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10 월달 편지 2012

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후원자님께
할렐루야!!    평안 하신지요?
선선한 바람과 단풍이 서서히 다가오는 겨울을 말해주고 있는듯 합니다.

라스베가스 요나단 홈 식구들은 추석을 즐기며 이민 생활의 어려움을 조금이라도 잊을 수가 있었습니다.
지난달 1년동안 함께 생활하며 재활하고 있던 제시카와 아들 죠셉이 졸업을 하였습니다.
그동안 직장도 얻고 나름대로 생활을 꾸려 나갈 수 있기에 할아버지 댁에 방을 빌려 나가게 되었습니다.
그녀가 지속적으로 주님을 섬기며 승리할 수 있도록 기도를 부탁드립니다.

무지개 선교회의 오랜 치구이시고 후원자이신 새 소망장로교회 여선교회 헌신 예배의 초정을 받아 많은 사랑을 받는 은혜로운 시간을 가졌습니다.
헌신하신 여선교회 여러분들의 헌신을 기뻐 받으시고 복 주실 주님을 찬양합니다.

풀러턴에 위치한 오렌지 한인 교회에서 무지개 선교회 식구들을 야외예배에 초청하여 주셔서 맛있는 점심을 나누며 소외된 엄마들과 아이들에게 관심을 가져 주셔서 큰 위로가 되어 주셨습니다. 감사합니다.

연중 행사인 폰어톤 모금 행사에 1년 회원으로 또 일시 후원으로 참여 하여 주신 여러분들께 진심으로 감사를 드립니다. 아직 일년 회원을 작정하지 못하신 분들이 있으시면 꼭 참여 하여주세요. 기도드리며 부탁드립니다.
다가오는 추수 감사절과 크리스마스에 부에나 팍크 선교원과 요나단 홈에서 생활하고 있는 홀어머니 가정들을 잊지 말아 주세요.
주님이 저에게 네가 원하는 것이 무엇이냐 물으시면 주님의 사랑을 찾아 들어오는 잃어버렸던 영혼들, 소외된 가정들에게 주님오시는 그 날까지 주님의 사랑이 있는 무지개 가족 선교회의 문을 세상을 향해 열고 깨끗한 침대와 따뜻한 음식으로 그들을 맞으며 세상에 아무데도 의지할곳 없는 홀 어머니들에게 친정집이 되어 주는 것이 라고 대답 할 것입니다.
언제 보다도 후원자님의  도움의 손길이 더욱 절실히 필요합니다.
주님께서 여러분의 마음을 열어주시고 후원자님의 손을 소외된 이웃을 향해 펴주실 것을 믿습니다.

이사야58:7-8
“또 주린 자에게 네 양식을 나누어 주며 유리하는 빈민을 집에 들이며 헐벗은 자를 보면 입히며 또 네 골육을 피하여 스스로 숨지 아니하는 것이 아니겠느냐 그리하면 네 빛이 새벽 같이 비칠 것이며 네 치유가 급속할 것이며 네 공의가 네 앞에 행하고 여호와의 영광이 네 뒤에 호위하리니…..”

후원자님의 아낌 없으신 기도와  후원에 감사드리며… 후원자님이 섬기시는 교회와 가정 그리고  사업과 사역위에 주님의 부활의 산 소망과 은혜의 크신 복이 늘 함께 하시기를 기도드리며 축복합니다.
사랑의 빚진자

이지혜 Liz Lee / 무지개 가족 선교회 대표 드림

9 월달 편지 2012

Microsoft Word - 9 월달 편지 12          아멘다 가족                          이서 할머니와 아이들                          영락 EM /여왕의 날

후원자 님께    할렐루야!!        무더운 날씨에 평안하신지요?
무지개 가족들은 주님의 사랑과 은혜안에서 감사한 마음으로 영육간에 강건 하여 지고 있습니다.

