Kambri
“My second chance is when the Lord allowed me to parent all three of my children. For five and a half years I was not even close to even being a “part-time” mom. I was so stuck in the grip of the world and didn’t know how to get out, until I called upon the Lord. He has show me how to be a woman of faith and courage especially when things get hard. For the first time in a long time I have EVERYTHING I have ever prayed for. Thank you to Exodus & Nexus. I have people holding my hand through life and walking beside me while I prove that this is all possible.”
Jeté
I was seventeen years old, making horrible choices which led to my incarceration and being separated from my two oldest kids who were three months and one and a half years old. I missed them daily and cried for them every night for twelve years. When I came home, I wanted a baby. Well, God blessed with not only one, but two! I feel like He (God) gave me that second chance to be the mother that I’ve longed for, for so long. That’s why I’ve made my mind up to follow Christ, and do right by them because I couldn’t live a day in this world without them. This is my SECOND CHANCE!
Amber
“God has truly give me a second chance at being a mother. At one point in time, I never though this day would come, where I would be able to watch one of my children grow up. Because I was not fit to raise a child, but God is molding me and shaping me into a mom that my son deserves.”
Courtney
I’ve had many second chances in my life, all of which have been gifted to me before I knew what it meant to hit rock bottom or what the gift of desperation truly look like. So I was not ready to fully accept it for what I was or how blessed I had been. But four and a half months ago I was gifted a true gift of desperation. After numerous stints in treatment centers (some completed, some not) I realized I myself could not stay sober alone. Evident from my life being in shambles. I had three children to raise, one bing an infant, completely dependent on my husband who had become complete undependable, addicted to meth. While I was struggling with my own heroin addiction. We were evicted from our home, we burned every bridge, and were living out of a car. We couldn’t afford diapers, let alone our drugs. {My husband] took off and left me to fend for myself and our kids.In complete desperation, I chose to completely surrender to the Lord, Jesus Christ, and went to the only place that would take me, Nexus. In my next three months there, with three kids, I discovered Exodus, who offered me and my kids a way out of the situation I was destined to go back to. That defining moment saved all of our lives and gave me another second chance.
Natasha
“I have had many chances but I consider this my second chance because today I want it. In the past [all I was concerned with was staying out of jail]. I wanted to be on the street because that was where the dope was. Today, I see and know selling myself is not the answer to anything. I’m starting to find some self worth through Jesus and the help of Exodus. I get the chance to learn myself what I’m good at. A chance to be a mom that I took for granted with my seven year old [son]. I’m not willing to give up on him. I will continue to move forward and one day have him back in my life.
Kellyn
February 28th, 2019, I found myself in jail after [violating] my probation. And after losing custody of three of my children, I also learned I was [going to] be having another baby. I was lost, hurt, scared, unsure what to do. I considered giving my baby up for adoption, I didn’t know what I was going to do, or how I would keep her. I knew she deserved the best life, the best chance, and I didn’t know how I could give that to her. While I was in jail waiting to be sentenced, I started going to church again, reading my Bible, and praying. I begged God for direction, to know what to do. God just kept putting it on my heart that He made me to be a mother. Not just to [my unborn daughter] but to ALL of my children, even if it wasn’t in the traditional sense or how I always dreamed. It took me a little time to accept the idea of keeping my new litter girl, while struggling with life in jail and away from my other children. In May, I was moved to a medical state jail facility and immediately started looking for a program and place to go, that would help me become the woman and mother I would need to be to keep my new little girl, and reconnect with my other children. I also started praying that God would make His will for me so strong and clear that my bad decision making skills couldn’t mess it up. After a few months of searching and applying to forty or fifty places, I finally got a positive response from Exodus Ministries. Only one problem—they don’t take pregnant women and my due date was after my release. They gave me a few options of places to write that might help in between my release and the birth of my daughter. Almost immediately Selah Creek responded and agreed to partner with Exodus to give me and my daughter a place to go, a program to work and all the tools needed to give me and my baby girl our best chance. I went from feeling lost and hopeless, to God opening doors where they didn’t exist before, to having hope and a future.
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