When I arrived at Abba’s House six months ago, I had just one week clean. I’d left my apartment and everything I owned to come here with the hope of reuniting with my seven-year-old son. My family dropped me off and wished me the best. I had no Department of Social Services case, just a…
by Micheal Woods (September/October 2023 Newsletter) I’ve been thinking lately about a passage in the Bible that talks about God’s graciousness to Abram. This has been on my heart because I am convinced it contains a principle that a lot of people find hard to accept. In the account found in Genesis 13, Abram (later…
Check out the Western Carolina Rescue Ministry’s This month, we celebrated the graduation of four amazing women from our residential programs! Three of the women were mothers in our Abba’s House program and one graduated from the Women of Worth (W.O.W.) Program. We have been honored to watch these women grow into all God has…
In our fast-paced world, we expect immediate results. We want instant answers to our prayers. But what happens when God’s timeline doesn’t match our own? What do we do when God seems to be taking too long? There’s a profound truth we must understand: God’s time is always perfect, but it doesn’t always feel good….
My journey with drugs began early. Before I was even four years old, my parents were dealing drugs, and my brother and I were placed in foster care for six years. When my dad went to prison, it seemed like things couldn’t get harder. Growing up, I was actually the one who was against drugs….
March-April 2024 Newsletter Message Growing up, I found myself in multiple situations that required me to fight. I was tall, skinny, had freckles, and a very bad stutter. That being said, fighting was just a part of my childhood. When I was younger, I relied on my fist, but as I have grown up and…
Have you noticed it? That tremor of fear in people’s voices lately? I hear it everywhere – in conversations about political change, in discussions about rebuilding after the storm, and even in talks about everyday challenges that now seem insurmountable. What breaks my heart most isn’t the problems themselves – it’s seeing people I love…
Western Carolina Rescue Ministries is a place that’s not just helping me keep my family together but transforming our future. These past six months have been incredible – watching the pieces of my life fall into place. I remember a time years ago when things were going well. I had love, dreams, ambitions, and a…
Strengthened by the Storms- A message from Micheal Woods in our July-August Newsletter that encourages us to face life’s challenges and trials with courage, faith, and perseverance, viewing them as opportunities for growth and refinement rather than obstacles. “I was recently invited by another rescue mission to a ranch in Wyoming to speak to a…
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