Homeless to Wholeness
HOMELESS TO WHOLENESS is a ministry of Gospel Rescue Mission of Tucson, Arizona. We're a team of Christ-followers on a mission to help others find hope and restoration. Please listen in as we share inspirational stories of individuals who overcame extreme challenges and found new life in Christ, moving from homelessness to wholeness.
Episodes
23 episodes
Kelsey's Story, Part II
Kelsey’s life was shaped by trauma, addiction, and loss until faith and support helped her find redemption. After a childhood filled with abuse and unresolved anger, her struggles with prescription painkillers escalated to heroin and fentanyl a...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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39:46
Vincent's Story
Vince never imagined he’d end up homeless. Coming from a life of privilege, he had it all, but life took a harsh turn, spiraling into addiction, broken relationships, prison, and, eventually, the streets. In this episode, Vince takes us on a ra...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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1:26:08
Kelsey's Story
Finding Hope and HealingLong before the pandemic, in the mid to late 2010s, there was a significant issue with the overprescription of painkillers by medical professionals. Nationwide, doctors were criminally charged for pre...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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37:49
Mary's Story
This episode shares the story of Mary, a woman who struggled with addiction for over 40 years. Mary struggled to fit in. She turned to drugs at a young age to find acceptance and escape. High school was a blur of drugs, parties, and broken rela...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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39:35
70 Years of Hope: Phil's Legacy Testimony
As a child, Phil was deprived of the stability every kid deserves; instead, he experienced neglect and physical and mental abuse. Adding to this instability was his family’s excessive use of alcohol.When he left home and started a famil...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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1:06:47
David's Thanksgiving Story
David had spent the last 15 years in addiction, slowly spiraling down to rock bottom. Alcoholism cost him everything—his home, his job, and relationship with his daughter. Last November, David’s brother drove him to Gospel Rescue Mission after ...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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1:00:12
Briana's Story
A rebel at heart, Briana battled depression as a teenager, and she ran away from home several times and then stayed at a teen mom group home but lost her spot while giving birth to her twins. Briana's spiritual mentor fostered her until she was...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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46:05
Someone I Love is Lost in their Addiction
We all know someone who has been affected by addiction. And this National Recovery Month, we are speaking to a former board member to answer one of the most challenging questions we hear at Gospel Rescue Mission, "What can I do if someone I lov...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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45:31
Robert, Part II
ROBERT, PART II of II In the Summer of 1988, Robert was released from county jail only to discover that he had just lost everything. His wife was missing, rumors were circulating of her murder, their kids were in DCS custody...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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39:40
Robert, Part I
ROBERT, PART I of II In the Summer of 1988, Robert was released from county jail only to discover that he had just lost everything. His wife was missing, rumors were circulating of her murder, their kids were in DCS custody,...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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49:58
Ariah
A graduate of Gospel Rescue Mission's Recovery Program, Ariah has been clean and sober for over four years! Hear her story of transformation as she has completely turned her life around after learning how to love and committing her life to Chri...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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57:47
Rainbow Crystal Dawn
When she opened her eyes for the first time, the sun cast its rays through the crystals hanging in the windows, shattering the dawn's light into a spectrum of colors, filling the cabin of her parent's traveling band bus with countless rainbows....
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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1:16:33
The SOBER Project
We have two exceptional guests in our second episode, Larry Munguia and Alyssa Giroux. Together, they tell the story of their passion for ending homelessness and sharing the love of Christ. Years ago, Larry had traded everything fo...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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50:52
Gospel Rescue Mission: A Legacy of Hope, Shelter, and Transformation
In the first episode of Homeless to Wholeness, we explore how one family helped start an organization that continues its legacy of hope, shelter, and transformation. This inspiration story began in 1953 when Ray & Alice Chastain prayerfully...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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47:28