Talesa's Story - 4 Years In Prison

“I was sexually abused by a family member when I was just a child. Because of the sexual abuse, whenever I looked at myself in the mirror all I would see is an ugly face. There were many nights where I would jump out of my bedroom window and run. During my childhood, Jesus was the only constant in my life. I think everyone has a story where if you look deep enough you will see Jesus. Because of all of this, I started using drugs and that is what got me into prison. I spent 4 years here in the Prison. I remember the first day God behind Bars came to our prison. We were so excited! I have been a member of God Behind Bars the very first day they came here. I’ve been a member now for 6 years. When God Behind Bars came, it felt like I was a part of an actual church. I started a program here in prison and it started to teach me to actually believe who God says that I am. I spent many nights on my knees in this prison. I had to accept the things that I did to hurt the people I cared about. I lost children and that affected their life. When I completed this program I was quickly released from prison. It was a true miracle. I got released on Christmas Day. So I knew it was Jesus. In order to work through the abuse that I had gone through. I would write the promises of God on postcards and every time that I felt worthless, I would read those promises out loud. I would say, ‘God says that I am worthy, God says that I am a child of His, that I am a daughter, that I am loved and beautiful.’ These are the things I would have to say over and over until I believed them.” - Talesa We are wanting to plant 10 more church campuses inside of prisons in 2023. To help incarcerated men and women. We have already planted two campuses this year. Would you pray about donating $10, $20, or more to help us make this possible? Go to godbehindbars.com to join this mission! Godbehindbars.com Instagram: @Godbehindbars Facebook: @Godbehindbars Twitter: @Godbehindbars #LifeStory #Testimony #Jesus #GodBehindBars