God Bless you, my name is Franklin Gamarra, and I want to give God all the praise for what He’s done in my life. I was a man who had everything a man could ask for, except for a relationship with my Heavenly Father. I was an adrenaline junkie and a womanizer. I was selfish and untruthful in my relationships. I was the man that others would see and think “I wish my life was like that” or “that guy has everything going for him”. I was the life of the party at every club I went to. In reality however; I was dying on the inside. I was surrounded by people but always lonely and separated from the true joy of fellowship and friendship. On the outside I portrayed the picture of cool, calm and happiness while inside I was lonely, hurting and in a state of decay. I tried motorcycles, women, and a vast array of worldly pleasures including every nightclub and bar I could find before turning to alcohol. It got so bad, that after a short while, not even a bottle of Hennessy could drown out the echoing emptiness my heart felt. I tried filling the void with everything imaginable, but it wasn’t until I let Jesus Christ fill my heart, until I asked him to become my Lord and Savior, that I was given the peace, love and the fulfillment my soul so desperately cried out for. God has restored the wasted years of my life and blessed me far beyond what I could have ever imagined. The answer is not in any drug, not in any one thing or one person or anything this world can offer you. The answer you’re looking for is in He who died on a cross to take the burden of our sins away that we may enter into true fellowship with a loving and merciful God. Ask Jesus into your heart and taste the sweet salvation of the Lord!
My name is Nicole Hallwood . I grew up in Connecticut .I am a twin .My parents divorced when I was very young. They both remarried . Later on they all divorced too .In my teen years I took to alcohol to ease my emotional pain but that just made things worse for all concerned, however I couldn’t break the cycle on my own. I came to Florida for college , trying to run away from my problems but they followed me. That was a busy time of partying and feeling horrible and repeating process over and over. By the grace of God I graduated college. I moved over and over but never got away from myself and my own problems. In 1996 a co-worker and his wife introduced me to Jesus Christ. I prayed with them and gave my heart to Jesus. It was so awesome and I felt this peace that I had never felt before. However about 6 months after that I got derailed and backslid . It took ten years of moving and making bad decisions to get back to Jesus. In the meantime I had moved like 10 times , had a baby , and later gotten married and divorced. Feeling like such a failure I would always ask what is life all about? Why am I here? What is my purpose for living anyway? At several points I was on antidepressants and didn’t know why I should go on living. I had a heaviness on my life that I could not shake. At the time of my divorce I was crying out to God , and He made Himself real to me . He sent people into my life from Victory Chapel . I met the pastor’s wife and family and I started going to church ,I got saved , baptized , and God started moving in my life in a real and tangible way. He has restored the peace of mind , sanity and given a stability to me and my daughter that could only come from Him. He is my Rock and my Righteousness. Jesus delivered me from depression, alcohol, and from my sins, giving me salvation, and a fresh clean start . I know if I died tonight I would be with Him in Eternity .Today I have traded the garment of heaviness for the garment of Praise! I am thankful to God for all He’s done and all He’s going to do. My heart is burdened for the backslidder.God says in His Word that He is married to the backslidder and I just want to encourage people that TODAY is the day of Salvation. It is not too late and God loves you and wants to take you back. God is so awesome, and He wants to be in relationship with YOU!
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