Barbara Comito, former marketing director
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Honoring Lives Changed
The 2025 Life Recovery commencees have journeyed through deep valleys of struggle and hardship. Yet, with resilience and grace, they have emerged...
Last Friday, the Center held a phase promotion celebration to honor and encourage the women as they complete one phase and move on to the next.
JoAnn Zajicek, director of the Center, started the afternoon off with these words from Psalm 25:
Show me your ways, Lord,
teach me your paths.
Guide me in your truth and teach me,
for you are God my Savior,
and my hope is in you all day long.
Remember, Lord, your great mercy and love,
for they are from of old.
Do not remember the sins of my youth
and my rebellious ways;
according to your love remember me,
for you, Lord, are good.
These words, she said, are at the heart of LIFE Recovery – learning to walk in God’s path.
Many of the women echoed these sentiments in their comments as well.
- “The more I learn, the more I want to learn.” – Cheryl
- “I want to have an attitude and actions that please the Lord.” – Julie
- “There’s no place on earth I’d rather be.” – Christian
- “I found the Bible and Jesus, and I’m in love.” – Jera
- “I want to know that when I leave this place I’ve done everything I can to be the woman God wants me to be.” – Cheryl
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Exchanging lies for truth
Barbara Comito, former marketing director : January 25, 2013
The new UGM Center for Women & Children celebrated its first phase promotion last Friday – another landmark step on the fulfillment of a vision over...