A Year Of The Unexpected
2024 was the year of the unexpected. The unexpected surge of hotline calls resulted in survivor open cases at an all time high, hitting a 300% increase and leaving us challenged with 60 open cases instead of the 15 we were staffed for! We hit our outreach hub expansion goal in 6 months, but then lost 30% of our funding late last year due to a government grant which forced us into reducing staff.
Not only was the unexpected happening at Rescue America, it was happening personally. Starting with seizures in April, being diagnosed with a brain mass in May, brain surgery in June, and a longer recovery than expected from July - September. With it all, the Lord's hand was in it all with NO cancer, radiation or chemotherapy.
While I was contemplating everything that took place in 2024, a parallel hit me. The unexpected that the Lord was preparing me for in early 2024, were not only words and direction for myself but for Rescue America:
“There will be a purposed shift but do not fear. The circumstances may take longer to complete than you anticipate, but the results will be better. Be thankful for the trials and suffering, as it’s where deeper intimacy with the Lord occurs and where the anointing is produced”.
Reflecting on it all, I am thankful for the purposed shift, knowing
it is for our good and for His divine purposes. We are expectant for His timing to increase staffing for the hotline, resume Outreach Hubs, and move into the plans and directives the Lord has for us in 2025. Thank you to all our volunteers, donors and prayer warriors for walking with us in the season of a purposed shift, may you find it to be a time where you come to know Him more!
Allison Meier Madrigal - Founder & CEO