One To One Of Lynden

IN 2011, A SMALL GROUP OF LOCAL MEN RECOGNIZED A PRESSING NEED FOR TRANSFORMATIONAL HOUSING IN NORTH COUNTY OUTSIDE OF BELLINGHAM. DRIVEN BY A SHARED VISION AND A COMMITMENT TO THEIR COMMUNITY, THEY BEGAN DISCUSSING HOW TO MAKE THIS DREAM A REALITY. THEIR EFFORTS BORE FRUIT THROUGH COUNTLESS PRAYERS, HOURS OF DEDICATION, AND UNWAVERING COMMUNITY SUPPORT. IN 2014, THE FIRST BRIDGE OF HOPE (BOH) HOME OPENED ITS DOORS, PROVIDING A SANCTUARY FOR MEN TO WORK WITH GOD ON THEIR RECOVERY.THE SUCCESS OF THE FIRST HOME INITIALLY INSPIRED THE OPENING OF A SECOND HOME NEXT DOOR. HOWEVER, DUE TO A SHORTAGE OF COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS, THE DECISION WAS MADE TO CONSOLIDATE EFFORTS AND FOCUS ON MAINTAINING AND IMPROVING THE ORIGINAL HOUSE. THIS STRATEGIC SHIFT ALLOWED BOH TO PROVIDE MORE CONCENTRATED AND PRACTICAL SUPPORT TO THE MEN IN THE PROGRAM.SINCE ITS INCEPTION, MORE THAN 150 MEN HAVE WALKED THROUGH THE DOORS OF BOH. THE MEN IN THE PROGRAM HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET SUPPORT FOR A STRONG RECOVERY BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY; BOH GIVES THEM THE SUPPORT AND RESOURCES NEEDED TO TRANSFORM THEIR LIVES. THE MINISTRY'S IMPACT IS PROFOUND, AS MANY OF THESE MEN HAVE BEGUN NEW LIVES, EMBRACING THE POTENTIAL THAT BOH HELPED THEM TO SEE WITHIN THEMSELVES. THE SEEDS OF HOPE AND FAITH PLANTED BY BOH CONTINUE TO GROW, WITH THE MINISTRY'S PRAYER BEING THAT EVERY MAN WILL CONTINUE TO EVOLVE INTO THE PERSON GOD INTENDED THEM TO BE. THE BRIDGE OF HOPE MINISTRY HAS BEEN BLESSED WITH DONATIONS FROM LOCAL CHURCHES AND GENEROUS SUPPORTERS. THIS SUPPORT IS CRUCIAL IN SUSTAINING THE MINISTRY'S OPERATIONS AND EXPANDING ITS REACH. THE ONGOING CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY ENABLE BOH TO OFFER HOPE AND HEALING TO BROKEN MEN IN JESUS' NAME.