Frienship,Discipleship=God's LOVE
God loves you!
This is the Lord's day!
This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.
O Lord, save us;
O Lord grant us success.
Psalm 118: 24, 25
"It isn't the burdens of today that drive men mad. It's the regrets over yesterday and the fear of tomorrow. Regrets and fear are twin thieves who rob us of today. Stop pacing the aisles and counting the miles.
Instead climb more mountains, eat more ice cream,go barefoot more, swim more rivers, watch more sunsets, laugh more and CRY LESS. "
Robert Hasting
May everyone have a wonderful and very blessed day! Let us all say an extra prayer for an enemy and a friend and see what a blessing this day will truly be!
Your friend for eternity
Janine
O Lord, save us;
O Lord grant us success.
Psalm 118: 24, 25
"It isn't the burdens of today that drive men mad. It's the regrets over yesterday and the fear of tomorrow. Regrets and fear are twin thieves who rob us of today. Stop pacing the aisles and counting the miles.
Instead climb more mountains, eat more ice cream,go barefoot more, swim more rivers, watch more sunsets, laugh more and CRY LESS. "
Robert Hasting
May everyone have a wonderful and very blessed day! Let us all say an extra prayer for an enemy and a friend and see what a blessing this day will truly be!
Your friend for eternity
Janine
God's testimony for Me
Hello My name is Janine VanDenBerg I am a full blooded American Indian, Tsimshian tribe! I am currently living in Roanoke, Virginia. I was an alcoholic, crack addict, drug dealer and prostitute for 18 years! Yes, I understand about the domestic violence! I was in several different domestic violence relationships and I was taken out of the house at the age of 12 by the state of Michigan. My father was a pastor and professor of theology at Hope College in Holland, MI. I was in and out of foster homes all my life and then wound up in Orlando married and with a down syndrome child! My husband left me because he fathered an imperfect child! He gave me a STD when I was pregnant! I then chose to work the streets to survive, I had already been drinking , drugging and dealing! I was raped 3 times and two prosecutions and one got away because I did not want to go through it again! I lost a child from one of my bad relationships; where he threw me down the steps and then set the house on fire! I have 187 stitches put in the top of my head; by breaking three FULL Wild Irish Rose Fifths over my head and then the man stabbed me in the right hand and then cut my left forearm wide open and then when I tried to leave because I was bleeding real bad; he took a baseball bat to my shins and kept beating me trying to break my legs so I could not go to the hospital! I then died on the front lawn; from what the officer and neighbors said and when the officer told him he was going to jail for murder he jumped on top of me and revived me! The same man was a marine when I met him and wound up on crack and he would come in and want money and if I did not have it he would take me and throw me on the floor face down pull both of my arms back and get them to go out of joint and then beat me! I finally got away from him by going to a domestic violence place in Ohio and I went back to Florida where he found me and put 18 stitches on my left temple! Then I met another man that did the same as him! I had two children by him and he made me work the streets to pay rent , get diapers, pay for his crack and his prostitutes! I lost my children here in Virginia; when My son died of sudden infant death syndrome and I had a nervous breakdown and went to Florida and did not know it ! I not only lost Cory, but they would not give me my girls back! I have been going through an awful lot of counseling and I go to Trauma group and am working out all my Traumas! But by the grace of God am making alot of improvement! I actually was able to cry and mourn my sons death for the first time since his death in Feb. 1996! Praise God! I am not a cold hearted person any more ;I am a person with feelings! I have severe Bi-polar, severe depression, avoidant personality disorder, severe panic attacks,and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. God has been working through all it with me! I have received disability and it allows me to get the therapy I need! Praise God! I just love what God has me doing because I know I survived it all to lend a hand to those that need it! Praise God!
