Naomi House is a faith-based program committed to the recovery and rehabilitation of women suffering from substance abuse and other life-controlling issues
Naomi House provides an opportunity for women in recovery from drugs, alcohol, and destructive patterns to find hope and embrace a purpose in life. No matter where a woman finds herself in the journey to recovery, Naomi House will help reveal her path to success. The program offers safety, housing, and spiritual support to address the complex, life-changing needs of women through foundational living.
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As a woman, where so you find yourself today? Feeling that you are at a point of no return? Feeling absolute devastation from things lost? Possibly even struggling to find the courage to go from day to day? No matter where you are today, believe that it is no coincidence that you find yourself on the steps of Naomi house. From the book of Ruth in the Bible, we see two women named Naomi and Ruth, real women on a journey of restoration together. Naomi having lost all that she had by the death of her husband and two sons, and Ruth, her daughter-in-law, having lost her husband. These women set forth on a road to Judah after hearing that the Lord was providing for His people there. By faith, they moved forward in desperation because their land suffered severe famine and it seemed there was no other hope.
Not knowing what the future would bring and being confused about the things of her past, Naomi originally blamed God for her desolate situation and for the painful things she was experiencing. At one time declaring, “I went out full, and the Lord has brought me home again empty” Ruth 1:21. God did not cause the horrible situations in Naomi and Ruth’s lives. He did greatly desire to bring them back to the land where He intended for them to be, and with their hearts knitted together, to redeem them and restore them completely.
Ruth (meaning friend) met Boaz who was a relative of Naomi’s husband. Ruth found favor in the sight Boaz and Boaz told her, “may the Lord repay you for what you have done. May you be richly rewarded by the Lord, the god of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge. Ruth 2:12
God faithfully wrapped Naomi and Ruth under His wings for refuge. Showing them kindness and mercy on every side. Eventually, Boaz married Ruth and she bore a son. Then the women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the LORD who has not left you this day without a close relative (redeemer); and may his name be famous in Israel! And may he be to you a restorer (renewing your life, nourishing and sustaining you) in your old age. For your daughter-in-law who loves you and who is better to you that seven sons have given birth.” Ruth 4: 14-15
The Lord took Naomi out of a land that she did not belong in. A land that represented both death and famine. He interweaved the hearts of two women who would soon discover God’s mercy, God’s redemption and restoration in a way they had never dreamed of. All it took was willing women, who, by faith, walked side by side into the loving hands of the Restorer who gave them refuge and a new beginning. Naomi may have thought that because of her situation, her age, and the devastation that there was no hope. Little did she know that there would be a complete reversal of that broken state, and that a blessing would be spoken over her years later, declaring, “Naomi has a son!” and that son Obed would be a father to Jesse, the father of David, from whose line our Messiah-Redeemer would come!
Thus, we the Naomi House. A harbor of refuge that represents women from all walks of life, running to the arms of the Redeemer who shines His favor upon them so they may be completely restored together. Through Jesus Christ, God has made the way for every person, no matter where you have been, what you have done, or how many times you have tried and failed, to be brought back and redeemed to the wholeness that He purchased on the cross. Our modern-day Boaz (Jesus Christ) desires to not only bless your life, but to take you under His wings. The residents who find shelter at the Naomi House find more than a safe place to lay their head, they find the refuge of a loving God who desires to be the Redeemer of their lives.