"I Would Still Be in a Pit"

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But the couple gradually drifted from the faith of their youth. One night, they "just decided to go have a few drinks and play pool." That was Lisa's tipping point. She soon descended into a decade-long alcoholic haze, sometimes hospitalized for seizures and hallucinations.

Eventually they brought her to Moriah House, our long-term recovery program for women and their children.

Lisa was shocked. "Wow," she thought, "this is too nice for an alcoholic like me."

Still, Lisa's early days with us were difficult. "I was so belligerent," she remembers.

But when Moriah House took the women to a 3-day prayer conference, Lisa attended.

"I really wanted the peace and joy that others talked about," Lisa says. "I just totally surrendered my life to God. That's when the changes really began."

Since then, she's matured and plugged into a church. Seeing God answer her prayer has shown her that He really does care for her. "I'm letting theLord do His work in my life," she says.

Today, Lisa is actually looking ahead to college!

She feels "overwhelming gratitude" for Moriah House. "They're letting God use them to change our lives," she says. "Without them, I wouldn't be here; I would still be in a pit."

Her life transformation is happening by the grace of God – and the generosity of friends like you. Thank you!