"I try to pull alot of God into my system"...Cathy

My name is Cathy, I came to Wayside for Richmond VA. I came because I was tired of being in the madness. A couple friends of mine told me about this place. So I decided to come. I got tired of hurting my children and myself. I felt I needed a change. At first I wasn't sure this was a place I wanted to stay. But after I had met Ms. Virginia and Ms. Lorene I knew I wanted to stay. This is a spiritual program. And that's what has kept me here.

Today, I am at peace. I feel joy. I have been clean off herion and cocaine for 90 days as of today. I have completed 11 group sessions in the recovery dynamics program. I attend all the meetings and church services on property. I try to pull alot of God into my system. I am blessed by this program.

Thank you

Cathy

Learning to be a Responsible Mom...Barbara

My name is Barbara, I came to Wayside from Richmond VA on May 5, 2006. My life was unmangeable. I was addicted to crack cocain, couldn't keep a job, and needed to learn how to live with out drugs.

Today I have been clean for 4 months. Me and my daughter live in the family shelter here at Wayside. The recovery program has taught me how to be independant. How to live life with out drugs. It has taught me how to love myself, how to be humble. Wayside has taught me how to be a responsible mom. I love being here.

Prayer Request...Dudley

Hello, my name is Dudley. I am staying at Wayside Christian Mission and I am enrolled in the Recovery Program. I ask for prayer. I do kidney dialysis three day a week. My prayer is that God will bless me with a kidney. Thank you for your prayer.

Respectfully Yours,
Dudley

"Goals"...Mona, Safe Haven

I have good & bad days. My med’s are working an that help’s. I feel better since I came to stay here. I’m getting help, an the staff are willing to help me, they care.

My Goals:

· To get an maintain housing
· Stay in counseling
· Stay on my med’s
· Put my-self first
· Meet new and clean people

I go to counseling, meetings Take care of me, talk to people when I need to.
Taken all my med’s.

Mona

"I'm feeling fine"...Jovonne

I’m feeling fine. My goals are to get my bill paid off and to move into an apartment. I have being do great and school studing my math. I have also been out everyday looking around for housing that goes by income. So far I have been put on a waiting list and I have been offered an apartment where my grandmother lives as long as I have a payment agreement with housing Authority. This Friday I have custody court about my son which I have big hopes of seeing him everyday for the rest of my life so another goal of mine is to get my son back. Also Friday I plan on going to get an apartment.
Jovonne

Moving from Shelter to Shelter - Pat

I am feeling much better since I talked to the doctor and taking my med. My goals is to get me a place to live for me and my childrens. Go back to college and take a classes about drug & alcohol. Find me a church to go too. It not much going on with me I very depressed the way things turn out with me I very depressed the way things turned out with me and my family situation. Another shelter told me that if I complete the program they would help me with my housing and getting custody of my childrens. My daughter live with me at the other agency for the last 6 month. My son came every week with me. But once again I trusted the progress and it let me down. But I have learned in AA no matter what happen I don’t have to drink and drug again. I am very shame that I have to keep moving from shelter to shelter. But I grateful to be here and not out there in the devil world. I know there is a power greater then me and I know my higher powder got me here for a reason.

Pat

Safe Haven Client Plans to Move Home - Edith

I am feeling good. Since I have an apartment to move in to go to be moving sometime soon and I am looking forward to moving before I came here I was stress and depress and now that I have something to look for it make me feel good so good. And I also just got my Income back that may me feel better then before, cause been with out It is easy to make it and I feel real bless each and every day.

My goal is when I move I am going to go back to vocation training so
I can say busy doing the day for about three hours a day and work on lessons
That I work to keep me busy and keep building my goal up around me and keep building it up day by day and make some other goal plains so I have more then one.

Edith
(The "Safe Haven" is a shelter for mentally ill women staying at Wayside)