Brandi's Story

It’s remarkable to see Brandi’s beautiful smile today. Many would be surprised to learn she wasn’t always so joyful.

At the innocent age of twelve, Brandi was molested by a friend of the family and “groomed” for ongoing abuse.

After the horrific trauma, Brandi sought any semblance of control she could find, eventually suffering from eating disorders for years. Then a triple homicide-suicide rocked Brandi’s family when she was eighteen.

The shock and devastation ripped Brandi’s family apart. Her father to abandon his family and, inside, Brandi felt more rejected and unloved than ever before. To numb her pain and fit in, Brandi started shooting heroin and prostituting to support her habit.

Seven times, Brandi overdosed, waking up in ambulances and hospitals. But her last overdose was a suicide attempt.

But seven times, God preserved Brandi’s life.

After surviving a suicide attempt, Brandi couldn’t deny a divine intervention. So she opened her Bible and landed on Isaiah 1:1. “Though your sins are red like scarlet, I will take them and wash them and make them as white as snow.”

Knowing her choices took her to rock bottom, Brandi questioned why God would save her. But she was determined to find out if He would.

Brandi searched online for recovery programs. She saw that Hoving Home provided meals, living arrangements and drug rehabilitation support. It was also centered around faith. She knew God answering her prayers.

Knowing she needed a program far from the temptations of her past, Brandi flew to our California home, barefoot, with a backpack and dim hope that God could transform her life.

“The ladies in the program were experiencing restoration and reconciliation. And they wanted that for me,” Brandi adds.

Finally, Brandi had time, not just to survive, but to work through her past and build a foundation for her future.

She admits she made mistakes along the way, but Brandi was graciously given second chances. “They offered immense love that was so sincere,” she says.

Brandi also discovered that she loved learning! She spent free time in our learning center, devouring books about what it means to live for God. And she didn’t stop at Hoving Home.

After graduating from our program and serving on staff for a year, Brandi earned a degree in Biblical Theology! Today, Brandi is happily married to a man of God, they’re raising a precious little girl and serve the Lord and others together.

“God is so amazing,” Brandi expresses. “He doesn’t just save you from your addiction and let you figure things out on your own. He continues to carry you.”

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