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Over the past 14 years, we have had 100's of men and women enter our Regenesis personal development recovery program. We have heard countless stories of people from broken homes, survivors of domestic abuse, drug and alcohol abuse, and many more tragic backgrounds. Here at our program, some of our intakes have built a relationship with Jesus Christ for the first time in their lives and have broken their cycle of depression and poor life choices. We have witnessed people suffering from decades of drug abuse go completely sober. We have also witnessed people who never had a healthy relationship with their families become better parents, husbands, wives, sisters, and brothers. Please read some of the testimonies of how Regenesis has changed lives and from families whose fear of losing their loved ones ended.
Kellie's Daughter
"A Daughters Perspective"
Growing up I had 2 mothers. I had one who was fun loving, kind, always tried to be fair, who showered me with love and praise, and who brought me Ukrops cupcakes after work. And I had another who cursed at me, left me at home alone until 2 or 3 am because she was out doing whatever it is she did, made me hide in the back seat of our car when she took me with her to buy drugs, stole my birthday money, returned my clothes and sometimes our food for money, robbed stores and begged for money with me right there, did drugs with me in the same room, and once, slapped me across the face when I got in the way of her drugs.
Her addiction took her away. It took her soul and made her do terrible things. It made me wonder why I was never enough for her to stay clean and led to me having lifelong problems with anxiety and depression. It made her stay with a man who bullied me and emotionally abused me. It took every ounce of light out of her eyes. She got so dark. And then she’d get clean and I’d get some of that light back. And then she’d go to jail or start lying about where the grocery money went and I knew she’d found her way back to her addiction. As I grew older I got to the point where I couldn’t stand to think about her, much less be around her. So when I was barley an adult I made the decision to cut her out of my life. The constant worry of getting a phone call saying she was dead ate me alive but the pain of seeing her as an addict was too much to bare. She wasn’t at my wedding. I didn’t want her to meet my son. She was a patient at the same hospital I worked at for years and I was so embarrassed that my coworkers knew where I came from.
But then, she found Regenesis. She’d been through drug court and other rehabs and they never stuck. It was never very long before she went down that road again. But now here we are 4 years later and not only is she still clean, but she is an extremely involved Gigi who my son knows and loves, and I have gotten my mother back. This program gave me that fun loving, kind, and caring mom back. Becoming an adult, a mother myself, and an RN I’ve learned so much about addiction and the grip it has on people. I have learned that not only is my mother human, but that she had her own trauma and grew up in an unfair situation that led her down that path. I understand her more now than I ever have. I have the words “Serenity, Courage, Wisdom” tattooed on my back and never even realized until years after I got that, that I learned that prayer in NA meetings with her as a little kid. It’s a constant reminder that no matter how low she got, she always tried to come back to me. Regenesis helped her find God and helped her stay on the path to being her true self. I will forever be thankful for this program and the village they have given her.🌱
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Growing up I had 2 mothers. I had one who was fun loving, kind, always tried to be fair, who showered me with love and praise, and who brought me Ukrops cupcakes after work. And I had another who cursed at me, left me at home alone until 2 or 3 am because she was out doing whatever it is she did, made me hide in the back seat of our car when she took me with her to buy drugs, stole my birthday money, returned my clothes and sometimes our food for money, robbed stores and begged for money with me right there, did drugs with me in the same room, and once, slapped me across the face when I got in the way of her drugs.
Her addiction took her away. It took her soul and made her do terrible things. It made me wonder why I was never enough for her to stay clean and led to me having lifelong problems with anxiety and depression. It made her stay with a man who bullied me and emotionally abused me. It took every ounce of light out of her eyes. She got so dark. And then she’d get clean and I’d get some of that light back. And then she’d go to jail or start lying about where the grocery money went and I knew she’d found her way back to her addiction. As I grew older I got to the point where I couldn’t stand to think about her, much less be around her. So when I was barley an adult I made the decision to cut her out of my life. The constant worry of getting a phone call saying she was dead ate me alive but the pain of seeing her as an addict was too much to bare. She wasn’t at my wedding. I didn’t want her to meet my son. She was a patient at the same hospital I worked at for years and I was so embarrassed that my coworkers knew where I came from.
