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This Is A testament to the power of God's Love

My name is Jay Bartels and I am a single father of two of the most wonderful daughters any parent could ever hope for. Faith, my oldest is 12 and Elissa is 9 and together we are the most blessed family in God’s beautiful world. My daughters haven’t seen their mother in over 4 years, yet God has filled our home with laughter, happiness, and fulfillment. This is not only a wonderful blessing to stand here before you tonight, but it is nothing short of a miracle.

For years I struggled to free myself from the grips of a horrible and relentless drug addiction. Everything that I had loved, I soon had lost. My drugs brought me to the depths of hell on Earth. I lost my home, my job, my dignity and for 2 years I lost my children as well. I saw no way out, for I had lost all hope as well.

5 years ago I was homeless, sleeping in the sand on the beach. I was sick and near death weighing a measly 140 pounds and without a penny in my pocket. I was trying with all the will power I had to get off the drugs, but my will was no longer my own, the drugs were in control of my life. It was no more than a tormenting existence where my addiction had become the devil’s playground.  

My children had been placed in foster care and were being placed for adoption, their mother had disappeared into the darkness of her own addiction and the courts had taken her parental rights away. Now the future of my children rested in my hands and nothing short of a miracle could resurrect me from the shell of a man I had become. How could it be possible for me to become drug-free, employable, have a place of my own and some way be considered capable of being a responsible parent in only 90 days time which is what the court had given me as a deadline before my children were to be adopted?  But When I fell to my knees and cried out to God at the top of my lungs “Lord I surrender. I can’t do this on my own father. I give my will to you lord and if your still out there father, please heal me lord, please God, I surrender! I can’t do this on my own lord, please bring my children back to me!

At that moment, my life changed forever. I put myself into a drug detox and I put all my faith in God. It was my personal 40 days in the desert and I resisted all temptation and all of the devils lies. Through the loving grace of God, I never used drugs again. Miracle after miracle began to happen in my life. God restored my health, my sanity, my dignity and my faith. I knew at that moment that everything would be all right. I didn’t know how it was going to happen, but I knew in my heart that God was going to make it happen. My faith was unshakeable and I rebuked every negative thought the devil was telling me. And in June of 2002, I walked into that courtroom with God at my side and when God and I left that courthouse that day we had my beautiful daughters with us. Our lives are so very blessed and My gratitude keeps me humble and my Faith keeps me close to the lord. Yes, God performs miracles and your looking at one of his most impressive miracles in me. All the glory to God. Thank you Jesus!  

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