da's story
I thought I was born in a good family. We had enough money for school and food. But in 2002, I found out that my father was a professional hit-man. I found out that all of the money I had been raised with came from that work.
My father didn't live with us, because he was always hiding from the police. One day, I called him because I was sick and so he came home. The next morning, I was frightened because I saw the police beating my father outside our home. They shot him and he almost died. That was how I found out what my father did, and since then he has been in prison.
After that, our situation changed. I had no money and stayed alone with my mother. I kept going to school until grade 11, but I couldn't continue anymore because we had no money and my mother had no job. I made a decision to
Last year, I met a new friend who was working at Soi Cowboy. I went there Soi Cowboy to work because it was good money. In January (2005), my friend invited me to quit my job and join The Well. I wanted to study and have a better life, so I quit and now I am here to study about God’s love. He can change my life and give me a future. I want to work with computers and study more. Now my mom also wants to be a Christian because my life is not the same.