Cordell residents Travis and Crystal Imboden have launched a new ministry called Breaking Free, a 30week faith-based support program designed to help people overcome addiction in all its forms.
“My wife and I both felt called to be more involved in our church, and we both felt led to do a support group of some sort,” Travis said. “The pastor had the same thought because he approached us about it.”
The Imbodens believe that addiction reaches far beyond drugs and alcohol. “It means breaking the chains of addiction from our lives. We’re all addicted to sin in some form,” Travis explained. “Whether it’s the obvious culprits such as alcohol, drugs, pornography, or other less talked about ones such as work, shopping, gambling, social media, anything that consumes our time and attention to the point that our focus on God, our family, our jobs, and responsibilities begin to suffer.”
While the program uses curriculum from Ready Now Recovery, an extension of Adult and Teen Challenge affiliated with the Assemblies of God, it is open to everyone, regardless of their religious affiliation. “An atheist is welcome in our group just as much as the most regular church attendee,” Travis said. “All we can do is plant the seed, and the Holy Spirit does the rest!”
“Come as you are, get a cup of coffee and prayer,” Travis said. “You don’t have to know about Jesus; we will facilitate the introduction!”