Liza 1996
Our
family is from Kazakhstan. We emigrated to America in 2005. When I was 13 years
old, my age-mates who used marijuana, suggested me to try it. It was the
beginning. Then I moved on to heavier drugs: antidepressants, energizers,
ecstasy, heroin, cocaine.
I got to orphanage when I was16 years old because my parents couldn't control
me any more. I got acquainted and made friends with the guy who was a narco
dealer. I stayed there for five months, left the guy, reconciled with my
parents, who afterwards signed papers that I live with them officially.
Parents began to look for rehabilitation centers and got acquainted with the
pastor Eduard, and he told me about himself, mentioning the fact that he is a
former drug addict and suggested me to try Christian rehabilitation of a
choice: Florida, Ukraine or Israel.
I agreed and asked my mother to buy me a ticket to Israel before I change my
mind! My mother bought me the ticket, but the devil literally started tempting
me, casting me doubts and concerns. But, thank God, the ticket was already
bought!
But it was necessary for me to withdrawal pains from cocaine and heroin in New
York, since I had a 10 hour flight ahead of me. I was taking antidepressants.
And they helped me.
When I took off for Israel, I was not taking any drugs. At the airport I was
met by a pastor who's name is Sergey Semida, who brought me to the warm house
in Netanya. I stayed there for a couple of hours, then went off to Jerusalem,
where I spent one night, and then I went to a monastery up in Haifa, and from
there I was taken away by a pastor named Gena and his wife Natasha to Katsrin.
Here I had a repentance, I hosted a water baptism in Jordan, I am completely
free and I don't depend any more on drugs and on nicotine.
Thank God!
I felt the real changes and the Spirit Sacred concerned me, during a
repentance. My church became a new family for me, and Jesus showed the way road
on which I have to stay.
I want to address to all who is in slavery because of drugs. This
rehabilitation center is unusual. Here the special program really changes life
for God and gives new life which you've never even dreamed of!