifeChange.

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