"I recently started doing the Finding The Way To Recovery program. Many times, when I tried to recover from alcoholism, I attended AA meetings so when the chaplains offered me a program based on recovery I felt that it wasn't for me because I already knew everything about the topic. However, I was wrong. Addiction is a disease that has many aspects and we never fully understand it, which is why l'm grateful to have started my own path to recovery again."

"I was never good at school and often rebelled against authority, causing my mother a lot of grief. I dropped out, spent time on the streets with friends, and fell into drugs and alcohol, which eventually led to jail. After years of feeling worthless and stuck in a cycle, I recently started the Finding The Way To Recovery program by chance. For the first time, I’ve acknowledged my addiction and found hope for change."

"As a child, I saw God as a calm and beautiful image, like angels around the sun. Now, I believe God is everywhere and in everyone. By slowing down, we can see and hear His beauty, calming our restless minds. I feel God’s presence in the people He brings into my life to guide me, in the integrity of saying what I mean and keeping my word, and in honoring my responsibilities as a friend, mother, sister, wife, or daughter. I feel Him when my words and actions align with truth and love."

“Thank you (chaplains) for listening to our stories, our pain, our stress, our mistakes, the good and the bad, etc. Thank you for not judging me or my fellow brothers. Thank you for not making us feel any less than we already do. Thank you for making us feel wanted and loved in an evil place on earth. While being in jail, I found my way back to my family… Gracias! “