One Year After Graduation, An Interview with Andrea
How did you come to enter Bridge of Hope? I worked my whole life – since I was 16. But then I was at home with my kids - I had two small kids. Things happened with my husband that ended up that he left our home at that point in time. I had no money. I had no job. It was two months after that that I got into the program.
Now that you’ve graduated from Bridge of Hope, what are you up to? - I’m a phlebotomist, a diagnostic technician, at the hospital. I actually went through the schooling for that as I was in the Bridge of Hope program. My ultimate goal is to be a nurse, an R.N.
What was your experience with your Bridge of Hope mentors? I don’t think that I ever would have thought I could do everything on my own with two little kids! I don’t think I would have had that encouragement in myself without other people that gave it to me. I just needed them so much!
I definitely learned to rely and trust on the Lord in many more things than I ever had to before! That never goes away. You have that with you always. You know what He’s done for you and the people He’s put in your life and what they have done for you.
When you look back on the last few years, what do you want people to know about your experience with Bridge of Hope? [Before Bridge of Hope,] I had no choice other than to get assistance from the government, which is fine. That’s what it’s there for – to help people. But not to stay there! That’s been something really important for me and I think it’s important for communities everywhere!
