Exodus House residents share their New Year’s resolutions for 2024

I want to get closer to my kids and my parents.

- Crystal, Exodus House Tulsa resident

I want to exercise more.

- Whitney, Exodus House Tulsa resident

I want to quit beating myself up.

- Brent, Exodus House Tulsa resident

One of the beloved Second Mile ministries of OKUMC is CJAMM, which stands for Criminal Justice and Mercy Ministries.

My New Year’s Resolution is to always be reflective of Christ in every action I take related to these clients and help them accomplish their goals.

- Keith Dobbs, CJAMM executive director

I want to quit smoking.

- Charity, Exodus House OKC resident

I want to continue to bless others.

- Todd, Exodus House OKC resident

“As part of the Exodus House program at CJAMM, we request that each client make a list of three or four goals they want to accomplish while in the program,” said Keith Dobbs, executive director. “We hear things like, get my kids back, buy a house, see my grandmother before she passes away, and even one said he wanted to go to his daughter’s kindergarten graduation. We try to make those happen!”

CJAMM’s mission is to break the generational cycles of incarceration. They accomplish this through multiple programs, including two reentry-sobriety houses, called Exodus House. Other programs include New Day Camp for children whose parents are impacted by incarceration, Redemption Missions in Lawton, and more.

I want to keep trusting God and going forward no matter what.

- Donisha, Exodus House OKC resident

I want to walk in love more, to truly love my neighbor as myself, and to take time to heal.

- Ginger, Exodus House OKC resident

To learn more about the ministry or to find out how you can help, go to their website or reach out to Dobbs or his assistant director, Anne Robertson. to support during the coming year. If your church has not made its pledge, please consider doing so today.

I want to get hired at a job and to be there for my daughter’s life forever, and graduate the Exodus program and to prove to God and everyone around me that I’ve changed for the better, not the worst, like some people thought.

- Adam, Exodus House Tulsa resident

I want to be a better person than I was this year.

- Levar, Exodus House Tulsa resident

I want to start paying double on my car payments, build back my savings to $4,000, and quit vaping.

- Christian, Exodus House OKC resident