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How can I take leaps of blind faith just like the new women in Rachel's House?

Jan 21, 20212 min read

How can I take leaps of blind faith just like the new women in Rachel's House?

I have recently asked myself if I have ever been so desperate to try something completely new because everything else had proven empty,...

How do Horses Help in Drug Addiction Treatment and Recovery?

Lower Lights Ministries

Jan 7, 20212 min read

How do Horses Help in Drug Addiction Treatment and Recovery?

Participants in the Lower Lights Recovery program visit Quiet Pastures of Green Oaks every other Friday for Equine Therapy. (Also known...

A message from Jan, LLM's CEO on how we will impact more people in 2021

Lower Lights Ministries

Dec 15, 20202 min read

A message from Jan, LLM's CEO on how we will impact more people in 2021

“A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices, for yonder breaks a new and glorious morn!” While singing Christmas carols in the past, the...

Why are we called "Lower Lights" and what is its significance to us in 2020?

Lower Lights Ministries

Nov 23, 20203 min read

Why are we called "Lower Lights" and what is its significance to us in 2020?

“So where did the name ‘Lower Lights’ come from?” This fairly common question was asked recently during a “Meet the Cast” session after...

How something as small as an almond gave encouragement in the midst of crisis

Lower Lights Ministries

Nov 13, 20202 min read

How something as small as an almond gave encouragement in the midst of crisis

He was small at birth, one month premature and in the NICU for over a week. His parents were both addicted to drugs - even with a deep...

Lower Lights Ministries

Aug 19, 20202 min read

Reflections from the Recovery Retreat

In July, the Recovery ladies had an opportunity to go on an overnight retreat to Lake Hope in Vinton County. What a treat it was to get...

Kids never stop learning even when they're not at school! How can we support positive learning?

Lower Lights Ministries

Jul 14, 20202 min read

Kids never stop learning even when they're not at school! How can we support positive learning?

As the director of Bright Lights Kids, a mom, a “Grammie” and a life-long educator, (I got my degree in another century) I have always...

Mason's Story Will Put a Smile on your Face!😁

Lower Lights Ministries

Jun 10, 20203 min read

Mason's Story Will Put a Smile on your Face!😁

Over the last few weeks we have shared hope-filled stories with you from our Lower Lights Community. And I just skimmed the surface of...

Lower Lights Ministries

Jun 6, 20204 min read

Change in Heart - Change in Behavior

Friends, our world is broken, hurting, and dying for truth, hope, and holy love. It is ONLY a heart change that will ever make a difference.

Lower Lights Ministries

May 28, 20204 min read

A Story of Surprise During Quarantine

Stories at LLM are abundant and carriers of hope. They are often filled with pain followed by surprising joy. Stories, in all our lives,...

A Perspective Shift: From Making Requests to Speaking Forth

Lower Lights Ministries

Apr 21, 20204 min read

A Perspective Shift: From Making Requests to Speaking Forth

On Friday afternoons for the past month, I have been serving hot meals and coffee to ladies (and some men) on the block of Sullivant Avenue

Crossing Cultures: 5 Days at Lower Lights that "Radically Changed my Life"

Lower Lights Ministries

Mar 30, 202010 min read

Crossing Cultures: 5 Days at Lower Lights that "Radically Changed my Life"

Being a student at MVNU has afforded me many life-changing experiences, but what I lived this past week has to be my favorite of them...

Lower Lights Ministries

Mar 25, 20202 min read

The Myth of Certainty

The last 7 days have seemed like dog years. Over this last week, the state of Ohio has quickly moved to "stay in place." For many, this...

Reflecting on our 'Ridiculous' Responses

Lower Lights Ministries

Mar 24, 20203 min read

Reflecting on our 'Ridiculous' Responses

Yesterday a coworker and I drove 30 minutes across town to a Wal Mart and Kroger that we knew would be well stocked, as opposed to our...

Lower Lights Ministries

Mar 24, 20202 min read

Lower Lights Response to COVID-19

Dear Lower Lights Family, With the many changes and difficulties we are all facing due to COVID-19, we want to continue to serve, comfort...

Lower Lights Ministries

Mar 4, 20201 min read

Suffering on Sullivant

The Lower Lights Recovery program fills an important need for many vulnerable women in our city as you may have read about in the...

Lower Lights Ministries

Feb 24, 20202 min read

Fuel for Hope in the Midst of the Mess

Recovery from Substance Use Disorder is emotionally messy work for all involved. It is easy to lose hope. The women we serve are a mirror...

Lower Lights Ministries

Feb 5, 20203 min read

“Full Life in the Emptiest of Places”

[This was originally shared by Emmalyn, Rachel's House Director, in an email to LLM staff. We thought it was a beautiful, powerful story...

Lower Lights Ministries

Dec 16, 20193 min read

"Certifiable" Joy

"When will I get my certificate of completion?" Shtunka's question caught me off guard as I was helping her unload her housewarming gifts...

Got Extra Socks? We Know People With Cold Feet!

Lower Lights Ministries

Nov 13, 20192 min read

Got Extra Socks? We Know People With Cold Feet!

Winter came early in Columbus this year and many of us have experienced extended commutes to work from all the premature snow and ice....

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