The Lord my Deliverer

TESTIMONY OF YEW KONG WAI

Background

Shalom everyone, my name is Yew Kong Wai, 57 years old, I am from Ipoh, Perak. When I was around 20 years old, I learnt how to take heroin for self-contentment and entertainment. When the time went on, I became a drug addict, I could not live a normal life without having drugs.

I needed to take drugs to sustain my daily activities, so I did not care what was the way as long as I could take the drugs to continue my daily life. Money that I got from my job was not enough for my drugs. I realised that I was not normal. I was a drug addict that needed drugs every day. My life as a drug addict was terrible.

PRISON TERM

One day I was blocked by police, I was brought to court and got sentence of 48 months. When I was in jail, I regretted. Because what I did was irresponsible. I did not take the responsibility of a family member, I wasted my life just on drugs just for self-entertainment.

After I was bound by drugs. I could not free from it. At the same time, I let my family down. With all my wrong doing it effected my family. So, it became a factor that my family members lost trust in me. That I am not able to do anything good for my family. My family also didn’t or fully depend on my support.

AFTER RELEASE

When I was released from jail, I knew that I still had the need to take drugs, even though I was in jail for quite a long time. After a long time, I still have addiction to take drugs, I was still not free from it. I tried to get the drugs as before but because I was jailed before I became afraid that if I get caught again, I would be sent to court and get heavier sentence. So I made the decision to find a nearby Christian centre that could offer me protection, I will get help from there. Can get assistance from them, and help to rehabilitate. This was a slight change on myself. I contacted some Christian centre’s nearby. Some Christian centre’s did not accept me due to some reasons.

JIWA MURNI HOME

I came to Jiwa Murni home in Kuantan. I understand from the home, I have God. Only with God’s power can change me, can teach me what is right. I fully depend on the power of God to set me free from my drug addiction. I see myself as a patient that still need treatment. Since I am not free from drugs yet. I still need help from the home. I needed protection, assistance, right teaching, power of God to release me from these drugs that hold me so long. I want to do whatever is good for my family and for those who are loved me. Please pray for me that by the power of God, I am able to be set free from drug addiction. At the same time, I wish to appreciate the home that helps me, assist me, accept me, teach me.

Here, I wish to thank Jiwa Murni for helping me, understanding me, helping me to get victory from drug addiction. Thank you very much, Shalom.

Testimony Through Prison Fellowship Kuantan, Pahang ( Oct 2021)