Liz W.

Life growing up was very unstable. I was taken away from my mother at the age of 3 and placed into the foster care system, where I moved from home to home more than 30 times. That constant instability made me feel unwanted and tossed aside. My addiction began when I entered an abusive relationship with an older man. He would physically hurt me, and then give me Percocet’s to numb the pain he caused. From there, I turned to drugs and alcohol, not just to escape the abuse, but to cope with the pain of rejection and to create a false sense of confidence. I told myself I didn’t care what others thought, but deep down, I was broken. What initially brought me to the Home of Hope was missing the mark in my previous program, and I realized God was giving me another opportunity, this time, to truly get it right. While I’m here, I hope to find true freedom from rejection and to submit completely to God. I want to see the Lord for who He truly is and tear down the lies I’ve believed about Him. I know healing is possible, and I’m here to find it.