For Rolling Hills Covenant Church Outreach Pastor Steve Bunyard, helping those whose lives have taken a wrong turn means more than just enabling survival for the down and out. It means guiding them to a stable future by teaching them to provide for themselves. Bunyard initially struggled with how to help rehabilitate those wanting to change their lives. He said he believed that providing dignity through a skilled trade could help many break their destructive life cycles. “So many in need come from less-than-ideal situations; most grow up with no father in the home and have a mother who struggles with mental illness, depression, drug, or alcohol abuse,” Bunyard told The Epoch Times. As a result, he said the gang members, homeless people, and ex-offenders he works with often perpetuate similar situations in their own lives, and almost all harbor a fatalistic view of life and their future. To support such people, Bunyard helped launch ReIGNITE Hope. Today it operates from a 6,000-square-foot facility housing 15 state-of-the-art welding stations and …