Early in 2022, Jeffery was unemployed and losing hope in life. He grew up in an area where trouble was easy to find and he had no problem finding it. Jeffery found himself hanging out with the wrong crowd doing the wrong things including drugs/alcohol and even a run-in with the law. He made it to the 10th grade before dropping out of high school. He had tried several programs after exiting high school, but nothing seemed to work.
Luckily, God had some of our team members out in the community recruiting students for our next class at just the right time in Jeffery’s life! While in his state of hopelessness, he ran into some of our career coaches who were out in the community recruiting students for our next class. They were at a frequented convenience store in the community delivering hope by giving out information on our next class. Jeffery was impressed that someone came out to his community to recruit him to their program.
He signed up on the spot in the convenience store parking lot and his new story in life began! While in Hope Inspired Ministries he learned to Trust God and keep going no matter the issue, we called it “Trusting the Process”. He also learned good communication skills which have extremely helped him in his current job at Food Outlet. He lacked the communication skills needed to excel on a job, but he is now able to make a positive impact through his employment interactions.
Jeffrey said he loves his new HIM family so much that he is helping others now by recruiting them to join HIM, he said “I am spreading the word about HIM”. He has clearly seen a change in his own life, but truly values others who have seen the positive change. His mother said, “He’s a whole lot better now after going through the HIM Program.”
Transportation is a continued barrier in Jeffery’s life as he continues to work on getting his driver’s license. But in HIM fashion of eliminating barriers, a generous donation allowed him to have his very own wheels through a bicycle. He is now able to ride to work even when public transportation is not running, which turned into a six-mile round trip walk. Keep living your God-given purpose, Jeffery, and the sky is the limit!
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