by Gwen Miller | May 2, 2022 | Blog, Survivor Story
Sandi came to the final Alive at Last small group meeting dressed in a bright blue cap and gown. The small group participants had already determined they wanted to dress up for the final session, which was also a party celebrating the completion of the Alive at Last...
by Gwen Miller | Apr 14, 2022 | Blog, Survivor Story
Lacy had been incarcerated for 3 long years. She had experienced so many layers of abuse in her lifetime. Now, it feels strangely new and different to sit in an Alive at Last small group on a Wednesday night. For the first time in two decades, Lacy feels safe. She...
by Gwen Miller | Apr 12, 2022 | Blog, Survivor Story
Did you know the Alive at Last online platform is helping us minister to more women in 2022? Alive at Last online trainings such as Empower and Healing the Spirit are not just equipping our volunteers to better serve survivors, but survivors who are connecting with us...
by Gwen Miller | Apr 11, 2022 | Blog, Survivor Story
Angie experienced physical and sexual abuse from as early as she can remember. “No matter where I go trouble seems to follow me.” Angie felt like a magnet for abuse. Alone and facing life on the streets Angie went to a local shelter where she attended an...
by Gwen Miller | Dec 22, 2021 | Blog, Survivor Story
I first met Tara over two years ago at a homeless shelter. She attended the first two sessions of the small group which seemed to overwhelm her then she quit attending. Several months later I conducted an orientation for a new small group at a different shelter down...
by Laura Mapstead | Sep 21, 2021 | Blog, Survivor Story
A sixteen year old, we call Esther, came to an Empower event with a friend in July 2021. As mentors, survivors and guests arrived the room was full of energy. No one would have known the depth of pain Esther carried behind her youthful smile. Esther’s friend told...
