NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A Christian ministry whose focus is to serve the homeless and disadvantaged of Rutherford County is celebrating a major milestone — the grand opening of its new facility. Inside their Community Café, one thing all guests will find at The Journey Home is hope.

“If you don’t have hope, you can’t do anything with your life,” Board Chair Leslee Dodd Karl said.

Joseph Kimball knows that firsthand. Once homeless and battling serious health problems, he credits the nonprofit for saving his life. “I was about to give up, and the only thing that saved me was coming here,” Kimball said. “We’ve got a nurse that comes in once a week, and she said, ‘Joe, don’t give up — we’re going to get to the bottom of this.’ And we did. I’m healed.”

For nearly two decades, under the l

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