Rehab Vienna - Way out of the chaos.

Stefan, a participant in our rehab center in Austria, reports: “My life was an utter chaos; I was passed around from one place to another.

Since my mom was not able to care for me and my three brothers I ended up in an orphanage for the very first time at the age of three. When I was seven I stayed with my mom for a while again. However, she was very violent and unpredictable, due to her problems with alcohol and pills.

I lived with a growing fear of her tempers and always counted on violence. So I was brought back to the orphanage.
I got to know my dad when I was ten, but unfortunately he passed away shortly afterwards.
I started to lose touch with reality, hovered around on the streets, consumed booze and drugs and had constant brawls at school. Back then I had my first dealings with the police. At fifteen I began an apprenticeship as a butcher, but never finished it.

Booze, drugs and a chaotic lifestyle made it impossible for me to live a meaningful life.
In 2003, after several years of delinquency, a friend told me about Jesus. Something about her and her life was definitely different! So I wanted to get to know this Jesus, too, and asked him to show me the way out of my chaos.

Said and done – God listened to me and gave me new hope. I sensed his peace inside, but had no concrete ideas, how to turn things around in my life. After getting to know quite a few Christians and learning more about Jesus, I realized very soon, that I needed a change I couldn’t work out on my own.

So I decided to join the rehab of HELP-FCJG in Vienna. Since then eight months have passed by and I’m experiencing how God is teaching and strengthening me to cope with the challenges of daily life.
Stefan