지난달 보내 주신 새 가족들을 소개 합니다.
25세의 여성 아멘다와 6살된 아들 네이튼 그리고 2살된 아들 잭 입니다. 아멘다는 온타리오 에서 태어 났고, 어머니를 모르는체 홀아버지 슬하에서 자랐으며 아버지를 따라 어려서 부터 교회를 다녔고 17살에 남편을 만나  결혼을 하였으나 남편과 자신이 마약과 술 중독으로 고전하던 중 남편은 집을 나가 버렸고 결국 4-5개월전 투옥되어 있다는 사실을 알게 되었다고 합니다. 외로움과 수치심을 삭이지 못한 그녀의 중독은 더욱심해져서 더이상 아이들과 지내기가 힘든 것을 교회에서 알고 무지개 선교원으로 연결시켜 아이들과 함께 선교원에서 새로운 삶을 한 발짝씩 내어 딛고 있습니다.
아멘다와 아이들이 선교원 생활에 잘 적응하고 주님안에서 자신을 찾을 수 있도록 기도를 부탁 드립니다.
59세의 여성 이서는 편모로서 평생 열심히 일하며 3남매를 키웠으나24세된 딸이 마약 중독이 심하여 감옥을 드나들고 방황하고 있던중 애나와 앤토니를 두고 집을 나가 돌아오지 않은지가 무척이나 오래되어 손자들과 갈곳을 찾으며 기도하던 중 주님의 인도하심으로 무지개 선교원에 와서 함께 생활하고 있습니다. 믿음이 깊고 사랑이 많은 여인이며 주님께 그리고 선교원에 감사하는 마음이 어찌나 아름다운지요. 저녁 예배 마다 딸을 구원하여 주십사고 눈물로 기도 한답니다. 그녀의 마음을 위로 하시고 손자들을 보호 하여 주실줄 믿습니다.

나성 영락교회 E.M 에서 20여명의 여성 봉사자들이 나와  선교원에 있는 엄마들에게 얼굴 마사지부터 머리는 물론 손과 발 미용까지 하루종일 여왕같이 섬기고 또한 몇 년전 영락 교회 E.M에서  선교원에 기증한 놀이터를 다시 페인트칠을 하여 새 것과 같이 만들어 주었습니다.
그들의 섬김이 저에게는 물론 선교원 엄마들에게 많은 격려와 기쁨이 되었습니다.
그들의 헌신을 주님이 큰 복으로 차고 넘치게 부어 주실 줄 믿습니다.

사진은 올릴 수가 없으나 요나단 홈에서 생활하고 있는 식구들의 치유을 위하여 함께 기도하여 주세요.
라스 베가스에 불황때문에 현지에서 사역에 참여 할 수 있는 분들이 극 소수이며 이곳이 땅끝이구나 할 만큼 영적으로나 현실적으로나 메말라 있습니다. 주님이 무지개 가족 선교회를 그곳에 보내주신 이유를 잘 알고 최선을 다하고 있지만 후원자님의 기도와 후원이 절실히 필요합니다.

마태복음25장35-36절          “내가 주릴때에 너희가 먹을 것을  주었고  목마를 때에 마시게 하였고  나그네  되었을 때에 영접하였고 헐벗었을 때에 옷을 입혔고 병들었을 때에 돌 보았고 옥에 갇혔을때에 와서 보았느니라”

R.F.M. 폰어톤에 참여 하시어 주님의 이름으로 저와 함께 깨끗한 침대와 따뜻한 음식을 소외된 편모 가정들에게 베푸시는 1년 후원자가 되어 주시기를 간절히 부탁드립니다.
“너희가 여기 내 형제 중에 지극히 작은자  하나에게  한 것이 곧 내게 한것이니라”

사랑의 빚진자

이지혜 /Liz Lee  무지개 가족 선교회 대표 드림

8 월달 편지 2012

Microsoft Word - 8월달 편지 12“모든사역을 행하시는 멋있는 하나님을 찬양하며….”

후원자님께
할렐루야!!    평안하신지요?

무지개 가족선교회 10주년을 맞이 하면서….저와 박윤석 목사님을 주님의 일에 쓰시기 위하여 구원하시고 십자가의 도를 알게 하셨으며 또 제자 삼으신 주님의 뜻을 순종할 수있는 능력을 허락하시어 예루살렘과 유다와 사마리아와 땅끝까지 하나님의 이름으로 오는 자로 세워주신 멋지신 하나님, 무지개 가족선교회의 모든사역을 행하시며 소외된 여성들과 어린이 들의 보호자로 늘 함께하시며 그들을 승리로 이끄시는 유일하시고 멋있는 하나님을 찬양합니다.

10년동안의 미세스 김, 문, 강 ….여러가정들 그리고 마리아 ,세라, 제시카, 미셀등의 300여 가정에게 쉼터를 주셨고 먹이시고 입히시고 치유하시고 진리안에서 족쇄를 풀어 자유하게 하여 주신 좋으신 주님의 하신일들을 돌아 볼때 마음이 벅차고 눈물로 감사드리지 않을 수가 없습니다.

