Men’s Program
The Story of Hope is Alive’s Schnitzler Mansion
It was mid-July, it was hot and we spent the entire day looking at literally 15 potential homes in Wichita. We saw many great houses that day, but most of them were just not functional or up to HIA standards. For some reason, God kept pointing us back to the second house we looked at…
Read MoreOne Month Away!
The countdown is ON! We are just 30 days away from Hope is Alive’s Sobriety Sprint & Celebration Concert! ***(REGISTER NOW!)*** The event is coming together nicely in large part due to some incredible sponsors! Specifically, we would like to thank the Pinion Foundation, Hidden Trails Country Club, Stonegate Center & Oakwood Springs for helping…
Read MoreHope is Alive is Expanding To…
It was about twelve months ago when it happened for the first time. I was standing in one of our Sunday Night Meetings, I looked around and realized that what was taking place in Oklahoma could happen all across the United States. The vision hit me right between the eyes. What if we took what…
Read MoreQ&A With the Con-Man!
A few weeks back we graduated number 16! The one & only Connor “Con-Man” Ferrell! We had an absolute blast at his graduation ceremony. We reminisced about all the stories that were spawned over Connor’s eighteen month stint at HIA. During Connor’s stay with us he picked up a few “First Evers” for the program.…
Read MoreWe’re Moving!
Today we are so excited to announce that at the end of this month, we will be re-locating one of our men’s homes here in OKC. This is a much-needed upgrade that will allow us to accommodate 2 additional residents, expanding our bed count in OKC to 36! That’s 2 new men that will now…
Read MoreForgiven
What does it mean to be forgiven? What does it take to be gifted true forgiveness? Am I worth forgiving? These questions were commonplace in my mind during the early days of my sobriety. Often times, we do unthinkable things in our addiction; actions that have driven a wedge between ourselves and our loved ones…
Read MoreRECOVERY IS POSSIBLE!
Each week our residents working tirelessly to maintain their own sobriety, while also reaching out to bring the newcomer along with them. It is an awesome thing to be able to tell someone, “hey, me too”, “I’ve been there”, “I understand what you’re going through”. I remember when I was early on in my sobriety,…
Read MoreIt’s All About Connection
There are countless life lessons and sayings that I have learned throughout my journey of recovery. I have heard sayings and mottos in step-based meetings such as; “easy does it”, “one day at a time” and “Don’t take yourself too seriously”. Those all hold great meaning and have helped me throughout my recovery. However, the…
Read MoreContemplating Life, While Wearing an Orange Jumpsuit
It’s that time again; the announcement of the resident of the month! The resident of the month for September is the one and only Thomas Stafford II. Tommy, as I like to call him, has grown leaps and bounds since moving into our program. It’s been a joy to watch him immerse himself in his…
Read MoreDude, Where’s My Car!?
Recovery has given me many blessings and allowed me to do numerous things that I would not have been capable of doing in my addiction. Similarly, working at Hope is Alive has given me the privilege of seeing men in our program experience the blessings they are bound to encounter along their journey of recovery.…
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