There is power in sharing inspirational stories with others. It is a way we can connect and learn from each other. And all of us need motivation to keep our hopes alive! Storytelling also establishes common ground. Therefore, we would like to share the inspiring story of Johnson Pillay. After a long battle with peer pressure and drugs, he is now delivered from that and lives a life of restoration. Johnson once chose to follow his peers and what they were doing to be in with the crowd. This is his story in his own words.
“In my last year of primary school, I was already standing on corners smoking cigarettes and dagga. By the time I reached high school, I was a hardcore Mandrax smoker. I began to steal money from my siblings and parents to support my drug habit. By then, I was addicted to smoking Mandrax tablets and crack cocaine.
“Our family home was sold, and we all were given a share of the proceeds. I squandered my share at a drug den in a few months. When my money was finished, I became a total hobo with no shelter, food, or clothes. I smoked Mandrax and cocaine day and night and slept only a few hours per day. I sold drugs, stole, robbed, cheated, was involved in violent fights, and lived immorally. I was disappearing physically. The police were my greatest enemies, and I was caught in possession of drugs and arrested a few times.
“I remembered the KwaSizabantu Mission, as my dad had taken me there once. I arose early one morning and decided it was now or never. I knew if I did not make a drastic decision immediately, I would die in the life I was living. I went to the Mission in 2012. I was in desperate need, both spiritually and physically.
“Since 2012, I’ve reconciled with my family and by God’s amazing grace, I have been living and working at KwaSizabantu for 10 years now, completely free from drugs and living a new life in Christ with His children. God has also seen it fit for me to be one of the proud employees at aQuellé, where I am employed as an Invoice Clerk. The company also allowed me to study, and I have now completed a one-year course in Stores and Warehousing Management.”
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