This is my testimony of how Juel Fairbanks saved me.
Life seemed to have always thrown me a curve ball when it came to good luck, chances and favors …
I grew up on the streets, and lived day by day, and survived the best way I could. I had minimal schooling and bad work history. Going to jail was frequent and these things became my way of life. I came from a broken home where family values and family togetherness were not in the picture.
I found my way to St. Paul, MN and life got real dangerous and blurred real fast. I was trying new drugs and drinking alcohol daily. My life had become unmanageable and at times numbered. I became homeless and lost all my worldly possessions. The next thing to go was my sanity. I only survived by the grace of God.
Not knowing what to do, or where to go? I became desperate and ill. The friends and family that I did have left pleaded with me to seek help. I was then referred to Juel Fairbanks. I had no idea such a place existed.
I then skeptically enrolled into a program that did an assessment and did a Rule 25. A few weeks later I received a phone call telling me to “come on in”. I didn’t want to leave the party life behind and miss out on the next hit or the next drink.
Juel Fairbanks had open arms and a safe warm place for me. Many of times I wanted to just pack up and leave; I’m so happy I didn’t. After learning the program and building structure I began to realize there was hope for me to go back out into society and be a productive sober citizen.
Thank you Juel Fairbanks for a second chance at life.