How Has The WAY Center Helped You?
Powerful Client Testimonies
My presence at The WAY Center was God ordained as a safe place for me. I was much like Elijah and had nothing left to give. I had lived for years in survival mode while many didn’t understand what that meant for me. I had no idea the weight I carried until I was able to have a stable living environment with complete working electricity and hot water. This sounds simplistic and we often take that for granted. But I don’t because I experienced what it is like without it.
I had also been isolated for some time. I had encountered some very hard blows in my life in the past few years. I lost my mom, left a job that I felt lost its heart for people and I encountered a person from my past that shook my foundation of safety and was the final straw to cause me to drop out of Southeastern College.
The WAY Center gave me shelter, basic necessities a part-time job and space. It allowed God to work in me. It allowed me to slowly integrate into society again as I felt able even if it was just within the WAY Home and the staff. It was simply that tree like Elijah. That stopping point that I could simple rest and take a nap while God ultimately fed me. He is still feeding me, healing me, and restoring me. Today I am His. Through it all He never left my side. I am here because God chose me to be here, and no longer wants me to shrink from what He created me to be.
Thank you to the staff and residents who graciously loved me even if at times it was hard to do. I have always held tightly through it all, Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord. Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” (Client M)
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Imagine hearing God whisper, “Slow down,” when all you’ve ever know was rushing to survive. Prior to The WAY Home, I didn’t fully understand what slowing down meant. Due to being is survival mode, I unconsciously equated rest to failure and stillness to stagnation. But I finally decided to stop leaning on my own understanding and God granted me the opportunity to create a foundation rooted in Christ.
Six months prior to entering The WAY Home, I had relocated to FL after being homeless as a result of leaving a 2-year domestic violence relationship (which encompassed spiritual, mental, and emotional abuse). I have also endured a multitude of storms including childhood trauma, poverty, betrayals and countless restarts.
Since arriving at The WAY Home, I’ve been able to slow down and listen by intentionally fasting from distraction. Through The WAY Home, God gave me the space and support to integrate my healing, redefine my faith, and prepare for the next mission. It is more than a shelter. It’s been a sacred classroom where God rebuilds faith, restores confidence, and surrounds me with people who walk in love. I thank God for everyone at The WAY Center and WAY Home for pouring into us daily. (Client T)