ROLC- Life Recovery

09/08/2026

09/04/2026

A few years before this photo, Danny Ellerd was standing on street corners in Oklahoma City asking strangers for money.
Then one day, his own father drove past and realized the homeless man holding the sign was his son. 💔
Danny had spent around 15 years trapped in addiction, experienced multiple overdoses and eventually lost stable housing.
His lowest point came beneath an I-40 overpass.
Police found him weighing only 92 pounds. They planned to arrest him on outstanding warrants, but he was so sick that they took him to the hospital instead.
Doctors fought to save his life and a badly infected hand.
When Danny left the hospital, he entered Hope Is Alive carrying little more than a Walmart bag of clothes.
Recovery didn't transform everything overnight.
It became hundreds of ordinary decisions made differently.
Stay sober today.
Show up tomorrow.
Ask for help.
Help someone else. ❤️
By August 2023, Danny was managing responsibilities in recovery, working part time and starting college full time at Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City.
He studied Computer Information Systems.
And he earned a 4.0 GPA. 🎓
In April 2025, OSU selected him as a Women for OSU Scholar, recognizing both his academic performance and his commitment to serving others.
But perhaps the most meaningful part came afterward.
Danny began helping people living through the same things that had once nearly destroyed him. He worked with people experiencing homelessness, sponsored men in recovery and wrote a book called Recovery Is Possible.
The man who once needed someone to believe he could make it back now spends part of his life telling others that they can too.
Same person.
Very different chapter.
How incredible is it that someone can reach such a low point and, only a few years later, become the person helping others find their way out?

09/02/2026

💜 As We Enter National Recovery Month… Let Me Introduce Myself. 💜

September is National Recovery Month—a time to celebrate recovery, spread hope, honor the lives that have been changed, and remind those who are still struggling that recovery is possible.

My name is Jennifer Owen, and I have the privilege of serving as the Executive Director of By His Grace, Inc. But before any title, degree, or credential, I am a person in long-term recovery.

I know firsthand that recovery isn’t easy. There are hard days, uncomfortable days, days when healing hurts, and days when taking the next right step feels almost impossible. But I also know this:

Recovery is worth it. Healing is possible. And your story does not have to end in the chapter you are currently living.

My own recovery journey eventually became the reason I wanted to help others find theirs. I earned my Bachelor’s degree in Psychology with a focus in Addictions, obtained my CADAC II, and I am currently completing my MSW clinical internship as I continue working toward my Master of Social Work.

But some of the most important things I bring to this work didn’t come from a textbook or classroom. They came from lived experience—from knowing what it feels like to struggle, to start over, to rebuild, and to discover that the life waiting on the other side of recovery can be more beautiful than you imagined.

That is the heart behind By His Grace, Inc.

We aren’t here to judge where you’ve been. We are here to walk alongside you as you figure out where you’re going. Whether you need peer support, resources, referrals, encouragement, or simply someone who believes recovery is possible for you—we want you to know you do not have to make this journey alone.

As we enter Recovery Month, I hope we celebrate every milestone—whether it’s 10 years, one year, 30 days, or simply making the decision to try again today.

💜 There is hope. There is healing. There is life after addiction.
And sometimes recovery begins with one person saying, “I’ll walk with you.”

At By His Grace, we will.

Recovery changes everything. One day at a time. By His Grace. 💜

08/22/2026

Where all my recovery peeps at ?

07/11/2026

No service and no Life Recovery class Sunday July 12th! Join us at the picnic!

05/02/2026

Sundays are the best! 🙌🏼

04/18/2026

*Jesus *Free Bible *Free Workbook *Free Meal
*New Family

Step 1 begins this Sunday @ 6 pm.

04/16/2026

🙌🏼 Step 1 - Begins this Sunday! 6pm 🙌🏼