Udell

Udell came to Muncie Mission Ministries by referral from Anderson. A very quiet man, it was difficult for our counselors to get him to talk. But it wasn't long after his joining the Mission's program that Udell heard about God's love and design for his life. He prayed and asked Jesus to forgive his sin and come into his life. "I wanted to be a better person but nothing I ever did worked. But when Jesus changed me it was for good."

Udell admits he was able to find jobs but not always keep them and that is the reason for his homelessness. He lost his job and was in a bad relationship that also ended. He admits that he was an alcoholic and in need of help. That's what put him on the streets.

This very gentle man started drinking as a young teenager due to peer pressure. "Everybody I hung with drank - I did too and it was really easy to get it at home." But Udell questioned whether he was really an alcoholic because he could go for long periods of time without drinking. He recalls that once he went for 8 years but in August 2007 he relapsed and it was downhill from then on.

Udell worked the Mission's program for almost two years. He has grown in all ways. Showing great abilities and interest in food service, he has been working alongside MMM's Kitchen Supervisor, learning how to prepare and serve meals. This Supervisor says that Udell demonstrates leadership and organizational abilities and certainly has a future in the food-service line somewhere.

When asked what his goals are now that he has graduated from the Mission's program he says, "I want to be a man of God, humbled under God my Lord, and get to know Him better every day. Only He knows what tomorrow brings."