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I come from a large extended family, half of which are dedicated Christians half of which are not. I am from the “not” side of the family. Although we attended church often, my mother was in and out of church while my father never attended. As a teenager we were out of church more than in, which eventually lead to me falling away from the church and the Lord all together. I always had a feeling of needing more out of life and knew deep down that I was missing Jesus. But instead I was I trying to find my happiness in the world by doing many worldly things.
At the age of 30 and with my second child on the way, I knew I needed to get back into church. So, my husband and I did. It was the best decision we have ever made. After a move from the city and a church membership closer to our home, I began to search for a faith based addictions program for my addict brother and myself on how to deal with an addict from a Biblical perspective. I became aware of RU through my home church and began attending for many months before my brother could. Unfortunately, my brother made the decision that he didn’t want what God has for him and stopped coming to RU after only 2 weeks. I however continued and continue to come. Even though RU is an addictions program, sometimes I wish it wasn’t called that. What I have learned through RU is that this is not an “addictions” thing this is a GOD thing. This program has showed me how to draw closer to Jesus so that I can grow spiritually. It has taught me not to be just a church “goer” or “doer” within the church, but rather it has taught me to be a servant of the Lord listening to what he has to tell me through my daily bible reading, challenges, and journaling. Every day I find myself learning more and more and talking about this program and what it has done for me as a Christian. I love RU and I love the RU family!
-Kenya
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