by mmccarthycreative@gmail.com | Apr 30, 2023 | Newsletter Archive
“I’ve come closer to God” Letitia started drinking when she was just 14. “My parents lived here in Lexington,” she says. “They owned a motorcycle dealership and they fought a lot. When I was 13, I told them I was either going to leave, run away, or go to a military...
by mmccarthycreative@gmail.com | Feb 25, 2023 | Newsletter Archive
“I’m in Heaven here” A bad accident in the coal mine where he had worked for 17 years is where Butch’s addiction began 39 years ago. First, it was Tylenol with codeine. “It got to the point where God started telling me, ‘You’re taking those, and you really don’t need...
by mmccarthycreative@gmail.com | Nov 8, 2022 | Newsletter Archive
“THIS PLACE TRULY IS A BLESSING!” Gary grew up around drugs. “My mom smoked pot and drank. My Dad took pills, drank, smoked pot, and never hid it from me. So when I got older I didn’t have to go out and learn about it because I already knew.” “My first experience with...
by mmccarthycreative@gmail.com | Aug 17, 2022 | Newsletter Archive
“I wanted to start over fresh” After growing up in an abusive home, being the victim of domestic violence herself, and losing custody of her children, Connie discovered our women’s transitional home, Grace Place. From there, finding her own home and being reunited...
by mmccarthycreative@gmail.com | Apr 26, 2022 | Newsletter Archive
“God works through the women here every single day.” Abused as a very young child by a family friend, Bennett never told her parents because her abuser threatened to harm them. This trauma created a huge “hole” in her life which she first filled with achievement in...
by mmccarthycreative@gmail.com | Mar 7, 2022 | Newsletter Archive
“This place has given me hope!” When Frank was a kid, and into his early teen years, he was “heavy into church.” “My dad was a Baptist, and my mom was a Bible School teacher. I always knew there was a God.” The death of his mom and his daughter shook Frank’s faith. “I...
