It’s 2001 and my whole world comes crashing down. I buried my mother – Doris Tanner Matthews – the best friend I ever had in this world and a good mother. Without her love and support, I started drinking and soon after turned to drugs. I was losing control of my life fast. My relationship with a friend fell apart, and I lost the job that I loved, working at the Alden Park Luxury Apartments. When I lost my job, I lost my home, too (one of my benefits was a luxury apartment worth $1,400 a month at no charge).
I t’s now early 2003. I’m living in my car. The weather’s starting to break, and I have nowhere to go. I’m sitting in Vernon Park when a thought comes to me-the Whosoever Gospel Mission…
