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After years of arrests, treatment centers, and losing custody of her children, she entered the Home of Grace for the third time. Determined to make it work, she stayed through the extended phase, where time, structure, and faith gave
her footing. Today, she works for the government, has regained custody of two children, and joins her church on mission trips.
And then there’s a name you’re probably familiar with, Todd Trenchard. He spent 27 years in addiction before finding lasting freedom. At his lowest point, he cycled through more than 40 treatment centers—everything from luxury rehabs to homeless shelters—before walking through the gates of the Home of Grace. “I begged for God’s mercy,” he said. “Something happened that day—a transformation.” He wrote five words on a scrap of paper:
I shall make a difference. He’s carried it ever since.
Now celebrating 28 years
of sobriety, Trenchard serves
as Executive Director of the Bacot Foundation of South Mississippi, devoting his life
to helping others find hope.
For someone who once had nothing, Trenchard now
spends his life-giving others the same second chance he was given.
For 60 years, the Home of Grace has proven that no one
is too far gone for grace. From the first day of surrender to the lifelong walk of faith, it remains what it has always been a place where broken lives are redeemed and restored, one story at a time.
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