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05/31/2021

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05/18/2021

Testimony Tuesday Episode 3!

From Jaidyn Williams

Follow the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzhnRH1hF-w

"A man and a woman walked up to me, and they asked if they could pray for me, and I was like, 'Okay, Whatever...' And they did, and the second that they both put their hands and laid their hands on me, I became sober. Anything that was in my system was gone. And for the first time in about a year, I could see clearly, I could hear clearly, I could feel clearly. And I'm just sitting there like... "What is going on?" And I didn't really say anything, I mean, they prayed, they got up, and they left, and I'm still sitting there like... "What's going on?" And I could not believe that God could have done that. I was like "There's no way. There's no way. Jesus this was not you..." Because from my perspective, I was at my least desirable place. Because the people who have it together and know what they are doing... Those are the people that are going to carry-on the kingdom of God. And yet here I am, in the dumps-of-dumps and God is reaching down his hand and saying, "I want you."

God has the power to work miracles. Not only is He willing to heal us of our addictions, but He is calling us in the places that we're at. When we feel worthless, that is the place where He calls your name twice and says, "I want YOU!"

Listen to this whole radical testimony on the Step One YouTube page!

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05/05/2021

We are pleased to announce - This Saturday we are having a fundraising BBQ sponsored by Save-On-Foods !
BBQ starts 10am till after supper @ 126 Kensington Blvd.
A big shout out to Save On Foods and manager John Bennett who has put this event together.
StepOne Ministries is excited for this partnership for this upcoming event! We believe in partnering with the community, as the only way to battle this addiction and mental health crisis is if we all come together, and fight together.
Thank you Save On Foods for believing in our vision and for aligning with Step One. As more people come together, the quicker we can be the city that shines✨i

05/04/2021

Testimony Tuesday

Derek Keller

"Looking back now.. I realize that I felt unimportant to everyone including God "

"I felt I found my way but really I lost my way and myself"

"If your life gets so good when you quit why do you keep going back"

"As I was laying in the hospital I was telling myself that was it I was done and within an hour I was high again"

"Using was more then just drugs there is a lot more to recovery then putting down the dope there was som**hing inside of me that was causing me to use"

"A void inside of me that only a higher power can fill"

" I never thought I would be in a position to help anyone I never thought anyone would even want my help "

" I have been seeking his will for me ever since "

" you are important you matter you are loved "

A powerful story of coming to God and finding a new way of live!

04/30/2021

Yesterday is gone, make choices based on the future you want to have!

life is a highway make sure every mile is a joy to look back on!

think of things to come, not things done!

life is about choices not chances!

04/28/2021

Faith in Future!
Value people that value you! Friends are worth more then anything!
Teamwork makes the dreamwork :)

04/22/2021

Testimony Thursday

All through my teenage years I was a partier. I loved going to parties and I went to every party there was. I never thought that going to all those parties would affect me how they did.
I had my first drink when I was 14. My drinking ended up getting to the point where I was so far behind in school my only option was to drop out. When I turned 18, I moved to Saskatoon.
I was super excited to move to Saskatoon. I had complete freedom. That freedom turned toxic very quickly. I got diagnosed with Depression and Anxiety shortly after moving here. Not long after that I had my first su***de attempt. I was supposed to be admitted to the psych ward, but I left because I wanted to party. I can’t count how many su***des attempts I had. One night I was partying, and I don’t remember much, but I woke up in the Lighthouse. My social worker took me into Larson House. I stayed there for 2 weeks. When I got out I instantly relapsed and that was my first-time using drugs. I was using Xanax, Fent, and M**h. That brought me into another downward spiral.
That time I was able to get myself sober, but I wasn’t putting any work into my sobriety. I had another su***de attempt, I overdosed, and when the ambulance got there, they told me there was an 85% chance I wasn’t going to make it. That was the first time I prayed in years. I woke up 7 hours later and I was able to go home. I shouldn’t have made it out, but God kept me alive.
I was still struggling. From October 2018-April 2019, I was at the peak of my addiction. I was drinking every day and using Morphine. I wish I could talk about what I all experienced during that time, but I don’t remember a thing. April 3rd, 2019 was the day I got sober. I went to Larson House to help detox myself, and used community supports. I have been sober since. I leaned greatly on my support systems, my friends and family, and my church.
In the 2 years of being sober, I have accomplished so much. I got my mental health under control, I have a great relationship with my family, I got baptized August 2019, and I have graduated college. I just wrote my last final to be a Community Support Worker specialized in Addictions. I am a little overwhelmed, because I am so used on being on the client side of things, and now I am on the counsellor side of it.
God has blessed me in so many ways. God never left me. God kept me on Earth for this reason. I am so happy I went through all my struggles, because if I didn’t, I wouldn’t be the person I am today. I am so passionate about helping people however I can.

Romans 5:3–5
“We rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts.”

