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| Babalwa |
Before I came to the church I was a drunkard. My life was a
mess. I used to drink every weekend and even on weekdays. I lived a careless
life to the point that I even dropped out of University and lost my job at the
same time.
During the June holidays I went home to East-London and carried
on as if life was the same pretending to be studying and working.
When the holidays were over I did not have money to go back to
Cape Town and had to ask a boyfriend to send me money. When I came back I
stayed in the residence at the university, even though I was no longer
studying. In December my family found out that I’d dropped out of school as my
results were sent home and I’d failed all my subjects.
The worst moment of my life was last year March when I woke up
in a dirty shack and I had flash backs and remembered that I had been gang
raped by 3 guys or more; I couldn’t remember clearly what happened or how I’d
even got to the shack. At this point I realized what a mess my life was, last
year in September I took the decision to commit myself to changing my life. In
October I got baptize in water and began attending the Save a Tamar meetings
for healing and forgiveness.
Today, my life has changed, I’ve resumed my studies in Business
Management and my relationship with my family is back on track but the most
important of all, is that I have a relationship with God all because someone in
the YPG believed in me and invited me.
Babalwa Mdlangaza
YPG Cape Town
