For over 16 years, David Sneade, Director of Union Mission’s Men’s Shelter, has been helping men hurting from homelessness and addiction. His experiences have allowed him to accumulate quite a few interesting stories. For those of you that know David, you know he is never shy about sharing them.
One story presented itself just recently as David recalls, “I was at home and got a text from a guy named Dallas asking me for a favor.
Now, Dallas was in jail when I met him about 6 years ago. He was struggling with addiction and wanted to get into our recovery program.”
Dallas would enter the Union Mission Addiction Recovery Program and would graduate and start rebuilding his life.
“I hadn’t had much contact with Dallas since he graduated so I was a bit surprised to get this text message from him,” David says. “He explained to me that he was about to get married and his bride’s uncle was supposed to officiate the wedding but he had to cancel due to an illness. Dallas asked me to perform the wedding! He said he had remembered ‘Brother Dave’ and how much he and the mission helped him get his life back on track. Needless to say, I jumped at the opportunity!”
So, on a rainy Saturday morning at Coonskin Park, David Sneade, Director of Union Mission’s Men’s Shelter, officiated the wedding of Dallas and Tonia. The rain didn’t dampen the excitement and smiles though! Dallas has remained sober these last six years and he and Tonia are both eager to dedicate their lives to serving God and one another. Tonia shared on her facebook page, “ I love him (Dallas) to death. Never in a million years did I ever think I’d find someone like him. But God placed him in my life at just the right time.” This is just one snapshot of how lives can be changed at Union Mission’s Addiction Recovery Program.
Stories like this energize the staff at Union Mission and give them a desire to help even more people.
Will you help us craft more stories like this one?
Your prayers and contributions help Union Mission programs provide care and service to the hurting people of West Virginia. We want to fill pages upon pages with stories of men and women overcoming addiction and destructive behavior.