귀한 후원자님 께서는 2002년 여름부터 지금까지기도와 후원으로 꾸준히 저와 동역하여 주셨기에 2011년에는 라스베가스의 가정폭력과 인신매매 피해 여성들과 어린이들을 돌보는 요나단홈을 창립 하였으며 그 곳까지 선교 헌금을 보내주시어 라스베가스의 열약한 경제 사정에도 불구하고 사역할 수 있도록 도와 주셨습니다.

저희의 머리털까지 세시는 주님께서 꼭 기억하시고 천국의 신령한 것과 땅의 기름진 것들로 차고 넘치게 채워 주시며 후원자님과 후원자님의 모든 소유를 보호하여 주실 것을 믿습니다.

사역하는 동안 많은 어려움이 있었으나 후원자님의 사랑과 격려로 인하여 실족하지 않고 귀한 열매들을 주님께 드릴 수가 있었습니다.   감사합니다.

주님오시는 그날까지 무지개 가족 선교회는 언제나 어느곳에서나 복음을 전하는 소외된 이들의 사랑의 도피성이 될것을 약속드립니다.

야고보서1:27
“하나님 아버지 앞에서 정결하고 더러움이 없는 경건은 곧 고아와 과부를 그 환난중에 돌보고 또 자기를 지켜 세속에 물들지 아니하는 그것이니라”

후원자님의 아낌 없으신 기도와  후원에 감사드리며… 후원자님이 섬기시는 교회와 가정 그리고  사업과 사역위에 주님의 만사형통하는 부활의능력과   은혜의 축복이 늘 함께 하시기를 기도드리며 축복합니다.
PS: 무지개 가족 선교회 우편 주소가 P.O. BOX 602 SYPRESS, CA 90630로 바뀌었아오니 참고해 주세요.

사랑의 빚진자

이지혜 /Liz Lee
무지개 가족 선교회 대표 드림

7 월달 편지 2012

pictur_7             요나단홈 헌정예배                                죠셉 졸업식                              리젯 과 아이들   

후원자님께
할렐루야!!
여름을 경고하듯 밝은 태양이 내리 쪼이는 7월을 맞이하였습니다.
평안하신지요?   무지개 가족이 문안 인사를 드립니다.

무지개 선교원 어린이들은 손 꼽아 기다리던 여름방학을 맞이하여 즐겁게 뛰어 놀고 있습니다.

지난달 14일 요나단 홈은 CA에서 비행기로 또 차편으로 라스베가스에 오신 후원자님들과 강현수 목사님 내외분, 은혜 순복음 교회 성도님들, 이재광 목사님 그리고 라스베가스 한인회 간부님등 40여명의 후원자님들이 참석하여 주신 가운데 새로 이전한 넓고 밝은 선교원을 예수님께 드리는 헌정 예배를 올렸습니다.
바쁘신 일정에도 불구하고 참석하여 주신 여러분들께 진심으로 감사를 드립니다.

제시카의 귀여운아들 죠셉이 유치원을 졸업 하였습니다.
죠셉은 2006년 무지개 선교원에서 태어나 엄마와 함께 프로그램을 마치고 집으로 돌아갔으나 아빠가 갑자기 사망하는 불행을 당하고 다시 선교원으로 돌아와 거의 일녀째 생활을하고 있습니다.
죠셉은 아주 명랑하고 활발하며 학교를 좋아하고 늘 100점을 받아와 엄마와 저희들을 기쁘게 합니다.
제시카와 죠셉이 늘 구원의 기쁨을 잃지 않고 승리할 수 있도록 기도와 후원을 부탁드립니다.

리젯은 Knott’s Berry Farm에 취직이 되어 열심히 일하고 있으며 7월17일 법정에 나가 아이들을 돌려 받기를 기도하고 있습니다. 거의 1년이 넘도록 주안에서 새로운 삶을 살고 있는 리젯에게 아이들을 되 찾아 한가족으로 살 수 있는 기회를 주시기를 함께 기도 하여 주세요.

주님께서 무지개 가족 선교회에  허락하신 사역들을 유지하기 위해서는 후원자님의 도움의 손길이  언제 보다도 더욱 필요 하오니 무지개사역이 소외된 편모와 어린이들의 사랑의 도피성이 될수있도록 후원을 부탁드립니다..

