Emily's Story

Growing up, Emily’s family didn’t pray or talk about God.

Her mother had lupus and other debilitating health challenges, leaving Emily feeling sad, lonely, and many times afraid for her mom. She vividly remembers one time as a little girl walking into her mom’s room to find her unresponsive, unsure how to help or what to do.

As she got older, heartbreakingly, Emily turned to drugs to escape the pressures she felt at home.

From her teens to early adulthood, Emily became a functioning addict. She enrolled in college and worked a full-time job, all while enslaved to addiction. God even spared her life multiple times after overdosing.

God was working in Emily’s heart, even though nobody had really told her about Him. Deep inside, Emily knew she needed help, or she’d end up dead.

The only thing Emily hadn’t tried was a Christian program.

She called her aunt, the only Christian she knew in her family, for advice. Her aunt got in touch with Hoving Home, opening a new door in Emily’s story of redemption.

Without a churched background, Emily didn’t know the Bible or the “vocabulary” of Christianity. It was a difficult transition at Hoving Home, and many times, she felt out of place. But Emily was desperate for a transformed life!

At Hoving Home, she spent hours studying God’s Word to meet Jesus for herself, which radically changed Emily’s heart.

God also answered Emily’s most earnest plea—to be free from her addiction. Over the months at Hoving Home, God showed Emily His plans for her life. It wasn’t to escape the hard things in her own life. It was to serve the people around her with the hope she received from God!

During her time in our program, Emily worked under the guidance of Sue Hinton, our former Intake Coordinator, and learned the process of welcoming women in crisis into our home for the first time.

Today, Emily is the kind voice on the other end of our phone, compassionately listening to cries for help and calmly directing women toward the next step. After Sue retired, Emily took over the role as Intake Coordinator at Hoving Home!

Emily’s loving husband and three precious children keep her encouraged and strong at home. God has also restored Emily’s relationship with her mom along the way. Emily continues to help her mother with her health challenges, now from a place of compassion and understanding.

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