New Life for Girls

A few weeks ago we went to New Life for Girls in Westminster. It was me, Tricia, Chrissy, Carol Davis, and Elizabeth Anglin.
I really didn't know what to expect! I was a little nervous...and was so glad when Tricia told me she was too!
We cooked dinner and brought it to them and sat around talking and making some cards. We sang together. It was awesome!
They each have amazing stories of how they got there, the things they have gone through in their lives, etc. It felt so good to be there just as an encouragement to them on their journey!
Ann talked about how she was kicked out of AA and told to go to the hospital and tell them she was going to kill herself. She didn't want to lie and so when she got to the hospital she asked them where the closest liquor store was. They wouldn't tell her. The security guard overheard her and after she called herself a cab, he asked her if she would like a bed and a warm breakfast in the morning. She didn't know if she should go with him, so he said if she wanted to go, to sit on the curb and he'd pick her up in about 15 minutes when his shift was over.
The cab came and asked her who the cab was for, and she said she didn't know why, but she told him she didn't know! She sat on the curb and waited...and waited...and finally the security guard pulled up and took her to his house, where his wife and children were waiting for her at home. She was there with them for 2 weeks! They took her out to eat, treated her so nicely, had the in-laws stay with her for a few days while the family went on a short vacation, etc. One day he told Ann that he had made a few calls and found a place for her...and wanted her to call them if she was ready to go. She called New Life, and not only went, but that security guard paid in full for her...everything...all the fees, all the evaluations, everything!
Lori said she had been an alcoholic for 20 years or so. She was clean for 5 years and thought she could handle anything. But then her son died, and 8 months later, her husband was murdered. She fell right back into it and is now back in rehab. She has a 9 and 11 year old.
She spoke of a time in college before she was a believer when a man would walk down the street everyday, evangilizing door to door. She said she told him he was not allowed to enter her property, not even her driveway. But each day he came by and stopped at her sidewalk and went on. One day he heard her listening to rock music. The next day she found a Christian Rock cd in her mailbox. She finally listened to it because she liked the beat...then the words started sinking in. Then, one day, she met that man by her mailbox...he led her to Christ and then married her! What an amazing heart for God he had!
We're going back on August 21, so more then!