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True Believer

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Homeless Voices

True Believer

Cleaned up. New start.

Matt Shaw
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Doug Lawing
Aug 31, 2021
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True Believer

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By the time Doug met Speak Up, he had faced—and overcome—years of homelessness and drugs.

His story was one of crippling darkness and humiliating rock bottom followed by dramatic redemption and spiritual renewal.

The before and after photos tell the story. First are the public mug shots taken when he was in the throes of addiction:

From mugshotsonline.com

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