The Last Place I Expected

From Hope Stories by hopemission

May 11, 2026 · 22 min · Season 3 · Episode 81

About this episode

Ethan Quon shares his unexpected journey into emergency response at a homeless shelter and the lessons learned about mental health self-care.

Ethan Quon never thought he’d work at a homeless shelter. Today, he helps respond to medical emergencies as part of Hope Mission’s 24/7 rapid response team after graduating from the Christian Training Institute (CTI). In this episode, Ethan shares how an overdose response during a field placement taught him valuable lessons about mental health self-care and inspired him to pursue a career in emergency response. To learn more about CTI, go to hopemission.com/cti.

People in this episode

Guest: Ethan Quon

Topics covered

homelessness
emergency response
mental health
self-care
training

Keywords

homeless shelter
medical emergencies
overdose response
mental health
Christian Training Institute

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hope Mission, Christian Training Institute, hopemission.com