Mel Novak Testimonials

Testimonials

Sometimes you have to hit bottom before you look up.

Hang on tight.

Gods word always touches one's heart.

Suffering For My Jesus.

Mel told us that we could not stay out of prison without the Lord.

When I was in high school I started hanging out with the wrong crowd...

My step-grandfather and uncle molested me and after years of abusing myself, God healed me.

Jesus brought VICTORY.

In prison, a Preacher man said I was called to serve.

From a High Powered Washington Law Judge...to prison.

The Imprisoned Christian's Prayer.

BUT GOD HEALED me of MS in 1985 after I was prayed for at church. Hallelujah!

I have spent more time locked up in jails and prisons then I have being free

I was full of worry about my life, my family, and I had little hope.

Nine years ago, April 7, 1999, I walked into the Fred Jordan Mission.

Father, I'm sitting in this prison cell and I can't do anything to get myself out.

In 1972, I was in the 8th grade and got high for the first time.

My name is Teresa and I want to share the good news of the Glory of Jesus.

I have been involved with Dayspring Ministries since 1993

For 16 years I have been either drunk or on every type of pill

HEALED OF AIDS The next blood test and every month after, I tested negative

I lived my life like most people that don't know Jesus as their Lord do, 'selfishly.'

But upon the ripe old age of 31, I took up the bait of Satan.

I always had the ability to work my way to the top of anything that came my way

Being the youngest of eleven, nine boys and two girls, I was brought up in a Christian family setting.

I believe that God will restore my family to me

I loved my twins. But for years I ignored them.

Hello! My name is Kim, formerly known as 'Switch'

I was the leader of one of the largest gangs in the city.

Three A.M. and I was cooking one last batch of meth to sell

I have been clean for almost two years now

I was out on bail looking at a 150-year sentence, which meant I'd spend the rest of my life in prison.

My husband and I tried the drug ecstasy on our first wedding anniversary.

Years ago while I was in prison, a man gave me & everyone at the chapel service a warfare prayer.

I served as a Teacher, Music Minister, Youth Minister, Band and Choral Director.

I still get tested with the temptations of this world

Three short stories

I wanted to become a topless dancer & went to the local topless club entering a contest.

God started the process of changing me and molding me into something He could use for good.

That day, in a dark and dreary cell, I fell deeply in love with Jesus, my Redeemer.

I was in and out of jail at least 10 times in 2004

I was thoroughly broken but I didnít know then just how broken I really was...

In 1961 I joined NASCAR and raced my #83 car, the first car ever to clock 170 mph at Daytona Speedway.

Katie Souza was a radio disc jockey, model and actress

Little did I ever imagine that October 1 1970 would alter the course of history for my life.

I hope my time in prison will help to do good to other people so all will not be lost.

Itís been 18 years since I met Mel Novak. I have to thank him for his thankless service

What I thought was my last step off of that ladder

At the age of 19 I was arrested for second-degree murder.

'rage against the world'

I was raised a good child, but without God in our home.

I have a LIFE CHANGING STORY to share.

I would be going to prison after having been to county jail 86 times

I realized that God is not a quick fix God, but one who loves us very dearly.

With a splintering crash, Jorge and his bodyguards broke down the door of the house.

Today I look back on that bad kid and realize he did not have fun being bad.

I am currently living at the Wings of Life believing in Jesus and thanking God everyday for being alive.

I'm taking this opportunity to share my testimony, as to what God has done in my life

My incarceration is the direct result of my sin.

When we show fear and resist the changes to be made in our behavior

Being loved is the most powerful motivation in the world!

My name is Randy from Anchorage, Alaska and my life was built upon material things of this world. I could never be satisfied.

Why do some ex-prisoners commit new crimes after release from prison, while others forge responsible, law-abiding lives?

Soon after, when my mother was in a terrible car accident and suffered extensive burns, I cussed God.

“REBELS ON WHEELS” Rev.Phillip “BLADE” Smith

Looking at two life sentences, you would have thought that I would have straightened up

Eleven years ago I was heavy into gangs, and drugs and I loved it

I went through the same motions every week at church; stand, sit, kneel, stand, sit, kneel, fall asleep during the sermon

This happily married seminary graduate was once known as “mad-dog killer”

Like Mel said to me, “ you can be a light in this place of darkness ”

Being loved is the most powerful motivation in the world!

Although life is a struggle, I can press on as I keep my focus on God and His promises.

My mother passed in 1975 due to her addiction, and my cousin thought it was funny to see an eight-year old kid get high

Sue Howe was I was a teenage alcoholic-drug fanatic

Ex clan member, seminary graduate was once known as “mad-dog killer”

I started hanging out at night and drinking when I was 12

Jeff Mayo spent over twenty years in the music business.

I want you to know Mel that I think about you Bro., more often than youíd think.

When I was 12 years old my father was murdered.

I used and sold drugs for over 15 years before I was glorious delivered in 1990.

I used to be in my own prison of low self-esteem

In prison I received Jesus Christ into my life

It all started with pot.

No more vata loco, pinta poster pin-up boy

Sitting on a Barbed-wire Fence

Sending a War Cry

A Poem by Robert Rowe

There's A Storm Out There

I have now been saved 29 years

15 years ago I came to prison for murder

No More Heroin

Can't Feel the Change

Gaining Victory over Drugs

Treasures in Prison Cells

His arms preserve the telltale scars of habitual drug abuse.

I was such a bad little girl! I was hooked on drugs at 13

“I think I have been here before, ”

You've heard, pride goes before the fall.

I have been imprisoned for 10 years for my faith in JESUS.

Which road will I take?

Mickey followed his father's lead early, picking up booze at age 12.

Christians have a (privilege) to show love

Better to be safe than sorry

Before I came to HFHY I was living on the streets of Santa Monica

Marge Tanner went home to be with Jesus

A career in show business

God is restoring me daily

My Life On Death Row

Lost and Found

Learning Humility

I LOOK FORWARD TO MY DEATH

I read the Scripture and now I know what he meant

Gang activity is spurred on by Satan's influence

I learned to live and prosper on the streets

The hole - what I called HELL

At the age of 16, I was chosen to be head wizard

I was described as incorrigible

Fellowship Of The Unashamed

Willing Prisoner of Christ

I was Born Of The Spirit

He Has Set Me Free