Valerie’s Story | Bridge House at Burnsville

I was raised in a very good home. My mother was the secretary of my church, my father a deacon. Even though I was taught the right way to live, I started down a 20 year path of destruction due to drugs, letting them steal my life. I racked up several DUIs, overdoses, detox stays, and eventually lost custody of my seven-year-old daughter. I didn’t know how to live without drugs, and ended up in rehab for 30 days. While I was there, I learned to change the way I think and act, deciding to come to Bridge House. It changed my life, and was a defining moment in my recovery. I was introduced to Gena Black and Linda Downs, two warriors for Christ, but I was soon to discover they were warriors for me too!

The Bridge House has not only shown me how to live a life in recovery, but how to live a life with integrity. I was saved, and now have peace in my life I never thought possible....

Kayla’s Story

Because of the Bridge House, at 33-years-old I am living and breathing freedom from both prison bars and the chains of addictions.

Growing up, I had a happy and normal enough childhood with all the opportunities afforded to any other American woman of my generation. I seized my fair share of said opportunities, making good grades to go on and graduate from the University of Mississippi in 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in accounting. By this point, I was in my second year of marriage with a son on the way. Sounds like everything was on track, right? Well, it was, according to my assessment. And that’s how I had lived my life: by my own terms and planning.

So when my precious baby was born fighting for his life, turning my life and everything I had worked for upside down, I handled it by my own hand. I prayed everyday that my little boy would be okay, and after 88 days in the NICU he finally got to come home to me. I...

Valerie’s Story

The Bridge House has not only shown me how to live a life in recovery, but how to live a life with integrity. I was saved, and now have peace in my life I never thought possible. The Bridge House is not just a place to live — it’s...

Akeisha’s Story

I have been an addict since I was 18-years-old. I’ve lived the way a person should never live and done things a person should never do. In February 2015, I went to prison, found God, and my life hasn’t been the same since. I have only been out of prison for two months, and have found the most amazing opportunity in the Bridge House. It’s the best thing that’s ever happened to me, and a chance to learn how to become a woman of integrity. Growing up, my mother taught me to get high when life throws you problems — it’s sad but true. I’m now 28, taking this fresh start with the Bridge House and running with it. Everyone who has anything to do with this miracle at the Bridge House deserves a loud thank you.