Hi my name is Cyndi Mae.  I lived at Inner City Mission from April 29,2005 until August 23, 2008.

I went through the Shattered 2 Shalom Program. I went to classes that taught me how to live my life the way God wanted me to live, something I knew nothing about. I learned first and for most that God loved me. I can't tell you what that meant to me.

I wasn't the easiest person to live with or teach how to live a life different from the way I was living.  That's where the classes helped me so much.  For example the forgiveness class was great for me because I not only learned to forgive myself, I learned to start to forgive others.  I didn't get the way I was overnight, and I wasn't going to get better overnight. The classes dealt with every area in my life.  There were times when I didn't want to learn to do things differently because the old way was safe, and I knew how to live the old way.

The classes and the staff at the Mission, through God, taught me to live a life that is pleasing to God. I know that if I hadn't found my way to Inner City Mission that I would be dead today. I now live on my own in a different town. I have a new church that I love and have the same support that I had at the Mission. I will always be grateful that I walked through those doors at Inner City Mission.