Back from a great mission trip to Asheville, NC. We ended up working at The Veterans Restoration Quarters and Transitional Housing is a very unique facility that was created by the Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry. It is an old hotel that has been turned into a facility for veterans to get back on track after finding themselves in dire situations. The program is developed to provide resources to assist veterans to get back in their community.
I felt extremely blessed to be a part of this unique opportunity. It opened my eyes to the fact that there are many veterans that have difficutly transitioning back into society because of the hardships they face when they return from war. There were many different types of men, young and old, those with physical injuries and those with mental injuries, fathers and brothers. However, these men all have the same thing in common-difficulty tranisitioning back into society. These men risked their life for us in so many ways by being a soldier and we need to continue to address the needs of these men (and women) to enusre that we thank them for their service to our country.
If you are interested in reading more about this ministry please see their website - http://www.abccm.org/vets-place.html .
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