But then, she found Regenesis. She’d been through drug court and other rehabs and they never stuck. It was never very long before she went down that road again. But now here we are 4 years later and not only is she still clean, but she is an extremely involved Gigi who my son knows and loves, and I have gotten my mother back. This program gave me that fun loving, kind, and caring mom back. Becoming an adult, a mother myself, and an RN I’ve learned so much about addiction and the grip it has on people. I have learned that not only is my mother human, but that she had her own trauma and grew up in an unfair situation that led her down that path. I understand her more now than I ever have. I have the words “Serenity, Courage, Wisdom” tattooed on my back and never even realized until years after I got that, that I learned that prayer in NA meetings with her as a little kid. It’s a constant reminder that no matter how low she got, she always tried to come back to me. Regenesis helped her find God and helped her stay on the path to being her true self. I will forever be thankful for this program and the village they have given her.🌱
CALL TODAY!!!!! 804-451-4481
Felicia
Testimony From A Social Worker:
My name is Felicia and I met Melissa while working for a mental health agency here on the shore. Upon getting Melissa on my caseload I knew I was faced with a challenging case. I knew she had a history of mental health and substance abuse but according to her she did not struggle with addiction any longer. Melissa always cared for her children the best way she could. As time went on I began to notice a change, she wasn't keeping herself up, no longer cooking, bills not getting paid, her house was a complete disaster, she wasn't being truthful and her behaviors proved to be risky and dangerous. There where times there was no food in the home, I remember once she caught her kitchen stove on fire from being under the influence and passing out. I never knew what kind of call I would get from her oldest daughter Lydia who at one point I allowed to come stay with me. Melissa would go days without sleeping, would be seen walking the streets staggering. Seeing this, seeing the hurt in her children really broke me. It made me realize addiction is a far more than someone waking up and choosing alcohol or drugs. It takes over you, it's an illness and the only way out is through help and admitting you have a problem. Several times Melissa was sent to a rehab facility but it never worked out, she would come back and within a week she was back to old habits. Towards the end things got really bad, I was faced with challenging decisions on to report to social services, not get her any more financial help to get or keep her lights on, not help her pay her rent as her kids were still there and needed a place to stay. I knew the only true way to help her was to allow her to hit rock bottom. I worried about disclosing to social services as I had a great relationship with Melissa and her children, I worried where would her kids go. But I knew she needed help, and regardless of what I could lose (the trust of the family, the relationships I had built with them) that Melissa losing her life and her children was far greater!! Best decision I ever made! Melissa was then given the choice of rehab as she was risking losing her children which she would NEVER want!
When Melissa started Regenesis, I knew after a month this program was different. She wasn't able to just come home, she had responsibilities, she was getting a closer relationship with God, she was surrounded by great people. Melissa had always had faith, and always talked about God, yet you could tell she was struggling and needed a change in her environment. That all changed!!!
Melissa is a completely different person. She is finally going after goals she often talked about,
She has her own place, she's stable, she’s happy, she’s getting back in school, holding a job and just being healthy!! I highly, highly recommend this place!! Definitely saved Melissa!!!
If you know someone struggling there is help! CALL TODAY!!! 804-451-4481
My name is Felicia and I met Melissa while working for a mental health agency here on the shore. Upon getting Melissa on my caseload I knew I was faced with a challenging case. I knew she had a history of mental health and substance abuse but according to her she did not struggle with addiction any longer. Melissa always cared for her children the best way she could. As time went on I began to notice a change, she wasn't keeping herself up, no longer cooking, bills not getting paid, her house was a complete disaster, she wasn't being truthful and her behaviors proved to be risky and dangerous. There where times there was no food in the home, I remember once she caught her kitchen stove on fire from being under the influence and passing out. I never knew what kind of call I would get from her oldest daughter Lydia who at one point I allowed to come stay with me. Melissa would go days without sleeping, would be seen walking the streets staggering. Seeing this, seeing the hurt in her children really broke me. It made me realize addiction is a far more than someone waking up and choosing alcohol or drugs. It takes over you, it's an illness and the only way out is through help and admitting you have a problem. Several times Melissa was sent to a rehab facility but it never worked out, she would come back and within a week she was back to old habits. Towards the end things got really bad, I was faced with challenging decisions on to report to social services, not get her any more financial help to get or keep her lights on, not help her pay her rent as her kids were still there and needed a place to stay. I knew the only true way to help her was to allow her to hit rock bottom. I worried about disclosing to social services as I had a great relationship with Melissa and her children, I worried where would her kids go. But I knew she needed help, and regardless of what I could lose (the trust of the family, the relationships I had built with them) that Melissa losing her life and her children was far greater!! Best decision I ever made! Melissa was then given the choice of rehab as she was risking losing her children which she would NEVER want!
When Melissa started Regenesis, I knew after a month this program was different. She wasn't able to just come home, she had responsibilities, she was getting a closer relationship with God, she was surrounded by great people. Melissa had always had faith, and always talked about God, yet you could tell she was struggling and needed a change in her environment. That all changed!!!
Melissa is a completely different person. She is finally going after goals she often talked about,
She has her own place, she's stable, she’s happy, she’s getting back in school, holding a job and just being healthy!! I highly, highly recommend this place!! Definitely saved Melissa!!!
