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Twins Who Beat Addiction Together Help Others to Do the Same

The video tells the story of identical twins Richard and Robert, who both battled crack cocaine addiction and later turned their recovery into a mission to help others. After a night of crisis at age 49, each brother independently sought help—Richard was placed in Pivot Ministries in Bridgeport, while Robert entered a program in Rochester. The separation marked the first time the twins lived apart, and both achieved sobriety, crediting a childhood scripture, Matthew 5:16, that their mother recited. Richard now directs Pivot Ministries, the very organization that rescued him, and Robert serves as CEO of the Open Door Mission in Rochester. Richard describes his purpose as “being a light before men,” while both urge listeners to find courage, ask for help, and recognize that hope exists. Their journey underscores that recovery is possible even later in life, that faith‑based motivation can fuel sustainable change, and that former addicts can become effective leaders of treatment programs, offering a powerful model for community‑based rehabilitation.