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Former Homeless Addict Finds Forgiveness, Recovery, Redemption

A father and his family endured tragedy, drug use, homelessness, foster care, and California’s deadliest wildfire.
Former Homeless Addict Finds Forgiveness, Recovery, Redemption
Brett Boman and his children stand at a street near their home in Chico, Calif., on March 12, 2023. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Brad Jones
Brad Jones
10/20/2024|Updated: 10/22/2024

CHICO, Calif.—Ten years ago, Brett Boman could have never imagined himself as a drug addict living on the streets and eating from dumpsters, but that was before his 13-year-old son was struck down by a vehicle at a crosswalk in Paradise, Calif., and killed.

As he drove to the store to pick up groceries, Boman had passed Skyler, who loved to run and was out for a jog along his usual route, about a half-hour earlier.

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