If you know someone struggling there is help! CALL TODAY!!! 804-451-4481
Kellie
I was born to a mother who was an alcoholic and addict, she left when I was around 3, my dad raised me and he tried and did the best he could but he was an alcoholic and worked at night so I was left alone to my own devices, and so my house became the party house. I started using at thirteen and I tried anything I could get my hands on from marijuana, LSD, alcohol, pills, powder crank and cocaine, etc until I was about 18 and discovered crack cocaine after that no other drug was good enough, then soon after crack I started to do heroin and the two drugs together became not enough so I started shooting them.... For the next 30 years hard drugs took me to places I would have never thought possible I lied ,cheated, and stole, to feed my habit. I went to a place so dark that I dragged my children through it with me, as they witnessed me one night being shot through the chest by a dealer with a 22calibur hand gun, whom I was trying to rob. But that wasn't enough to make me stop. I ended up prostituting for about 15 years and in that time I was beaten, raped and had another attempt taken on my life by strangulation. I hurt myself and everyone that came in my path. Including my youngest son who was born two and a half months early addicted to heroin and crack. I had gotten to a point where I just accepted I was going to be a drug addict forever and that this was just going to be my life. I was completely unlovable, nor did I know how to love, and I was just basically waiting to die. I found myself in a jail cell crying out to God (whom I had never known before and just looked at as if he were Santa) "God, if you're real please save me"
He heard me and a week later I got a visit from a pastor who told me about God and I accepted Jesus and was saved right there through the glass of the visitors window at Riverside. From there I went through a faith-based recovery program but I just wasn't ready, so after a couple years I ended up relapsing right in the place where I had learned about God. I went back out on the street for another number of years until I found myself with multiple hospital stays because of blood infections due to using dirty and overused needles. I almost died more than once with heart infections and abscesses on my spine. After 2 years of spending 3/4’s of that time in and out of a hospital I finally came to the realization that I was going to die soon. I had heard about Regenesis from my caseworker in detox so I called. I had no money and only the clothes on my back and they accepted me just as I was. During my time in the women's home I not only learned about God, but I learned how to have a relationship with God how to put him first how to think of him when making decisions and started to want to make Him proud. I also learned how to listen to the Holy Spirit and know that it was God speaking to me. I realized that God had been with me all along through the times I should have died and didn't. The pastors and overseers at Regenesis helped me see that I'm still here because I have a calling on my life, much more than the drug addict I had accepted being. I have a calling to help people in my same situation, come out from under the hand of the enemy and to show them that God has something so much better for them. In the four years I've been at Regenesis, I have restored the relationship with both of my oldest children and I have a relationship with my 14-year-old son. Also I'm in a relationship with an amazing Godly man . I got my license back after 10 years, I own a car, and I opened a bank account. I live in a beautiful ministry apartment and I'm on staff at Regenesis as a Thrift Store Manager. I am a leader here and I have been taught by my mentors what it means to be a Godly woman. Regenesis has made it possible for me to work and live in a place that keeps me accountable and at the same time I get to pour into men and women struggling with addiction and coming into the program behind me. Watching other addicts being transformed from death to life the way I was transformed, is the biggest blessing in my life. I have been changed in the four years I've been at Regenesis and I can never ever imagine a life without God in the center of it, or without my Regenesis family. So if you're reading this and you're struggling, hurting, sick and stuck in a place of accepting that there's nothing better for you, I am walking, talking, living, breathing, proof that God can change your life, just like He has mine, this is my story of Grace and if He can change me, He can change anyone. So please call Regenesis it can help change your life! -KS 🌱
CALL TODAY!!!!! 804-451-4481
He heard me and a week later I got a visit from a pastor who told me about God and I accepted Jesus and was saved right there through the glass of the visitors window at Riverside. From there I went through a faith-based recovery program but I just wasn't ready, so after a couple years I ended up relapsing right in the place where I had learned about God. I went back out on the street for another number of years until I found myself with multiple hospital stays because of blood infections due to using dirty and overused needles. I almost died more than once with heart infections and abscesses on my spine. After 2 years of spending 3/4’s of that time in and out of a hospital I finally came to the realization that I was going to die soon. I had heard about Regenesis from my caseworker in detox so I called. I had no money and only the clothes on my back and they accepted me just as I was. During my time in the women's home I not only learned about God, but I learned how to have a relationship with God how to put him first how to think of him when making decisions and started to want to make Him proud. I also learned how to listen to the Holy Spirit and know that it was God speaking to me. I realized that God had been with me all along through the times I should have died and didn't. The pastors and overseers at Regenesis helped me see that I'm still here because I have a calling on my life, much more than the drug addict I had accepted being. I have a calling to help people in my same situation, come out from under the hand of the enemy and to show them that God has something so much better for them. In the four years I've been at Regenesis, I have restored the relationship with both of my oldest children and I have a relationship with my 14-year-old son. Also I'm in a relationship with an amazing Godly man . I got my license back after 10 years, I own a car, and I opened a bank account. I live in a beautiful ministry apartment and I'm on staff at Regenesis as a Thrift Store Manager. I am a leader here and I have been taught by my mentors what it means to be a Godly woman. Regenesis has made it possible for me to work and live in a place that keeps me accountable and at the same time I get to pour into men and women struggling with addiction and coming into the program behind me. Watching other addicts being transformed from death to life the way I was transformed, is the biggest blessing in my life. I have been changed in the four years I've been at Regenesis and I can never ever imagine a life without God in the center of it, or without my Regenesis family. So if you're reading this and you're struggling, hurting, sick and stuck in a place of accepting that there's nothing better for you, I am walking, talking, living, breathing, proof that God can change your life, just like He has mine, this is my story of Grace and if He can change me, He can change anyone. So please call Regenesis it can help change your life! -KS 🌱
