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Choosing Something Different

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Erin Dircksen Posted by: Erin Dircksen 4 weeks ago

June 22nd, 2026

Change begins with a choice.

Not a perfect plan. Not a complete transformation. Just a choice—to do something different.

This week, we saw that truth in action.

For many who come to City Mission, patterns have been shaped by hardship, survival, and difficult circumstances. Changing those patterns isn’t easy. It takes courage.

It takes choosing something different, even when it’s uncomfortable.

Choosing to stay.
Choosing to listen.
Choosing to take a step forward instead of back.

These choices may seem small, but they are powerful.

Because every new choice begins to rewrite what comes next.

At City Mission, we create a space where those choices are possible—and where individuals are supported as they begin to make them.

Your support makes that possible.


Pray for courage—for those who are working to make different choices each day.


Because every new direction begins with a single choice.