Operation Integrity

Core values

Education

Communication of known facts about addiction to create understanding & insight, pointing to effective resources for recovery.

Community

Guiding people to fellowships and communities proven to help people recover from addiction(s). Mentoring recovery groups.

An environment where healing grows for individuals and families. Empathy is the hallmark of an effective recovery community — 12-Step recovery fellowships are best examples.

Operation Integrity Definition: A recovering community is where two or more with shared experiences of struggle become emotionally-bonded together in hope for a better future, uniting in a shared process of growth that heals them, then seeing their healing spillover to benefit others.

Inner Journey

Guiding individuals to counselors/therapists combined with 12 Step practices. Teach 12 Steps to Counselors and Therapists.

We must address the underlying issues that contribute to addictive behavior. These may include but are not limited to: abuse and/or abandonment; depression; unprocessed grief; abusive religious training; narcissism or living under the spell of a narcissist; shame; guilt; poorly managed stress; loneliness or feeling alienated; boredom; unresolved anger; unhealthy relationships; a family history of addiction.

Spiritual Formation

Use of Christian disciplines (prayer, meditation, silence, solitude, service, journaling) for long-term recovery – healing the whole person with Christ being The Center of life.

OI values Christian disciplines like honest Confession with ourselves, with God, and with at least one other person; the personal practice of Journaling; Engaging God relationally through Scripture; Engaging Other People through meetings and recovery literature; Prayer - being honest with God and Meditation - listening for God’s response; and personal 12-Step work - practices that lead to healthier living.