Sonia M.

I grew up in a difficult environment where my parents weren’t always present. My mom often chose partying over being at home, so my grandparents became the ones who raised me. By the time I reached my teenage years, I had already taken on the responsibility of raising my younger siblings as if they were my own children. At 16, I started drinking, and not long after, I began experimenting with drugs. By 17, I was using meth. My choices were heavily influenced by peer pressure. I didn’t want to feel left out, and at the time, I thought it was fun. Eventually, someone close to me who had graduated from Teen Challenge told me about the Home of Hope. That was the moment that I decided to step into a new chapter of my life. Now that I’m here, my goals are to graduate from this program, finalize my divorce from my ex-husband, and, in time, remarry to a man after God’s own heart. I want to leave behind the pain of my past and walk fully into the future God has prepared for me.