Testimonial - Mario's Story
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EnglishVoice Age
Middle Aged (35-54)Accents
North American (General) North American (US West Coast - California, Portland)Transcript
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At the end of the year, I was feeling alone and started thinking, What's this life worth? I've worked hard, had a family, and today I am here alone. I have no friends, No one. So why am I here? I had no motivation to live. I had drunk almost a full bottle of whisky. I said to myself, I'm going to end my life. I work with used furniture and have lots of rope in my car. I got a rope, went upstairs in my house with the rope. I made a hangman's knot and I thought, This is it. Now I'm going to solve all my problems. But the Holy Spirit is wonderful. I'm sure it was the Holy Spirit, because in order to keep me alive, I was reminded that I had more whiskey left in the bottle. If I went down to take that whiskey, I'd have more courage to commit suicide, and that's what I did. I remember thinking I'm going to finish that whiskey to see if I find more courage to end my life. I went downstairs, fill up my glass, lit a cigarette, got the TV remote, and there was nothing interesting airing on television. So I began to flip through the channels. That's when I found the Hope Channel, Brazil. I was curious. A television that I had never heard of. Cool. I'm going to watch it. Then there came a commercial, and even that was different. It was not selling anything. Instead, it was talking about God. I was already very drunk. Then a pastor came on with a Bible in his hand, pacing back and forth, talking, moving his hands and it caught my attention. I stopped and thought, Let me watch this. Suddenly he sat down and pointed his finger at me, talking to me and my that drunk. I thought I did not use drugs. I just drank. This isn't possible. But he was talking to me. Hey, you. They're thinking about taking your life. You think you're worthless, that nobody likes you, that you're not good enough and you want to end your life. Hey, do not do this because God loves you. God has a purpose for you. There was no way this was happening. I started to cry. I began to thank God and from that day forward my life changed. I started to watch Hope Channel constantly. Change didn't happen overnight because it was not easy. Of course, it was a process. But I learned to live. I learned what life is all about. I learned about love, discipline, coherence. I learned what it means to be a person. It completely transformed me. Then I started going to church. And that's when God started to bless me abundantly and continues to bless me to this day. Every day that goes by, I learn more. And today I know what true peace is piece that I longed for in drinks women, family, friends but did not find those things were deceiving me. Today, I do not feel alone. Instead, I'm happy if I'm alone. It's by choice. Today. My food intake is much healthier because through Hope Channel and the Bible, I learned that many foods were not made for the human being. I learned that the human being was not born carnivorous but vegetarian. So in the old days, I had health problems such as headaches, insomnia, heartburn, kidney problems. It was difficult to go to the bathroom. Now I don't have any of that. If you are watching this, I encourage you to seek God because he is the only way. I am here today, firstly, because of God and secondly, because of Hope Channel. For that reason, I was baptized at the Hope Channel Studios in Brazil because I know the importance it has had on me and continues to have in my life not just for me but also for those around me as well. Today I can truly say that I am happy, that I have quality of life and that I have peace.