Mail Call: Finding My Way Out of the Darkness

HOPE FOR A NEW LIFE

As I sit here reading this [Prison Fellowship Inside Journal®] article about Robbie Robinson, I am finding hope for a different and new life. In my 25+ years as an addict, I have survived only by the grace of God. In that time, I have lived through 19 car accidents, four motorcycle wrecks, two drug overdoses, and two suicidal hanging attempts. I have already been to prison four other times for drugs and drug activity. I have four kids that I barely know and [who] don’t know I love them. In short, I have lived in darkness making a wreck of this life God gave me.

I have tried many times to get the courts to help me with treatment or an alternative sentencing program, but never can get the help.

However, I did get on my knees and give myself, my addiction, and my whole life to Christ. Since then, good things have been happening. I was able to get into a MRT [Moral Reconation Therapy, a cognitive-behavioral approach to reduce recidivism] class at the jail which I was told it was an act of God for me to get into because I wasn’t eligible. I’ve graduated and continue in the class as a mentor until my case is over and I’m transferred to the next county. Also, I hold a nightly Bible study in my living area and have had the opportunity to lead a few people in the “sinner’s prayer” and help many others understand the Word of God. I do have a Christian background and have spent time learning in a relationship with God in the past.