My name is Gina Lindquist and I am a 18-year recovered alcoholic. I was a single Mom when I chose sobriety. Convicted of a DUI, I was left broke, without a job, or a license. I cried out to God when I had no other options and He showed me His love and grace by restoring my life and my family. I had spent most of my adult life trapped by addiction as a result of childhood emotional and physical abuse but today, with the support of loving people and an understanding of how God sees me, I have found healing and wholeness. At 46, I returned to college for an Associate degree in Human Services and in 2016, I graduated from Charis Bible college with a Bachelors in Theological studies and a license in ministry. My greatest passion is to help other women break free from the lies that lead to addiction and find healing and restoration for themselves and their families.
I am the President of Passion Ministries Inc. an organization formed to minister to women whose lives and families have been devastated by addictions and other self destructive behaviors. Everyone on my team knows someone who has experienced the damaging effects that addiction can cause to friends, family members and even communities and we are committed to providing a solution for this. Our vision is to create a residential group home that would service Brevard and the surrounding counties, where women who suffer from addictions can recover physically, mentally and spiritually. It will be a safe place where they can abstain from their substance and focus on healing and recovery. They will be loved and accepted for who they are while encouraged to be all they were created to be. Our program curriculum will help them break the bonds of addiction by redirecting their lives to an understanding of the love of God towards them and the freedom that was obtained for them through the Savior, Jesus Christ.