One Response to “Living Hope: Week 2 – June 13, 2010”

1. Jessica Kistner says:

   June 19, 2010 at 8:57 pm

   Before I came to Valleybrook Church my life was a mess and I was being held captive by my disease of addiction and life had been taken over and distroyed by it. I had no life left in me and almost took my life. A wonderful woman I have known for 4 years now, Karen, could see the pain and knew I needed God back in my life. At first of course I was rebelious but she was persistant and brought me and my 2 girls through the doors of Valleybrook. From that moment on the lord has held me close. That first day I will never forget the feeling I felt and knew that was where I belonged and the Lord had brought me to him there. I cried through most of the sermon for many weeks, sang as loud to the Lord as I could, and embracing every word I heard of his word that was sent to show me the way. A couple months later the Lord told me I was to become a member here and to be baptised to walk with him once more. I became a member and shortly after was blessed with the opportunity to be on electronic monitoring and home with my children instead of the harsh punishment of jail for the mistakes I had made. Being on the monitoring I am not allowed to go to church physically and had to post pone baptism but have been blessed to have learned many things in this time and grow. My family is whole again and can’t even explain in words right now how grateful I am to have found my way into this church. Also thankful that God sent Karen to my door, reminding me of his love and showing me where I was being called to.