Drug Overdoses Hit Record High
The New York Times is reporting that over 100,000 Americans died of drug overdose in the year ending April 2021– the first year of the pandemic. This is a huge increase Read More
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The Controversy Over Harm Reduction
By all measures so far, 2020 set records for the number of people who died from drug overdoses. Lat week, the New York Times reported that the Biden administration has Read More
Drug overdoses are up. A lot.
The New York Times reports that for the year ending September 2020, drug overdoses in the U.S. rose to a staggering 87,000. That’s almost 25% higher than the calendar year Read More
Financial Update
I (D.J.) have raised enough funds to become sponsored by Virginia Mennonite Missions (VMM) as an intern. That means I’m officially a 3/4 time missionary, so I no longer have Read More
Newsletter October 2020
The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned. –Isaiah 9:2 It’s Official! On October 11, D.J. Read More
D.J. Mitchell Installed as Special Minister
D.J. Mitchell (left) was installed as a Special Minister with Virginia Mennonite Conference on October 11, 2020 at New Song Anabaptist Fellowship. Pastor Basil Marin led the service, and D.J.’s Read More
In-Person Meetings are on the horizon
We tried internet meetings. They didn’t work. It’s hard to build trust between people who have never met! Now we’re planning a return to F2F meetings– socially distanced of course. Read More
The Soul of an Addict: Now available from the publisher
D.J.’s new book, The Soul of an Addict, is now available direct from his publishing company, as well as from Amazon and Barnes & Noble. The book has been highly praised Read More
Another Take on Addiction
This article by Conan Milner provides an interesting challenge to the two most popular models of addiction, disease and choice. If addiction is a spiritual disease, then the cure has Read More
It’s Official! I’m Now Appointed by Virginia Mennonite Missions
I’ve been appointed as a missionary by Virginia Mennonite Missions (VMM) for my work at Healing Refuge Fellowship. This means VMM will provide support in a number of areas, not Read More