베드로 전서2장:9절
“그러나 너희는 택하신 족속이요 왕 같은 제사장들이요 거룩한 나라요 그의 소유가 된 백성이니 이는 너희를 어두운 데서 불러 내어 그의 기이한 빛에 들어가게 하신 이의 아름다운 덕을 선포하게 하려 하심이라.”

후원자님의 아낌 없으신 기도와  후원에 감사드리며… 후원자님이 섬기시는 교회와 가정 그리고  사업과 사역위에 주님의 부활의 산 소망과 은혜의 크신 축복이 늘 함께 하시기를 기도드리며 축복합니다.
사랑의 빚진자

이지혜 Liz Lee / 무지개 가족 선교회 대표 드림

May 2013

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2013  Walk-A-Thon                       Sylvia and Mireya                           cooking class

Dear friends,

Hallelujah!!
I hope all is well with you.    Greetings from Rainbow Family!

I am pleased to introduce new family members—24  year old Sylvia and her 4 year old daughter Mireya.  Sylvia came to the United States as a young girl with her family from Mexico.  Even before she was born, Sylvia’s family had a long history of involvement in the drug trafficking trade.  Many of her family members have been killed or incarcerated.  She always thought that she had to live as her family members did, and knew no other options.  Now she has found a new way of life in Christ.  She thanks God for teaching her a new path, and for showing her His will in life.  She is even more grateful because she recently regained custody of her daughter, and attributes this blessing to His grace.  Would you pray with me so that she will feel the love of God and experience His goodness so she can make a new life for herself and her daughter, breaking a generational pattern, to live as a creation of His good purpose?

On April 6th, we held our annual Walk-A-Thon.  All of the Rainbow Family—mothers and children included—participated.   Hannah and her friends, a group of volunteers from Grace Korean Church Youth Group, joined us for a 50-block walk around the neighborhoods of Buena Park.  After the walk, we shared a great meal and fellowship.  I wish to thank all of the donors who sponsored walkers this year from the bottom of heart.

I also wish to thank our friends and donors for your love and prayers.
Your support enables me to lead these families to a new way of life.  I experience daily the miracle of His will on earth, as it is in heaven.  I cannot express my gratitude to you enough.

We have a cooking class we all enjoy and look forward to very much.  Mrs. Cho Kun Hee comes to us with all different types of healthy menus for us and our children.  Prior to these lessons, ladies in the home mostly used the microwave to prepare convenient meals for their children.  Thanks to Mrs. Cho, the ladies are learning the value of cooking from scratch, and are preparing healthier meals for themselves and their children.  The entire Rainbow Family is grateful to Mrs. Cho for her efforts.

We are preparing to operate a summer school this summer.  We have made arrangements with the Principal at Centralia Elementary School to provide summer school programming for a number of low-income children.  The purpose of this partnership is to provide safe and nurturing educational opportunities to children who are otherwise at risk during the summer months.  I need your help to make this program a success.  We need many volunteers, and even more prayers.  Won’t you support this new project?

Proverbs27:18
“He who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who looks after his master will be honored.”
I pray May His resurrection power be with you and your church, family, ministry, and workplaces always.

Because he lives,

Liz Lee / Director of RFM

April 2013

picture_4Jonathan Home, Pastor and Mrs. Choi  YNCC Women’s Conference  Friends Visiting on Easter

Dear friends,

Hallelujah!! I hope all is well with you.
Greetings from Rainbow Family!

We have great news to share about the RFM Jonathan Home in Las Vegas. As you know, we have struggled in the past
few months with the Jonathan Home operation due to lack of funding and difficulties in finding proper management staff.
Through a mutual connection in St. Petersburg, Russia, we are blessed to have entered into a partnership with Pastor
Won Seok Choi and his wife. Pastor Choi’s focus in ministry is addiction recovery and inner healing. Through this
partnership, Jonathan Home will provide residential prevention services to Korean-speaking international students and
offer inner healing services to the larger Korean community in Las Vegas .
We praise the Lord for this collaboration with Pastor Choi and anticipate only good things to come.

Would you join me in prayer and support for the Jonathan home in Las Vegas? We cannot do this without your help.