CALL TODAY!!!!! 804-451-4481
Michael E
I should start by saying I've pretty much been an addict since the first drug I did in 1983-1984, I wasn't full-blown then but over the years it just escalated from there. Always one drug or another you name it I've done it or been addicted to it. Well the last 15 years I was a straight shooting up heroin, junkie. I was so lost in addiction. I mean everyday, I wanted to but I couldn't stop. I just gave up on quitting. I mean I never thought I would be able to. I would overdose on purpose in hopes I wouldn't be revived, I didn't care anymore. Then one day I had a choice to go back home, which would lead to bad things, or come to Regenesis. I made the right choice with help from the Lord. I had pushed him away for a long time and He said no, not this time. From the bottom of my heart I want to thank everyone at Regenesis, especially Pastor Gary and Tracey for all that they do for us. I want to thank them for two major reasons, first for bringing the Lord Jesus and Holy Spirit back into my life which is exactly what I needed and the second one for helping me keep a promise I made 7 years ago. My mama was dying of cancer one of the last things she said to me was, she made me look into her eyes and she said, "Michael I want you to promise me you will stop doing drugs" I said yes. It took 7 years but because of Pastor Gary, Tracey and everyone here at Regenesis I was finally able to keep that promise. “I finally did it Mama, Ifinally did it” I know you are proud of me and I'll see you again in Heaven.” I will not be forever grateful, but I am eternally grateful for Regenesis. You are my family now and I love you all !! 🌱- ME
If you're lost, stuck in a life of addiction, tired of running, and ready to change your life, CALL US!! we have a place of refuge for you to run towards!! 804-451-4481
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If you're lost, stuck in a life of addiction, tired of running, and ready to change your life, CALL US!! we have a place of refuge for you to run towards!! 804-451-4481
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A Father's Story
My son, Jonathan Scott was brought up attending Bethel Baptist Church. He always did good in school and was an A student. When he got his driver's license, he ended up with the wrong crowd and strayed away from God, only to end him in jail and then prison. I remember him calling me one day from jail not wanting to live anymore. I told him to pray to God and pick up the bible and start reading it. During the time he was incarnated he found the Lord again. When he left prison, he went straight to Regenesis. During this time, I have seen him grow. He yearns to be closer and closer to our Lord. He met a wonderful God loving woman during this time and married her and I'm happy to call her my daughter in law. If it wasn't for the Lord and Regenesis I don't know if my son would be living today. I can honestly say Jonathan now has three families. He has us, Carmen’s family and his Regenesis Family. If anyone out there is needing help with addiction, I would highly recommend the Regenesis family. I want to praise God for bringing my son Jonathan from the dark hole he was in, to living for you Lord and I want to thank Regenesis. I don't worry about him anymore because he puts God above all things.
If you need help, there is hope! 🌱
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If you need help, there is hope! 🌱
CALL TODAY 804-451-4481!!
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April
Five years ago I came to Regenesis seeking refuge for a family of five, fresh in my recovery process and a baby in Christ. I knew I had a calling from the Lord to mentor women who where just like me, broken , hopeless, dead , stuck in addiction choosing herion over their own children trying to fill a void because the void needed to be filled with Jesus. Like me, women who maybe knew of Christ like myself but never had a personal relationship with….women who needed a Savior just like I needed a Savior ….women who cry out in the moment of desperation, in the moment where their lives where about to end were willing to say help me, I can’t do this anymore, I will die if you don’t help me. That was me and so many others.
Regenesis allowed me to not just live and work but actually learn, become a leader, walk hand and hand mentoring me in all areas of life, spiritual and everyday life skills. They have the love of Jesus as well as a covering, but they have real life processes they have walked through themselves, learned, been taught and continue to pour them out into their team on a daily basis! My life is changed because of Jesus, my life is changed because of the willingness that my leadership here at Regenesis is investing in each individual.
We are now a family of six because God has seen fit to add a nephew to our family, we are honored and forever grateful for Regenesis who has never turned away our hearts .
So if you are in relationship with your addiction like I was, Regenesis is here for you, I’m here for you . I will pour my heart out, walk through it with you just as my leaders have me. Jesus sat with the sinners, let me sit with you today .
If your willing and ready, Regenesis is the place to be. Growth happens in this place. What I imagined was a house manager, but what God imagined was way more, without my leaders I would not be where I am today .
Five short years later I am now the Program Director as well as the Womens House Manager and a ordained Pastor.
Philippians 1:6
I am sure of this, that He who started a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
-April Parrish
Regenesis Program Director
Women's Home Director
If your struggling, There IS hope!!! CALL TODAY ! 804-451-4481
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Regenesis allowed me to not just live and work but actually learn, become a leader, walk hand and hand mentoring me in all areas of life, spiritual and everyday life skills. They have the love of Jesus as well as a covering, but they have real life processes they have walked through themselves, learned, been taught and continue to pour them out into their team on a daily basis! My life is changed because of Jesus, my life is changed because of the willingness that my leadership here at Regenesis is investing in each individual.
We are now a family of six because God has seen fit to add a nephew to our family, we are honored and forever grateful for Regenesis who has never turned away our hearts .
So if you are in relationship with your addiction like I was, Regenesis is here for you, I’m here for you . I will pour my heart out, walk through it with you just as my leaders have me. Jesus sat with the sinners, let me sit with you today .
If your willing and ready, Regenesis is the place to be. Growth happens in this place. What I imagined was a house manager, but what God imagined was way more, without my leaders I would not be where I am today .
Five short years later I am now the Program Director as well as the Womens House Manager and a ordained Pastor.
