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Day 1 Families Fund

At the beginning of 2020, Dayana Samuels was a single mother of three. She finally felt she had met the love of her life and was working her dream job as a driver and assistant for people with disabilities who needed help. But when the...

'We had no clue what we were going to do'

A heart attack launched Scott into unemployment, and he was desperate to provide for his wife, Jessica, and their teenage daughter, Elizabeth. A scammer duped Scott into an illegal check-cashing scheme. When they were caught, Scott...

Hard life to a happy life

Larry Reeves' road has been a hard one. Born into a crime-ridden Boston neighborhood in 1974, Larry dropped out of school in seventh grade and was arrested at 15 on drug charges. Another teen in juvenile detention, however, inspired him...

I had hit the lowest point in my life

Just a few months ago, I hit the lowest point in my life. You think you’re at the bottom of the barrel, then you sink deeper. A single mom escaping a bad situation, I was living with my boys when our rental home was suddenly...

'This is a gift from above!'

Doug Bedell was sleeping under bridges and in cardboard boxes. Serious medical issues threatened his life. He finally found his way to MUST Ministries, where he met people who cared about him personally. Doug says,...

'You turned my life around'

“I became a pauper because I wanted to get to America,” Cordelia Baiyelo said of her dream to leave Nigeria and come to the United States. “In school, I was never taught about America and I wanted to know. When I got...

A family finds stability

She fled an abusive marriage with her children – one of whom had special needs. She was working three part-time jobs but couldn’t keep up, and they lost their place to live. A visit to MUST Ministries changed...

A refuge from the storm

Like most Americans, Tom and Classie Johnson will always remember how Sept. 11 devastated their lives. But instead of the Twin Towers in New York City, they will be remembering Hurricane Irma attacking their home in Jacksonville,...

Homeless to Hopeful

As I left the Cracker Barrel after my 6 a.m. prayer breakfast, I made my weekly stop at the post office. Mine is usually the only car in the parking lot at that early hour so I was surprised to see another car parked there. As I pulled...

I'm not going to give up the fight!

After the deaths of three family members, Tanya Hurt was trapped in the throes of depression. She felt the Lord leading her to leave her hometown of Cincinnati and seek change. With no idea where they might end up, she and her...

Assisting Neighbors in Need

A partnership ought to take you beyond the realm of what either partner could do alone, according to Ike Reighard, MUST Ministries' CEO. And that’s what happens when MUST partners with Woodstock City Church. “This...

Honoring and Serving Veterans

We heal better when we share the journey with others – and veterans in MUST’s supportive housing now can have more fun together thanks to The Home Depot Foundation, which donated a grill, patio heater, picnic tables, outdoor...

Focusing on success

Ray Dyer's dreams of finding a better opportunity in the entertainment industry brought him to Georgia, but shortly after he arrived, it became apparent those dreams might die here. When the former morning show co-host left a...

Building Relationships for a Safe Community

A Grateful Mother

"I just want to give a big thanks to MUST Ministries for helping my son, Marcus. He was left in the streets by his dad with nowhere to go. On top of that, he suffers from Schizophrenia and Bipolar at 19-yrs.-old. I live in South...

Homeless To Helping

Bryan Bledsoe believes that everything he's gone through, good and bad, has made him the man he is today. At 63-years-old, he knows how far he's come from his lowest points in life when he was incarcerated and then homeless....

From Felon to Full-time Job

Jim Crysel was recently released from prison after being in and out for the past 11 years with five felonies for non-violent offenses. The 54-year-old veteran is determined to change his life this time though and do things right. And...

Hope Restored

I am a client of MUST Ministries Rapid Rehousing program and in December 2020 I went to MUST for help. My kids and I got out of a terrible living situation and we were sleeping in my car. I came to MUST and gave my information and...

The Rest of the Story

I was in the drive-thru line at Chick-Fil-A placing my order when out of the corner of my eye I saw someone waving from a car in the other lane. At first glance, it appeared to be a typical suburban mom taking her kids through the...