Jessica
Garrison, NY
2024
After growing up in a Christian home, knowing God and attending church, Jessica’s curiosity got the best of her when she left home at 18. But she never imagined where her experimentation with drugs and alcohol would take her.
When Jessica says she was in a dark spot, it’s hard to fathom the darkness she shares. Her testimony includes heartache, loneliness, pain, despair, and even a point of being brain dead.
“I was homeless.”
“I slept in abandoned buildings and cars.”
“I was raped.”
“I would bathe in a McDonald’s bathroom sink.”
“I would get beat up.”
“I was drugged and recorded.”
“I couldn’t get out.”
“I was bruised and couldn’t feel it.”
“I was kidnapped.”
“I finally escaped.”
“They tracked me.”
“I overdosed and was left for dead.”
“I was terrified.”
“I tried to take my life.”
“I survived.”
“I cried out to God.”
Still scared but yearning for a second chance and relationship with God, Jessica avoided prison and spent a year in another faith based program. When she heard about Hoving Home and how our program works, she knew, “That’s where I want to be.”
For the first time in her adult life, Jessica had time to rest and the time she needed to heal. She could learn about Jesus’ unconditional, safe love but also discover the choices she needed to make to pursue Him.
“The women at Hoving Home were very caring, but also straightforward,” Jessica shares. “It was like a big loving family, and I found my identity in God.”
Today, Jessica is a nurse, caring for the needs of others. She is no longer afraid with God by her side. “Hoving Home helped me get to that point,” she asserts.
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