09/06/2025
Before I start, I would like to thank God for my salvation.
My name is Sean and I’m the youngest in my family with three older brothers. I came from a good, loving, hard-working mother and father. I’m from a place called Drimnagh in Dublin, Ireland, which is a small but rough area.
At the age of about 14, I started smoking weed/hash and taking tablets. The people I started buying drugs from were all involved in gang activity and, to be honest, I saw the way they dressed and the cars, the women, the drugs, and I wanted to be like that.
So I engaged with them more and more and found myself doing whatever I had to do to try to fit in with them and make them like me.
Before I knew it, they had me doing stuff, bad stuff that I regret today.
Things got worse very quickly.
From 16 till 32, due to gang activity, I was slashed , stabbed ,shot at , my mother’s house petrol-bombed, and my house smashed up over 30 times. I regret all of this and I look at that time with a lot of sadness in my heart.
I was so lost, broken, with no hope. I had nothing, and now I found myself
strung out on crack and he**in. As you can imagine, my family bore the brunt, and I became more and more distant from them because I picked drugs over them and my son. I stole from them, lied to them, and I did whatever it took to get drugs or the money for drugs.
A girl who I knew told me about a place in Liverpool - that place was Victory Outreach.
So that’s when I came to the men’s home I taught I was coming to a drug rehab. Little did I know I was coming to meet my saviour, the Lord Jesus.
From that day, the 21st of July 2024, I can say I am no longer that lost and broken drug addict. The day I walked in, I felt God, and I knew it was my time. Because we all have our time to meet him, and this was mine.
Jesus set me free from drugs, he set me free from shame, he set me free from guilt, and he has forgiven me for all the bad I’ve done, not that I deserve any of this because I don’t. He is restoring my relationship and trust with my family.
Today I have the opportunity to help my Pastor and the team and I love it .I’m so thankful and grateful for the mens home and Victory Outreach and this amazing ministry. If you need help or know someone who needs help don’t hesitate to call us on :
07936 500445
We’re here to help