FROM ADDICTION AND LOSS TO FAITH AND HOPE MIRANDA’S JOURNEY

Gradually, I found myself using and selling drugs, fighting, clubbing, and in and out of jail. The people that I looked up to and considered role models were dying and going to prison. I realized that I was heading the same way.

My way of fixing things was to numb the pain by drinking alcohol. So that is what I did. But it didn’t work! The pain was still there.

Born and raised in Huntsville, my mom encouraged me to go to church and seek Christ, yet my dad battled substance-abuse issues his whole life. This ultimately led to their divorce.

“NOW, I AM NOT PERFECT, ONLY GOD IS PERFECT. I AM WORKING ON THINGS. THE DOWNTOWN RESCUE MISSION IS A BLESSING FROM ABOVE. A STEPPING STONE IN GETTING BETTER. A SOLID FOUNDATION THAT WILL NOT CRUMBLE OR FALL DOWN.”

Being born and raised in Madison, I had a good childhood with what I would call a “normal” family.

“THANK YOU FOR PRAYERFULLY AND FINANCIALLY SUPPORTING THE WORK OF DOWNTOWN RESCUE MISSION. YOU’RE MAKING A REAL DIFFERENCE IN REAL PEOPLE’S LIVES EVERY DAY!”

“TRUST IN THE LORD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND DO NOT LEAN ON YOUR OWN UNDERSTANDING. IN ALL YOUR WAYS ACKNOWLEDGE HIM, AND HE WILL MAKE STRAIGHT YOUR PATHS.” PROVERBS 3:5-6

Today, Angela is a new creation in Christ and gives back to DRM by serving as a van driver for the women and children at Owen’s House. She loves her family—her grown twins and four beautiful granddaughters—and is grateful for the DRM ministries and generous donors like you.