01/07/2026
From student to servant of the Kingdom:✨Candace's Testimony✨
"My name is Candace. My childhood wasn’t the best but it wasn’t the worst either. I lost my hero, my dad, in 1994 to cancer. My brothers were great at showing me what not to do. My mother always worked 3rd shift jobs, paid the bills, put food on the table, but was in addiction. I had my colon removed at age 16 due to FAP colon cancer. I lost a very good friend in a car accident which crushed my soul. I turned to pills to numb the pain. I was lost, scared, and broken. I left the drugs behind when I moved to Kentucky in 2011 just to start drinking with my dad’s side of the family. I got married then divorced 4 months later. Then I met my son’s father and fell in love. It was the best thing I had ever experienced. I had my son in 2014. I was prescribed pain pills and for the next 3 years battled that addiction. In 2018 I met Mike and m**h which I thought was great until it wasn’t. I chose a man & drugs over everything I loved. 2023 I caught a felony and had been trying to get away from the darkness but I couldn’t do it alone. After 9 days on su***de watch I called out to Jesus not knowing a single thing about Him. I was bonded out of jail. I went to Providence and knocked on Heather’s door. My son’s stepmom, my best friend and guardian angel helped me find the closest recovery program TC. She dropped me off but stayed by my side! She brought my son to see me every month. I walked in TC full of anger, resentment, bitterness, unforgiveness, and had no clue about unconditional love BUT GOD! God cleaned me up inside. I am not angry and bitter anymore. I enjoy life and actually living life. God has restored my relationship with my son. I have been delivered and set free. I know what it feels like to be loved unconditionally. Habakkuk 3:18-19: “Yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will rejoice in the God of my salvation! The Lord my Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like those of a deer and enables me to walk on mountain heights!”
We are so proud of you, Candace! God is using you in mighty ways. 🙏