It was there that she learned the tools to live life without drugs and alcohol. As a result of working the twelve steps, Teresa rediscovered the love of our Lord Jesus Christ. While attending church, AA meetings, and speaking to inmates in the Henry County Jail, she realized that the women had no place to go to recover. They were being sent to prison or put back on the streets to continue their self-destructive cycle. When leaving the jail one evening, Teresa found a young girl sitting on the curb. She had just been released from jail. Teresa asked her what would she do and the frail girl replied, “Go back to the dope man and die with a broken heart.”

Teresa needed to find a place where women could go and learn about addiction but also be taught how to hold their head high and heal from past hurts. In January 2007, Shining Light Ministries, Inc. became the first zoned recovery center in Henry County. We work closely with the McDonough Probation officers, Henry County Jail, IDTC Committee and countless others to ensure that we continue to help women of Henry County that desperately need treatment.