LIfestyles

“I came H.O.M.E. with 60 years of chaos and addiction behind me. There was never a time in those years when close family members were not addicted and four of their lives were lost to substance abuse. I too spent many years lost in sin and addiction and was convinced that I was a lost cause. There had been unnumerable treatment centers, more than a few incarcerations, psychiatric hospitals and twelve step meetings. Until I was told of God’s grace and the unconditional love of the Holy Trinity in a way that allowed me to understand and access the healing and power available to me simply by believing, receiving and sharing these greatest of gifts, I simply could not change. There is still so much work to be done in me and I am grateful every day that there are people in my life who are willing to walk this walk with me and let me know when I get distracted from my destination. I’m no longer lost and afraid and I can say with all the joy and conviction that I possess that God has done for me what I could not do for myself!”

On 10/22/20, an Olney Police Officer attempted to make a traffic stop on a vehicle that resulted in a pursuit. The pursuit terminated in Seymour when the suspects crashed their truck and fled on foot. After a brief search, one suspect was taken into custody. The other suspect was taken into custody approximately an hour and a half later with the assistance of a Texas Game Warden drone. As a result, two felons, one with a parole warrant, were taken into custody. A subsequent search of the vehicle uncovered several firearms, one of which was stolen, methamphetamines, mushrooms, marijuana, Xanax and Oxycodone. Between the two suspects, 17 felony charges were or will be filed.

“My name is Jason Chandler, I’m 34 years old and I’m from Austin, Texas. I have been addicted to drugs and the life of crime since the age of ten. I have been to prison three times and once as a juvenile. Whenever I came to the House of Mercy I learned about God’s grace and the revelation of the Mystery through Paul’s teachings of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. How he came to this world, lived a perfect life, took the weight of the world’s sin on his shoulders and died on the cross, then rose three days later. Since being at the House of Mercy my family has been restored, including relationships with my mom and son. I’ve learned to look at life as a giver and not a taker. They say the word fear is written over 500 times in the Bible. Growing up a lot of times I had the fear of success. I would get a job, get a little clean time, everything would be going good then I would self-sabotage myself. I no longer fear the future with God today. Everything I do as a result of this program and the willingness to change, I do unto the Lord because he has done so much for me. I’ve learned to put others before myself and that his complete will for my life is found in the Holy Bible. I’m living proof God can change someone, even someone like me. Living proof.”