The His House for Her supportive housing model has been inspired by my personal experience with Jesus. When I accepted him as my Savior at the age of 19, I had no idea what it looked like to be in a relationship with him.  I certainly didn’t understand his unconditional love for me.  In fact, it wasn’t until my late 30s that I had to totally rethink my faith because I realized it consisted of a list of dos and don’ts that I couldn’t keep no matter how hard I tried.  Although I was married to a wonderful man, had two wonderful daughters, and had everything that should have made me happy, I was miserable.  It was this realization that started me on a journey that helped me reduce faith to four concepts:

1. I have always been loved by Jesus more than I could imagine
2. I can trust that he is who he says he is in the Bible
3. I can be actively aware of his presence in my life every day
4. I can ask him to help me change any wrong perceptions of him or my life

You see, I had been looking at Jesus through the distorted lens of my disappointments with myself and others.  I had come to view Jesus the same way I viewed myself and others.  He was unmerciful, unforgiving, and only cared about his rules, and I couldn’t have been more wrong! In fact, I am extremely thankful to have so much proof of how wrong I was.

Helping women pursue Jesus and healing to learn what I have learned is my deepest passion.  The guidelines of His House for Her will include best practices, but also establish a nurturing environment of belonging, safety, and love that will encourage that pursuit.  My experience with Jesus assures me that this is what living in a house with him would be like, and this is what I want to share with women who need it the most.