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Cissy Houston Attends Prayer Vigil Against Substance Abuse
submitted by: Lisa D.
source: People magazine, Extra
Date: April 6, 2004
A Mother's Prayer;
Cissy Houston asks for a moment of reflection as her daughter Whitney struggles with substance abuse
Gospel singer Cissy Houston is calling on prayer to help her daughter. Whitney Houston checked into a substance abuse rehab program last month. The New York Daily News reported March 24 she left rehab after five days and is now in a residence near Atlanta. According to her rep, she is "continuing the program she chose for rehabilitation in a private facility." But her mom is appealing to a higher power. Cissy told New York radio station KISS-FM she plans to hold an April 5 prayer vigil at Harlem's Abyssinian Baptist Church, asking mothers to pray for her daughter and those in need because "nothing we have done so far has helped, but we know that God can change things." Meanwhile Whitney's husband, Bobby Brown, was jailed March 24 in Massachusetts for failure to come up with $63,500 in child support and fees for two children he fathered with a former companion. He was released a day later after paying the money. Brown now faces a May 5 hearing in Georgia for misdemeanor battery against Houston, stemming from a Dec. 7 incident. Of Brown, said Cissy, "How many mothers would not choose their son-in-laws? I don't hate Bobby. He just got off to a wrong, wrong start."
"She knows she needs help. Whitney, you gotta remember, she's not a dummy" --Cissy Houston on her daughter going into rehab
Cissy Houston Appeals to Highest Source
Whitney Houston's mother is appealing to a higher power. In an emotional religious revival meeting in Harlem, Cissy Houston prayed for her daughter to be saved from addiction. And some famous friends, including presidential candidate Al Sharpton, helped out.
Whitney checked into rehab last month, reportedly after a family intervention. Cissy once gave a very revealing interview to "Extra," and even then, there were whispers about Whitney. But Cissy strongly defended her daughter. "Well, you know, I never wanted Whitney to be in this business for one thing," Cissy told us then. "You have a right to say your opinions. But you don't have a right to accuse people falsely. I think some of the things they've said have been pretty wild."
While Whitney is battling her addiction, her husband Bobby Brown has been trying to break into the world of reality TV. In today's papers, Cissy had this to say about her son-in-law: "I don't hate Bobby Brown. He just got off to a wrong, wrong start."
Now, this mother, whose love knows no limits, hopes a higher source can free her gifted child from the prison of addiction.
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