Michelle Dobbs 

       My name is Michelle, I'm 32 years old.  When I was 18 years old I found myself in quite a mess.  You see, I was mostly raised by my grandmother.  My grandmother did the best she could, but I was extremely rebellious. I ended up living with one relative after another.  By the time I was 18 I had quit school, attempted suicide, became sexually active, had a child and gave him up for adoption.  I was also hooked on cocaine and crank, and was in and out of jail.

        My last straw was a horrific car accident.  We were running from the police in a high-speed chase.  When the car crashed, we were going over 110 mph.  The driver was killed in the crash, yet my life was somehow miraculously spared.  Soon after that, I found Harvest Time Ministries.  I wish I would have found this place when I was younger.  It could have prevented much pain in my life.                                                                               

        When I came into Harvest Time, my family wasn't supportive of me coming into the ministry, and there was no one willing to pay for me to be here.  I was a lost cause, my life seemed hopeless.  But, Thank God Mrs. Shawn didn't turn me down.  She took me in with open arms and a heart full of love.       

         This is where I was taught the Word of God daily, and was also taught what a family life and home atmosphere was really like.  I was loved and cared for unconditionally- regardless of where I came from.  I learned how to be a lady, a wife, a mother, and a powerful woman of God.  I thank God everyday for those who gave to Harvest Time when I was a girl there.  It is because of their faithfulness that I was able to get the help that I needed that has helped me to become who I am today. 

         After I graduated the ministry program, I married a youth pastor.  We youth pastored and worked in our home church for nearly 4 years before God led us back to Harvest Time, and we've been here for almost 9 years now.  It's amazing to see God take these girls, some at such a young age and transform their lives.  I cherish the call that God has placed on my life and it's like I can see myself in these girls as they come in, and I'm able to be an example of what God can do when you allow Him to work through you.