03/19/2026
At The Well, we get to witness lives rebuilt from the inside out—Christine’s story is one of those miracles. (shared with permission)
Hello, my name is Christine.
I was born in Chicago and adopted into a great, God-fearing family. Like any family, we had our struggles… but a lot of those struggles came from my own rebellious choices as a teenager. I didn’t want to listen. I wanted to do things my way. I chose to run with the wrong crowd… and over time, those choices led me down a path that no young girl or woman should ever want to go.
At just 16 years old, I was introduced to a life of prostitution… and I also picked up a habit of smoking ma*****na. What started as small decisions turned into a lifestyle that I couldn’t seem to escape. I struggled deeply with depression, low self-esteem, and anxiety. I didn’t know who I was, and I didn’t believe I had any real value.
I felt completely alone… but the truth is, I isolated myself. I pushed away the people who truly loved me and wanted the best for me. I chose people and environments that only fed the brokenness inside of me.
Before I accepted Christ into my life, I felt like I had no purpose… no direction… and honestly, no reason to even be alive. I was just existing… going through the motions… stuck in a cycle I didn’t know how to break.
I tried different programs, and I did learn things… but something was still missing. I didn’t feel truly wanted. I didn’t feel truly loved. And I began to search for something more, because deep down I knew I couldn’t go back to the life I came from. I refused to return to Egypt—the very place that God had already brought me out of so many times.
Then I came across a couple of women from The Well Recovery Homes.
I stopped and I prayed.
I said, “Lord, if this is where I’m supposed to go, I need Your yes… because I don’t want to go anywhere You don’t want me to.”
And He answered me with Isaiah 41:10:
“Do not fear, for I am with you. Do not be dismayed, for I am your God.”
And in that moment… I felt
Peace.
Not confusion. Not fear. Not pressure.
Just peace.
And I knew… the answer was YES.
When I got to The Well, I was introduced to Ms. Susie.
And over these past few months, she has poured into me in ways I didn’t even know I needed. She reminded me how to carry myself as a woman. She taught me things about discipline, respect, and growth that I had never fully grasped before. And through her guidance, I began to see something in myself that I had been missing for a long time…
Confidence.
Not the kind of confidence the world gives—but a steady, quiet confidence that comes from learning who you are and whose you are.
The Well gave me something I didn’t have before—structure. A schedule. Accountability. A place where I could grow and be challenged, but also be loved at the same time.
I learned how to get a job… and keep a job.
I learned how to show up… even on the days I didn’t feel like it.
I learned what it means to take responsibility for my life and my choices.
And more than anything, God has been teaching me.
He’s been teaching me how to submit.
How to be slow to speak… and slow to anger… and quick to listen.
And that was something I struggled with badly.
I always had something to say.
I always reacted quickly.
But God is changing that in me.
He’s teaching me patience.
He’s teaching me humility.
And He’s teaching me how to be still and trust Him.
Today, I am on a journey of becoming who God has called me to be.
Not who my past says I am.
Not who my mistakes tried to label me as.
But who God says I am.
I’m learning to be responsible.
I’m learning to be aware of my thoughts and my decisions.
And for the first time… I feel like I belong somewhere.
God is restoring my joy.
He’s restoring the parts of me that I thought were too far gone.
He’s showing me that I am enough.
That I do have a purpose.
A purpose that He already wrote for me… even when I couldn’t see it for myself.
I used to not care about life…
I didn’t care if I lived or died.
But today…
God has given me a life worth living.
A race worth running.
And a future that I can actually look forward to.
And today, I can stand here and say…
I am not a lost cause.
I am not my past.
I am not my mistakes.
I am a daughter of the One True King.
