Shekinah GO

06/02/2026

Today marks the first day back at 155 Lester for Shekinah program :)

Note Cal Maskery and his pulpit lol
The guys set up a coffee table for him

05/31/2026

05/08/2026

FUN FRIDAY

These beautiful ladies decided to do their 12 step program outside today

I have a lot of new ladies in our program. They are all so wanting to grow

Blessing

Feel free to leave messages for these ladies

Rose

03/06/2026

March Care Collection: Fresh Starts & Comfort ✨

Last month, we continued our 2026 Care Collections with our Creativity & Connection drive. Thanks to your incredible generosity, we successfully received art supplies, puzzles, and games, providing wonderful ways for our residents to engage and express themselves. Thank you for your continued support!

This month, we are focusing on the essentials that keep our home running smoothly and our residents feeling their best with our March Drive: A Lift Through Laundry.

We are collecting:
- Laundry Detergent
- Fabric Softener
- Dryer Sheets

Clean clothes and fresh linens are a simple but vital part of maintaining dignity and comfort for everyone in our care. 🧺

02/20/2026

FUN FRIDAY:
Meet Kaity

Imagine walking the streets of Moncton filled with people, but feeling totally alone. Imagine walking by homes and seeing families, yet feeling you are not part of a family. Imagine seeing people in restaurants eating, having a grand time chatting with friends and family, yet all you can think of is “if only I had a portion on their plate to eat” Imagine being homeless for 5 straight years, fighting for every breath, fighting to stay alive, scared to sleep in fear of being attacked. And all you can think of is sleeping in a warm “safe place” To even take a hot shower, enjoy a hot cup of coffee, and a warm meal.

Imagine being beaten, trafficked , violated, over and over and all you want to do is die. But inside, the fight goes on, because you have loved ones that want you to come back to them. It was time to give up the streets, the drugs for something real and come to ShekinahGO

Today is a new day for Kaity. When she came to us, she was scared like a child that was lost for years. As she came in with a small bag of her belongings, all I wanted to do was go over and warmly give her a hug. But I knew she wasn’t ready. As she slowly went up stairs to her room, she found she had her own bed.

Kaity slept for long periods of time. But one thing I remember her saying to me, “I finally feel safe” 🙂

Kaity’s hair was so matted in the back. Our team felt bad for her. It was so bad that there was nothing we could do. So we gave her a hat to wear so she could have her dignity. We found someone that could detangle her hair. And she is loving her new style.

Natasha and I felt to speak life into her since Sunday. We have noticed a huge change in her spirit. She is doing 12 Steps, partaking in all the programs. She also expressed her love for Christ

Kaity is part of our new family and we all love her

02/04/2026

February Care Collection: Creativity & Connection ✨

Last month, we kicked off our 2026 Care Collections by having a drive for Bibles, journals, and supplies to go with them. We were successfully able to receive 25 Bibles, providing one for each of our residents in Men and Women's Recovery. Thank you for your incredible generosity!

This month, we are continuing our drive by asking for your help with our February Drive: Creativity & Connection.

We are collecting:
- Art Supplies and Sketch Books
- Adult Colouring Books
- Puzzles
- Board Games and Card Games

These items provide vital opportunities for our residents to express themselves, reduce stress, and build community through shared activities. 🎨

How to help: Items can be dropped off at 13 Railway Ave in Moncton. You can also send an e-transfer to [email protected] so we can purchase these items. Please include Care Collections in the notes of your e-transfer.

Thank you for continuing to support the ShekinahGO family and the well-being of our residents.🧩

02/03/2026

TRANSFORMATION TUESDAY: MEET KRISTEN

When was the first time your life was spinning out of control?

I was kind of in and out of being a “functional addict” at first… But when I first noticed was August 26, 2019. I had a friend in my building from Woodstock who was living in Moncton ask me to come party with him and another friend all night. Towards the end of the night they started talking “business” and I didnt want to hear it. So I went back to my apartment. About 15 minutes later, their place got raided. Police saw me walk to my unit and came over questioning me, telling me if I didnt cooperate they could charge me until they figured out my role in things. A week later, one of my friends from that apartment went missing.
I thought I was going to be next.

I ran back to Woodstock to get away from the painful memories, and ended up living with a well-known dealer in our town. He introduced me to the crime life, and I loved the adrenaline rushes. I did sober up for 7 months in 2020 after being set up, and everything taken from me except what was on my body. While I was sober, I met a guy up the road from where I was living. We were perfect together sober. Until we both relapsed and then we were deadly. We were amazing for a year, and then the abuse
started after our relapse. He shot me, broke many bones.. I got evicted after my body breaking half my walls in the apartment I had at that time.

The breaking point for me was June 21, 2021. My son saw me get hit in the head with a block of wood you jack your car up on to. He ran over, wrapped himself around my entire body and begged me not to take him back to his daddy cause he didn’t want me to die while he was gone. That broke me. I didn’t realize I had neglected my kids. He was so good to them while we were sober. They went back to their
fathers, and told him what he saw, and August 4 when I was supposed to meet him to get the kids for my weekend, he messaged me and told me I was not getting them that weekend, or again.

