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Alexis’ Story
The moms we walk with have lived through trauma, addiction, and loss.
Some were never parented themselves and carry deep hurt.
Now they’re raising little ones and fighting to build a new kind of life —
one filled with stability, healing, and hope.
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Learn their names and stories …
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“I love giving my kids the love I didn’t get."
Alexis is a young mom working hard to do things differently for her children.
Growing up wasn't easy for Alexis. She was raised in a chaotic home where she often felt unwanted and unsafe. By age ten, her family was torn apart by abuse and arrests. As a teenager, she drifted through the streets, surviving in gangs and unsafe places, never experiencing what a stable home could be like. “I never got taught how to live. Or how a child should be raised,” she says.
Today, Alexis is determined to write a new story for her two children — her two-year-old daughter and her baby boy, just six months old. She’s faced addiction, violence, and heartbreak, but she keeps showing up for her kids. As a mom, she says nighttime, when things get quiet, is the hardest. “What hits me hard at night is that I remember how I don’t have family,” she shares. “And how no one will be around to see my kids grow up, like be there at their birthdays and other memories.”
She dreams of one day going back to school for herself, but for now parenthood is her only priority. And more than anything, she longs for steady people in her life — friends she can call when she needs help, and others who will celebrate the milestones with her kids.
Pray for Alexis:
For lasting sobriety and strength as she parents on her own.
For deep friendships and people who will walk beside her.
For hope and stability for her children’s future.
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“Once Jasmine was born, everything changed”
Cheyenne is 22 years old and was born in Saskatoon as the youngest of 5 children. She has never lived with her biological parents but lived with her aunt from birth to age 3 when she was apprehended after a traumatic experience of extreme neglect. She spent the rest of her childhood in foster care until age 16 when she found herself on the street, battling an addiction.
At 20 years old, Cheyenne welcomed her first child, Jasmine. Cheyenne explains that having Jasmine changed her life drastically. During her pregnancy, she was certain that she didn't want to be a mother, and over-dosed 3 times. Once Jasmine was born, everything changed. Cheyenne became fiercely protective of Jasmine and didn’t even want others to hold her in the early days.
Jasmine became her reason to fight. Cheyenne still carries a fear of losing Jasmine, though she has been sober for 2 years and is a dedicated, loving mom. Cheyenne has a deep desire to see Jasmine grow up, and to be able to experience life with her and show her the world.
Cheyenne is actively working towards obtaining her driver's license and earning her grade 12 diploma. We celebrate Cheyenne’s dedication to reaching these milestones and creating a healthy life with her daughter.
Pray for Cheyenne:
For continued motivation to complete her education
For her continued sobriety and desire/ability to protect and nurture her daughter
For continued healing and restoration in her relationship with her former foster family
For physical safety for her and Jasmine
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“Loving Flora, trying my best,” is how Jemima describes her life right now as a mom.
Jemima grew up in northern Saskatchewan, the youngest of three children in a home marked by alcohol and instability. Her mom left when she was sixteen, and by nineteen Jemima was out on her own with her first baby. “I didn’t feel safe,” she says. “I just got kicked out.” Life became a cycle of surviving on her own and depending on people who hurt her. Over the years, she had eight children. One passed away as a baby, and several were later apprehended by social services and placed in group-home care. It’s a loss that weighs on her every day.
Today, Jemima lives with her youngest daughter, Flora, who is four and just started preschool. “I love being a mom,” she says, “but not having my other kids is the hardest part.” She dreams of one day having all her children together again in her own home — a place that is stable and safe. For now, she’s learning to take small steps forward, like joining programs that help her connect with other moms. Most of her life, Jemima has been alone, but she’s beginning to imagine what it could look like to have steady people around her.
Pray for Jemima:
• For wisdom as she considers her next steps and where to live.
• For comfort and hope as she longs to be reunited with her children.
• For people of faith to come alongside her and Flora with love and stability.
• For gratitude and joy as Flora begins her first days of preschool.
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Tanya loves to laugh. She has a quick sense of humour and a creative streak that shows up in the way she colours and collects bright pens. “My kids are bold and funny, just like me,” she says.
Tanya grew up in Saskatoon and spent much of her childhood moving between her mom, foster homes, and time with her grandma. She speaks fondly of summer camp and learning Cree traditions with her grandma — places where life felt calm and safe. But her early years were also marked by instability. Her mom struggled with addiction, and Tanya was introduced to substances as a teenager. After that she was on her own, trying to survive.
