05/23/2026
For much of his life, Scott built something good.
He was a business owner, a husband, and a father of three. His years of marriage and parenting were meaningful and fulfilling, and his professional life was successful. But over time, something shifted.
“I started chasing the dream of business,” Scott says. “I let that become my identity. God took a backseat in my life.”
What began as social drinking gradually took more space than he realized. By the time Scott recognized alcohol as a problem, it had already begun to unravel the good things he cared about most – his marriage, his work, and his sense of purpose.
Eventually, Scott reached a breaking point.
“I woke up and realized I’d had enough,” he says. “I needed to get sober and I needed to get right with God.”
After leaving everything familiar behind and trying recovery elsewhere, Scott arrived at Union Gospel Mission – a place where he found the time, structure, and support he needed to truly heal. Through recovery programming, coaches, and counsellors, Scott began to understand his story in a new way.
“I’ve grown more spiritually in the last two years than I had my entire life,” he says.
Today, Scott’s life looks very different. He lives near English Bay, spends his mornings speaking at The Cornerstone, and shares openly about what God has done – and continues to do – in his life. He gives his time back to UGM, not because his story is finished, but because he knows how powerful hope can be when it’s shared.
“If God could take a guy like me,” Scott says, “He can do this for anyone.”
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