05/20/2026
My name is Heather, and I’m a graduate and now an intern at the Lighthouse Gospel Mission Faith Home.
I grew up surrounded by brokenness, trauma, addiction, and deep pain. Even though I knew about Jesus from a young age, I spent years searching for healing, comfort, and acceptance in all the wrong places. My struggle didn’t always look like what people typically picture when they hear the word addiction. Mine looked like constantly turning to food, w**d, victimhood, and chasing after mental health medications, hoping something could finally fix the emptiness, anxiety, depression, and pain inside of me.
But no matter what I tried, nothing healed me. Religion kept me thinking I had Jesus, but that He just wasn’t working for me.
Eventually, I hit rock bottom physically, emotionally, and spiritually. I was exhausted from trying to save myself. That exhaustion brought me to a very lonely and desperate place, but in that place, I cried out to God in a way I never had before. I fully surrendered my life to Jesus—and that surrender changed everything.
Through being discipled at the Faith Home and through the love of God, Jesus completely transformed my life. What no man could do, He did!!!
He set me free from the cycles that once controlled me, miraculously healed my body from Type 1 diabetes, and gave me a brand new purpose.
I’ve now lost over 150 pounds, fallen in love with fitness and health, and gone from living hopeless, lazy, and undisciplined to thriving in a life fully surrendered to Jesus.
Today, I wake up every day passionate about growing closer to God and serving others through this ministry. The Lighthouse Gospel Mission Faith Home became the place where I truly encountered Jesus—not religion, but relationship.
If you or someone you love is struggling with addiction, depression, hopelessness, trauma, or feels trapped in cycles they can’t escape, I believe this is your sign to reach out.
Don’t ignore the tug on your heart. Jesus still changes lives, and there is still hope for you.
The Faith Home is more than a program—it’s a place where broken people encounter the love, healing, and transforming power of Jesus Christ.
Your story is not over. Freedom is possible. Healing is possible. Jesus is still restoring lives.
If you know someone in need, or if the Lord is putting someone on your heart right now, reach out to the Lighthouse Gospel Mission Faith Home. Sometimes one act of obedience can change someone’s eternity. 🙌