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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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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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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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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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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.