Guillermo's Story of Hope

Several months ago, I was living a hopeless life. I felt like I was at the end of my rope, and that I was soon going to die. I kept thinking this is no way to live. Death or jail seemed to be the next likely outcome since I was homeless and living in a park. My future was bleak.

One day I started taking aimless walks with no destination in mind. Not even realizing I was praying, I began to ask God, “Talk to me. I have no direction or place to go. I can’t go on living this way. Open a door for me, point my feet in the right direction.” These walks and prayers went on for several days. One day as I was sitting on a bench in the park, a gentleman was approaching me as he was walking his dogs. We talked for a little while. When he realized the condition I was in, he asked me a question, “Do you know Jesus Christ?” Later that week he found me again and brought me to the Ventura County Rescue Mission.

Since coming to the rescue mission, my life has been pointed in the right direction. Jesus is here and the bitter emptiness of my old life has been filled with hope, dignity, promise, and love. I have found the way to measure success in life. In Luke 12:15 it talks about how a man’s life does not consist of the abundance of his possessions. I have learned success is measured by what you are willing to let go of to follow the Lord. After I had been at the mission for awhile, I was given the opportunity to go back to my old trade, but that meant I would have to leave the program. I am staying because I know that the Lord has better things ahead for me, as long as I follow Him and allow Him to finish the work He has started in my life.

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