My story in short
A few years ago I was in desperate need of a miracle, and had no purpose in life. I was an alcoholic, drinking about 6 litres of white lightning a day (a very strong cider drink that’s never seen an apple before in its life) plus whatever else I could get my hands on. I was addicted to cocaine and smoking 40+ fags a day. Every penny I could get hold of would be squandered on a compulsive gambling habit, and I was electronically tagged putting me under a curfew (as if I didn’t have enough bondage in my life already). All of my problems convinced me that I was never going to get out of the MESS I was in. I was sick and tired of being sick and tired, but little did I know that God had a plan for my life.
Through what seemed like a chance encounter, I ran into Jonnie Cave a guy I had known all my life. What I didn’t know however, was that a year before, he had become a Christian, and knowing what I knew about him from before and now being told this new information, I was gobsmacked! I couldn’t get my head around what he was saying. If he had become an astronaut, the Prime Minister or even a woman – I could have believed it! But a Christian?
No way! what did he want to go and do that for? Never the less it was true. Jesus had saved him but could he save me? There was only one way to find out.
After some thinking and with the urgings of my friend, I decided to go to a Christian gathering and when the Pastor Barry Thomas spoke, I could have sworn that someone had called him prior to me going and told him my life story, as everything he said spoke to me in a way I had never heard before. He offered me a way out. The way out was Jesus! All I had to do was believe he died on the cross, all those years ago, because he wanted to rid the world of sin, my sin…… I believed!
Check out my baptism below and see how I left my past life behind!
In the following two weeks, and with the power Jesus had given me in my new life, I stopped all my previous habits. I was no longer a VICTIM.
Today, I find it hard to believe, but never the less it is true. My whole life has been transformed, and thanks to Jesus I can now use my experiences to help those who are burdened with the same problems I had, Alcohol, Drugs and Homelessness, to be set free!
By making the faith visible, together we can make real lasting change in peoples lives.
If you would like to know more about what Jesus has done for you, please click on the destiny tab, or email me at johnnykinch1@gmail.com I would love to hear from you.
God can turn a Mess into a Message.
And a victim into a victor!