Austin came into the Heartland Recovery program with nothing. Multiple arrests and a parole violation had him facing up to 30 years of jail time. When the option of going through the Heartland Recovery Program was put on the table, Austin thought he’d get sober and try living a life the right way so his parents could be proud of him. “I...
Read MoreRecovery Staff Highlights – Dwayne Aldridge
Dwayne spent most of his life in programs of one kind or another and describes the timeline of those years as a broken and hopeless existence, followed by desperation and despair. “I cried out to God for help and He made Himself known to me. My life didn’t change immediately in that moment but over the course of the next two decades, I began to...
Read MoreWalking Through Recovery – Sheena’s Story
“There is a way out! If I had a billboard, I’d put that on it!” exclaims Sheena, after successfully completing the Heartland Women’s Recovery Program. Wrong decisions in life led her down the path of drugs, to the point where she and her husband both overdosed. “We almost died. And we knew after that it was life or...
Read MoreRecovery Staff Highlights – James Helfer
James admits he was a career criminal, by worldly standards, before God set him free from that bondage. When a judge and prosecutor gave James the option to apply to the Heartland Men’s Recovery Program instead, he took that first step to a new way of living. Three months in he gave his life to Christ and experienced a dramatic change. Today, James serves...
Read MoreWalking Through Recovery – Matt’s Story
“There’s a difference between struggling with addiction and being done with addiction,” declares Matt. “That’s the point I had to come to.” Matt and his wife, Sheena, came into the Heartland Recovery programs together and have experienced God’s salvation, deliverance, and healing in so many areas of their lives. As...
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