{"id":14979,"date":"2023-09-07T16:05:52","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T16:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themissionkc.org\/?p=14979"},"modified":"2024-02-02T11:38:25","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T11:38:25","slug":"donna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themissionkc.org\/donna\/","title":{"rendered":"Donna"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u201cI was lost, broken and hopeless\u2026\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Donna spent nearly her whole life caring for her son. When he was little, she devoted herself to ensuring he had everything he needed. He meant everything to her. So when he grew up and kicked her out of their house and told her she had to change, she was devastated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was working the graveyard shift at work\u2026 12 hours a day, seven days a week for sometimes 35 days straight. <strong>The only way I stayed awake was an addiction to meth and prescription drugs.<\/strong> I was a functioning addict,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>Then, Donna had knee replacement surgery and went on even more medication. That\u2019s when <strong>her son asked her to leave and stopped speaking with her.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was the hardest part, because my son is my everything to me,\u201d she adds. But over time, she realized he was right.<\/p>\n<p>Being out on the street was Donna\u2019s breaking point. She felt she had no purpose. <strong>When she arrived at The Mission at Kern County, she hadn\u2019t eaten in days.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Donna initially planned to stay with us for only a short time. But when she joined our Celebrate Recovery program and started to heal through counseling, classes and chapel services, she realized she was where she needed to be.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThe Mission gave me strength. They helped bring my son back into my life.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBefore coming to the Mission, I was lost, broken and hopeless. My life was at a standstill. Now I have everything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After graduating our program and moving out of the Mission, Donna got a job helping other men and women along their own addiction recovery journey. She is thrilled to have just celebrated her 8-year sobriety birthday! She loves being able to give back to others, and she loves spending time with her son and his children.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Donna is filled with thanksgiving for God\u2019s redeeming love in her life \u2013 and your incredible generosity and support!<\/strong> \u201cThe Mission gave me tools that I needed to take with me when I left. Now I\u2019m the best mom and grandma I can be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read the full <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/themissionkc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/MKC-Fall-NL_WEB-1.pdf\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Fall 2023 Newsletter here.<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI was lost, broken and hopeless\u2026\u201d Donna spent nearly her whole life caring for her son. When he was little, she devoted herself to ensuring he had everything he needed. He meant everything to her. 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