Impact Report

In August 2024, I discovered Finding Hope during one of the most challenging seasons of my life. Desperate for guidance on how to support a loved one struggling with addiction, I came across a Finding Hope plan on the YouVersion Bible App. That initial encounter led me to their website, then to their meetings, and ultimately to a community I never knew existed — a community I had been praying for.

Since then, Finding Hope has completely changed my life. This support group equipped me with practical tools to navigate the chaos, pain, and fear that come with loving someone with a substance use disorder. But even more than that, Finding Hope pointed me back to Jesus, reigniting my relationship with Him in a way I didn’t even realize I needed.

As my relationship with the Lord grew, I made the decision to say “yes” to whatever opportunity He placed in front of me. Shortly after that, I learned that the Finding Hope Zoom meeting I regularly attended needed new leaders. Because of the time difference living in Hawaii, this was the only meeting that fit my schedule. I didn’t want to lose it. It was in that moment I felt God clearly prompting me: “This is your ‘yes.’

”As my involvement with Finding Hope deepened, I witnessed firsthand how God was blessing their mission. I longed for that same hope and freedom to reach my island community. After much prayer and thoughtful conversations with my pastor and family, I stepped forward to bring Finding Hope to Hawaii through in-person meetings.

The greatest lesson I’ve learned from Finding Hope is this: Fix your eyes on Jesus first. Seek Him. Trust His plan. He will lead and sustain you every step of the way.

Ten years ago, a small group of people gathered inside Putnam City Baptist Church in Oklahoma City — hurting, praying, and searching for answers. They weren’t the ones battling addiction; they were the ones loving someone who was.

That night, February 9th, 2015, Finding Hope was born.

Over the next decade, more than 10,000 loved ones of addicts walked through the doors of Finding Hope meetings. This raised awareness about the need for a support group for those grieving the loss of a loved one to addiction. In response to this need, Hope After Loss was created in 2022.

Today, there are over 60 Finding Hope and eight Hope After Loss groups meeting across the U.S., as well as virtual gatherings in two languages that reach families everywhere. There were also six Finding Hope and seven Hope After Loss retreats in 2025 that offered the loved ones of addicts a place to rest and heal.

But numbers only tell part of the story.

Behind every statistic is a mom who finally sleeps through the night. A dad who stopped blaming himself. A wife who realized that her husband’s addiction does not define her worth. A family that discovered that Jesus can bring beauty from brokenness.

Finding Hope and Hope After Loss are just that — hope for loved ones of drug addicts and alcoholics. Together, Finding Hope and Hope After Loss remind individuals and families impacted by addiction that they are not alone, it’s not their fault, and there is hope.

Addiction can impact anyone. Hope can reach everyone.