Richard

FROM DARKNESS TO REDEMPTION
I was in trouble on a regular basis and when I wasn’t I was just looking for trouble. I was hooked on drugs so no matter when I would escape for periods of time, the drugs still had a hold on me. This lifestyle led me to jail and a constant struggle with my family and loved ones where I didn’t trust them and they didn’t trust me. All I was looking for was my next high to escape. The hole of sin was so deep that I couldn’t see my way out. My relationship with my wife and children had deteriorated beyond what I could imagine.

I was in Montgomery, and I found myself on church steps crying and looking for answers and crying out to God. My wife received information about The Downtown Rescue Mission and found a way to get me there. My wife is getting information and transporting me to the Mission allowed me to see the real answer I was looking for through all of my previous troubles and searching. A new mindset broke through, and I joined the Life Recovery Program to work and become the best version of myself.

This new person was a changed man who knew he needed God and was ready to reach out to Him. God heard my cry and showed me He had been leading me to have a whole new life in Him. The Ministry Team and staff at the Mission opened up the doors to truly walk with God and begin to live out His plans for my life. I now live my life for God not for my selfish desires. God has been so good to me and rebuilt more of my life than I ever could have dreamt of. I give Him all the glory as I continue to walk with Him.

“FOR WE KNOW THAT OUR OLD SELF WAS CRUCIFIED WITH HIM SO THAT THE BODY RULED BY SIN MIGHT BE DONE AWAY WITH, THAT WE SHOULD NO LONGER BE SLAVES TO SIN—BECAUSE ANYONE WHO HAS DIED HAS BEEN SET FREE FROM SIN.“

Romans 6:6-7