I would like to tell you a piece of my story. Growing up wasn’t easy for me, my mother was an alcoholic. But that is not to say that she was not a good mother when she wasn’t drinking. When I was eighteen I moved out, but I didn’t go far. I came home a lot even thought she still drank .But when I was nineteen, and my little brother was five, my mother passed away. At this point I was very confused and hurt. Why would God take our mom? I felt alone and very angry at both my mom and God. And to top things off, now I had a five year old to help raise. Within a few years I had a baby of my own. I became a single mother myself, causing my anger and resentment to grow.
Through Step By Step I gave my heart and my life over to the Lord, but like all things there was, and is, still work to be done. At the Step By Step retreat they helped me to realize that my anger was something I was holding on to. I felt as though I was entitled to feel that way and wasn’t sure who I would be without it. I was given a gift I could never repay. God replaced my anger and pain with a sincere desire to love others. As well as a sense of peace in my heart knowing that everything happens for a reason. And that even without my mommy, I am truly loved. I can’t begin to say enough how thankful I really am for your help. But again, thank you so very, very much.
Cassandra W.
Client Update for Cassandra: Cassandra accepted Christ last December at the Step By Step Christmas Dinner. Since then she has joined a church and become active there, been baptized, led one of her best friends to Christ, and is currently sharing the gospel with another close friend. She has enrolled in and is now attending college! God is so amazing! When we work where we see Him working He does miracles!