I grew up in a family that moved around a lot. My five siblings and I were bounced around from school to school, and it was hard. My addiction started when I was 11, and by the age of 15, I was a young mother who was heavily involved in gangs, gambling, and drugs. I’ve been fighting my addiction now for 26 years. Because of my addiction, I lost relationships with my children, my family, myself, and God.

On August 31, 2023, someone told me about the Rescue Mission and that it changes lives. I am now completing the Hope for Women program with a different mindset on life. Being in this program has helped me become a better version of myself by giving me the tools I needed for a new, better, and healthier life. I am so grateful and happy that I am getting back everything that the enemy stole from me and that I am no longer spiritually bankrupt. The Rescue Mission has helped to restore my relationship with my Father God, and from that, God has restored my relationship with my kids and my family. In addition, the Mission is also helping me further my education to get my diploma along with my cosmetology license.

I believe God placing the Rescue Mission and the people in it to help me is the biggest blessing, and I couldn’t be more grateful. When people say the Rescue Mission changes lives, I am a strong believer because the Rescue Mission changed my life, giving me the chance I needed to have a first-class life. Thank you, Rescue Mission!