Elena's Testimony"Awaiting release from prison, I remember thinking,
'How will I be able to support my family with a criminal record. No one will hire me, what will I do?' That was 5 years ago. I heard at Anna Ogden Hall that Christ Kitchen is a place where I could make a little cigarette money. So I came for that reason. But then I sat through the Bible studies and I was intrigued. Even though I had attended church growing up in a different religious environment, I had never heard about God and Jesus, only about prophets. The Bible study at the Kitchen focused on Jesus and explained the Bible and related my life to Scripture. I wanted to hear more about this guy Jesus. I’ve learned that He is a loving, forgiving God. I have learned to love myself, my family, and feel blessed through my job. It’s been like a rebirth. Now I use Prayer instead of withdrawing and turning to drugs."
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Alice's Testimony"Domestic violence, poverty, drug & alcohol addiction, a broken heart and shattered dreams. That was the reality of my life a few short years ago. I used to think that if I ever walked in the doors of a church, the ceiling would cave in because of my old way of life. I learned about Christ Kitchen and finally got up the courage to go and see what it was all about. ...I sat through those Bible studies week after week and soaked up all the Lord’s words. The more I learned about the Bible, the more I wanted to learn. It seemed like Jesus crept into my life. Daily I can feel the Lord working in my life at work and at home. I am free. I used to call myself a victim of abuse, but now I call myself a survivor. I’m a saved survivor."
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Georgia's Testimony"I started using drugs to hide the pain of my abused and battered family. I became hooked on heroine. By this time, my mother had had 2 more children, but suffered a stroke that left her paralyzed. They gave her 6 months to live. I dropped out of school to take care of her. When she died, I was left alone with these 2 younger kids and I didn’t know from day to day how we were going to eat.
But my mother said that the Lord was the answer to everything. I remembered her saying, “Georgia, you got to get to work on the Lord! Let him take care of you. God has a plan for Baby, she would say. Trust Him!” She said this even when she knew I was using drugs. Every day when I woke, I asked the Lord to make my addiction go away. I did not want to use today. But I could not get away from it. So I started praying and asking the Lord to send my to prison because He did. I was infor 2 ½ years and came out clean and sober."
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Kari's Testimony"Have you ever wondered about your future or asked yourself questions like "Where will I be in 10 years? What would I like to accomplish this year? Does my life really count for anything?"I think we all have at some point or another, right? Ten years ago, this month, I walked into Christ Kitchen for the very first time, absolutely terrified to think about where I would be the next day, let alone in 10 years. Scared, beat down by life and angry at the world, I encountered a LOVE that I couldn't describe with words, but felt to the core of my being every time I was there. The Kitchen became my life line to that LOVE. I never could have imagined that God planned to restore me, heal me and give me a strong desire to be a conduit of that LOVE to other women at the Kitchen ten years later. What a joy it is to serve and work with some of the most LOVE-filled women I know on a daily basis. If you are looking for a touch of that LOVE, please, come experience it with us at Christ Kitchen! Thank you for your prayers and support. Crazy for our King!!!!"