I was a complete wreck when I got to the ministry but Gods Holy Spirit and His word got a hold of me and started to teach and build me up. Romans 3:23 was a verse I connected with immediately. I had felt so worthless and like a “bad person” for so long, so I remember hearing for the first time that everybody falls short of Gods glory and that we ALL need Jesus and that just did something in me. It gave me hope and helped shift my perspective. Then Romans 3:24. God makes us right with Him by the blood of Jesus and it’s a free gift. GLORY TO GOD. That makes me so excited still to this day. God used John 317 to teach me the truth about who He is and how much He loves me. The thing about John 3:17 is that God is there and He is leading the people that help run this program. He places the right people where they need to be and John 3:17 is honestly just a community of people that love the Lord and want to be an extension of His love to the lost and broken women. God sought me out, He drew me in and He saved my soul through this ministry and my eternity is forever changed because of it. The thing about 317 that is different from the other “rehabs” that I had been to, is Jesus. I didn’t just get off of drugs and alcohol but I received healing and salvation and I started learning how to replace old habits with new life. I became a new creation because of the work the Lord is doing there. I learned and I am still learning how to take the focus off of self and put it on the Lord. I am beyond grateful and blessed for the transformation work that started at John 317. It was where I started to LIVE.
“Then he said to me, “Prophesy to these bones and say to them, ‘Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord! This is what the Sovereign Lord says to these bones: I will make breath enter you, and you will come to life.”

Ezekiel 37:4-5 NIV

Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’””

Matthew 4:4 NIV