Stories

Companions from Emmaus Preston tell their stories:

• Richard (Preston)

  My wife Sara and I lived in Bristol and worked for the same company, earning good money. We owned our own home and lived quite well on our joint wages. We had a mortgage with Northern Rock. In 2008, the company we worked for went into liquidation overnight. We were suddenly jobless. Shortly afterwards, Northern Rock repossessed our house. We were homeless. We moved around, staying with family members, but… Read full story

• Peter (Preston)

  My wife died suddenly in 1996 leaving me to bring up my 4 year old son. Whilst my son thrived I just didn’t settle or seem to fit in and soon fell into a spiral of depression, social withdrawal and self-pity, all exacerbated by an over-reliance on drugs and alcohol. The years passed in a stupor and I was coming to the attention of the local police and child welfare… Read full story