Residents at rehab in Crawfordsville seek healing in faith
(AP) — Across the road from the Montgomery County Jail sits a spacious country home.
In that time, he's met many people struggling with addiction.
Oftentimes trauma from youth — including physical or sexual abuse — plays a role in substance dependence down the line, Gabriel said.
[...] it's all Christ-centered, God-centered about what we think the truth is about their situation — and about their pain and the things they faced.
Joe Radzikowski is a former resident of the recovery program and now serves as Director of Community Partnerships and Ministries.
"A lot of the time, guys stop using the drugs but are bound by the consequences, including the shame and guilt of their past," Radzikowski said.
Greater community involvement is needed to combat drug addiction, Radzikowski said.
Private donations from individuals, churches and businesses make up 47 percent; the ministry's thrift stores in Lafayette and Crawfordsville cover 23 percent; 15 percent comes from fundraising or grants; 8 percent comes from payments from a land contract sale; 6 percent comes from work program revenue and 1 percent comes from application and other fees, Radzikowski said.
Even for those who want help, checking into an addiction rehabilitation program can be an intimidating prospect.
Staff member Mitch Fairfield is also a former resident of the program.
Jesse Peters, 34, has a wife and children waiting for him to return from rehab for his crystal meth addiction.
When seeking help, Brody Luft, 22, went to Trinity because his father graduated from the program.
If you keep making bad decisions, that's what you're going to keep doing.
Trinity's rehab program is not the first treatment program some of these men have attended.
"(I thought it would be) one of those work-release places where they're running buck-wild — where there's drugs, dope, the ambulance there every week," Keith said.
Keith did a drug treatment program while incarcerated — and graduated — but said it did not help him.
The program is broken down into phases, with classes for scripture, life skills and discussion.
Residents learn from the other members of their graduating class, on top of learning from staff.
Keith wants to help the younger residents like Luft and Carter avoid making the same mistakes he did.
Andrew Studer, 36, has struggled with alcohol abuse.
Part of the program involves making amends for past wrongs.
Whether it was to meet clients, to have business meetings, to do something else.
On March 23, 2016, Siegle checked into the recovery program.
Siegle began volunteering to work at Sommer Metalcraft while in the recovery program.
Keith plans to stay involved with Trinity after graduating — to mentor younger residents and to keep himself in check.
All the destruction I caused in people's lives, to the community, to everybody.