Our long time friend Yong Nak Celebration Church (YNCC) held a women’s conference and invited all of the mothers
and children to attend. We had a blessed time of fellowship during the all-day event. There were many speakers touching
many issues of interest to women and our ladies came away with much learning and inspiration.
We thank YNCC for their continued support and love.

Sarang Community Church held their Easter celebration and we joyfully participated. We had a wonderful lunch, and the
children enjoyed face-painting, games, and bounce houses. Through fellowship and the church’s generosity, the children
and ladies experienced the love of God.

We had many friends visit us for Easter Dinner. They came bearing gifts and donations.
How beautiful it is to have friends and family in the Lord!

I am continually amazed at how He splits the Red Sea for me to this day. Sometimes it seems like there is nobody around,
but then I find that He has prepared His will for me, and has provided in ways that I could not have foreseen. I give Him
glory and honor and thanks.

1Corinthians 2:9
“However, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those
who love him””

I pray May His resurrection power be with you and your church, family, ministry, and workplaces always.

Because he lives,

Liz Lee / Director of RFM

March 2013

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      Nicole’s  Family                                                          Korean Culture Day

Dear Friends,
Hallelujah!!
I hope and pray all is well with you.

All of the new shoots and blooming flowers of springtime are reminding me of all creation and its celebration of the
resurrection of Christ with us.

Currently, we have a spectrum of recovery and rehabilitation going on among a full house of Rainbow Family Mothers
and children. Some Mothers at the home are going to school and working regularly. Other Mothers are doing their
rehabilitation curriculums. But we are all in His grace, trying to live by the word of God, and to learn through him a
healthier way of life.

Nicole has been with us on and off for the last six years. She calls me Mom, and she has returned to live with us again
with her children. Nicole has not seen her mother since she was 14 years old. The negative impact of this relationship has
affected her ability to lead a healthier life. Her children’s father was someone she met in high school. She refers to him
as having been her “partner in crime,” running a mock in their addictions. About four years ago, he was arrested, and is
still in prison. Nicole has struggled to survive on her own with her two small children, and has returned home to Rainbow
Family. She recently commented to me that if she had not accepted Jesus Christ as her savior in our home six years ago,
she would not have had the strength to overcome these difficult years. She thanks God for his mercy and grace.

On Lunar New Year, Rainbow Family was invited to Korean Culture Day, sponsored by The Global Children Foundation.
Each child received Korean hanbok (traditional Korean costumes), and we all feasted on traditional new year food.
I thank The Global Children Foundation and Pastor Mary Lee for their generosity and friendship.

I have obeyed my calling from the Lord for the last 10 years, and have cared for those whom He has sent to me with
my whole heart. I have led them to the Lord and have told them of the victory that He promises. I have witnessed the
transformation in their daily lives. I understand that His love is deeper and more potent than any sin that we know.
Only His love can overcome the world.
In order for me to share His perfect love and to help neighbors in need, I need your help!!

When you receive a sponsorship letter about Rainbow Family annual Walk-A-Thon being held on Saturday, April 6,
2013. Won’t you pray for and support our familys by sponsoring a walker in this event? Thank you.

John I, 4:18-19 “There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The
one who fears is not made perfect in love. We love because he first loved us.”

I pray May His resurrection power be with you and your church, family, ministry, and workplaces always.

Because he lives,

February 2013

rfm_picture_2            Maria & Ethan                      Suzie & Dennae                            Our friends

Dear Friends,
Hallelujah !!

I hope all is well with you.
Greetings from Rainbow Family

I would like to introduce our new family members. Maria is a 24 year old who has a three year old son Ethan.
Maria’s father left the family when she was a little girl leaving her and her four siblings. In Junior High School she was
introduced to drugs She felt accepted by the wrong crowd, she has struggled with drug and alcohol addiction, due to
her addiction she was unable to finish school or hold a job. She finally decided to make a change for a better life and self
admitted to a rehabilitation program in the city of Pasadena for treatment. Since then, she has gained custody of her
son and now residing with us at Rainbow Home “And we give Thanks to God for that”. She and her son are adjusting
well and she is very grateful to the Lord for all that he has done for her.

We have another new family member Suzie age 45, single mother and her daughter Dennae 17 years old. She has
been a single mother for 16 years, has been working in a nursing home. She has struggled with alcohol because of
loneliness and pain. Her daughter made her aware of her alcohol problem and now they are here to fellowship with
other Christians and find new way of life. Suzie feels she is falling in love with the Lord once again. Would you pray with
me for Suzie’s inner healing?

