Richard shared his testimony about how his missing drugs led him to practice witchcraft. He thought it was his calling, but God showed him the real thing.
What Led Him to Practice Witchcraft
After searching for it since he was a small child, Richard Lorenzo believed he had finally discovered his life’s purpose.
“I started going to other witches and warlocks. And it was like an everyday thing. I was told by these witches and warlocks that I was supposed to be one, that this is what I was called to do,” he said.
But it wasn’t what he wanted from the beginning. Richard’s initial goal was to get wealthy so he could buy anything he wanted and widen his influence. Before long, he was pursuing the lives he had seen in movies and on television.
Although he didn’t do drugs very often, he began selling marijuana while still in high school. Richard believed it to be the simplest method of earning money so he could put it toward investments in respectable businesses.
Man’s Search For Missing Drugs Led Him to Practice Witchcraft
Seeking stability, Richard left college after two years and enlisted in the Navy. However, he discovered a new marijuana-selling industry. He soon found himself purchasing marijuana in large quantities and exporting it throughout the nation.
Then, a $220,000 drug package vanished in 2018. Richard became enraged, even though it was a tiny portion of what he was making.
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Richard’s girlfriend Carleen recommended they go see her uncle, a Voodoo priest from Haiti, after observing his fixation with tracking down the thief. The two took a plane to Haiti to visit the priest in the early months of 2019, following Richard’s discharge from the Navy.
Although Richard never received a response regarding the drugs that went missing, his curiosity was piqued. And so, Richard lost track of his missing drugs and immersed himself in witchcraft upon returning home to California.
God’s Way
After Carleen became pregnant a few months later, the couple relocated to Florida so that Carleen could be nearer to her family. Richard saw nothing strange at that point, but he noticed many Christians began to influence him.
Eventually, Richard got an invitation to church from a different person. Richard finally gave up and went to church after a few weeks.
“As I was walking into the church, I felt an overwhelming feeling of peace. The atmosphere was light, which is the complete opposite of how it was in those witchcraft stores,” he said. “When they opened up for service, they started playing ‘Reckless Love.’ How He leaves the 99 for the one. That was the first time I felt the presence of God. I began to cry, to weep.”
Richard got a Bible and began reading it in spite of his reservations in an attempt to find the peace he had experienced. After a month, while he was by himself in his apartment, something finally clicked.
New Life
“I put down the Bible and it was this realization that hit me. In my mind, I was like, ‘God, Jesus is really the answer. He’s the way.’ I fell to the ground crying profusely, and I just felt like everything shifted. Everything shifted. I just knew that it was Jesus Christ. When I encountered that light, that love, that peace, everything shifted. The desires of my heart literally changed,” he recalled.
Richard gave up all of his witchcraft supplies and gave his life to God. He began attending church and telling Carleen and everyone else around him about his testimony.
Not long after, Carleen dedicated her life to Jesus, too.
Richard is now a street preacher and pastor who encourages everyone to discover their purpose in a loving connection with God.
Reference: The 700 Club
Header image: Richard testifying [The 700 Club]. YouTube, 17 May 2024, https://youtu.be/zQexVxkqFdA
