We exist to help women like "Lydia." Please read her story below.

"I had been introduced to a gentleman who said he used to be a youth minister and loved the Lord. He even told me that he prayed for me. See, I had identity issues that proceeded drug use that caused me to believe this lie. I was coerced into marrying him, and literally the day I got married, I was Human Trafficked. I was tortured, abused, and locked inside a house with no electricity and no water for two years. I was made to do things that no woman should ever have to do.

"By God's grace, that man was arrested but that did not mean freedom for me. I could not shake the shame and humiliation that I faced. Even with him being locked up, people will still following me. It was at this time I decided to use an alias and live a life of hiding in the homeless community for the next two years. I lost myself to that way of living, not having one inch of dignity left inside. I lived in the woods behind a church and despite being dirty and smelling bad, I found acceptance and safety by coming to church on Sunday mornings.

"They encouraged and helped me to get accepted into the Dream Center of Southeast Texas. Even thought I was accepted to come into the Dream Center, I was scared and not ready. It took me going deeper into the madness to realize this was not God's plan for my life to stay stuck in the woods behind a church. Eventually, God did answer my prayers for freedom by allowing me to get locked up. That day, it was like a thousand pounds was lifted off my shoulders.

"While there, I walked the rec yard for forty days, every day, looking in the direction of the Dream Center believing with all my heart that's where I was going. And on September 24, 2024, the County Corrections Dept. accidentally 'released' me. I didnt wait for them to realize their mistake, but I walked straight down the street to the Dream Center.

"It was at the Dream Center where I had time with myself and time with God. I had to face the shame head on because it was trying to take me out, one lie at a time. I had attempted treatment several times before this, but nothing ever stuck with me like the Dream Center has shown me. The Dream Center is not just a vessel, it has also taught me to be the seed that is planted on good soil, so that I too, can help the next person.

"I now live with the hope that my breakthrough will help someone's breakdown. If God can build upon the ruins of my broken heart, there is nothing He won't do for others that are hurting like I was."

Freedom Walk

By Dream Center of Southeast Texas

Freedom Walk

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