| "Before coming to the Outreach Center, my addiction made me a ward of my family. They had to put up with so much. Today, I'm slowly regaining their trust. I have a closer relationship with God. Now I have more compassion for others, more love and more wisdom. Not because of age, but because I'm living a more positive way. I have a great job at a local nursery. I love working wit my hands outdoors in nature and helping things grow." - Carl |  |
 | "I never thought I would be homeless, but after my husband died, my three children and I were frigtened and living on the streets. We had nowhere to turn. Then we found shelter an the Outreach Center and tey helped me get back on my feet. My spiritual counselor took my family under his wing. When I wanted to give up, I could call him at any hour and he encouraged my eart, It makes all the difference in one's life to know that someone truly cares. I am happy now to have my own home for my children and my hope for the future is to start a day care business." - Stephanie |
| "My life was in pieces from addiction and I needed help putting the pieces back together. The Outreach Center taight me to take one day at a time and to love myself everyday. Today I feel like the possibilities are endlesss. My dream is to become a successful artist and work with oters in recovery to express their feelings through art. I've learned that all you have to do is just stop and live life on life's terms and all the dreams you have will come true." - Rachel |  |
| "Drugs and alcohol brought me down to nothing at a young age. When I hit bottom, I was homeless and my family had shut me out of their life because of my addiction. I felt that I had no purpose in life. Now I have learned that there's life without drugs. Today I feel happy and my life has purpose. My family is proud of my new life and my dreams are to be successful in life with my own construction business, and have a supportive family of my own." - Blake |
“Since I've been here, I've learned a lot about Jimmie and his purpose in life and I have a lot of joy in my life. I'm very into athletics. I played professional baseball in the St. Louis Cardinals organization for six years and my dream is to go back to coaching, teaching kids of all ages in athletics and get my licenses back to become a LHSAA certified official.” - Jimmie, age 47
“When I arrived I felt frightened, lonely and sad. I felt very little dignity and I carried around a lot of shame and guilt about the condition my life was in. I was welcomed immediately and was helped to feel secure about being here. Nine months later, I have my dignity back and I enjoy my life today. I will leave here free indeed--free from the debts I had, but most of all, free from my old destructive behavior patterns. I've relocated my family to Lafayette and we are working towards our goal of owning a home.” - Richard, age 40
"Today with the help of the Outreach Center, my self-esteem is a lot higher. I’ve learned to set goals that I can accomplish, and today, I feel good about who I am. I’ve learned a lot of valuable skills that I can use in my life and to be more unselfish and help other people without expecting anything in return. Acadiana Outreach Center taught me structure, and most of all, how to actually develop a spiritual relationship with God and humble myself." - Ryan D.
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