Philippians 1:6
I am sure of this, that He who started a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
-April Parrish
Regenesis Program Director
Women's Home Director
If your struggling, There IS hope!!! CALL TODAY ! 804-451-4481
https://www.facebook.com/regenesislife
JW & Son
“A Parents Perspective”
Addiction is a terrible disease. It destroys lives. It kills the individual and causes misery to those who love the addict. Not only does the individual lose the quality of his/her life, but family and friends lose the qualify of their lives as well. No one is immune from the addiction trap. The addiction demon wants only one thing, to kill and destroy the lives of as many as can be taken. After a terrible car accident, I witnessed my son go from a loving, carefree, intelligent, and capable adult to the deepest depths of addiction. It started with the opioid drugs prescribed to him by uncaring doctors filling a quota, to buying the medicating off the black market, to trying heroin and the trap was sprung. To the deepest depths of human suffering. All the while family and loved ones unknowingly enabled his addiction by trying to help. By giving him money. By buying things and doing things he should have been doing for himself. This is the great lie we tell ourselves when faced with losing a loved one to addiction. That somehow, they will snap out of it and recover on their own. I have come to realize a horrible truth. There are only two ways out of addiction. Death or recovery. It’s a hard truth to come too. Drug and alcohol addiction are killers and unless a person gets the help and treatment needed, death is the only outcome. I witnessed my son recover, and relapse more times than I can count. Every program he submitted himself too was state sponsored and didn’t really address the root cause of his suffering. On his last relapse, he overdosed and died. Literally. The emergency crew gave him CPR and Narcan hoping to revive him to no avail. Only after using several Narcan doses and a heart defibrillator, were they able to get his heart beating again. Back into another 30-day state sponsored recovery program. All the old methods used that had failed him in the past. After the money ran out, they pronounced him recovered and sent him back on his way to fend for himself. As time moved on, he did all the tasks taught to him but suddenly unable to cope with the stresses of life, along with a stack of court hearings and facing jail he came close to relapsing again and knew this time would be his last relapse and death awaited him. He reached out for help. We reached out for help to get him into another program but wanted something different this time. He found a program in VA and was dropped off there to start his recovery program. The members of that program decided he wasn’t a good fit for their program since he failed to complete the full program in the past. All seemed lost. But the program coordinator reached out to Regenesis and they accepted my son into the program without hesitation. This program has proven itself to be a Godsend and has changed my son’s life. The leaders of this program are God centered and work with the individual and don’t treat them as a statistic. They genuinely care for the individual and guide them out of the darkness and into the light. From detoxing to learning new life skills to help them cope with the extra challenges a life of recovery. From living a miserable existence to fulfilling all the promises of a life well lived. Regenesis builds and restores people to where God intended for them to be. It is a lifelong road to recovery. Over the past year, my son has gone from the bottom of the pit to standing on his own and becoming more self-sufficient in his life. His faith has become stronger and lessons taught in the program has given him a clear perspective. He is being restored in every area of his life, from reconciling his criminal background, to a good paying job, to finding a place to live and his own transportation. He is restoring relationships long broken and becoming the man he was meant to be. I can’t thank the staff at Regenesis for their unconditional love and patience leading my son to a better life. Life has no guarantees, but this time, I believe the odds are in his favor and to God be all the glory. If you, or a loved one, are trapped in drug or alcohol addiction and can’t find your way out, Contact Regenesis! They can help, but you need to take that first step to a life of recovery. 🌱 JW
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Addiction is a terrible disease. It destroys lives. It kills the individual and causes misery to those who love the addict. Not only does the individual lose the quality of his/her life, but family and friends lose the qualify of their lives as well. No one is immune from the addiction trap. The addiction demon wants only one thing, to kill and destroy the lives of as many as can be taken. After a terrible car accident, I witnessed my son go from a loving, carefree, intelligent, and capable adult to the deepest depths of addiction. It started with the opioid drugs prescribed to him by uncaring doctors filling a quota, to buying the medicating off the black market, to trying heroin and the trap was sprung. To the deepest depths of human suffering. All the while family and loved ones unknowingly enabled his addiction by trying to help. By giving him money. By buying things and doing things he should have been doing for himself. This is the great lie we tell ourselves when faced with losing a loved one to addiction. That somehow, they will snap out of it and recover on their own. I have come to realize a horrible truth. There are only two ways out of addiction. Death or recovery. It’s a hard truth to come too. Drug and alcohol addiction are killers and unless a person gets the help and treatment needed, death is the only outcome. I witnessed my son recover, and relapse more times than I can count. Every program he submitted himself too was state sponsored and didn’t really address the root cause of his suffering. On his last relapse, he overdosed and died. Literally. The emergency crew gave him CPR and Narcan hoping to revive him to no avail. Only after using several Narcan doses and a heart defibrillator, were they able to get his heart beating again. Back into another 30-day state sponsored recovery program. All the old methods used that had failed him in the past. After the money ran out, they pronounced him recovered and sent him back on his way to fend for himself. As time moved on, he did all the tasks taught to him but suddenly unable to cope with the stresses of life, along with a stack of court hearings and facing jail he came close to relapsing again and knew this time would be his last relapse and death awaited him. He reached out for help. We reached out for help to get him into another program but wanted something different this time. He found a program in VA and was dropped off there to start his recovery program. The members of that program decided he wasn’t a good fit for their program since he failed to complete the full program in the past. All seemed lost. But the program coordinator reached out to Regenesis and they accepted my son into the program without hesitation. This program has proven itself to be a Godsend and has changed my son’s life. The leaders of this program are God centered and work with the individual and don’t treat them as a statistic. They genuinely care for the individual and guide them out of the darkness and into the light. From