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Strong Force of Support

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Dear Sponsor,

I received an outreach call from you at a time when I was grappling with the idea of never going back to OA. I was struggling with a few of my defects, and because I felt overwhelmed by them, it was easy for me to blame another party for my relapse into my old patterns of eating. I had already convinced myself that I was done, that this was just the way I was, and I was going to have to make a plan to fix it all by myself. Your call came at the right time. I was in the darkest of dark places with my eating.

The miracle for me is that I have never met you. I am not even sure how you got my number, but it doesn’t matter. All I truly believe is that my Higher Power got involved. It was divine intervention for this broken woman.

I experienced your call as a strong force of support, especially in the way you shared about yourself, your situation, and your success in working with the program. You were gentle while you listened to my completely bogus story about what happened and my reasons for not returning. You guided me. You got me to work Step Four to rid myself of resentment, and then you didn’t judge me about it. You made me feel safe again. What is most important is that you did not give up on me and you never shunted me aside.

To me, your acceptance of being my sponsor is a massive indication of your love for the service this program requires of us if we want recovery. Thank you for giving this service. I look forward to meeting you in person.

— C.P., Johannesburg, South Africa

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