Video #4- Day One of Living in a Van
By Jen Harp Well, it’s here- Monday, I am living in my sister’s van this week and I am wondering again why in the world I thought I could do this? I once told my teacher all I wanted in life was a big house and lots of clothes and to be a police officer/ballerina….
Video #1: Preparing to Be Homeless
By Steve McRee Our very own Jen Harp (Shepherd’s Gate’s Director of Marketing) will be living in her car for 5 days next week to get a jump on 24 In Your Car™, an event created to bring attention to the growing population of homeless women and children living in their cars. Our goal is to…
Malia’s Story
When she was just 34 years old, Malia had lost count of how many times she had been beaten. The first time her husband Jason hit her, Malia was pregnant with their firstborn son. Though Jason had been verbally abusive for a long time, Malia never really thought he would hit her. Malia doesn’t remember what provoked…
Breaking the cycle of addiction — one family at a time
By Steve McRee I read a recent statistic that I think many of you will find surprising. Did you know that children of alcoholics and addicts are 4 times more likely to become addicted themselves*? It’s a startling reality, but a common thread running through the lives of so many women who come to Shepherd’s…
A New Life for Easter: Rose’s Story
By Steve McRee This Easter will be an important milestone at Shepherd’s Gate. For the children staying with us, it may be their first time receiving an Easter basket or attending an Easter service. For the moms, it may be their first Easter clean and sober. Or their first holiday free from violent abuse. But…
Where does the joy come from?
By Steve McRee There is really no explanation for the transformations that take place here at Shepherd’s Gate. People who should be traumatized, depressed, mentally ill or addicted for life . . . AREN’T. Instead, they shine with the confidence of Christians who are deeply immersed in their faith, full of gratitude for their lives….
Rose’s Story
If there were ever such thing as a hopeless case, Rose should have been it. The youngest of 12 children, her parents entrusted a lot of her care to older siblings. At the age of four, a brother suffering from mental illness began molesting her. At nine, her sister drove her to a stranger’s home…and…