Category: Stories

Eddie Armstrong was introduced to crack cocaine in 1986. The addiction destroyed his first marriage, took away his home, put him in and out of jail and prison, and landed him in a rehabilitation clinic in 2010. While he remarried after successfully completing rehab, his marriage ended after five years, forcing him to live with […]

Have you ever been in a place where you felt like you lost everything? While some of us think we know what that feels like, Sandra Wright knows firsthand what it means to be a phoenix rising from the ashes. Born in February 1949, Sandra started her career as a flight attendant for Trans World […]

“I came to Trinity looking for a better way,” said Morris Boone. In 2018, Morris found himself walking through the doors of Trinity Rescue Mission in an active battle with drug addiction, looking for a way out. Often when people hear stories about adults experiencing homelessness or drug addiction, they assume they had a rough […]

“My journey has not ended here, but my chapter has.” Have you ever felt lost and like you needed a break? You find yourself in a situation and don’t know which way to go or how to handle it? This is exactly how Zandra felt. She knew she needed some things to change in her […]

My name is Patrick O’Brien and my life journey has been nothing short of a sad story.  I am blessed with many gifts and quickly learned to use them to my benefit. I was successful at an early age. Sadly, I also was self-medicating at that same tender age. As a result, I have been in and out of jails, prisons and rehabs for the past 33 years. […]

My name is Jason Mitchell and I’m 43 years old. I recently made the biggest mistake of my life and got arrested for the first time. I was arrested for disorderly conduct. I spent 6 months in jail. As a result, I lost everything and found myself homeless for the first time in my life. […]

Lessons From An Overcomer: The Importance of Structure, Support, and Relying on God    After more than 20 years on drugs and alcohol, Gina Gianino was finally able to walk away.   Gianino is an overcomer.  Before finding Trinity Rescue Mission, Gianino tried to find help using other options but found nothing that worked. It was […]

Nikita Alexander came to us in July of 2019 in need of a change in her life. She wanted to make better choices, but needed guidance, opportunity, and support. She wanted to be better for herself and her daughter. Walking through our doors, Nikita had a desire and pushed herself to achieve it. Read Nikita’s […]

We can all agree on this: Life is hard. We start out with hopes and dreams on the sometimes rocky road to happiness and fulfilment. Along the way there are potholes and detours coupled with questionable decisions on which fork in the road to take. Making wrong choices can result in the dead end of […]

We had the opportunity to chat with Rob Carryl recently about his ongoing support of Trinity Rescue Mission and thought you might be encouraged by the conversation. First of all, Rob is a born-and-raised in Jacksonville guy, going to westside schools Stilwell and Ed White High School. Thirty-two years ago, Rob went to work for […]