Tanya has four children: two older boys she doesn’t get to see and two younger daughters who bring her deep joy. “I love being their mom,” she says, “but it’s hard not being with them every day.” She worries about their safety and dreams of a day when she can see all her kids together again.
Tanya believes in God and sees His goodness in her children. She is grateful for the people who continue to stay connected to her and for another chance to build something stable. “Pray for me,” she says, “for a safe home and strength to stay clean.”
Pray for Tanya:
• For a safe, stable home and a healthy relationship in this new season.
• For continued sobriety and strength to keep moving forward.
• For her children to know they are loved, safe, and never forgotten.
• For hope and gratitude as she rebuilds family connections.
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Ronalda describes her family as the most important part of her life. She grew up in Pelican Narrows, raised with six siblings by her mother and paternal grandparents, and speaks warmly of the love and comfort she felt from her grandparents in those early years.
Her family moved often, leaving Ronalda feeling lonely and missing the friendships and extended family connections she once had.
Ronalda later entered a relationship that became marked by abuse and substances, and life became chaotic and painful. Despite the circumstances, when she welcomed her first child, she described the moment as being “overwhelmed with love.”
Two more children followed, but Ronalda eventually faced the heartbreak of having all three apprehended. A family member stepped in to care for them while she battled addiction.
The birth of her fourth child became a turning point. Ronalda moved into a postpartum transitional home, where she began a new path of healing and sobriety. She completed the program, transitioned into independent living, and was eventually reunified with her three older children.
Ronalda prays daily and shared a vision she once had — Jesus embracing her in a church during her time in transitional housing. She says her children have also experienced Jesus in their own ways, and it brings her deep comfort.
Pray for Ronalda:
• For the safety of her children as they walk to and from school.
• Thank God for the reunification of Ronalda and her four beautiful children.
• For continued sobriety and strength as she parents on her own.
• For success in completing grade 12, finding stable work, and helping her children do the same.
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Friends describe Skye as kind-hearted, funny, and generous — someone who loves to laugh, listen to music, shop, and spend time with her kids. “My kids bring me joy,” she says.
Skye’s early years were marked by loss and constant change. Her parents both struggled with addiction, and her mom passed away from an overdose when Skye was just three. For a short time, her grandpa cared for her, and she remembers that as a bright spot — “he was really fun.”
But when authorities decided he was too old to care for her, Skye was moved through a series of foster and group homes. She remembers her dad making toasted tomato sandwiches and her grandpa’s warmth — small memories of comfort in an unstable childhood.
Skye became a mom at a young age. She has four children: three boys, ages 11, 10, and 5, and a little girl who is almost two. Her early relationships were marked by abuse and a lack of support, which made parenting difficult. “It was hard,” she says. “I didn’t have anyone to help.”
Currently, her children are in care, and she longs to be part of their everyday moments — the big milestones and the small things too. Still, she holds on to hope. Her dream is simple but strong: to be together again.
Pray for Skye:
• For healing and freedom from addiction.
• For her children to know they are deeply loved and protected.
• For strength, hope, and the chance to rebuild life together as a family.
• Thank God for the gift of her four beautiful children.
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“All I wanted was my parents.”
Shaylynn is a young mom, determined to build a better life than she had for her daughter, Anastasia — a life together.
Creative and resourceful, Shaylynn loves sewing, crafting, and playing around with makeup design. She’s always finding new ways to make her apartment cozier and more functional, creating the kind of home for Anastasia that she herself had always longed for.
Shaylynn grew up in foster care. She was briefly reunited with her mom at age four but entered care again at six and remained there for the rest of her childhood. She remembers the day she was taken from her mom and the deep hole of loneliness it left behind. There were happy moments — soccer, volleyball, track and field — but the ache to belong to family never left her. “All I wanted was my parents,” she says.
As a teenager, Shaylynn felt that longing deeply and often searched for belonging wherever she could find it. Her life was becoming chaotic, but she didn’t give up hope and is proud that she finished grade 12.
When Shaylynn became pregnant, she was homeless from the time she was six months along until one week before Anastasia was born. Moving into a prenatal transitional care home became a turning point — when she dug deep for the strength to choose a different life for herself and her daughter.
Today, Shaylynn and Anastasia share a beautiful life together. But it’s not without struggle. Choosing a healthy path meant letting go of almost everyone she knew, and that isolation is still her hardest challenge.
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