My Nonprofit Reviews

2008 was a crazy and difficult year for me. Half the time I was living with my drug and alcohol addicted husband and the other half I, along with my 2 year old daughter, were living by the mercies of others. We were sleeping on people's couches or in extra bedrooms because my husband lost another job and we couldn't pay rent or he had run off and abandoned us, yet again, for months at a time. It took every ounce of strength I had to stand tall, be responsible and be the best mother I could be for my little girl. Then, after some routine tests, my doctor found several tumors, cysts and even a malignant nodule on my ovaries. I needed to have surgery or I wasn't going to make it. My spirit was broken. Every time I looked at my sweet little girl I wondered what in the world would happen to her if I died. My emotions were out of control and I could hardly hold myself together from one moment to another. One day after serving in Galveston I went by the Lighthouse to drop off some things. My friend, Carla, one of the volunteers at Lighthouse, saw me and asked me how I was doing. I fell apart as I told her a few of the details. She wrangled some of the other volunteers together. Everyone just stopped what they were doing and brought me upstairs where they put their arms around me and prayed over me. Some of them I had never even met before that day but they stopped everything they had going on to show me the love of the Holy Spirit. They must have prayed over me for over 20 minutes and when they were done my spirit was lifted and new friendships were forged. I knew that I was not alone and that I could do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
That was almost 7 years ago now. I am cancer free and married to an amazing man, going on two years!! My new husband was granted a scholarship in the bachelor program at U of H, through Lighthouse Christian Ministries. Lighthouse has blessed me and my family so much through the years; through prayer, through work, through service, through the scholarship program and they even helped pay for me to get my surgery! I live in Bacliff and I can tell you first hand that Lighthouse is a shining light and a beautiful reflection of God's love in my community. Thank you LCM!!!