“I come from an abusive and dysfunctional family. At the age of 16 I used pain pills for the first time with my mother. By the time I was 17 I was using cocaine and pain pills with my mother and sister. At 19 I began using heroin, smoking crack and using needles to shoot up. I have been in and out of jail six times staying for up to six months.

On January 7, 2007 at the age of 20 I was arrested again, and on January 11, 2007 I got saved while in jail and then things started looking up. In March the Lord brought me to The Refuge Ranch, and He has done amazing things for me. He gave me new life in Him!

I graduated on March 8, 2008 and am now in Servant Leadership Training at The Ranch.  I look forward to serving the Lord and ministering to others like me”

Christine

“I am 22 years old and come from a dysfunctional single parent home and a seven year addiction to drugs. Sitting alone in a hotel room and feeling hopeless caused me to reach out for help. The Lord has brought me to The Refuge Ranch so that I can get my life right with my Savior and to become the mother to my 4 year old daughter He intended me to be.

I have been a graduate of the program since March 8th, 2008 and I am now in the Servant Leadership Training program here at The Ranch.  I look forward to what the Lord has in store for me.”

Jenna

“I am 36 years old and come from a long history of addiction. My drug of choice became Oxycontin and along with that choice, came a life of constant drug seeking. When the pills got too expensive to use I switched to crack. The crack brought me down very fast and I ended up in a jail cell in Georgia praying that God would help me. I am married and a have son. After experiencing the tragic death of my husband’s father, who we were living with, my mother and sister came to get my son out of the “situation”. Once my son was gone there was nothing keeping me from falling very deep into my addiction to crack. My husband and I used together but after my arrest I knew I had to make a change in my life even if he was not ready or willing to do so. On September 29, 2007 I entered The Refuge Ranch regeneration program. God has blessed me so much during my time in the program. I am learning how to be the mother God create me to be and to walk with Him through this life no matter what trials may come. I thank God for hearing my prayer that day in a Georgia jail cell. ”

Stacey