Success Stories
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 in next to the car, a young lady exited the driver's side and opened a door to...
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 husband loaded the youngest four of their eight children into their car, packed...
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 congregation has figured out a path to true community transformation,”...
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 games and a storage shed for our veterans housing in Marietta. Everything got a...
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 successful radio career in New York for a marketing agency in Marietta, the last...
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 Carolina and I got a call from a very nice man at MUST my son calls "Mr. Ricke" (Peer...
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. Originally from Amarilla, TX, Bryan transferred to Atlanta 33 years ago with his...
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 MUST Ministries is helping him on his new path. Jim was born in Columbus but...
