New Life Home For Women and Children

New Life News
Rebuilding Lives                                                              August 2008  

 

  From the Director’s Desk...

Dear New Life Friends,

We would like to thank all who have so graciously reached out to us by sending cards,

e-mailing, and phoning us.  Your encouragement and support has meant so much to us.  By God’s grace we are pressing through in victory.  The Psalmist wrote, “If it had not been for the Lord on my side, where would I be.” God is so faithful and His work continues on. 

This month we had the privilege of ministering at a church in Islip, NY, where one of our young ladies, Nikki, had grown up.  It was a powerful service where she told her story and we thought it would be such a great witness for us to share this with you. 

Nikki writes…  

    “As a young child I had what psychiatrists call ‘night terrors’.  There were many nights that I would wake up in terror and be unable to breathe.  My mother would pray over me all the time.  I also had been sexually abused at a very young age.  I remember crying and wondering if there was a God.  The dreams were getting worse and I tried my hardest to stay awake at all costs.  I began using cocaine at the age of ten and this made me feel better than anything I had felt in my entire life.  Drugs became a part of me and in many ways helped me to cope. Living in fear and terror everyday of my life, I continued on the road to destruction.

    At the age of 25, I became pregnant and was addicted to crack cocaine.  By the grace of God I had a beautiful, healthy baby boy.  I managed to stay clean for a short time, but eventually I went back on the thing that I knew to lean on - drugs.

    When my son was almost three years old he was taken away from me.  This destroyed me.  I can remember screaming at my family and saying, ‘You can’t do this to me; you don’t know what it is like for me.’  My son was all that I had in the world and now he was gone.  I didn’t want to live anymore so I shot as much crystal meth as I could get my hands on, but I did not die.  All I could do was look at his toys and cry my eyes out.  I felt like my heart was ripped right out of my chest.

    Growing up in the church I knew that the only One who could save me was Jesus.  I came to New Life Home in July of 2006.  The day I walked into the doors of New Life, God delivered me from every demonic attack.  Three weeks after being in the program my son was restored to me.  God has done such a work in my heart and mind.  I have decided to dedicate my life to the Gospel.  I have just graduated the program and have an excellent job teaching.  In the spring I am looking forward to going to Bible College.  I am excited to see the plan God has for me and my son.”

 

When we look back at Nikki’s life we are amazed by God’s goodness and His grace.  This is just another example of why God has called us to minister to women and their children.

You as friends and partners make this possible by your continued prayers and financial support. 

We ask that you would stand with us and allow us to reach out to those, who like Nikki, are in desperate need of “new life”.

In His love,                

George and Grace                                               

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