Testimonies

My name is Felicia.

For most of my teenage years and into young adulthood, I struggled with addiction and gave in to my sinful nature. I was reckless, selfish, angry, and controlling. Because of violence and addiction, I began to lose everything I cared about and loved. My children were taken from me, I was constantly dealing with legal troubles, and I faced one hardship after another, including homelessness and depression. In 2023, we made the decision to move from Arizona to San Antonio. At that point, I was still deeply addicted and struggling in every area of my life. Despite the move, I found myself in the same destructive situations I had been trying to escape.

On June 1, 2024, everything changed.

I woke up and could feel the Holy Spirit with me. In that moment, I knew I wasn’t alone and that I could be redeemed. People say that when you hit rock bottom, the only way to go is up. For me, that Rock was Jesus. He restored me. I put the drugs down and never looked back. My cold heart began to feel joy and compassion again. I had walked past Door CFC almost every day and felt that God was leading me there. Finally, I decided to walk in. Of course, I didn’t come alone—I came with my boyfriend, our 2-year-old son, a stroller, and our dog. We definitely made a lasting first impression! We were immediately welcomed with warmth and love by the best church family we could have asked for. Suddenly, everything made sense. God had led us there. We had found the loving family we had been searching for.

My boyfriend became my husband. We were no longer homeless. We restored relationships with our children and our families. None of this happened because of our own strength—it happened because of Jesus. Today, we have the privilege of sharing our testimony with others and pointing people to Christ. We could never have done this on our own, but through God’s strength, all things are possible. All the glory and praise belong to God for our salvation. We are beyond grateful and blessed to have found our church and our family. God continues to help me every day. He has restored my heart and mind, filled me with peace and joy, and He can do the same for you.

God bless,

Hello, my name is Alicia. At the age of 37 I found myself in the midst of doctors, counselors and psychiatrists. I was bound by depression and severe panic and anxiety attacks. I was heavily medicated and with each medication came side effects such as self mutilation, suicidal attempts and memory loss. With each side effect came a new medication and another side effect. I eventually lost control of my mind. I was hardly able to stand or even talk.

Then one day in June of 2007 someone from The Door Christian Fellowship knocked at my door during one of their church outreaches. They told me about Jesus Christ and prayed over me. These total strangers began taking me with them to church from that day forward.

Then in Jan. of 2008 something miraculous happened. God restored my mind! He delivered me from all panic, anxiety, depression and medication. I have no memory of the 7 months in between. All I know is my church family was diligently praying on my behalf and God heard them. Through the power of Jesus Christ my healer, my deliverer, I was set free. What was my side effect? Eternal life..salvation. Now imagine what he can do for you!

My name is Raul Apolinar. Although I never really went by that name, my grandma gave me the nickname “Bully” because I was always fighting. I carried that identity for 29 years—a young kid trying to find my true self.

I grew up in a family of seven. We were out late at night, usually up to no good. There was a lot of violence in our home, and drinking in the front yard was a normal part of life. Having older brothers, I wanted to be just like them. I got drunk for the first time when I was 11 years old. At 12, I started getting high, and at 14, I tried cocaine for the first time. It seemed as though my eyes had been opened to a whole new world. I began running with a gang, and our house became the party house. As a teenager, we would hang out at bars and then rob them. From the age of 16 to 29, I lived a life of heavy drug and alcohol abuse. I would party for two or three days straight, wasting my life away. Deep in my sin, I crashed my car at 90 miles per hour, hitting a guardrail at 4:00 in the morning with my 2-year-old son strapped into his car seat. Thank God neither of us had a scratch on us. Even after that miracle, I kept doing things my own way.

I was going nowhere in life, and I was tired of constantly making the same mistakes. In December 2004, I was pulled over for driving under the influence, arrested, and sentenced to three years of probation. Around that time, my brother-in-law had a radical encounter with Jesus Christ and was completely transformed. He began telling me about Jesus. I didn’t know what to think, but I was exhausted with the way I was living and had reached the point where I wanted to give up. Later, he invited me to a church service. That day, I gave my life to Jesus Christ and surrendered everything to Him. At the time, my girlfriend and I were living together but were not married, and our second son had just been born. After I gave my life to Christ, we got married.

Today, by the grace of God, we have been married for 21 years and have faithfully walked with the Lord together. Looking back, I know that God spared my life, rescued me from addiction, and gave me a new purpose. I am alive because of His mercy, and I have been born again through Jesus Christ.

