Notes from the Way Homes
The Way Homes has been selected two years in a row for the Pasadena Awards for Halfway House and now qualifies for the 2023 Pasadena Business Hall of Fame!!
Above and holding the 2023 Halfway House Award are pictured Mark Joyner, our new Men’s Ministry Leader; Leslie Drayer, Operations Director; Marsha Briley, Program Director for Anne Arundel County Department of Detention Facilities Pre/Reentry Program (PREP); and Jan Drayer – our Campus Pastor for several years.
Read MoreThe Way Homes has been selected as the Winner for the 2022 Pasadena Awards in the category of Halfway House
We are happy to announce that The Way Homes has been selected as the Winner for the 2022 Pasadena Awards in the category of Halfway House!! The Pasadena Award Program’s purpose is to support and offer public recognition of the contributions of businesses and organizations in and around Pasadena.
Read MoreSpring at The Way Homes
This last year has been challenging for all of us and we want to thank you for making an impact on our Christian recovery community through your giving and your prayers. Our God provides! One of our homes had a sump pump break and flooding occurred in the basement. We had to have completely dead, huge…
Read MoreGive Thanks to the Lord! Updates from The Way Homes!
2020 has been a very unusual and eventful year for all of us. For those of us in recovery, it has been especially difficult to have to hunker down in our homes and not be able to attend our regular Celebrate Recovery, AA and NA Meetings, or even church in person. The support, teaching, and…
Read MoreGive Thanks to the Lord for He is Lord
Like all of you, we at the Way Homes (TWH) have had our challenges during this Covid 19 Pandemic. We have had to close admissions during the last few months to protect those who are currently living in the homes. Income has declined as residents and donors were faced with unemployment. We are asking our…
Read MoreFinding Home – Stacie’s Story
“I knew that if I stepped over that threshold without a plan, I would go back to my old way of living. And if I went back to that old way of living, I might not be here today.” Stacie was preparing to leave jail for the last time. She had been through jail and…
Read MoreThe Way Homes Fall News – Getting a Fresh Start
Helping addicts get a fresh start We try to help addicts get a fresh start! We assist residents to get supplies from food banks and give them a welcome bag with some hygiene items. We provide rides to social services, doctors, recovery meetings and church. We provide resources and ideas to find employment and sponsors.…
Read MoreSpring 2019 has Sprung in All It’s Beauty
Julie, a former resident “Spring has come, and like the flowers bloom and multiply so have the ladies who reside at The Way Homes (TWH). I moved into The Way Homes in July of 2011. I was one of the very first ladies to move in when they opened their doors to a women’s home.…
Read MoreSummer Newsletter
(Image Above: Way Homes founder Greg Anderson and overseer, Larry Shortt (left) with two residents, in front of our chicken coop. Residents care for the chickens which provide free eggs to the Way Homes community!) Dear Friends and Supporters, We hope you are enjoying summertime which is truly flying by! Here at The Way Homes,…
Read MoreA Tribute to Kevin Spence
I, Greg, woke up this morning and just felt the need to thank all those dedicated to Laboring alongside us at TWH’s ministry. Especially Pastor Kevin Spence who for 36+ years has devoted much time and energy walking through this journey of Christ-Centered Recovery with countless numbers of men and women. We are Blessed to have…
Read MoreJanuary 2016 Update
On January 1st, 2016 The Way Homes ended our 5 ½ year lease on the corner where we ran a thrift store and the Ladies home and our office and Meeting room. It was a wonderful and often stressful period where great things happened but never helped us to further our devotion to helping men and…
Read MoreSick ‘n Tired
It’s a miracle! By the Grace of God, many have discovered the answer to the age-old quest seeking to wake up the morning after the “Big Party” without that “head-splitting” hangover. That’s right! Enjoy the Super Bowl Party, New Year’s Eve, your best friend’s bachelor party and the party of the year and wake up…
Read MoreFor Crying Out Loud
I looked up the word “cry” to see how many times it was referenced in God’s Word. 157 times in the NIV the word cry is used. Many of them used to cry out to the Lord. I believe God designed us to cry out to Him. Our cries remind us how very much we…
Read MoreNo, No! NO!!!
Anyone who has parented a child can probably hear themselves saying, “No. No. No!!!” How about this reverse? Has your Heavenly Father ever said, “No. No. No!!!” to you? At The Way Homes, we believe God has given us a vision. A clear vision that cannot be mistaken. That vision includes keeping the ministry all…
Read MoreA Soft Heart
The stretch of Mountain Road between Hog Neck Road and Outing Avenue continues to be a place where God is mightily at work. We witness daily the struggles and successes of the men at The Way Homes. Every second, minute, hour and day that the men do not give into the temptation of their addiction is a…
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