 My name is Sylvia Marte. I used to live a life of deception, pain, anger, drugs, alcohol abuse, and depression. I had no identity. I was in the street at a very young age. My mother abandoned me, and my father abused me mentally, physically, and verbally because he believed I was not his daughter. My life was a mess. I hated people, myself, and I was mad at God. I came to City Rescue Mission for help and healing, and council started working with me right away from the inside out.