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When his family moved to Georgia from their long-time home in Chicago, 21—year-old
Maurice stayed behind, engulfed in what he calls a “whirlwind
of depression, anxiety and loneliness.” Suddenly on his own, Maurice
continued to attend school for social sciences and worked late nights as a nurse.
Soon, though, depression overwhelmed him and, he says, “It was a good reason
for me to act out. It was a strong trigger for me to start using drugs and alcohol.”
Maurice’s roommate decided to move home to his family’s farm in Omaha and invited Maurice to tag along. For the next four years, the city boy practiced farming — “Combining and all!” he says—and, though he still drank and used drugs, he felt a healing inside. When Maurice’s drinking took a turn for the worse last spring, he came to Open Door Mission and joined our New Life Recovery programs . After gleaning a few tips from the programs , he left, determined to make it on his own. “I thought I could automatically treat and cure myself,” he says. “I’d just implement this day-to-day plan, but it didn’t pan out.” Maurice returned to the Mission, this time prepared to complete the programs . Already on medication for post-traumatic stress disorder, he says the spiritual counseling, a growing understanding of Christ in his life and the healthier methods he’s learning for dealing with life’s day-to-day problems are providing a wholeness previously unknown. "I’m learning what it means to have a relationship with God, my family; my friends and Christ.” “I’m still working on family issues,” he admits. “I can’t have everything I want with my family, but I’m learning a lot of patterns that need to change. The work starts with me”
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