listen and equipped to handle everything she was about to say this encounter was the beginning of a new life, one that still takes Tonier by surprise. From pain to joy, she is living a fulfilled life and enjoying every minute of it! Check out her interview below.
by: Kimi Johnson
Committed to crack cocaine for 19 years, Tonier Cain was arrested 83 times with 66 convictions. She lost custody of four children and lived on the streets, homeless for years. Friends and family thought there was no hope for a person with a past like Tonier. But the Lord had other plans. After being asked, "What's wrong with you?" all her life, someone finally expressed compassion and asked, "What happened?" Prepared to
PDWM: When I hear your testimony, I am amazed by the joy and excitement that you carry. How has life become a celebration for you? TC: My life is definitely a celebration of what our Lord and Savior can and will do. I look at my life as being a vessel for God to show his powers through. So for me, I celebrate the power of the resurrection of Jesus Christ not so much me. Through that power I was set free, and whom the son sets free is free indeed.
PDWM: Did you ever imagine yourself walking the journey that God has placed before you? TC: No way!!! Did I ever imagine my life as this? It still blows my mind. It just shows that God truly has a purpose, regardless of our past!!! His word is true; he works it all out for the good!! PDWM: What are some hard earned lessons you have learned through your life? TC: I learned a lot of lesson, I learned that life is going to bring trials and tribulations, life will be hard, and some live a harder life than others. My life was extremely hard, but the lessons I learned from life is that, in our trials we are given strength to endure, and its up to us to utilize that strength. God gives us all we need to survivor, He is with us always, waiting for us to cry out to
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