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Sep
14
2020
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Sep
11
2020
Read MoreBreaking the cycle of abuse
“Born in Romania to a single mother, Andreea Surpanu was extremely curious about her father. Growing up, she was told he lived in Portugal because of work. Her mother also […] -
Sep
09
2020
Read MoreDoes pretending really pay off?
‘I resented my father. I felt like he wasn’t there for me and I did not feel like I ¬got the attention I needed from him when I was young, […] -
Jan
27
2020
Read MoreMy drug-dealing boyfriend got me locked up for 5-years
Many youn g girls are unfortunately gettin g themselves involved in criminality. Sadly, dating a ‘top boy’ – gan g member, dru g dealer etc. – has been sold to these innocent and naive […]an opportunity for me, overcome problems,
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Jul
10
2019
Read MoreI changed my profile
What children see around them while growing up can either influence them in a positive or negative way. In Paulo Cabral’s case, he began to imitate the things he witnessed […]change my life around, God would also do something different in my life, I learned the true values of a relationship, Trust your life to God, worst moment of my life,
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Jul
07
2019
Read MoreI turned to God and He was there for me
Yvonne came to the Universal Church as a child. She was around 10 or 11 when her mother started attending with her and her sister. She spent a lot of […]a completely different person, do things God’s way., rebuild my life, things needed to change, turn to God,
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Mar
11
2019
Read MoreMy life on the streets
‘The atmosphere at home was tense at best; mum and I argued a lot, and it would get quite nasty at times’, she remembers. ‘The best word to describe the […]a bit too much for everyone, faith in God, finding the strength, I was a little afraid, struggling to make ends meet, twice as hard,
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Feb
01
2019
Read More‘You’ll never amount to anything’
‘It was hard to accept that I could have a better life. In my early teens, I was always getting into trouble. I was an angry child; I didn’t believe […]a bigger and better picture, a completely different life, a deep sadness, building my own business, faith has so much to do with my life, loved and respected, raised her and her brother, suffering in silence, worked very hard,
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Nov
05
2018
Read MoreMy mum had to call the police on me
Amongst my four siblings, I am the middle child and seeing our parents at each other’s throat all the time reflected on us. We had bad feelings towards each other […]ready for whatever challenge,
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Sep
05
2018
Read MoreAn unbearable void
I was always in pursuit of happiness. Although I looked like a happy person as I was constantly smiling, that was all a front. I showed that I was a […]a happy person, find true happiness, the worst period of my life,