detoxing to learning new life skills to help them cope with the extra challenges a life of recovery. From living a miserable existence to fulfilling all the promises of a life well lived. Regenesis builds and restores people to where God intended for them to be. It is a lifelong road to recovery. Over the past year, my son has gone from the bottom of the pit to standing on his own and becoming more self-sufficient in his life. His faith has become stronger and lessons taught in the program has given him a clear perspective. He is being restored in every area of his life, from reconciling his criminal background, to a good paying job, to finding a place to live and his own transportation. He is restoring relationships long broken and becoming the man he was meant to be. I can’t thank the staff at Regenesis for their unconditional love and patience leading my son to a better life. Life has no guarantees, but this time, I believe the odds are in his favor and to God be all the glory. If you, or a loved one, are trapped in drug or alcohol addiction and can’t find your way out, Contact Regenesis! They can help, but you need to take that first step to a life of recovery. 🌱 JW
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Megan
Hi! My name is Megan. I grew up in a good, loving household and always thought life would be golden. Little did I know, at 16, my life would spiral out of control. I started using Xanax and weed to "numb the pain" I was feeling. By 19, I was completely addicted to pills and started to get arrested very frequently. I was in and out of the system constantly. I started going through a lot more struggles and eventually quit the pills and started using heroin, i thought all my troubles were over because I found something that made me feel nothing. I started out just snorting it but then I quickly "moved up" to IV usage. I was becoming a frequent flyer at many hospitals due to overdosing almost all the time. I began to get multiple different criminal charges -theft, possessions, violence.. all due to my drug addiction. I've spent a lot of my past birthdays and many years behind bars. I went to rehab after rehab but nothing was helping, I simply did not want to stop using, I didnt want to feel anything at all, I didn't even want to be alive. I did not care about anything, not family not friends, not even myself. In the midst of all this, I was stealing from my family and friends. I broke everyones trust who was around me and burned every bridge. As long as I got my next high, I didn't care who I had to hurt in the process. I was the most selfish person I knew and still expected everyone to do everything for me. I eventually went on the run to Florida to go to rehab. I was wanted in Virginia for 7 felonies. After 71 days in rehab, I was arrested in Florida in a stolen car. I was taken to jail and then extradited back to Virginia...and then, while in jail, I found out I was pregnant..I didn't know what to do. I was in jail about 5 months, when my lawyer suggested that I go to Regenesis. He set it up for me and I was finally released 2 months later to Regenesis... And I was 8 months pregnant. They welcomed me with open arms, showed me unconditional love and even threw me an AMAZING baby shower! 2 weeks after I arrived, I have birth to my son, Greysen. My life was changed and I knew I wanted better, not only for me, but for my newborn baby. Regenesis showed me a new way of life and taught me that God was always there for me, I just wasn't listening. Although I didn't graduate due to my own decisions, I'm still thankful for Regenesis and everyone there, every day. This is somewhere they truly do care and truly want the best for you. They are amazing and they really showed me the Love of Jesus. They opened my eyes to the many blessing I already had and the ones I was about to recieve. I'm so thankful for Regenesis and my life will never be the same because of them. They are a blessing in my life and they can be one in yours too! 🌱 -Megan
TA
Thinking back to while I was at my worst and never thought I would get out of the darkness I was living in..... I always had the feeling that it was something I was going to deal with forever. In my my mind I questioned on a daily basis how long forever really was. The game I was playing could have been drawn out for years but each day it seemed more and more likely that forever could have been the next day. The last time I was arrested I knew the courts along with my family were fed up and weren't going to play nice anymore. And in all honesty I couldn't blame them, I didn't give them any other choice. Out of nowhere though an opportunity fell into my lap. When nobody else wanted to deal with me there was somebody who told me about the program Regenesis. The lead pastors, Pastor Gary and his wife Tracey didnt hesitate to welcome me in with open arms. I didn't expect to go into this faith based program and all of a sudden all my problems would disappear. What I did do was go into it with an open mind and an open heart and see what it had to offer me. I had nothing to lose. From the first week of being there I could feel a difference not just in me but everything around me. It was nothing to ignore, quite impossible really. They helped me see everything differently. By them teaching me and guiding me through my new relationship with God it has forever changed my life. They expressed to me the love of Jesus in a way that showed me who I am and what I am worth. The biggest part of it all is now I truly believe it. I'm in a place now that I never thought I would be. After graduating I joined the staff. I have left Regenesis, but that was just the beginning of the book. I have found a beautiful women of God that I have called my wife for 3 years now. We have a beautiful 2 year old daughter along with my 12 year old and her 14 year old. I'm lucky to be surrounded by these beautiful people. My relationship with all of my family is at a place of 100% trust and love. With time and through God the relationships have been mended. Knowing my worth and believing in myself truly living out the saying " walking by faith " I am proud to say I am a small business owner of a small tile company. The biggest and most recent event in my life my wife and I have sold our house and are now debt free and in the process of building our new family home. Walking by faith and living out our dream with God by our side. I owe alot to Pastor Gary and Tracey and can't thank them enough for taking the time to care and to show me a completely new mindset and way of life. I've gone from the bottom to what feels like the top. Through God though I know I'm only scratching the surface and everyday Im excited to see what God will do next to further growth in me and the people around me. 🌱-TA
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Melissa
I came to Regenesis March 2019. When I got here, I was broken. My marriage had been destroyed. I lost my home and as a result, I lost my children. I was consumed with guilt and shame. I had no self-esteem and I was plagued with depression and suicidal thoughts. I was addicted to drugs and alcohol. I turned my back on God and started praying to the devil because I could not see that it was my choices and not God that was causing the problems in my life. One night I cried out to God for help. The next day, my sister said she heard about a program but I needed to hurry up and call because their spots were filling up. I called and was told to come on. (When I got here, I got the last bed.)