When I was 38 years old I was sitting watching my boyfriend smoke crack and drink with his friends off of the money that I had to make on the streets! They did this for one week! I would have to go out and make money so they could continue to party! Well usually I was right along with them, but that week I chose to not participate in the party! So on Saturday there was a knock st the door and it was two women! I saw that they were neatly dressed and I flew out the door! They were someone sober to talk to finally! They were going around neighborhood that they knew and the older lady had at one time lived in that street! Praise God! They were looking for people to attend a program at there church for new Christians! I like I said was happy to speak to sober women and found out that the one had gone to Calvin College in Michigan! That was the rival college that I had done on semester at! Hope College is where I went! I was also raised in Holland , Michigan! God is so awesome! At that time I had started attending a Mormon Church because they were the only ones coming to the door! I had no idea they were a cult! But I did not like how they would not answer my questions about the Bible! So praise God I started going to this program called Alpha program! By Nicky Gumble! Totally awesome! I became a member of their church and they started an outreach that has now stopped but it was to focus on homeless and prostitutes and addicts, ex-cons, cons, juvenile detention homes and lonely! We would go out and have picnics on the health departments lawn and socialize with these lost souls! You have to make friends with them first and gain their trust before you talk to them about God! This went on for about 3 years! But I too as a new Christian used music to get their attention and guess who the singer was!!!! YES, Carman! As time went on it turned to Press Play of the LA Dream Center! I wanted a very intimate relationship with God so I could pass on what those two blessed woman introduced me to! God's Love!!! I am now at another church a bigger church that I knew I could grow at spiritually I have gone with them twice to the LA Dream Center ; I especially recommend going out for the day with Chris VanWinkle of Under the bridges Ministry! With the guidance God and The help of Short Term missions trip to the LA Dream Center I am going into crack houses, bars, where the prostitutes work, juvenile detention homes, prisons and Yes, Churches so that the congregations will get motivated and start doing God's work out here! They are sometimes in their comfort zones and they are missing out on the most blessed part of being a Christian and that is winning souls to God! I am also busy with the Manna Ministry program that feeds people 1 box of food a month and it is amazing because most that come there are the people I use to party with! I am also getting involved with Let Go and let God ministries based in Salem Virginia! They are an awesome couple! Christopher is an x meth dealer and Sharron (Sam) use to be in Witchcraft! They befriend drug dealers and wiccans and on their saturdays take them out to a farm that Christopher's dad owns in trouteville and they go paint balling to break the ice! After wards they have a worship time and it is truly amazing! This past week I have been trying to locate a 15 year old couple and the girl is pregnant and they are sleeping outside! haven't yet located but God is getting me closer! Meanwhile the people I am asking questions about them I get to witness also! There is also a young lady from Penn. State that has contacted me via e-mail and she asks for Prayer because she believes she is demonic! God is so awesome! I now consider myself one of the wealthiest women in the world! I am able to wake up each morning and study and pray in freedom and I then can ask God to use me in what ever way he needs me! I am His tool! And then go out in the world and plant seeds What more can I ask for? God is so awesome! I am so blessed and I am forgiven of my past so I can use it as a tool to reach out to others that most cannot reach! I understand living on the streets! I have died 4 times in my life and 3 out of the 4 I was not saved , so God did not have to keep me here! Praise God! I would not trade my life for any amount of money! My spiritual freedom and relationship with God is so precious to me! You have a wonderful day and God bless! I have sites all over the internet! Google Janine VanDenBerg but watch out for the Doctor! LOL!God gets all the glory and I also learned that : Paul would not have been Paul had he NOT been SAUL first! God is so awesome! Praise God! Your sister in Christ! Janine Marie Palma VanDenberg Please take time to sign my guestbook! Thank you and God bless! a little some thing I wanted to add to my testimony! Please copy and paste this site and you will be in total awe, Little Logan had me crying! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCdZwitrNoY we must unite and become one in God! He needs the warriors! Praise God! It was a Sgt. Brent Asbury from Roanoke City police Department that very first came to me about God! I was attending A Mormon church and he sat with me for 3 hours one sunday and read the BIBLE! Praise God!
This is only a rough draft! I will be getting it edited soon! But works for the book will need more of God's blessings!
God now has me as a facilitator for "Celebrate Recovery" program! By John Baker and a forward from Rick Warren and in the Purpose Driven programs! It is the 12 steps , but explaining them using the beatitudes!
