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Thirteen
ThirteenThirteen. Thirteen Christmases, thirteen birthdays, thirteen summers and thirteen times around the sun. 156 months. 156 calendar flips 4747 days in a row, including weekends and holidays! 4747 days waking up without the regret of not knowing what happened the...
Stories
StoriesWe have heard them, and told them. We’ve learned them, we’ve earned them, and we’ve most certainly have lived them. It is these lived stories, these lived experiences that shape us. They make us who we are…all of them combined like a book that continues to...
Out From The Past
We love to bring good news! OmegaNW has been busy this summer, meeting with new interns, new partners and mentoring lovely women who are working hard to get out of the loop of a difficult past. The women we meet come from diverse backgrounds, and yet a commonality we...
Tears and cookies
Listening to the story of our latest intern brought emotions to the surface as we sat around a table over coffee at one of our partnering coffee shops. We both responded with tears at different points while hearing her story. When “Monica” shared her childhood of...
Community of Strength
Fun things are happening at OmegaNW. Last week we visited the women at UGM Women’s Lifechange Program. Listening to Janna tell her story of redemption and hope never gets old. It was sweet to see the women’s expressions go from “Who are you two?”…. to hearts of...
Ready, Steady….GO!
Ready…Steady…GO! This aptly describes the journey of each Omega NW Intern. From the time they enter the program and say “Yes!” to the process, these courageous women who have overcome domestic violence, addiction, and/or incarceration step into a season of preparation...
Not Defeated!
I want to be a little transparent today. I have worked in the jail for about three months now, and I continue to meet people who have not experienced the type of support that so many of us have in our lives. Yet, even with support, it doesn’t mean that life is always...
A New Journey
Have you ever been stuck in a perpetual loop that seems as if it would never end? Sometimes it is as simple as getting someone to actually listen to your situation. We need someone that can make a difference and get the job done, correcting the wrong and giving you...
Omega’s Name
You probably know the word ‘Omega’ as the last letter in the Greek alphabet and its definition as the end. Yet we at Omega also know it as the first name of a sweet little orphan girl in Uganda. We had a most amazing opportunity to go on a short mission trip to...
More Than Conquerors
Second chances and do-overs are the opportunities to heal old wounds, recover from past mistakes, overcome overwhelming regret and take hold of those precious moments. Then we can FINALLY forgive the wrongs done to us, admit the wrongs we’ve committed against others...