At a point in her life, Neli found alcohol to be her ruler and she had been consumed by it. Her son was taken from her when he was 7. She was left with her daughter who then died of stomach cancer at age 12. Her AA sponsor came into her life when she worked for a local sugar cane company. He gave her AA leaflets and challenged her to put her faith in God.
The God of redemption has turned her life around. She is now the teacher and carepoint contact for one of the Nsoko Projects 8 carepoints. She gladly cares for, feeds, and teaches 20 orphans daily. She does this without payment only receiving delight in what she has to give…love from the Lord.
Neli will never be able to refuse a God that has drawn her out of addiction and now uses her to care for orphans. I could never refuse a God that has saved someones life by completely wiping their slate clean and giving them an open canvas.
Neli’s deliverance is going to be used to bring freedom and hope to other alcoholics. We are in the process of raising funds for Neli to be trained as a counselor and mentor for Alcoholics Anonymous. We hope to find monetary contributions that sponsor each addict in the area. With alcohol being a huge stronghold in this area, we pray that the Lord will use Neli and her gift in the ministry of deliverance.
I waited patiently for the LORD;he inclined to me and heard my cry.
“With the AA in my hand and the God of my understanding, I started to pick up the pieces that I had. Right now I am a sober alcoholic. I am living without alcohol. To add to this I had somebody that I made to be a role model in my life, my grandmother. She never had a home, had a husband or had work. But she never had to go as far as having a drink so that she could live better. Right now, I know that I am sober but I still know that I am one drink from drunk. So, I am keeping my sobriety one day at a time.
I have no space for alcohol right now. Alcohol with never close the gaps in my life…The only thing that I can tell any other alcoholic is that you must take up the arms and fight against alcoholism for yourself.”- written from an interview with neli viewed below
