April's Testimony

Hi, My name is April and I am seventeen years old.  Here is my 
testimony as requested.

My real mother is a drunk.  They have pulled her out of
ditches, bars, and she has done enough immorality to write 
a book.  My real father went crazy and began hurting people 
and was finally institutionalized.  They divorced and my 
mother married a biker (you know; harleys, gangs, leather, 
and long hair.)  He cusses and mocks everyone and everything.  
He treated me rotten from the very beginning.  He often called 
me names and told me many times to leave, etc. 

I never went to school because we moved around many times 
a year. We had to move because they wouldn't hold a job long 
enough to pay the bills.  I have even seen my mother ask a 
church for money to pay our bills.  We lived for the third 
when the social security checks would come in.  That would 
provide her "drinking" money.  Food stamps took care of our 
food.  Rent was usually not paid at all.

I had no close friends.  Whom would I invite over?  I lived 
in a world of fighting, cussing, hating, drug abuse, and 
immorality.  We (my older brother and I) had freedom to do 
as we chose.  We came home when we chose.  We left when we 
chose.  We could smoke, cuss, drink, and look at pornography.  
In fact it was encouraged. The tougher we were the better 
accepted we were. My life was beginning to become dominated 
with hatred.  I hated my life, my schools, my parents, and 
myself!

My uncle is a preacher and he asked me to come and live with 
him and his family when I was ten. They totally and 
unconditionally accepted me.  I was saved and turned my heart
over to God.  It was then that I learned that Jesus can take 
a cold-hearted person like me and fill me with love.  I now
love my parents dearly and pray daily for them to be saved.
I have been freed from the bondage of sin and bitterness.  

I now live in a happy, Christian home.  I can vouch that Jesus 
is the answer, because I have lived on both sides of the track!  
I wish for everyone to have this freedom.	

April (NoBrainA)

PS.  So that it doesn't sound so awful . . .  I still see my mom 
and we get along pretty good.  She respects the fact that I 
chose to live this kind of life.  My ultimate desire is to see 
her saved so I keep communication open as best as I can.