Cailee Dean
Amanda Yarbrough
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I spent most of my adolescence in and out (more in than out) of psychiatric facilities due to self-mutilation, mental illness, and suicidal ideation. By the time I was in my late teen and early adult years, I was so broken and hopeless that I did whatever I had to do to stay numb. After a near fatal suicide attempt in June of 2017, I came to Women at the Well. I completed my program, did an internship, and was part of the staff for awhile.
In the last year and a half I have really come to KNOW the Lord and Who He is. In KNOWING Him, I have come to know hope, peace, joy, security, and abundant life. He has freed me from self-mutilation, addiction, and suicide. He has restored my mind and continues to help me replace the lies that I have believed about myself with His TRUTH! I love life and I am so thankful for the NEW life that He has given me. I have two amazing, precious Godsons who are by far my biggest blessings. I am currently enrolled in online college classes through Lee University and am working toward my Counseling degree. For 15 years my life was centered around my addiction. Anything and everything I did depended on the amount of drugs that were in my system. I was dependent on them. I was in and out of jail, in and out of the psychiatric unit, stealing, and doing whatever it took to make sure I stayed high and medicated. I never wanted to face my realities. I overdosed intentionally and woke up out of a coma; I was desperate and wanted it all to end. I was tired, spread way too thin by my circumstances, and ready to die.
Today I am redeemed, recovered, and forgiven. I am a completely different person. I answered the call to recovery in July of 2017. God has taken me on an incredible journey. My journey included (but was not limited to) forgiveness, grief processing, and intensive self searching. The change and the healing was fast, painful, but very much effective. Today I wake up and depend on God to get me through my day. I interned at the ministry and at the same time was a Veterinarian Technician student at Penn Foster. My journey still continues as I answer to the calling God has on my life. Glory to God. |
Rachel Skelly:
With God all things are possible! Matthew 19:26
Indeed, With God ALL things ARE possible! I completed my program at WATW December 5th, 2017. Throughout the program God was refining me. I didn't know what he was doing but because I learned that Word of God was alive and true, I chose to believe that He was working it all out for my good and His Glory! And He did! I walked into those doors broken and filthy. I was addicted to meth, and co-dependent to men. I was insecure and had NO knowledge of how much God REALLY adored me! But through WATW God rejuvenated and revived me! Now a year later I have custody back of my daughter and raising her up in the ways of Our Lord. She is my pride and joy and without God I would never had to chance to give her new life. I'm living in Arizona interning for women's Teen Challenge. It is a holy honor to speak God's life into other broken woman. I wake up each day knowing that I am giving hope, love, and encouragement like I received in my program.
Today I am 24 months sober and living my life for Jesus!
With God all things are possible! Matthew 19:26
Indeed, With God ALL things ARE possible! I completed my program at WATW December 5th, 2017. Throughout the program God was refining me. I didn't know what he was doing but because I learned that Word of God was alive and true, I chose to believe that He was working it all out for my good and His Glory! And He did! I walked into those doors broken and filthy. I was addicted to meth, and co-dependent to men. I was insecure and had NO knowledge of how much God REALLY adored me! But through WATW God rejuvenated and revived me! Now a year later I have custody back of my daughter and raising her up in the ways of Our Lord. She is my pride and joy and without God I would never had to chance to give her new life. I'm living in Arizona interning for women's Teen Challenge. It is a holy honor to speak God's life into other broken woman. I wake up each day knowing that I am giving hope, love, and encouragement like I received in my program.
Today I am 24 months sober and living my life for Jesus!
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Jodi Moses:
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