A year ago next month I completed one the hardest things I’ve ever done in my life. That thing was the Table Rock Freedom Center, which is a 12-month discipleship program for women with life-controlling issues.
For 12 months I lived in the same house with between 4 and 10 women, depending on who stayed and who didn’t. We shared a closet, a bathroom, the dinner table, and pretty much everything else. We had breakfast, lunch and dinner together at the same time everyday. We went to church together. We rode in the same cars together. The only time we weren’t together was during the eight hours of sleep every night. But guess what? We slept in the same room together!
Perhaps you’re thinking, that doesn’t sound that hard. Maybe you’re right. Picture this for a second: If you’re married, imagine never leaving your husband’s side 24/7 for one complete year. Could you do it? If you’re not married, imagine never leaving your nagging mother’s side 24/7 for one complete year.
Still not convinced?
Every day we faced the haunting issues of our past. We cried. We grieved. We screamed. We fought. We learned to forgive. We learned to stop hating those who had hurt us. We learned to acceptance forgiveness from others. We learned to forgive ourselves. We learned to love. We learned to receive love. We learned who we are in Christ. We cried. We grieved. We screamed. We fought.
But at the end of the day we sat in our room and prayed together. Nothing brings unity in a house full of women faster than prayer.
I could write a book about the things that changed my life during the course of that year. Oh wait! I am writing a book about that. Seriously though, it maybe have been one of  the hardest things I’ve ever done, but it was worth it. God changed me behind the walls of The Table Rock Freedom Center. And now I want to give back.
TRFC has an opportunity to win $50,000 from Giving of Life and they need your help. They need votes. They need ALOT of votes.
This amazing Christ-focused, non-denominational program operates strictly on the donations of others. The cost of providing for one student each month is $1500. Imagine what $50,000 would do.
Please take the time to go here and vote, then pass it onto your friends.
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