Billie
Garrison, NY
2004
Billie grew up watching adults in her life doing drugs. She was grateful for her grandma who tried to protect her from the negative choices of others in her life.
Thankfully, Billie’s mom became a Christian and turned her life around when Billie was a teenager. Billie started to learn about God and give her life to Jesus, but she didn’t really know how to follow Him. And she couldn’t unsee or unlearn what she saw at an early age.
When Billie was a teenager, she started doing drugs, despite her family’s attempts to save her from the same bad choices they made.
Billie’s drug habit quickly spiraled into an addiction as a young woman.
She was lying and stealing to support her drug habit … even taking the money her mom set aside to tithe at church so she could get her next fix!
But God was always pursuing her.
After stealing from her place of employment, Billie spent time in jail. She lost friends. She lost jobs. She lost hope. The consequences of Billie’s behavior finally caught up to her. Forced to move home, Billie’s mom gave her a firm and loving choice: get help or get out.
Without options, Billie called Hoving Home … and finally had the time and space to learn what it meant to not only believe in Jesus, but to follow Him.
It’s been more than 20 years since Billie graduated from Hoving Home, and Christ has sustained her! She moved to Ireland, met her husband, and had five children. Even after the tragedy of losing her precious daughter, Emma, Billie stood on the promises of the Lord to grieve.
“A lot has happened since Hoving Home,” Billie shares, “And without the foundation I got there, there’s no way I’d still be walking with the Lord.”
“Hoving Home changed my life in so many ways,” Billie continues. “It taught me to deal with things according to God’s Word. The staff and other ladies help you, but you learn to rely on God. You have to rely on the Bible and Jesus. That’s what helped me the most.”
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