My name is Annie, and I’m at the Everett Gospel Mission’s women’s shelter because I had no place else to go. When I came here I was a wreck. I had been on meth for two years – two years of despair, self-hate, and burning bridges with my family. All I was doing was destroying my life!
How wrong I was about this shelter! This is a haven that’s helping me speak the truth about myself and my behavior. I used to believe I wasn’t good enough for God to love me. Now I know that that was a lie. I once thought I’d never have power over my addictions. That, too, was a lie.
You’ve saved my life. Thank you!
I’m now making progress, but it’s not because of me; it’s God who’s ruling my life. I’m able to live my new life in one of the most comfortable places I’ve ever been in. You who give to the Mission make this shelter possible, and you’ve literally saved my life. I don’t know what would have happened to me if I’d not come through these doors.
Today, I’m just happy to be alive. I’m taking it a day at a time. I still get grumpy and irritable on occasion, but God is working with me in those areas as well. With God’s help, I know I’m going to make it.