04/21/2021

The toughest person you will ever lead is you!
The first and greatest victory is over you self. Work on yourself more then you work on others. If you wouldn't follow you, why should anyone else?

04/20/2021

Testimonial Tuesday

I had a really good childhood. I was close with my parents, especially my dad, and we spent our whole life in the same house. It all seemed very normal from the outside, but a lot of my family struggled with mental health. It wasn't really talked about and no one knew until we reached adulthood. When my dad started working out of province, my relationship with my parents changed because I didn't understand the sacrifices he was making for our family and became resentful that he wasn't around as much. So when I started struggling with my own mental health I no longer felt like I could confide in them or reach out. I started with self-harm and eventually got into drugs to try to cope with it on my own. While in school I only experimented on weekends, starting with some w**d and very quickly moving onto coke, ecstacy and morphine. They made me feel good and seemed like they filled a void that I didn't understand at the time.

When I moved to Saskatoon after graduating, it wasn't long before I was using everyday. I tried m**h and loved how it got me up and out of the depressive slump I was frequently in. It felt like it gave me a reason to live. I started disconnecting from my previous life and friends, not going to work and falling completely into the lifestyle. A year later I met a guy with two young daughters and fell in love. I knew I couldn't continue using if I wanted to be a part of their life so I moved home to recover. They were my new reason to live. I became a full time step-mom, started my own business and we were even buying our first home together. But everything was being built on a very unstable foundation. I crumbled at the first sign of problems and reverted back to old habits.

I abandoned my entire life, my business, my home, and my family. There was a brief time during the winter that we lived in our truck and then I was just floating from couch to couch for a long time. I was lucky enough to have people that helped but i still ended up in places with no power or water and was having to eat out of dumpsters. Meanwhile my family had no idea how I was or where. I wouldn't give them the time of day and refused to speak with them for a long time.

I was more depressed than I'd ever been in my life, the drugs weren't picking me up anymore but it was all I knew. I ended up getting arrested and I think that was the beginning of the end for me. I didn't want jail to be where my life lead me so I started moving away from the lifestyle until I could eventually find a way out. I had a friend who was willing to take me in and help me get clean so I took him up on his offer in April 2018. He'd been through it himself so he was really understanding and I felt comfortable going through that process in his care.

It's been just over 3 years later and it blows my mind to look back and think of how far I've come. It doesn't even feel like that was me, it seems like a completely different person. I guess in a way it is. You don't realise how different you become when you're high until after you're out. Fighting for yourself and your life will give you such a different appreciation and I think my success has come from making that decision for my own wellbeing and not someone elses. That sense of self worth has radiated into the rest of my life and I've been able to get back the things I destroyed and rejoined my family and community. The support has been crucial to making my sobriety continue long-term because it gave me somewhere to belong and pushed me to finally start to take better care of my mind and body. My journey isn't over but sober has been the best place for me to start.

04/19/2021

Trauma has been around since human existence.

How can we process it and help others with pain and suffering? Trauma gets passed down from one generation to an another. Humanity is crying out for love and compassion.

Addiction is a cry for dealing with emotional pain and lack of unmet childhood needs. We feel emotional turmoil from passed world events without true closure.

Covid 19 pandemic has cause deep and long-term effects and will be felt for generations. The general population needs unity and to come together. Our world is in survival mode which causes poverty to skyrocket and a real threat to our human existence. The status quo leaves thousands of vulnerable people in real danger.

The people we feel do not deserve love, need it the most!!

04/19/2021

One person can make a difference!

There is a choice that you have to make in everything you do so choose wisely. It will in the end make you :)

04/13/2021

Testimonial Tuesday

I’ve been addicted to alcohol and substances since I was 10. My entire life I was exposed to drugs and alcohol so I didn’t see them as a bad thing. As I grew up my addictions grew as well. Being abused as a child physically, mentally, and sexually made me want to numb those unpleasant feeling with substances. I got kicked out of school numerous times for my behaviour and kept turning to drugs. Being taken away from my mother and brother and forced into group homes wasn’t easy either. Legal issues started to arise and found myself doing pointless crimes to support my growing habit. I was sentenced to 11 years in prison because of a drunken adventure that went totally wrong. In those years of being incarcerated I met a friend I became very close to and still am to this day. Shayden Esau. We went to A.A. N.A. and Wellbriety together. Once I was released from prison I continued a sober life until my mother passed away then turned to harder drugs and became a person I never want to see again. I got myself into a sober living program and house where me and Shayden Esau met once again. In June it will be 2 years clean off m**h and that’s a big accomplishment I’m proud of. I have very few supports but the few I do have are beside me no matter what helping me grow into a better person. I’d like to thank my friend Shayden for everything he’s done for me and StepOne Ministries for your support. If I can stay clean this long I know anyone reading this can do it as well. It’s not always easy but as long as we stay strong and not give into temptation we can make it another day.