About Us
Meet The Visionaries behind the Human Connection Foundation
Michael and Leah Arnett took Jesus' instructions to 'love your neighbors' very seriously.
The founders of the Human Connection Foundation have deeply personal reasons for launching this non-profit mission of compassion and Christ-centered love. Individually and as partners, Michael and Leah's journey has taken them through many of the same cultural, societal, and financial landscapes their current and future foundation beneficiaries find themselves in.
Their experiences coupled with their passion to help others is the driving force behind everything the Human Connection Foundation does to assist their "neighbors" with their own journey to their individual 'promised land'.
Leah Arnett
Leah’s testimony reflects the heart of The Human Connection Foundation: that no one is beyond redemption, that mercy triumphs over condemnation as seen in Gospel of John 8:5–8, and that even the deepest wounds can become a source of compassion, hope, and healing for others.
Leah’s story is one of profound brokenness transformed by redemption. She quietly battled rejection, comparison, and a deep longing for acceptance that followed her from childhood. Family financial strain and social pressures intensified her sense of not belonging as a teenager.
She became pregnant and gave birth to a daughter, but guilt, unhealthy relationships, and addiction soon led her into a devastating spiral of drugs, prostitution, homelessness, incarceration, and the loss of custody of her children. At her lowest—abandoned, assaulted, and facing prison—Leah describes hearing a persistent whisper from God: “Not yet.”
Through recovery, the steadfast love of those who refused to give up on her, and a renewed surrender to Christ, she rebuilt her life, restored her family, and discovered the acceptance she had searched for all along.
Michael Arnett
Michael Arnett’s story is one of addiction overcome by grace and purpose restored. Raised in a churchgoing home and living what appeared to be a stable, successful life, Michael quietly battled a deep emptiness that led him into substance abuse and eventually a crushing addiction to crack cocaine.
What began as experimentation cost him his marriage, home, finances, and nearly his life, as shame and despair drove him to attempt suicide. Yet God intervened through recovery, wise counsel, and transformative time at a rehabilitation ranch, where Michael surrendered fully to Christ and began true healing.
Today, serving as Worship Leader at Cypress Fellowship, he lives as a testimony to the redemption described in Gospel of Luke 15:21–24—the Prodigal Son welcomed home—proclaiming that no addiction and no failure is greater than the grace of Jesus Christ.