More Southern Souls
I refuse to live in a world with all of this pain and not make a difference
"In 2001, the Lord called me into the ministry and then to Mobile’s Metro Jail. I have never been in trouble, this was...
A Good Man Starts with a Good Foundation
“I am a wanderer. That is how I got here. I was taken away for two years without my say so and sent to the other side...
Photography has brought me back into the world
“I love taking pictures of people and making them happy. I do it for free. It is a dog-eat-dog world and I don't need...
I want to bring light and hope into dark places
“I wanted to be a doctor, then went into AmeriCorps and met nurses doing outreach activities in the community. I love...
I should have settled down a lot sooner
"The spider on my hand is from a long, stupid time ago. I was part of a teenage gang in Pensacola. We said we were a...
I help people get unstuck
"I have been working in social services and with the homeless for 30 years. I started at Mobile Mental Health and was...
I have friends and feel loved for the first time
"When we moved to Mobile from Iraq, Maryam was almost seven. She lost her hearing when she was almost two from an...
I have dreamed of being a doctor since I was five years old
“I am a senior in high school and started working at Waffle House two weeks ago to pay for my graduation fees and cap...
They let me turn this into Edna’s Deli
"I have had red hair for five years and go to the hairdresser every week. I like to stand out because I am loud...
We need the community to help with the transformation of men and women in prison
“I was a volunteer at Metro Jail before I became the chaplain. As a minister, God gives you an assignment and I...
People think he is pulling me
“I walk Bama twice a day. We go about three city blocks. Everyone loves him and thinks he is pulling me. They have to...
I was an exhausted single mom and started taking meth as a stimulant
"Addiction began in my parent's basement when I was eight years old. I found a bottle of booze. They never found out....