God is so good. All glory belongs to Him.

Amen.

My name is Beatrice, and I’ve been saved for 21 years. But before I was saved, my life was crazy.

I grew up on the Southwest Side of San Antonio, Texas, but I also spent time on the West Side. I remember when I was little, my grandparents lived next door to a bar and across from a drive-in. My family would go to the bar, while the drive-in was our babysitter. I grew up around alcohol and drugs, and rock music was always playing at my grandparents’ house almost every day. My cousins, my two brothers, and I would sit and watch movies until the drive-in closed. Then we would go home, only to do it all again the next day. As we got older, we would play like we were at a bar, drinking and partying just like we had seen our family do.

When I was 14 years old, my parents divorced. Soon, our family was split up, and we were living on our own, with our father paying our bills. We would party while living by ourselves. We would go to school in the morning and party at night. I was getting tired of the life I was living, but I had been taught, “If you can’t hang, then don’t party,” so I continued partying every night. Later on, I met my soon-to-be husband. At the time, we were shacking up. while dating we went to visit his sister, whose husband was saved. He told us about Jesus Christ. The next day, we went to church and got saved. My life has never been the same since I came to Christ. I was lost, but Jesus found me. Now, I will never look back.

Thank God for saving me! Today, I am very happy with my husband of 20 years, my sons, my grandchildren, and, most importantly, Jesus Christ in our hearts. I am forever grateful for what God has done in my life. He took me from a life of partying, confusion, and being lost and gave me a new life in Christ. I know that I could not have changed my life on my own. Jesus found me when I was lost, saved me, and gave me hope.

To God be all the glory!

My Testimony

I accepted Christ as my Savior in 1998. I served Him faithfully for eight years, but because of my own selfish desires and pride, I turned away from God and my church family. I met my husband shortly after, but inside, I was still broken. I was bound by the brokenness, bitterness, rejection, and pride that had brought me to Jesus before—only now, it was seven times worse. I was always on the defensive, and I drank heavily to try to drown out my problems, but they were still there waiting for me in the morning. Even my husband would tell me, “I can’t make you happy.”

But happiness wasn’t enough. I needed Jesus to save me from myself. I needed deliverance in my heart and mind—not only for me, but for my family and my marriage. I surrendered to Christ and rededicated my life to Him three and a half years ago, just six days after my husband passed away. With a shattered heart, suicidal and tormenting thoughts day and night, and physical struggles, I came home to the Lord because I knew He was my only hope. It was also through the prayers of the saints I had left behind that made this possible. Today, I can tell you that I am in my right mind. I have experienced healing mentally and physically through the blood of the Lamb, the powerful Word of God, prayer, and the love and support of my pastors, brethren, and my aunt.

Father God has shown me so much love, mercy, compassion, and grace. He has given me joy unspeakable, a new family in Christ, and a renewed understanding of His perfect plan for my life. Today, I share my testimony to let others know that there is life after death, there is life after our past mistakes, and there is always hope in Jehovah Rapha—“The Lord who heals.” He will restore. He does have a purpose for each of us. And we will make it Un Día a la Vez—one day at a time.

We only have to fully surrender to the power and grace found in Christ Jesus.

AMEN!!!

Growing up in a home without God, I believed death was just a dark, empty space waiting for me at the end of a painful life. Everything around me felt unstable and unsafe. I lived through abuse that left me deeply depressed, angry that I had been born, and extremely alone. With no good guidance, and watching my mother struggle with drugs and alcohol, I became desperate for any kind of attention, even if it led me into deeper trouble. Eventually, I ended up in juvenile detention, living with the fear that I could be incarcerated until I was 25. I was only 15 years old at the time.

The heavy weight of self-hatred became unbearable, pushing me to try to end my life multiple times. But then came a single knock on our door that changed everything—an outreach that saved my mom and ultimately saved my life. Through God’s love, I found a safe place and a peace that no medicine could ever give me. He quietly healed my heart, lifted the mental burdens I had carried for so long, and made the impossible possible.

Today, I am blessed with a wonderful husband and many children. Each day, I strive to be the godly wife and mother He created me to be. God gave my life true meaning and showed me that I can overcome any obstacle by trusting in Him and relying on His strength. I will never forget where He brought me from, and I will never look back.