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Asha's Story

After going into church to sell drugs, the support Asha received empowered her to give up drugs and give her life to Jesus instead

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Asha's Story

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After going into church to sell drugs, the support Asha received empowered her to give up drugs and give her life to Jesus instead

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A guy that used to buy drugs off me.

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He was standing there, he's like,

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"wow, you've changed so much."

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"Couldn't have made a better decision."

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And I says, "I know that."

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There's no turning back for me.

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Definitely no.

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My name's Asha, and this is my story.

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When I talk about church, I say I'm part of church.

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'Cause I was never part of anything,

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never part of my family.

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And I grew up with six, five- six girls,

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two boys in the family.

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My mom and dad...

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I actually left the house when I was 12 years old.

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Started drinking when I was 12.

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And that progressed to drugs when I was 14.

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Through my life,

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I done a lot of dishonest things

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and I used to sell drugs.

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And, I actually sold drugs on this street for 12 years

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and I never, ever knew the church was there.

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I never knew it was a church.

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One day I walked into that church

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in a recovery coffee, that was on.

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And, I actually walked in to sell drugs.

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But God never let that happen.

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God actually put somebody in my path that day.

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I'd seen what people had in the church and I was like,

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"I want some of that."

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We we're doing a Bible study, and Adele said,

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"if you let Jesus into your heart,

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you'll be forgiven for all your sins."

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And, that just, spoke volumes to me,

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and I wanted to do that.

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Through all that I never had to use, because the church

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were guiding me through, you know,

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and I've never had to use drugs again,

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and I just thought that was absolutely amazing.

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So I got baptised, and I was actually able,

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to forgive myself for a lot of things that I'd done.

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And I'd never had a connection, with my mum, because

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she used to beat me when I was younger.

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And, the first time I ever went back, she says to me,

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"I have my sixth daughter back" and that was just

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amazing, and I wasn't allowed to see my wee boy,

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through having seven court cases against me,

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for selling drugs and shoplifting, but with coming to church

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and doing the things these I do, and all these court cases,

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just disappeared.

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I was just, I was like, "thank you, God."

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It was just amazing.

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Having a life with Jesus is just the best thing ever

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and if you don't try it, how you gonna know?

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'Cause I was totally broken when I got here,

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but I feel alive again.

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I do feel a kid again, but,

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I'm learning how to live again.

February 2020
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Personal evangelism
Women

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