{"id":5917,"date":"2023-10-27T16:31:49","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T16:31:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tiu.edu\/law\/?post_type=stories&p=5917"},"modified":"2023-11-10T22:38:40","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T22:38:40","slug":"i-got-to-be-a-mama-rozanas-story","status":"publish","type":"stories","link":"https:\/\/www.tiu.edu\/law\/stories\/i-got-to-be-a-mama-rozanas-story\/","title":{"rendered":"I Got to Be a Mama: Rozana\u2019s Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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When Rozana got accepted into the Orange County Rescue Mission, she threw up her hands and shouted, \u201cLet\u2019s do this!\u201d Later, she explained, \u201cI believed that there was hope for me at the rescue mission. I believed that I could see my kids again and be clean.\u201d<\/p>

Rozana\u2019s decades-long addiction to drugs and alcohol had cost her a lot. What began as mere experimentation in her 20s had turned into a full-blown addiction by her 30s. \u201cI tried to stop, but it had such a hold on me that I couldn\u2019t. I lived a reckless life, I lived in a junkyard, and then I was homeless,\u201d Rozana said. Of her first three children, her first was grown, and her younger two were in the custody of her parents because of Rozana\u2019s lifestyle.<\/p>

Rozana’s abusive marriage only made things worse. A year after her fourth child was born, her relationship reached an all-time low. Her husband gave her the worst beating of her life, and she fled to a women\u2019s shelter. Soon, she was back to alcohol and drugs. \u201cIt was the same pattern, just falling back into the same pattern. It didn\u2019t take very long,\u201d Rozana said.<\/p>

She soon found herself living in hotels. One night, Rozana was sexually assaulted. Desperate for a way out of her lifestyle, she tried to find an organization that could help her. Then she stumbled upon the Orange County Rescue Mission!<\/p>

When she got accepted, everything changed. \u201cWhen I was settled in at the rescue mission, I realized one day, I don\u2019t have to beg anybody for a place to stay or a place to sleep. It was so perfect.\u201d She enjoyed getting to be with her son without worrying about their most basic needs. \u201cGod helped me see that I could be a mama. I could be a mom!\u201d she said with tears in her eyes.<\/p>

Trinity Law Clinic empowered Rozana and gave her hope. \u201cWhen I left my husband, I knew that I would eventually have to file for a divorce. I just didn\u2019t know where, or who, or what\u2026 the thought of lawyers and money overwhelmed me. I didn\u2019t know how to put the papers together.\u201d She didn\u2019t have a custody agreement initially, and Rozana lived in fear that her son would be taken away from her, but the Trinity Law Clinic put an end to that fear once and for all. \u201cThe people at the Trinity Law Clinic were amazing. They prepared me before I went to court every time and explained the paperwork.\u201d The team was a source of comfort to Rozana, who knew that they were rooting for her. \u201cI still can hear the judge saying, \u2018Full physical and legal custody granted to the mother.\u2019\u201d<\/p>

\"Rozana<\/p>

Today, Rozana has a steady job and enjoys lots of time with her youngest son! She continues to work with Trinity Law Clinic on reunifying with her other children. \u201cEven though it\u2019s tough, it\u2019s OK. They\u2019re ready to continue to point me in the right direction. Even though I\u2019m an alumnus of the Mission and have my job, and I\u2019m on my way to being self-sufficient, I still have the opportunity to speak to everyone at Trinity. It\u2019s the same helpful advice, the preparing of all the paperwork, and the emotional support, too. I would feel so lost if I didn\u2019t have the Trinity Law Clinic.\u201d<\/p>

To those who so faithfully support the Trinity Law Clinic, Rozana says, \u201cA \u2018thank you\u2019 seems so small compared to what you\u2019ve offered me and my family and my future. You\u2019ve made it possible for me to have confidence and receive the promises of God. I just hope that you continue to be blessed as much as you’ve blessed me and my family. It wouldn\u2019t be possible\u2026 I wouldn\u2019t be moving forward with any of this without you.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When Rozana got accepted into the Orange County Rescue Mission, she threw up her hands and shouted, \u201cLet\u2019s do this!\u201d Later, she explained, \u201cI believed that there was hope for me at the rescue mission. 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