Alexander is 45 years old and has been a Lutheran for most of his life. The church he attended closed, and he had nowhere else to go. He experienced disappointment in his life, which led him to turn to bad habits to cope with his problems. He began drinking alcohol excessively and felt like he had lost hope in his life. A pastor who volunteers for LHM-Kazakhstan reached out to him and ended up being the new pastor at the church that Alexander used to attend. The pastor was working on restoring the church and invited Alexander to help with the restoration efforts. Alexander was excited to have something to work toward and knew he wanted to attend the church again once it reopened. Alexander gave up alcohol and is now working on turning his life around.