Posted in 20s, christian, texas, female, abuse survivor, marriage, apostolic, pentecostal, health, from parents, projectExist Featured Content, interview, ladonna on August 28th, 2006 No Comments »
As baby, her parents used marijuana to sedate her. Her father was shot during a drug deal. Her mother abandoned her and her sister. As an adult, her infant son endured heart surgery. It would be understandable if LaDonna were upset with God. “But God is good”, asserts the 24-year-old Texan. This is her extraordinary journey, guided by tragedy and faith.
Posted in 20s, sob, christian, female, abuse survivor, addiction, health, from parents, florida, Central Florida on August 23rd, 2006 No Comments »
“There have been major ups and downs in my life, and the only time I’ve been ‘up’ is when my relationship with God was strong. He has always picked me up when I’ve fallen; and when I was down for a long time, He allowed me to recover and come back stronger. I am where […]
Posted in 20s, sob, christian, female, abuse survivor, apostolic, pentecostal, health, from parents, interview, ladonna on August 22nd, 2006 No Comments »
I was so upset. I knew what was coming so I ran from the house fighting the emotion welling up in my chest and throat. I jumped into the car with one of my aunts and said, “Please take me with you. I can’t stay”
Posted in 20s, christian, texas, female, abuse survivor, apostolic, pentecostal, health, from parents, interview, ladonna on August 21st, 2006 No Comments »
My mother was breastfeeding me, and she was often high or drunk. She didn’t realize until it was almost too late that I had lost a lot of weight and was very ill.
My parents would want to party or do something. And if I started crying and became a nuisance, they would inhale Marijuana and cup their hands around my face and exhale the smoke until I breathed in enough to pass out. You do that long enough to a baby, instead of feeding it, and you will kill it. Not to mention, the brain damage that could cause.
“I was an addict living on the streets in San Diego. I was pregnant, homeless and strung out. When I overdosed and didn’t die, I felt sure that something greater exists. I prayed that somehow God would help me change my life and that this baby would not die - even if she wasn’t healthy. I begged ‘please give me a chance to love and raise her […]”
Posted in christian, 40s, female, follower of jesus christ, from parents, SunRiseSister, dear projectExist, southwest, from grandparents, projectExist Featured Content on August 18th, 2006 No Comments »
“Now I am single, raising one of my four grandchildren, the child of our teenaged son….The divorce was devastating for our son and me. I barely survived - and only by the grace of God. Our son, unfortunately, turned his loneliness onto girls, and now we are all paying […]”
“I know God is there for me. Every time I think something is as bad as it can be, He gets me through it. When I’ve no idea where I’ll get the money for, let’s say, my house payment, He always provides it somehow. (I’m not homeless yet)! When my 16-year-old daughter’s car […]
“I know God is real. He is intimately aware of us, our trials, our thoughts, and our innermost fears and needs. I know this because He alone saved my life when I tried to commit suicide. He saved my son from being shot.
When I was 21, I had a two-year-old son who loved to go […]
“I know God exists because: my husband has the strength to go on after losing his 4-year-old daughter to cancer; I have the strength to go on after being beaten and abused in a previous relationship; and we both have the courage to not be afraid to trust after all of our hardships. Religion is […]
“My daughter was taken from me. The despair I found in my daily existence was enough to make me want to leave the planet. Even so, there was something that kept me here. As long as I could open my eyes and see the beauty around me, I was willing to stay.
I just can’t imagine, […]
Posted in 20s, sob, christian, texas, female, apostolic, pentecostal, health, from parents, ladonna on August 14th, 2006 No Comments »
“I know God exists. It’s not a feeling, it’s a knowledge. He instantly healed my body more than once. He healed my son’s heart condition; the doctors were amazed. So I know God.
As a child, I believed in God at the time He healed me of a horrible disease, but I didn’t know God. […]
Spiritual surprise? “Most people see me as a tough, hard-nosed person, but they don’t know how often I am enraptured by God.”
“I am a parishioner and church staff person. I believe in the Triune God. I believe in Heaven and Hell, but not in the clouds or brimstone versions. I pray nearly every hour, […]
“I was supposedly barren, but had a baby at age 38. She was the last thing I ever wanted and the best thing that ever happened to me. She shouldn’t be…so I feel like she has to be here for a reason. Therefore, I must be here for a reason […]”
Surprising aspect of your beliefs? “I practice Buddhism.”
God exists because? “My son is not dead.”
“My son was injured in a motorcycle accident. It was serious, but he is alive. Paralyzed, but alive. I keep hearing, ‘everything happens for a reason’. I am not blaming anyone, but I am tired of hearing, ‘everything […]
What experiences defined your beliefs? “First, trying to understand why I was abused as child, why family members hurt me in a way so horrific that it will affect me the rest of my life. I was taught God does things for a reason and we don’t understand - that wasn’t good enough. […]
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