Gabrielle Harbin of New Market admits her life before coming to Christian Women’s Job Corps (CWJC) was a “wreck.” She had exhausted every avenue she knew of to get her life back on track after her marriage ended.
“But the more I tried, the harder it got and the bigger mess I made,” Harbin confessed. “My life was empty. I had no job, no car, no friends, no house, and almost no hope. But I had Jesus. He sent me in the direction of CWJC of Madison County.”
Harbin is just one example of many women and men whose lives are changed each year through CWJC and its counterpart for men, Christian Men’s Job Corps (CMJC). This year, she was the recipient of the Sybil Bentley Dove Award, which honors a current or former CWJC participant who advances herself through life skills, academic development and faith in God.
Harbin accepted the award from national Woman’s Missionary Union (WMU) and the WMU Foundation in October.
Since completing the CWJC program in December 2006, Harbin has attained an associate degree in business management from American InterContinental University (AIU Online) and has started to earn her bachelor’s degree in visual communication. Established in 1998 by Faye Dove Wright in honor of her mother, the Dove Award from the WMU Foundation will financially assist Harbin and encourage her in her educational and career goals.
“[Harbin’s] courage and perseverance to become who God has called her to be is an example to every woman,” said Jean Cullen, WMU ministry specialist and coordinator of CWJC/CMJC.
In addition to a new job, Harbin teaches fourth-grade girls at her church, The Rock Family Worship Center in Huntsville, and spends time encouraging her daughter to pray and praise God. (WMU)
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