b'COVER FOCUS: Recovery RECOVERY STRATEGIESHow some likeminded ministries facilitate healingby Helen Goody W hen someone is struggling, sometimes all he or she needs is just a hand on the shoulder from one other person who cares. Other times, a person might needa full regiment of services: health care, housing, substance abuse treatment, mental health support, economic help, and/or spiritual care. Somewhere along this spectrum of support is virtually everyone who walks into a lifetransformation ministry. Exactly what recovery means is as unique as a persons fingerprint. And something that Citygate Network members know is that recoverya path that becomes a lifelong journeybegins with one persons willingness to take a difficult step, and rarely is this path walked alone.\x026 WWW.CITYGATENETWORK.ORG SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2022'