Rodney Niven
“Christ will get you through it or you wouldn’t be put in it” Jessica did not growupin a Christian home, but occasionally attended church with her father. At seven, onone of those rare trips tochurch, she acceptedJesus Christ as her Savior, but didn’t know what it really meant tobea Christian. She gave up on God and Christianity altogether after her parents divorced when she was 10. She was diagnosed with clinical her friends church regularly. In December of 2004, she gave her life completely over toChrist. Jessica Johnson
“With depression, I was only able to feel happiness for short periods of time. When I gavemylife toChrist, I gave Him everything, and because of that, I’ve known genuine happiness for the first time. All my self-destructive thoughts and behaviors are gone. Its like a blindfold has been taken frommy eyes. It is absolutely indescribable what God has doneinmylife. Itsstrange. . . [during the] nine years of medications, counseling, therapy and doctors, there wasrit much change, but five minutes with God, and I was completely healed!” Jessica finished one year at the community college, then decided to attend the Wordof Life Bible Institute. She came knowing virtually nothing about the Word of God, but now, is beginning a new life, built on a firm foundation.
depression that haunted her for nine years. During that period of time she attempted suicide twice, both times landing her in the hospital. In 2004, she graduated from high school, and that fall she started attending a community college. For thefirst time in her life, she was surrounded with Christian friends who truly and genuinely loved the Lord. “ I was meeting somany amazing people andwitnessing their faith at work. Godwas really doing a work in mewhich caused me towant toknowHim!’ Afriend took her toa Bible Study, and then she began attending
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