At 39 years of age, Laneisha Edwards found herself homeless and crying out to God for help. She was extremely tired and wanted to find her children. She wanted to stop doing drugs as she realized that was preventing her from becoming who she needed to be. Then, this advice was given to her from another participant at the shelter: “Try Hope Inspired Ministries, they will help you get on your feet and help you find a job”.
Broken Past
Laneisha came from a domestic violence past and that included several broken relationships. She has given birth to 10 beautiful children, but was not healthy due to her broken past and current addictions. She did not have custody of any of her children due to her lifestyle. Her struggles began at an early age of 14 years old when she gave birth to her first child but also found herself trapped in an abusive relationship. This abusive relationship continued and she did not leave this abuse for several years because it was all she knew. When she did leave she only found the cycle repeat itself with another broken relationship. To add to her struggles, she witnessed a close loved one die from a drug overdose, which can leave lasting scars.
A New Hope
Laneisha began to write a new chapter in her life on January 2, 2022, as she started the Hope Inspired Ministries Class 2022.1. The biggest lessons that she said she learned were how to be honest, basic life skills, anger management, resume building, how to save money, communication skills, and respect for herself and others. At the conclusion of her class, she interned with Waffle House and was eventually hired!
She said all of the skills she learned play a huge role in her everyday encounters with customers. On several occasions at work, she has faced difficult customers who were clearly having a bad day. She used her newly-learned communication skills and would find herself offering them encouragement. She has found that her encouragement has the power to change their day and set their life back on track!
Laneisha is now one year clean and sober, a shift supervisor at Waffle House, and received full custody of her youngest child on December 8th. It’s never too late to get your life straight and be the person you were called to be – Laniesha was called to be a great mother!
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