I asked Jesus into my heart when I was in kindergardener. My teacher, Miss. Barns had asked if anyone wanted to receive Christ to talk to her during recess. She showed me how we have all sinned, and are separated from God using colored hands. I loved Jesus with all my heart, and was taught much about Jesus and the Bible by my Grandpa.

When I turned 13 I moved to Ventura, Calif. to live with my mother. I quit going to Church and had lost the box my Bible was in on the move down. I soon found drugs and alcohol, so I was lost too. For the 15 years I spent my life running away from the God, finding no real happiness in anything. The drugs no longer worked and I could not get drunk enough anymore to drown out the pain. At the age of 29 I started on my road to recovery. During the next 3 years I would stay clean for a while and then go back to the bottle. The Lord started putting in people in my life to guide me back to Him. I thought I could fill the void, that empty place in my heart with material things. All during this time I started thinking I needed to go back to Church, I needed Jesus back in my life. I had a great fear that if Jesus were to come back today would I go with Him? I didn’t know!!!

My sponsor, Charlie, had been inviting me to go to Church, and telling me about Jesus. One day she called and asked if she could come over on Saturday afternoon and practice her homework from Evangelism. I said “O.K.”. That day, January 18, 1997 I gave my life back to Jesus Christ! I started to read my Bible and praying for someone to come into my life to take me to Church. On my second Bible study Charlie brought an older lady, Marjorie over to teach me. I really began to search (thanks to the Holy Spirit) and ask questions about Jesus. My prayers were answered. Marjorie would pick me up Sunday for Church.

In the few weeks that followed I could not read enough of my Bible. I started praying regularly and told the Lord I was His to use however He could. My life was His.

I no longer fear death. I know if I were to die right now I would go to be with Jesus in heaven. I am ever so grateful to Jesus. He never forgot about me and I pray everyday that I will never forget about Him again and what he has done for me.

Jesus answered, “ I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6