leslie haskin

Leslie was in her office on the 36th floor of Tower One.  At 8:43 a.m., she was working out a solution with her assistant when the building shook violently.  The building swayed back and forth slowly for a few seconds and then stopped.  Leslie says, "From that precise second, time was both accelerated and suspended. "  Loud bangs resonated from the north side of the office. The floor was in full tilt. Everything in the office flew right out the windows.  Panic was instantaneous, and a mad dash toward the exit stairs began."

Looking out the window, Leslie saw debris falling from above, banging against the sides of the building.  The sky filled with paper, stone, furniture and people."It was the ugliest and most dreadful thing I had ever witnessed," says Leslie.

In the months that followed the terrorist attacks, Leslie was committed to a mental hospital and diagnosed with severe post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Eventually the medical bills mounted, the illness intensified and Leslie Haskin lost everything that she had worked for. She became homeless with son, Eliot Hill.  

Today, Leslie is a successful author, published three times; HELD, God Has Not Forgotten about YOU and the best seller, Between Heaven & Ground Zero. She is the founder and director of Safe Hugs Ministries and travels internationally spreading a message of hope and overcoming through Jesus Christ.

Leslie has provided consultation to international humanitarian organizations, such as Save the Children, and travels internationally encouraging thousands in their journey with the Lord God. Her message is a simply stated one,"God is bigger than our burdens." she says.

Leslie has been featured several times on The 700 Club, CNN, The Early Show, The Babbie Mason Show, The BBC News, Information News, Moody Radio and other national media