Each month, we like to share with you how God has brought hope and a new beginning through the ministry of Addicts Victorious. In addition to the current Testimony of the Month, we invite you to read testimonies from our archive.
Prepare to be blessed as you read how God's love and grace completely transform the lives of a variety of people.
Addicts Victorious'
Testimony of the Month
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| "I was adopted at birth to good Christian parents, raised in the church with basically the perfect childhood. At 14 or 15 I started experimenting with drugs and alcohol. By the time I was 17 I was a father but still managed to complete high school. Got a job on Sunday and stopped going to church. After that I got a job on the road working construction all over the country partying, drinking and drugging. Cocaine had become my drug of choice by then. At 20 years old I got arrested for possession of marijuana, and spent 5 months in jail. Due to my drug use over a period of the next ten to fifteen years I had numerous arrests and spent a considerable amount of time in jail. At 36 years old I went to prison in the state of Illinois because of my methamphetamine use. After two years in prison I got out and started using again and within a year I started manufacturing meth. I learned in prison how to become a better cook and a better dealer. Within that year I got arrested for manufacturing meth and got a ten year sentence in the Iowa state penitentiary. During the time of my incarceration I finally turned my life over to Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. After two years of serving my sentence I was paroled. After all this had happened and I surrendered my life to the Lord I could finally understand the things I had been taught as a child. As I started my new lifestyle I got involved in ministry and helping in the Addicts Victorious programs in my local community. However I was still struggling with many issues. Realizing there were still things in my life that needed changing I decided to go through the 5-Day Biblical Counseling Program which was truly a life changing experience. Through the program and the Blood of Jesus Christ I have been completely set free and delivered from the things that had kept me in bondage my entire life. I want to personally thank all the people who pray and financially support this program making it possible for people like myself, who are still struggling with life's issues, to find that there is hope and that they can spend eternity with Jesus Christ regardless of their past." - 5-Day Graduate
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Read about how God has touched many lives through our ministry over the years.