COVER FOCUS: Loneliness A Solitary Predicament 6 How a seemingly insignificant problem is killing us by Natalee Kasza + A Vicious Cycle + Lonely Hearts + Furry Friends + Ways Out + Quoted Personal Connections 16 The significant health effects of feeling lonely by Kristi Rector + Table for One Reconnections 20 How missions teach guests about healthy relationships by Kristi Rector + Alleviating Loneliness + Reading the Signs ADDICTION What’s at Stake? 26 How gambling problems and addictions contribute to homelessness by Helen Goody + Problem Gambling Warning Signs PURPOSE Look Into Your Heart 32 Instilling a sense of life purpose and identity into mission guests by Marcus Warner COMMUNITY Meaningful Connections 38 How missions are establishing important relationships with local churches by Rescue Staff SOCIETY Modern Education 44 A course in straying far from our roots by Everett Piper 3 May/June 2018 Volume 32, Number 3 Association of Gospel Rescue Missions CONTENTS Contents continued on page 5 Ī