A woman who grew up in a life of poverty and a family battling addiction testified about God’s powerful restoration.
A Family Battling Addiction
Sabrina was a strong woman who struggled with poverty. She grew up without nurturing and comforting relationships, especially with her parents. Sadly, her mother and father were addicted to crystal meth, other drugs, and alcohol. As a child, she didn’t know who Jesus was. At the young age of 9 years old, she had already tried drugs and alcohol. “By the time I was 12, my parents had influenced me to try more harder drugs,” she recalled.
Because of her difficult situation, she lived inconsistently in foster homes. Eventually, she became a single mother. That’s when she realized that everything she was doing was wrong. “I just want the best for this child. And I don’t know how to give that to her,” she shared. One time, she had a bad dream that she and her daughter were washed away by a storm. She woke up in a panic and felt overwhelming fear. After that, she recognized the truth that she badly needed help.
God’s Powerful Restoration
Furthermore, she googled the nearest church to where she lived and discovered Sun Valley Community Church. She attended one of Pastor Chad Moore’s sermons and remembered him preaching about building a solid foundation with Christ. Weeks after weeks of attending church services, she began to receive the peace and love of God.
Sun Valley Community Church. (Screenshot). (2024). The Healing Power of Faith. Retrieved May 6, 2024: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4BSIAu_JnM
Moreover, she attended a women’s step study for 9 months and God said to her, “Think of the 9 months like a baby in a womb born new.” And that was precisely what God did in her life. He broke down every wall of shame, guilt, and everything that made her feel unworthy.
Miracles
In addition, God also gave her the chance to share Jesus with her parents. Both her mother and father received Jesus as their personal Lord and Savior. In 2022, Sabrina and her daughter also got baptized. She viewed everything that happened to her and her family as a miracle.
She testified, “I think in all that pain and loneliness, Jesus was always there. When I look back on my childhood I had nobody. My hope for the future is that my daughter just continues her faith in Christ.”
Watch the full testimony here.
Reference | Sun Valley Community Church
Header Image: Sun Valley Community Church. (Screenshot). (2024). The Healing Power of Faith. Retrieved May 6, 2024: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4BSIAu_JnM