Becoming meth free

I believe that God uses the deepest pain in our heart to help others. That's definitely the case with Libbie Combee, the president and founder of Leland Family Ministries and the Meth-Free Project. Combee's journey from child of divorce to drug abuser to leader of a ministry recently was chronicled in The Ledger.

Combee's son, who became a meth user himself, ended up in jail. That's where God spoke to Combee about starting her ministry:

It was while she was visiting her son at the jail, she said, that God spoke to her about ministering to meth addicts and their families. 'At first, I was really mad that God would want me to do this. I wanted to get as far away as possible from that world. God asked me, 'I thought you trusted me.' I decided I did.'

That was the beginning of Leland Family Ministries. It's named after her son, Jason Leland.

Combee now is starting Florida's first court-ordered meth program. In the state budget, she was allocated $65,000 - the first state or federal dollars she's accepted - to create a meth education class that can be ordered by the courts for any meth-related offense, much like DUI classes are. A pilot program begins next month, with 1,200 offenders enrolled in 24 classes.