Robin & Fernando speaking at the Thunderbird Speaker Meeting 449 Club in Yuma, AZ - January 13th 2007
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Robin and Fernando shared a powerful and contrasting testimony of recovery, showing how the same disease wears many faces but is healed through one spiritual solution. Robin’s story spoke for countless women who drank in shame and secrecy—trying to stay “ladylike” while spiraling into blackout nights, broken homes, and despair. From sipping other people’s drinks at fifteen to waking up soaked in humiliation, she found redemption when someone at her first AA meeting handed her a cup of coffee and showed her love without judgment. Through the 12 Steps, sponsorship, and service, she rebuilt her life into one of stability, education, marriage, and gratitude. Her husband Fernando then shared the other side of the coin—born into addiction, gang culture, and violence, he drank from childhood and lived homeless and hopeless before finally surrendering to AA in 1998. Guided by his sponsor and the Big Book, he rebuilt his spirit through faith, honesty, and helping others. Together, Robin and Fernando radiate the miracle of Alcoholics Anonymous—a union of grace and grit, proving that no matter how deep the darkness, God can use even broken lives to carry light to others.
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