Guest-imony

 I remember being so determined to pursue what I love that I began to look to the world for approval. Somewhere, I lost who I was and I abandoned God trying to be friends with the world. Then, something started happening to me. I began to feel different mentally and physically. In 2015 I had my first panic attack that landed me at the hospital because I thought I was about to die. As a person who was always afraid of death, this experience caused so much distress that I began living in immense fear after that and let’s just say, the devil used that as his playground. I then began to have constant panic attacks and anxiety attacks that I didn’t understand and because I didn’t know what was happening to me, I spiraled in a negative emotional and mental state. I became someone else. For about 5 years I dealt with intense panic and fear that every single day I thought I was going to die. I even had to quit working for about 4 months because I didn’t know what was happening to me. I cried so much that I would look at my pillow sometimes just to see if I saw blood. I lost hope, my dreams and aspirations living in so much fear and depression. I’ll have to tell my experiences another time but to round this up, even though I went through the worst emotional and mental state and season in my life, God was still there the whole time. It was then in that season that my back was against the wall and I had to cry out to God and come back to God after abandoning my Father. Once I prayed and I felt even a little relief, it was then that I never stopped praying. God and prayer got me through. 

Fast forward to now, God restored my hope, dreams and aspirations. He revealed to me later that I was being disciplined and that I belonged to Him. God taught me to remember Him. God had to drop me down to my knees and open my eyes to what I was doing. Even though it didn’t feel good what I went through, I'm glad I did. I now carefully determine what pleases the Lord. I am now training to be Godly. I am now submitting to the Lord and committing to God, whatever I do. And as I now pursue all the things I love, I acknowledge God and I give God the glory. The Lord has allowed me to accomplish organizing my first Fashion Show that I could deploy my gifts in. I was able to give honor to God in doing so and it felt good. I am now planning my next Fashion Show. I am also the owner of an online faith-based Apparel and Accessories collection operated and established in 2020. I am working on my first Sip & Fellowship Pop Up Shop Event along with a few other exciting things that allows me to share my gifts with God’s people and pursue doing what I love.

My encouragement for anyone is to include God in all that you do. Remember God. Check your motives and your intentions. Strive to live a life worthy of your calling and live in a way that pleases God, not people. My name is Ebony, you can check my website www.krischenadorn.square.site to support or follow me on IG & FB @krischenadorn.

 My name is Cory Butler Jr. I was born and raised in Savannah GA but currently reside in Norfolk, VA where I was stationed once I joined the US Navy. My mother kept us in church for most of my life so I knew of Christ but never really took it seriously until I came to VA. 

My wife and I were drinking one night back in 2013 and  had an emotional moment where we both realized that we didn’t want to live the way that we were living. A buddy of mine always asked me to come to his church and I honestly didn’t want to but I wanted to keep my word and I told him that once my wife moved to VA with me then I would come. So the day after me and my wife had our emotional tell all session we went to church and there was a Prophet there and they literally spoke almost word for word what me and my wife had said to each other the night before so we knew it had to be God.  

We stepped out on faith and went to the altar hand in hand and let out so much hurt, pain, and different things that we held on to for many years. The release that God did that day was something I never experienced before. After that, we gave our lives to God and never looked back. Things weren’t always perfect in this journey of Christianity and walking upright but it has brought me, my wife and kids closer than ever. 

It’s lead to me helping youth with conquering personal issues and leading them in the right direction early on in life so they won’t have to go through some of the things that I did and even if they do go through them, they have the knowledge and wisdom to know what can help them make it out. It's lead me to not make excuses as a man and not give pity reasons on why I can’t raise my children. Most men don’t have that example of a man in the home and they use that as a crutch but I promised myself to break that curse over me and my sons and even gained an amazing relationship with my father in the process. It also lead me to open up my mind to the many different gifts and talents that God gave me like my Christian Sneaker and Apparel line called Sudden Epiphany LLC (www.suddenepiphanyllc.com), my gospel/inspirational artist journey, Blessed B33ZY (www.blessedb33zy.com), a production company ( Just Write Productions) with videography, photography, video and picture editing, graphic design, and so much more. 

I can’t begin to thank God enough for the many things that he’s done in my life and I couldn’t do it without the amazing love and support of my wife Ashley Butler, my family, and the many friends and supporters who I’ve also grown to include as family as well. I feel that if God can take someone like me, a former alcoholic, adulterer, and manipulator, and turn me into someone that people look up to, a business owner, an awesome husband and father, and a Kingdom Man, then there is nothing that he can't do for the next man. I pray that this helps someone in need, God bless!  

Bondage doesn't always come in the form of shackles and chains. Being trapped often times come from what goes on inside the mind. 

Meet Betty Bostick. Betty was born and raised in Savannah, GA where she currently resides. 

She was not raised in the church but fortunately found Jesus Christ at the age of 21. She always says because of not knowing Him most of her life, it HAD to be divine intervention when she surrendered her life to Christ. 

Betty's greatest testimony is her deliverance from homosexuality. She shares that the spirit of perversion came into her life when she was molested as a child. This, in turn, lead to a lifestyle of homosexuality. One day God "snatched her out" and she never looked back. Betty describes it as "running for her life." She says God took her from DESTRUCTION to DESTINY. 

Ms. Bostick is currently working on some ministry events that target Millennials in which she is very excited about. You can find her on Facebook as Betty Shuantae Bostick. 

A special message she would like to leave for the readers and anyone going through what she went through is that "there is freedom for you. Don't believe the lies of the enemy when he tells you that you are trapped and there is no way out. The Lord Jesus Christ CAN and he WILL rescue you. He's mighty to save! I'm a witness. Don't be afraid to ask for help. I'm here, reach out."