More Than Numbers, Our Clients Represent Transformed Lives

FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - Ashley Miller, 2014 Graduate of Lifeline

As one who came to this place in my darkest hour, it is my greatest honor and privilege now to serve as Executive Director of Lifeline Recovery Center in its finest hour.

I came here as a client in 2013. After graduating from the program, I began volunteering and then became employed in 2015. I am taking classesat West Kentucky Community and Technical College. Meanwhile, my husband Eric, now director of the men’s program, followed a similar path here. We are living proof that the faith-based mission works.

During my time here, I have learned from one of our founders, Terrye Peeler. She has shared the heart and soul, as well as the inner workings of the organization to help me carry her legacy forward. (See more about Terrye on page 10).

It is with Terrye’s guidance and blessing that our board is moving us forward – today with a new name and a new men’s dormitory and tomorrow with national accreditation and expanded facilities to meet the growing need.

Everyone knows the devastating results of addiction – broken families, unemployment, children in foster care, perhaps incarceration.

It is our joy to see how God changes lives through our 12-step Celebrate Recovery program, life skills and Bible classes and volunteering opportunities that lead to employment. One year after graduation, 62 percent of our graduates are still sober!

However, our story is more than numbers. Our successes are more than clients.Our story is about restoring lives and transforming communities!

The story of Adam and Lisa (page 15) is just one of hundreds of examples of your neighbors finding new life and happiness free of addiction. And they are the perfect example of how we rely on relationships to make the difference: After Lisa’s brother sought recovery here, she was amazed at how his life was changed, so she came; and then her husband Adam followed when he saw the new Lisa. Now, the brother works at Lifeline; Lisa is a legal secretary and Adam is a carpenter in McCracken County.

Your support makes Lifeline possible for people like Adam and Lisa. Please consider a gift of your time as a volunteer or a donation to help us carry our Christ-centered mission forward to help others break the bonds of addiction.

You can make a gift online at www.LifelineRecoveryCenter.org or by returning the enclosed envelope.

Ashley Miller, Executive Director