Residential rehab program offers hope
Above, Chass Williams.
August 4, 2021
Ezra DeVore
Since October 2020, Chass “Coach” Williams has operated Field of Faith, a 12-month residential program to provide testimony-based help with gaining sobriety for adult men. The men share a house just north of George’s, which formerly operated under other names and other people.
Williams helps residents find professional help if they need it, and endeavors to surround them with the love and support they need to heal. Williams has contacts at the Clark Center and other mental health establishments, which places him in a position to accommodate instances or clients that require such resources.
“You can’t heal what you can’t feel,” Williams said. “We encourage the guys to get outside their walls.”
Williams spoke of his own history with addiction.
“I went from being an 18-season football coach [at MSSU in Joplin] to living in a tent outside a bar. I got tired of living that life,” he said. “What helped me most was surrounding myself with people who kept me accountable.”
He then spoke of what truly sparked his decision to change his life. While in a bar, Williams heard Misery and Gin by Merle Haggard come on the sound system.
In a nearly cinematic moment, Haggard sang, “Looking at the world through the bottom of a glass, all I see is a man who’s fading fast.”
That lyric struck him, and Williams was ready to change. He’s now been sober for eight years.
Williams is a singer/songwriter himself. He first began to play guitar and write in college as a hobby. Soon, however, it became a way to help himself and others.
“I thought music was a good way to share my testimony,” Williams said. “I’m always looking to share about what God has done in my life.”
Williams plays at Celebrate Recovery at the First Baptist Church in Cassville on Tuesday nights occasionally, and will be playing August 10.
Field of Faith is not limited to alcoholism. The residential program welcomes all men who have “gotten tired of the jail-to-rehab-to-jail-to-rehab cycle.”
Williams strives for a spirit of camaraderie in the program.
“Everything is team oriented,” he said. “People can’t do it alone.”
There are ten current residents in Williams’s program. To apply, call Coach Williams at 417-669-5246.
A weekly charge of $125 covers housing costs. An extra $25 per week is charged if transportation is needed.
Ezra DeVore
Since October 2020, Chass “Coach” Williams has operated Field of Faith, a 12-month residential program to provide testimony-based help with gaining sobriety for adult men. The men share a house just north of George’s, which formerly operated under other names and other people.
Williams helps residents find professional help if they need it, and endeavors to surround them with the love and support they need to heal. Williams has contacts at the Clark Center and other mental health establishments, which places him in a position to accommodate instances or clients that require such resources.
“You can’t heal what you can’t feel,” Williams said. “We encourage the guys to get outside their walls.”
Williams spoke of his own history with addiction.
“I went from being an 18-season football coach [at MSSU in Joplin] to living in a tent outside a bar. I got tired of living that life,” he said. “What helped me most was surrounding myself with people who kept me accountable.”
He then spoke of what truly sparked his decision to change his life. While in a bar, Williams heard Misery and Gin by Merle Haggard come on the sound system.
In a nearly cinematic moment, Haggard sang, “Looking at the world through the bottom of a glass, all I see is a man who’s fading fast.”
That lyric struck him, and Williams was ready to change. He’s now been sober for eight years.
Williams is a singer/songwriter himself. He first began to play guitar and write in college as a hobby. Soon, however, it became a way to help himself and others.
“I thought music was a good way to share my testimony,” Williams said. “I’m always looking to share about what God has done in my life.”
Williams plays at Celebrate Recovery at the First Baptist Church in Cassville on Tuesday nights occasionally, and will be playing August 10.
Field of Faith is not limited to alcoholism. The residential program welcomes all men who have “gotten tired of the jail-to-rehab-to-jail-to-rehab cycle.”
Williams strives for a spirit of camaraderie in the program.
“Everything is team oriented,” he said. “People can’t do it alone.”
There are ten current residents in Williams’s program. To apply, call Coach Williams at 417-669-5246.
A weekly charge of $125 covers housing costs. An extra $25 per week is charged if transportation is needed.