Ladies Thrive Support Group

Every Friday morning we have a women’s support group at the Baton Rouge Dream Center. We’re still building relationships with them, but every week we meet a couple of new ladies. This week Kim showed up for the first time. She has three kids and is in the process of moving again. During the meeting we heard her story.

She’s been on her own since she was sixteen and has basically raised herself. Her life used to consist of survival; raising kids alone, no money, no education, and smoking marijuana every day just to get by. One day, maybe six months ago, we showed up at her door, smiling and wanting to give her food that she desperately needed. She was shocked that anyone cared about her, or wanted to help. She didn’t know what to think of us, but started looking forward to our visits. Little by little, she started to wonder if maybe her life could be different. She decided she wanted a different life for she and her children.

She attended our WOW Jam at Gus Young Park and gave her life to Jesus. She came back the next day and was baptized. At the meeting on Friday she was still wearing her ‘I got saved at a Wow Jam’ bracelet and said she’s never taken it off. She hasn’t smoked weed in three or four months, and she’s starting school on Monday to learn computer skills. She encouraged our other ladies to just keep pressing through, no matter what it looks like. She looked around our little circle and pointed to the volunteers. “I’m here because of y’all, because you love people and we can feel that.”

Glory to God!