Sherry Ann M Byron

Sherry Ann M. Byron's Testimony

I grew up not knowing Jesus Christ too well, until my life fell apart and became unmanageable. In April of 1984 my grandmother had died, and my dad had a heart attack and was expected to die. I began to take drugs and drink to deal with the pain I felt. Soon drugs became my life. I was high almost all the time.

When I was 16, my mom helped me get help for my drug addiction. In addition to taking drugs, I was doing drug deliveries and stealing to provide for my habit. Then I gave drugs up. The man who supplied me the drugs was angry because he had no one to deliver for him anymore. The man began to abuse me repeatedly because I would not deliver drugs for him. I was 17 years old.

The abuse from this man continued for eight years. He raped me and cut my body over and over again. The cuts required 500 sutures. He forced me to see cult sacrifices, and drank my blood whenever he cut my body. I was brainwashed to believe that I was a bad girl, and the abuse was my punishment. I also witnessed the abuse of children, woman, men, and animals.

I never went to Jesus because I felt he had punished me for taking drugs and being bad. Then in September 1992 I took an overdose of pills, because I couldn't live anymore with the abuse. Flashbacks and nightmares invaded my everyday life, and 90% of my body was left with scars.

After my overdose, I began to pray. With help from a priest, I became a Christian. I prayed for Jesus to come into my heart, and for all the abuse to stop.

Soon the abuse stopped. Today I give my each and every day to Jesus Christ. I ask for him to keep me safe. I know without Jesus there's nothing but hell. I am taking a Bible course right now. And I attend a Christian Church.

I was beaten and even hung from a tree until I couldn't breathe by a cult; because I have believed in Jesus Christ. While being abused I knew that Jesus would save me someday.