Rachel’s Story

My name is Rachel, and I have been set free from the chains of addiction. At 23, I started using painkillers. What started out as an every now and then thing turned into chasing the high. I worked hard to play hard. My addiction was a slow and gradual downhill plummet. Alcohol always accompanied my lifestyle, and the pills just accelerated everything.

I was highly functioning until I wasn’t. My life” started spiraling out of control. I was facing my second divorce, I had a beautiful daughter I didn’t know how to me a mother to; I was still living at home, but living life as a single woman, and I immediately ran right into another relationship. Because that’s all I ever did my whole life, constantly looking for acceptance in men and never finding it.

I would do whatever it took to “fit in” with the person I wanted to be with. I always had an understanding of how bad hard-core drugs were, so I stayed away from those, until, seeking acceptance of the person I was with, snorted my first line of cocaine. From there on, it was off to the races. From 36-38 my life turned into a living hell. I ended up on heroin, smoking meth, trafficking guns, and was an awful example of a mother to my daughter; I was completely miserable and desperate.

I needed to become a new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17) I hated the person who existed. I was tired, I was lonely and I had only one person still beside me. His name is Jesus. He rescued me. He set me free, through coming to an 18-month program. When I came to the Faith Home, I didn’t realize how powerful of a woman of God I would become. I just knew I needed Jesus; I knew I needed to change the way I thought (Romans 12:2). I knew I needed to learn what forgiveness was, what trust was…I just didn’t know how. Little did I know, I found it all in full surrender, letting go of control and allowing Him to guide my every moment.

Now, I have the awesome privilege of becoming the Women’s Faith Home Supervisor. I love being able to be the hands and feet of Jesus on this earth, helping Him deliver women from bondage, heal their hearts, and show them the love of the Father; a love they’ve never experienced.

My life has been blessed abundantly since I repented (changed my mind) and chose to live a surrendered life. I am married to an amazing man of God, Elliott, who has walked a journey and has a testimony of his own to share. I have full restoration with my daughter Jude, a beautiful home, and I am sold out fully for Jesus and His Kingdom.