Teddi - July 2020

Every person should see an end to his poverty. That’s how we define hope at Watered Gardens. For some, the hope of poverty’s end is to no longer be in chronic need of basic necessities. For others, it’s to be free of bondage to drugs or alcohol. And yet for others it’s to be emotionally healed from past abuse and to simply move on. Regardless of the type, depth, or severity of poverty, the journey out starts with hope. Teddi’s got it. 

 
“I grew up in a home where the men, drunk or high, abused the women. I got addicted to drugs myself when I was 15 years old, and at 19, I began a relationship, but it was abusive, too.  I was trying to get me and my four kids away from that abusive life, but I was still on drugs myself. Rock bottom for me was failing a drug test, having my kids taken from me, and landing in a homeless shelter. 
 
"I heard about the Washington Family Hope Center when my grandpa saw it on the news. I felt God prompting me. He said, ‘This is your next chapter.’  I’ve been clean for a year now, and in this place, we have a structure, with people who are willing to love you and help you with what you need. I’ve never had that before. I’m going to earn my GED, and I’m starting to dream again. I’m excited to learn all that I need to have a better life for me and my kids.”
 
God opened a door of hope for Teddi and her children by opening the doors of the Washington Family Hope Center. You were a part of that. Thank you. Your partnership did more than provide inspiration for a better future, it helped provide a path to get there.