Our friends Mrs. Joe from River of Grace Church in Fullerton, and Mrs. Kim from Dream Church in Pasadena came to us
with a great recipe for Man-Du (wong ton). They thought the ladies how to prepare a delicious Korea dish. The ladies
were very excited have to have learned new skills and techniques to cook an Asian Dish. We had a pleasant lunch with
the delicious food that was prepared, and it was a wonderful time of fellowship.

As we sat and fellowshipped with different cultures and come together in unity to serve the Lord and one other, I felt
that this is how it will be when we are in heaven. We here at RFM appreciate the kindness and compassion that they
show us.

Psalms 8:4-5
“What is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him?
You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor.”

Thank you so much for your help. All of us sending you our special love and thanks.

I pray for God’s rich blessings upon you and yours.

Because he lives,

Liz Lee
Director of RFM

January 2013

rfm_picture_1Happy New Year!

Dear Friends
Happy New Year to you from us at rainbow Family Ministry!

We experienced this past Christmas such tremendous support and love.
Our Mothers and children received funds and toys from the supporters like you,
neighborhood churches and even the police station.

Christmas Eve from afternoon on the graduates and their children from the Rainbow
Home came with healthy and victorious presence;
I can’t help but praise God for his good work in their lives.

After the Christmas service at the home we had wonderful feast together and shared
joy and gifts. Children made Christmas cookies and gave them to me as a gift.
We experienced the presence of the Lord that evening.
Seems like children have grown up so much over the years, Such a joy to see them
again this year.

We are so thankful that the members of the Global children foundation made a visit last
month as a previous years with the abundance of leaving supplies and with Christmas
gifts for Rainbow Family’s mothers and children.
We shared testimonies and great time of fellowship together, and it was such an
encouragement to all of us.

Hanna and her friends from Grace church have been faithfully coming to volunteer after
school for the Rainbow children.
Because of their dedication the children’s school grades have improved tremendously.
And the love they share makes a big difference in children’s behaviors.
We thank God for their service in love.

We had a special speaker, Chaplin Raquel from Orange county women’s jail.
Who shared a wonderful Christmas message, It was a time of sharing touching and
gracious testimonies, and we praised and glorified the Living Lord together.

Thanks to the Stamp foundation’s help our home has brand new pain and windows just
in time for the chilly winter.

I am so happy that we could share the gifts and living needs with the mothers and
children who came for Christmas at the Rainbow home.

I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your prayers and financial support.
I can’t do this without help from friends like you.

Psalms 81:10
“I am the Lord your God, who brought you up out of Egypt.
Open wide your mouth and I will fill it.”

I pray big dreams that you have for “2013 will all come true because we serve a big
God.

Many Blessings to you and yours.

My name is Michelle Aguirre

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Testimony

My name is Michelle Aguirre.  I am a 23 year old mother of two daughters ages 8 and 6 and two sons ages 3 and 2.  I was born and raised in Boyle Heights, CA.  My mom and dad separated at the age of 3. At the age of 4 my mom remarried and I grew up in an alcoholic environment with her and my step dad.  I felt my childhood was all right.  At the age of 14 I had a relationship with my first boyfriend which lasted for over four years.  It was an abusive relationship but my first two children were born from it.  A few months before I gave birth to my second daughter my biological father passed away due to drug and alcohol abuse.  I was very hurt and sad because of his death. Then my life turned for the worse, I began to use drugs and hang out with gang members.  I started selling drugs and not caring about nothing else but myself.  My children and family were not part of my life during that time.  It came to a point that Children Protective Service took my children to foster care.  I then realized I needed help and I had to stop living a destructive lifestyle.  First I tried an outpatient program, but it didn’t work for me.  My social worker demanded that I had to do a residential program.  She found Rainbow Family Ministry.  When I went to see the home their was a room available by the grace of God.  So I entered the program with my youngest son Angel.  At the home I finally surrendered and gave my life to God.  I attended church for the first time.  I began reading the bible on a daily basis, where I found my identity in Christ.  Because I have a personal relationship with the Lord and had the willingness to change, God restored my relationship with all four of my children.  I now have my kids with me and I thank God. I have been sober and plan on staying sober and living a godly life.  My future plans for my life are to complete the accounting courses and enter school to be a medical assistant.  I will always serve the Lord with my children.