"We came to the Gospel Rescue Mission on a wing and a prayer, and GRM certainly answered our prayer."
Rae was born into a family where love was a rare commodity, and into a world that seemed determined to break her spirit. She was left feeling unwanted and overlooked by those who were supposed to care for her.
In her earliest memories, God was her true companion. While her parents' harsh words and neglect tried to extinguish her hope, she discovered an unbreakable connection with a love that transcended her earthly struggles. Even as a child, she would cry out to God, sensing a deeper purpose calling out her.
In her journey, she faced so many challenges. She ran away from home at the age of 13, forced to survive on streets that threatened to break her. Having to defend herself against traffickers and predators, she relied on the knowledge that God would keep her safe.
Later in life, there were multiple marriages marked by narcissistic abuse, then the tragic loss of her first child to SIDS, and the heart-wrenching separations from her older children, all of which tested her resolve, yet Rae was a warrior.
Believing the vicious cycle had been broken, Rae, and her youngest son, Jameson, started a new life after reconnecting with an old love of hers. Everything seemed to be going well, until the narcissistic abuse began all over again, but this time she made the brave decision to leave.
This choice led her and her son to Gospel Rescue Mission.
Today, Rae stands transformed. “I’m no longer the scared, anxious woman constantly looking over my shoulder. Instead, I’m a beacon of hope, completely at peace,” she says.
She's pursuing Paralegal Studies at Liberty University online, facilitating bible study programs at church, holding a Peer Recovery Support Certificate, and actively working to help others through sharing her experiences. Through it all, God remained her constant - her father, her protector, her guide.
“No matter how dark the night, dawn always comes. And sometimes, that dawn arrives through the Gospel Rescue Mission, one life at a time,” Rae shared with a smile.
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