Киевская Христианская Церковь

My name is Natasha. I am 35. I was born in a wealthy and decent family. Parents loved me and never said no to me. It did not spoil me; I was a sensible and modest kid. I did well at school and raised many hopes in my parents.

When I became older, I met my love, which every girl desires. At 19, I became the mother of a baby boy.

Later we broke with the father of the boy and that was for me the “catastrophe” of my entire life. I was really broken and hopeless. It seemed that life has no sense. That time I met my new “friends” who were on drugs.

I tried drugs and felt that life become bearable, problems varnished, I did not worry about anything. Life became great.

This feeling ceased when I received a prison term for drugs. After I finished this term, I thought I will start new life, but I continued in drugs as soon as I returned home.

I received second term for drugs. This time I made a decision to change my life. This time it was serious – I lived without drugs for 8 years. I married and gave birth to my second son, but there was one thing, which ruined everything – emptiness in my soul. Terrible emptiness.

In 2011, I met my “old friends” and reentered the world of drugs; I became addicted “with all my heart mind and soul”.

In several brief months (Oct.2011 – March 2012), I lost every good thing in my life – family, mother, all relationships. How I wanted to die! I started to take huge doses of drugs to die. Every time I regained conscious, I knew somewhere deep inside that some greater power do not want me to die.

I had many acquaintances who believed in God and lived different life. They shared with me about great God who does miracles. They invited me to believe and accept Him in my heart, because my salvation is only in Him. I did not listen to them. I continued on my ways.

In March of 2012, paramedics rescued me and took me to the intensive care. I had sepsis, inflammation of both lungs and other conditions. Doctors were terrified. At that moment, I began to pray in my heart – “God, if you need me, please save me!”

My doctor was amazed at the fact I am still breathing. My feet were in a very bad condition and doctors predicted I would not walk any more.

My Christian friends found out that I am in the hospital. Oleg and his wife Oksana visited me every day. They shared Gospel with me. There in the hospital I accepted Christ. That was the moment when Christ entered my life and saved me.

When in the hospital, I met Maxim Demkin who told me that I have to the rehabilitation center. I knew that I need spiritual help to have right thinking. In addition, I needed time and place to reevaluate and reorient my life.

At the rehab center, I experienced much love and care. It was hard at first, because God worked on my character. It was hard, but I knew that it is necessary. He still works on me.

God transformed my life completely, gave me new heart, new desires, new friends.

 I live for God and other people. Christ filled the emptiness inside my heart.

I wish that everyone who is lost in this life and do not see the way out - seek Christ. There is no life and happiness without Him. It is greatest joy to live with God and for Him. Compare it with the filthiness you live now. Seek Him, for He is our Salvation!