Overcoming Addiction – Joel Cope – Joel Cope was raised in a Christian home, he attended church regularly, and knew the Bible, but didn’t have a relationship with Jesus. Joel successfully overcame a heroin addiction while while at Freedom Village through the strength of the Lord Jesus. www.freedomvillageusa.com

 

Year In Review: Stories worth remembering from the past 12 months of the Citizen

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The program, based on the 12 steps and traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous, helps people understand their reasons for eating so they can abstain from addictive eating. March. Adventurer, mountain guide and reality TV star (from ABC-TV's "Expedition …
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NAVAJO NATION SANTA CLAUSE: 8000 Toys and a 0000 check

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NCI is a detox center, that helps between 24,000 to 30,000 people who are homeless or need help with overcoming alcohol addiction. Since 2003, the Navajo Nation has given NCI more than $ 13M to cover operational cost. Shelly said, the money must be …
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Former homeless woman serves other homeless on Christmas Day

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“This is the first time I'm feeding the homeless,” Thomas said. Difficulties Thomas knows all too well, after overcoming a drug addiction and homelessness last year. “I was laying on benches, I was in the cold, I didn't have nowhere to live,” Thomas …
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