It was just an average Monday morning in May as I arrived at work. As the company’s longest serving employee, I had crossed the threshold hundreds of times over the nine years I worked there. As a result, everything felt comfortable. The week prior, the boss had been on vacation, so there was no inkling that something life-changing was about to

After living with a family member for several years, he faced unfair treatment. Internal conflicts grew until one day Mike reached his limit, and a life-changing altercation left him without a place to stay. Eventually, Mike connected with The Salvation Army’s Journey to Life Centre in Thunder Bay, Ont., where he began his path to stability. “I feel a lot better now. I feel like I’ve improved here. I feel safe here at The Salvation Army,” he shares.

“I went through a forest, didn’t hit any trees, went up a tree, apparently, and the tree just cradled me down to theground? How could my car fall 30 feet, settling on its wheels facing the opposite way I went in?” asks Patricia Huber incredulously. “There’s only one being I can thank, especially after something like that. And that’s God. Miracles happen every day, and I am living proof.”