Well, one of the things it did, Father

Frank, opened my eyes to a a reality

that was out there. I was very young,

misinformed,

just stuck in in limbo. And Father Frank

gave me some direction. I didn't take it

at first because I didn't really realize

what it all meant. It took me a lot of

years to finally realize what he was

talking about when I was a teenager. I

used that later in life to really

succeed. I got lasting friendships too,

lifelong friendships, people I still

talk to these days. But it gave me hope

that there is a future. Bottom line, the

Hope House gave me that hope that there

was more to life than just running the

streets

up to no good. You know, it propelled me

into education. I went I finished my

GED. I started college. I did very well

in college. But it wasn't until the last

15 years when I finally I guess I I

finally hit rock bottom. That's when I

really realized the teachings that he

was teaching me, you know, 30 years

before that. It's been 41 years since I

lived there. And I still think of that

time

that it was instrumental in my

development. No doubt. Having the house

meetings every Sunday night up in the

the third floor attic of the old house.

It was that that family time that really

stuck with me.