Courage, Compassion and Sacrifice: The Andy Bales Story

What kind of leader is willing to lose his own legs for the people he

serves?

In Episode 22 Courage, Compassion, and Sacrifice: The Andy Bales Story,

host Chad LaComb sits down with a man who embodies all three. Andy Bales

spent two decades on the front lines as CEO of the Union Rescue Mission

on LA’s Skid Row, and his life tells the story of costly love.

Andy doesn’t sugarcoat anything. He names homelessness for what it is,

“the biggest crisis in America”, and walks us straight into the

intersection of addiction, trauma, recovery, and hope.

He breaks down what actually makes a difference: long-term residential

care, real job training, and the “secret sauce” of peer-to-peer

accountability and support.

This conversation cuts through the noise and gives us a clear,

compassionate look at solutions that work, and the courage it takes to

live them out.

Learn More:

Union Rescue Mission (URM): www.urm.org

Children and Family Urban Movement: www.cfum.org

Fully Restored Ministries: www.fullyrestored.org

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