Katie
Garrison, NY
Katie will never forget playing outside of her home as a little girl and hearing that still small voice of the Lord.
She was only six years old, but she vividly remembers accepting the grace of God that day.
As she got older and struggled in school, Katie began allowing what other people thought of her to form her identity. She discovered talents in singing and acting, so the stage became her home away from home.
After moving to New York City to perform, Katie caved to pressures to look a certain way, be a certain dress size, and seek the approval of any audience. To keep up appearances, an eating disorder progressed to an addiction to cocaine.
After her boyfriend died unexpectedly, Katie acted like everything was okay. But deep inside, her heart and faith were shattered.
In a moment of providence, when traveling home to see her parents one weekend, Katie’s mom washed her pants and discovered Katie’s secret. Katie had to come clean and truly wanted to get well. So, her parents drove her to Hoving Home.
“There’s something about that place,” Katie shared about driving up to our Home.
Eager to rekindle the faith of a child, Katie opened her heart to the structure, schedule, and expectations of the Hoving Home program.
“It was perfect for me,” she shares. Not only did Katie find purpose beyond performance, she was reintroduced to the Jesus she met as a little girl.
After finishing our year-long program and becoming our very first Emerging Leaders graduate, Katie was able to return to the stage with a new identity in Christ. She met a wonderful husband, and they have two beautiful children.
She knows it would be impossible if not for Hoving Home.
“I love who I am!” she affirms.
“Every life is so important,” Katie expresses. “Every single penny given to Hoving Home goes to help the life of someone else. Nothing in my life is as important as the time I had there.”
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