Megan Sims’s Story

Hello, my name is Megan Sims. I am a single mom with a healthy and thriving 4-year-old boy. I work as a cook at Gyro Café and am currently studying social work. I got sober on May 10, 2023. I was a client at Bethel Village from August 2023 until July 2024.

To begin this testimony, I want to give a big thank you to God, to everyone who played a part in my recovery, and to the staff at the Panama City Rescue Mission. Bethel not only gave me another chance at life but also allowed me to be a mother to my son.

During my time at Bethel, we were required to attend daily Bible studies and groups that taught us how to turn to God with our finances, everyday life problems, and even when we just needed a friend. The key to recovery is community, and the Panama City Rescue Mission provides a supportive and healthy community for people seeking guidance.

Before I went to rehab, I was lost and addicted. There was no one to guide me in the right direction, and I honestly didn’t know how to guide myself at the time. I didn’t start finding healing in rehab; it was when I moved to Bethel Village and began to grow my relationship with God that I started to heal from the addiction and trauma I had experienced in my life. While I was at Bethel, I was reunited with my son, got baptized, and God healed my mind and my life from drug addiction. The Panama City Rescue Mission is making a difference in the community by investing in people and guiding their clients toward healthy and successful lives.