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“Loaves and Fishes Recovery Program” – A testimony by Charles Watson
“Hello, my name is Charles Watson. I have been in the recovery program of Loaves and Fishes for six months now. Over the last 20 years I have dealt with addiction and alcoholism. The reasons I thought I suffered with these things is because of my upbringing and then my father’s passing in 2003. I…
Read MoreThe Fear Of Changing
A child may deeply love his parents, but in most cases his willingness to obey them is rooted deeper in fear than in love. For example, mom and dad prepare to leave for the mall but Junior stays home. His parents restrict him to the house until they return. After they leave, Billy, the next-door…
Read MoreDying to Self
Deuteronomy 30:19, “Today I have given you the choice between life and death, between blessings and curses. Now I call on heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Oh, that you would choose life, so that you and your descendants might live!” (NLT) When we look at addiction through the lens of Scripture, the…
Read More7 Keys to Your Addiction Recovery
Breaking the chains of addiction is no easy task. Stanford University did a study of addicts and relapse rates and found that 60% of all addicts that intend to go through therapy and achieve sobriety relapse. Many relapsing more than once. Loaves and Fishes addiction recovery program is seven years old and has treated hundreds…
Read MoreWhy Is A Christian Recovery Program More Effective Than Clinical Therapy?
One question that is asked many times from those on the outside of addiction, “Why can’t my loved one just get fixed? They’ve tried AA, NA, detox programs, and even been to insurance funded inpatient programs! It seems that things just never get better.” This is a common question we hear on a regular basis.…
Read MoreOctober 2020 Newsletter
Thank you for your gifts, volunteer time and donations to Loaves and Fishes in the past. Your generosity has allowed us to continue God’s work in our ministries for 11 years now. As the year end approaches, please include Loaves and Fishes in your giving or next year’s budget. Here’s how: Backpack Blessings Backpack Blessings…
Read MoreSeptember 2020 Newsletter
Thanks Be To God For The Successful Store Opening! Loaves and Fishes opened the new Thrift Store at 1710 Live Oak Street (in the old Walgreen’s) in a record three weeks. Thanks to an enthusiastic community and really great merchandise donations, we set record sales. After the first month, the new store has far exceeded…
Read MoreJune Newsletter
Thank you God for your blessings In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, a most wonderful thing is happening at Loaves and Fishes. With the closing of the Beaufort Walgreen’s at 1710 Live Oak Street, the landlord came to Pastor David Bruce with an offer to lease the Walgreen’s space for highly attractive financial terms…
Read MoreMay Newsletter
Message From Pastor David Bruce. In the 10 years of ministry with Loaves and Fishes, I can’t tell you the numberof times the way forward was not obvious; but we waited on the Lord, prayed and in His time the answer and theresources were made available. We are ALL in such a time. Yes, the…
Read MoreCOVID-19
To our loving and supportive community and friends: As you know, we at Loaves and Fishes take doing God’s work very seriously. Our mission is to “serve the community in Jesus’ name” and to be his hands and feet in every possible way. Because we take this responsibility very seriously, we need to adapt the…
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