What a huge blessing it has been to have Columbia house open! The space is a beautiful reminder of what God can do through his people. So many volunteers and organizations came alongside us to renovate the house. Thank you to everyone who helped make it happen! Working together we’ve taken a historic home built […]
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Blessings of the House of Healing
When Magrit, Staci, Jenna, and Bobbie Sue heard they were moving from the Isabella Street Reset house to the newly renovated house on Columbia Street, they had mixed feelings. They were comfortable at the Isabella house and weren’t sure about the move. Michelle was joining Reset for the first time, so she also wasn’t sure […]
Continue readingNewsletter: August 2021
BIG NEWS Reset will be adding a third house this coming fall in Newport due to growing need in the community. It will be a women’s house and is expected to be up and running later this fall. It is currently undergoing renovations and improvements in order for it to be ready. With that in […]
Continue readingMeet Kathleen
Kathleen Bachman has been a biblical counselor for Reset for almost three years. Though trained as an accountant, she studied, read her Bible more, and took a training course in biblical counseling. Kathleen sees herself as more of a discipler than a counselor. She said, “I help people see themselves a new creation, to know […]
Continue readingA 5 Act Play
As residents get acclimated to Reset, we want to help them understand the bible and how to build their life upon its foundation. Since the bible can be overwhelming to many of us we developed the ‘Five Act Play’. It is a bible study designed to help the residents understand God’s story. It’s a story […]
Continue readingAlumni Success Story: Meet Eric
Today Eric Brun is a successful union heavy equipment operator, putting in steel gas pipelines at locations all over the country. He and his wife Brittani have a strong, God-centered marriage. Eric did not grow up in this kind of situation and credits God with leading him to Reset, Gary and Grant Dawson, and his […]
Continue readingMeet Our Residents: Wade
Wade, 34, works each day at ARC (Addiction Recovery Care) as a chaplain and peer support specialist. He is a sponsor for other guys and encourages them to stay sober. He attends Bible study on Monday nights and goes to church regularly. But he has not always been this way. In fact, Wade has been […]
Continue readingErich’s Corner: December 2019
Season’s Greetings, We are excited about all the things that have been happening here at Reset in 2019. We have seen several people graduate, get baptized, and accept Jesus into their lives. In addition, family reunification is happening, too! We are amazed at what God is doing through the ministry. Throughout this newsletter and on […]
Continue reading2019 Year End Campaign Kick Off
December 1st will kick-off Reset’s first year-end giving campaign. As we approach serving the community for a decade, we know there is more that we can do to serve our residents and their families. In 2020 we plan to expand our biblical counseling program to help residents deal with past trauma, improve our workforce development […]
Continue readingMeet Erich Switzer
Reset Ministries welcomes Erich Switzer as our first full-time executive director. Grant and Gary Dawson, Reset’s founders, are delighted that this ministry has grown to this point, thanks to so many volunteer and part-time hours given. Erich volunteered with Reset for years before coming on staff. Over the years, he took their fundraising at the […]
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