When I was 38 years old I was sitting watching my boyfriend smoke crack and drink with his friends off of the money that I had to make on the streets! They did this for one week! I would have to go out and make money so they could continue to party! Well usually I was right along with them, but that week I chose to not participate in the party! So on Saturday there was a knock st the door and it was two women! I saw that they were neatly dressed and I flew out the door! They were someone sober to talk to finally! They were going around neighborhood that they knew and the older lady had at one time lived in that street! Praise God! They were looking for people to attend a program at there church for new Christians! I like I said was happy to speak to sober women and found out that the one had gone to Calvin College in Michigan! That was the rival college that I had done on semester at! Hope College is where I went! I was also raised in Holland , Michigan! God is so awesome! At that time I had started attending a Mormon Church because they were the only ones coming to the door! I had no idea they were a cult! But I did not like how they would not answer my questions about the Bible! So praise God I started going to this program called Alpha program! By Nicky Gumble! Totally awesome! I became a member of their church and they started an outreach that has now stopped but it was to focus on homeless and prostitutes and addicts, ex-cons, cons, juvenile detention homes and lonely! We would go out and have picnics on the health departments lawn and socialize with these lost souls! You have to make friends with them first and gain their trust before you talk to them about God! This went on for about 3 years! But I too as a new Christian used music to get their attention and guess who the singer was!!!! YES, Carman! As time went on it turned to Press Play of the LA Dream Center! I wanted a very intimate relationship with God so I could pass on what those two blessed woman introduced me to! God's Love!!! I am now at another church a bigger church that I knew I could grow at spiritually I have gone with them twice to the LA Dream Center ; I especially recommend going out for the day with Chris VanWinkle of Under the bridges Ministry! With the guidance God and The help of Short Term missions trip to the LA Dream Center I am going into crack houses, bars, where the prostitutes work, juvenile detention homes, prisons and Yes, Churches so that the congregations will get motivated and start doing God's work out here! They are sometimes in their comfort zones and they are missing out on the most blessed part of being a Christian and that is winning souls to God! I am also busy with the Manna Ministry program that feeds people 1 box of food a month and it is amazing because most that come there are the people I use to party with! I am also getting involved with Let Go and let God ministries based in Salem Virginia! They are an awesome couple! Christopher is an x meth dealer and Sharron (Sam) use to be in Witchcraft! They befriend drug dealers and wiccans and on their saturdays take them out to a farm that Christopher's dad owns in trouteville and they go paint balling to break the ice! After wards they have a worship time and it is truly amazing! This past week I have been trying to locate a 15 year old couple and the girl is pregnant and they are sleeping outside! haven't yet located but God is getting me closer! Meanwhile the people I am asking questions about them I get to witness also! There is also a young lady from Penn. State that has contacted me via e-mail and she asks for Prayer because she believes she is demonic! God is so awesome! I now consider myself one of the wealthiest women in the world! I am able to wake up each morning and study and pray in freedom and I then can ask God to use me in what ever way he needs me! I am His tool! And then go out in the world and plant seeds What more can I ask for? God is so awesome! I am so blessed and I am forgiven of my past so I can use it as a tool to reach out to others that most cannot reach! I understand living on the streets! I have died 4 times in my life and 3 out of the 4 I was not saved , so God did not have to keep me here! Praise God! I would not trade my life for any amount of money! My spiritual freedom and relationship with God is so precious to me! You have a wonderful day and God bless! I have sites all over the internet! Google Janine VanDenBerg but watch out for the Doctor! LOL!God gets all the glory and I also learned that : Paul would not have been Paul had he NOT been SAUL first! God is so awesome! Praise God! Your sister in Christ! Janine Marie Palma VanDenberg Please take time to sign my guestbook! Thank you and God bless! a little some thing I wanted to add to my testimony! Please copy and paste this site and you will be in total awe, Little Logan had me crying! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCdZwitrNoY we must unite and become one in God! He needs the warriors! Praise God! It was a Sgt. Brent Asbury from Roanoke City police Department that very first came to me about God! I was attending A Mormon church and he sat with me for 3 hours one sunday and read the BIBLE! Praise God!
This is only a rough draft! I will be getting it edited soon! But works for the book will need more of God's blessings!
God now has me as a facilitator for "Celebrate Recovery" program! By John Baker and a forward from Rick Warren and in the Purpose Driven programs! It is the 12 steps , but explaining them using the beatitudes!