Mighty Wings Life Centre
" In the shadow of your wings I will make my refuge, until these calamities have passed by"
Psalm 57.1
Mighty Wings Life Centre – Aiming to fill the desperate need for affordable, accessible, effective Addiction Recovery Centre
Due to the massive demand for accessible, affordable and effective recovery centres world-wide, Carol and Rodney Keyzer, founders of Mighty Wings, now provide training to churches and NGOs, community and welfare organisations and other addiction recovery organisations to equip and empower them to address the massive issues caused by substance abuse and addiction within their own communities.
The overwhelming increase of drug and medicine addiction is a global problem that redefines the way we think about drug addicts. Due to the extensive need for treatment and exorbitant costs of treatment as well as the complexities of substances of abuse and other non-chemical addictions, low-cost, comprehensive recovery centres are a refuge in the storm for many.
These ‘learning centres’ are highly effective in providing life-skills, spiritual and moral regeneration programs, and practical recovery management services to both addicted individuals and their families.
The overwhelming increase of drug and medicine addiction is a global problem that redefines the way we think about drug addicts. Due to the extensive need for treatment and exorbitant costs of treatment as well as the complexities of substances of abuse and other non-chemical addictions, low-cost, comprehensive recovery centres are a refuge in the storm for many.
These ‘learning centres’ are highly effective in providing life-skills, spiritual and moral regeneration programs, and practical recovery management services to both addicted individuals and their families.
Community-based Recovery Services differ from In-patient Rehabilitation Treatment:
- Community-based Recovery Centres provide addicted individuals and their families with the appropriate structures, thorough assessments and integrated professional and volunteer services that support effective and affordable, long-term recovery management in one’s natural living environment, offering easy access, affordable and effective support
- In-patient services may be needed at some stage of this process for certain clients who thereafter continue with their recovery support at their local community-based recovery centre.
- Low-cost recovery services due to community buy-in and trained volunteer services.
- The community is empowered to support and help their own community.
- Stigmas and isolation are broken in the clients natural living environment.
- Spiritual and moral regeneration programs can be applied in practical ways and clients can continue to attend their church of choice and broaden their personal support network outside of the centre.
- Family members engage in their own programs and also guided on how to effectively support the addicted family member. Family accountability is integrated into the recovery process.
- Clients can relate to accessible role models within their community
- Recovery Programs are outcomes-based with achievable goals
- Life-skill programs focus on growth in all the major life areas. Clients apply life skills in day to day living in practical and empowering ways, assisting them to cope effectively in all their roles.
- Clients are equipped to effectively deal with environmental triggers.
- Emotional coping programs forms a major part of relapse prevention.
- Drug testing is a crucial part of the recovery process and relapse prevention
- Combined professional and non-professional services are incorporated for the best results.
- Community fund raising initiatives helps to support the work financially
- These centres play a major role in drug prevention programs to schools, churches, community outreaches, etc. Local community services (courts, schools, police, welfare, etc.) form part of the supportive network