I was very unsure and apprehensive about what the next nine months of my life were going to be like. There were several days that I wanted to quit; but persevering was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.
At Regenesis, I restored my relationship with God. Pastor Gary and my other leaders have taught and shown me that our relationship with God goes much farther than simply “being saved.” I found my true identity and as a result, I’ve gained a healthy self-esteem and I hold my head high because shame and guilt no longer define me. I no longer suffer from depression after 30 years of torment.
My leaders have also helped me discover my talents and how to handle difficult situations. I went through a divorce and my brother died unexpectedly. Before, I would have gotten high and drunk to deal with those situations but instead, I turned to God and leaned on my leaders and friends to get me through because here, I found out what REAL, unconditional love is.
Regenesis helped me get my drivers license back after 11 years. I started working here and found out my passions (which is cooking and serving others) and they’ve allowed me to do that with full support. I bought a car MYSELF for the first time ever. All my other cars had been given to me or my ex-husband bought them. I started back to college after 20 years. I had to have two surgeries on my foot while I was here which prevented me from doing my regular job, so they found something for me to do so that I could continue to get paid.
The first 30 days as a student, you are on “blackout” which means no contact with family. Easter was less than two weeks after I got here. We were doing something in the park for the town of Petersburg. They told me to call my children and tell them to come. I was able to spend the day with them. They made it possible for me to go to my son and one of my daughter’s high school graduations. I was also able to go to one of my son’s college football games. I have my own apartment and my children come to stay the weekend or the week. So my relationship with my children has been restored. They are very adamant about having a relationship with your family, especially your children. I also found the love of my life which I will be marrying in September.
Although I wanted to run away as fast as I could sometimes because learning to be responsible, getting corrected in love, completely learning how to live a healthy, rewarding life and going from stinking thinking to right thinking is very hard - staying here is without a doubt the best decision of my life. -ML
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CALL TODAY 804-451-4481!! 🌱
I was very unsure and apprehensive about what the next nine months of my life were going to be like. There were several days that I wanted to quit; but persevering was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.
At Regenesis, I restored my relationship with God. Pastor Gary and my other leaders have taught and shown me that our relationship with God goes much farther than simply “being saved.” I found my true identity and as a result, I’ve gained a healthy self-esteem and I hold my head high because shame and guilt no longer define me. I no longer suffer from depression after 30 years of torment.
My leaders have also helped me discover my talents and how to handle difficult situations. I went through a divorce and my brother died unexpectedly. Before, I would have gotten high and drunk to deal with those situations but instead, I turned to God and leaned on my leaders and friends to get me through because here, I found out what REAL, unconditional love is.
Regenesis helped me get my drivers license back after 11 years. I started working here and found out my passions (which is cooking and serving others) and they’ve allowed me to do that with full support. I bought a car MYSELF for the first time ever. All my other cars had been given to me or my ex-husband bought them. I started back to college after 20 years. I had to have two surgeries on my foot while I was here which prevented me from doing my regular job, so they found something for me to do so that I could continue to get paid.
The first 30 days as a student, you are on “blackout” which means no contact with family. Easter was less than two weeks after I got here. We were doing something in the park for the town of Petersburg. They told me to call my children and tell them to come. I was able to spend the day with them. They made it possible for me to go to my son and one of my daughter’s high school graduations. I was also able to go to one of my son’s college football games. I have my own apartment and my children come to stay the weekend or the week. So my relationship with my children has been restored. They are very adamant about having a relationship with your family, especially your children. I also found the love of my life which I will be marrying in September.
Although I wanted to run away as fast as I could sometimes because learning to be responsible, getting corrected in love, completely learning how to live a healthy, rewarding life and going from stinking thinking to right thinking is very hard - staying here is without a doubt the best decision of my life. -ML
If you know someone struggling with addiction let them know there is hope and healing!!!