When was the first time you reached out to ShekinahGO for help, and how has this program
helped you?

I reached out to ShekinahGO April 2025. I got sober for 90 days at first at a womens shelter in
Fredericton, and honestly, the reason I applied at first was because they told me there that if I applied to a rehab, it would exempt me from house searching and job searching in Fredericton. I arrived April 29. I used to go to church in my little community growing up but only for Sunday school, and never really continued on in faith. When I got here, I would attend church with arms crossed, not even sure what I was hearing the first week. It was a lot to take in. But this program didn’t force anything on me. And that’s what I love. They allowed me to search on my own time, and come to God when I felt ready. By June 27, I was already baptized.

This program taught me not only how to recover from being an addict, but also heal from the roots that made me turn to drugs. I used to be an extremely up/down emotional person. I could be happy one moment and ready to kill in the next, and then fine half an hour later. Now, my emotions are in check, I can recognize when I need to take a step back, and revisit the situation with a level head.

How do you feel your life is now compared to how it used to be?

I haven’t had my kids since June 21, 2021. And the life I was living wasn’t something safe enough for them to be involved in. And because of the troubles I caused for their father in my addiction, while I was homeless he moved to Alberta with my kids. I found out the week after they already moved out. When I heard this happened, I thought “Im never going to see my kids again. I’ll never be able to make it out west to be with them” I thought my chances of ever raising kids was gone when they moved out there.

This program has helped me get back to being a better version of myself, better even than before addiction. I got to go to Alberta in November for 12 days, and see my kids for the first time in 4 years. And because of all the help this program has done for me, I am officially moving to Alberta February 3 to start rebuilding my relationship with my kids. I understand that there are walls that need to be in place until their father and stepmother are confident things are different than they were before, but I KNOW in my heart, things will be different. I feel so confident in this move. And it’s a chance I never thought I’d see again. I did NA when I first got sober but I was still in survival mode. ShekinahGO taught me how to recover. And now I can feel confident moving to a completely different province and rebuilding a life that involves my kids again. And that’s all I ever wanted.

01/30/2026

FUN FRIDAY

Shekinah go has been up and running 4 years. The Lord has blessed us with an amazing board.

We have accumulated buildings.

We have amazing staff and helpers

Kingdom building

I’m happy to say our newest building we purchased is our ladies house

When Jesus is at the realm, everything is possible

01/27/2026

TRANSFORMATION TUESDAY
meet Jacob

WHEN WAS THE FIRST TIME YOUR LIFE WAS SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL?

Since I was a boy, I lacked confidence aa a young adult. i was very internally angry, i suppressed a lot of my feelings which led me into my addiction.

My mom and step father saw me as mentally ill. They felt I needed to be medicated. I felt alone. I was not performing well in school. My acting out was the only way I could get people to acknowledge me. I would take my anger out on my family and friends. I thought that if I could get someone popular to accept me then their group of friends would as well, but that was not the case. The friends that i did have, I didn’t treat them well.

Even at home I lacked encouragement or any inspiration, I became very isolated and secluded myself often because I felt out of place.

When I entered into high school, I left home in the middle of grade 9. At the age of 15, I felt accepted by those who were living in a dark world and were also outcasts.

This led to a life full of drug and alcohol abuse. I was without a home to call my own for a long time, I had no stability for a long time

WHEN WAS THE FIRST TIME YOU REACHED OUT TO SHEKINAHGO FOR HELP, AND HOW HAS THIS PROGRAM HELPED YOU?

I reached out to ShekinahGO in November of 2005. Justin and my friend James helped me get to the program. Hours of praying and hoping I could get in, I did. I accepted Christ as my personal saviour. Even though I did have a relapse, I got back on my feet and continued on my journey with Him.

HOW DO YOU FEEL YOUR LIFE IS NOW COMPARED TO WHAT IT USED TO BE?

My life now is completely different, There is no need or place for fear, worry, or anxiety. I used to run around my high school asking classmates and then following up with them during 5th period to see if i could stay at their house, with so much shame of knowing people will call me a “bum” or “loser” behind my back. I was very ashamed of who I was, I lived with a lot of self-doubt when it came to believing i'd ever live a sustainable lifestyle.

I truly choose to believe that Jesus Christ has not only saved my soul from the chains of my desires, but that he has also freed me from feeling alone no matter where i am, I thank God for being loving, forgiving, and merciful because if it wasn't for his redeeming powers I would still be chained up to the things that were filling the empty void inside of me. Looking at my life from youth till now, I felt empty and alone. Now I feel fulfilled through His Holy Spirit and being accepted in a community of faith. I no longer crave for external things to quench my thirst for a life of abundance. I have all that I need, in Christ alone, I lack nothing.

A Note from Rose

Jacob is so refreshing. He found his forever home in us. We have welcomed him with open arms.