Katie Giguere
Katie Giguere was a shy, bullied teenager when she first met Bonita Mitchell, and she decided to became a part of Thread of Hope Records, Celebrate Life & Pursue Your Dreams School Tour. She went on to have her recordings reach number five on the Christian record charts. She also became a published author of the book titled, Being the Fat Girl, which chronicles her story of overcoming low self-esteem and bullying. An TOHR participant heard Katie sing the song titled, I’m Saving Myself at one of the organization’s school program culmination concerts, and it inspired him to give up his very detailed plan to take his own life. Although the song was about sexual abstinence, he interpreted it as saving himself from his circumstances. He made a conscious decision to live! This youth inspired the name for it’s ISM organization expand the meaning of the organization’s name from meaning avoiding pre-marital sex to avoiding all destructive behaviors. The inspiration lives on.
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