CALL TODAY 804-451-4481!! 🌱
Rashad
My name is Rashad. I was born Brockton, MA. I grew up in Boston, MA in the hood, fighting all the time and getting into trouble. I Became a "product of my environment" and was somewhat of a troubled child growing up who was peer pressured and easily influenced. Grew up without a father for 20+yrs ( but who is definitely active and here in my life now) and was physically abused by him when he was there for a short period of time. Grew up with a God-fearing single mother. I started smoking marijuana at the age of 12. Alcohol at the age of 14. Tried and experimented with ecstasy and cocaine in High School. Went to juvenile jail for shooting a kid with a BB gun. At the age of 19 I tried crack cocaine for the first time and unfortunately fell in love with it. That was the the start to a downward spiral 10-15 year addiction off/on. It became my drug of choice. Went to Teen Challenge (faith based program) in 2007-2009 and graduated after 16 months, which CHANGED my life. Caught an Armed Robbery/Aggravated Assault charge in 2011 because of my addiction, by putting a knife to a cab driver's throat. Would have NEVER done anything like that with a sober mind. Had cloudy judgement and was controlled by the devil. Got out of prison in 2015. Fast forward...ended up stranded in Richmond, VA omw to Washington DC to stay with my aunt who denied me because of my legal problems and addiction issues.Was hanging out at Jackson Ward Projects and still using drugs. Then I got tired of being a homeless, hopeless, drug addict and wanted help/NEEDED HELP!!! Came across REGENESIS in a behavior health hospital and they accepted me with open arms! I remember being so desperate for help that I found a ride to the thrift store on Jefferson Davis HWY and slept outside of the building overnight untill someone showed up in the morning. God used REGENESIS to CHANGE my life forever! This is a REAL ministry with people with passionate hearts! The biblical knowledge I learned there from Pastor Gary, Ms.Tracey and Brother Jordan was/is so authentic, genuine, and sincere... straight from the heart. The work therapy will either make you or break you, but it keeps you busy and improves your work ethic. Had all my NEEDS met there. The bible studies, Spirit Life Worship Center, and the Evangelism is on a another level! Be ready to step outside of your comfort zone and level up spiritually! Like NO other faith based place I've ever been to. Brother Jordan changed my life through discipline and correction and helped change my way of thinking. Even though I didn't enjoy it or see it at the time, I look back on it and I really appreciate him for that. I did about 6 months there and even though I did not graduate(because of my personal choices/decisions), the spiritual knowledge and transformation I received there will go with me for the rest of my life!!! I was given an opportunity to be apart of the worship team and play the drums for the church, I was a warehouse leader at the thrift store and helped do paperwork at the house of James for new intakes and things of that nature! I was also baptized in fire and started tapping into the gift of speaking in tongues for the first time while here! I strongly suggest and recommend REGENESIS to anyone with any type of addiction issue. Keep an open mind and be ready for CHANGE! They will help you like no other. I miss you all so much... you're in my prayers always and will never forget that time of my life that help me grow so much spiritually, in my prayers ALWAYS. GOD BLESS!👍🙌🙏 - Rashad
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KK
FROM ONE OF OUR AMAZING VOLUNTEERS!!!
I volunteer with the House of Esther because I believe King’s words that we are called to do a job and that we should do that job well. And I want to work with an organization that is doing its job well. Regenesis and the House of Esther provide biblical and job training that give women the opportunity to change their lives. In over a decade, I have seen families reunited, recovery from addiction, and cycles of poor decision-making broken. Through God’s grace and a commitment by the women, I have witnessed people go from broken and distraught to confident and at peace. I Timothy 2:5-6b says “For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself as a ransom for all…” One thing I love about this verse is that there are no caveats as to who Jesus gave His life for. He died for all. There is no way to misunderstand that simple word. No person’s sin or past is so bad that Jesus can’t forgive it! So it doesn’t matter who you are. That simple word “all” means just what it says. Prostitutes, pastors’ wives, and every walk of life in between have come through the program over the years. People with various criminal backgrounds, addicts or those in recovery, persons suffering from neglect and abuse or persons who were the abuser, and differences in education, careers, or family situations don’t matter! “All” are welcome. “All” can find hope. “All” can find healing. “All” can find a better way, a path to restoration and peace through Jesus Christ 🌱. -KK
If you know someone who is struggling with addiction issues have them CALL TODAY 804-451-4481!!
I volunteer with the House of Esther because I believe King’s words that we are called to do a job and that we should do that job well. And I want to work with an organization that is doing its job well. Regenesis and the House of Esther provide biblical and job training that give women the opportunity to change their lives. In over a decade, I have seen families reunited, recovery from addiction, and cycles of poor decision-making broken. Through God’s grace and a commitment by the women, I have witnessed people go from broken and distraught to confident and at peace. I Timothy 2:5-6b says “For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself as a ransom for all…” One thing I love about this verse is that there are no caveats as to who Jesus gave His life for. He died for all. There is no way to misunderstand that simple word. No person’s sin or past is so bad that Jesus can’t forgive it! So it doesn’t matter who you are. That simple word “all” means just what it says. Prostitutes, pastors’ wives, and every walk of life in between have come through the program over the years. People with various criminal backgrounds, addicts or those in recovery, persons suffering from neglect and abuse or persons who were the abuser, and differences in education, careers, or family situations don’t matter! “All” are welcome. “All” can find hope. “All” can find healing. “All” can find a better way, a path to restoration and peace through Jesus Christ 🌱. -KK
If you know someone who is struggling with addiction issues have them CALL TODAY 804-451-4481!!
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