The Suicidal Thoughts Are Gone! 

Posted on by Jennifer Arimborgo

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September 2018
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“I hated my life. I wanted to die.” Daniel shook his head in wonderment as he remembered. “My parents’ divorce shattered me. I hadn’t seen it coming, at all. It felt like it came out of nowhere. It tore me apart emotionally. I sank into a dark, depressive state. Death seemed like the only answer.”

Daniel is a graduate of our Christian high school, San Marcos. He was recently sharing with us the story of his redemption. He continued animatedly:

“One day, someone introduced me to a teacher named Señor Ríos. This man looked at me intently. It was immediately obvious to him that I was struggling. Something began stirring in his heart. Eagerly, he said to me, ‘I want to tell you about a Christian school I know of. It’s a place they send kids that have gotten into trouble in other schools. Kids that no one else wants to put up with. Kids with a whole lot of emotional problems.’

“Señor Ríos paused to look at me. He could see that he had caught my attention. So he went on: ‘I have seen kids change there. Dramatically… in a most incredible way. I really think you should give it a try.’

“I protested despairingly that there was no way. My family didn’t have the money for tuition. Señor Ríos immediately insisted, ‘I’ll help you! I’ll pay for half of it!’”

“I was shocked. Why would a perfect stranger offer me such a thing? I looked at him, wide-eyed. In his enthusiasm, he had convinced me. Soon after that, I was enrolled at San Marcos.

“He was right. My life was radically transformed at my new school. How I came to love that place! I learned about Jesus and began a new relationship with Him. He filled my heart with a hope I had never known before. His light dispelled all the hatred from my heart. The desire to drown out my pain with chemical substances left me completely. Jesus made me into a brand new person!

“Now I have been accepted into the university. I am going to study Foreign Languages. I am so excited for the future and all God has in store for me!”

I smile as I think about Daniel’s contagious joy. Jesus is still in the business of transforming lives!

9 thoughts on “The Suicidal Thoughts Are Gone! ”

  2. I love this teacher who didn’t just say, “You should go there.” but instead, “I’ll pay half!” What a blessing seeing God at work through people like this to reach a young man like Daniel.

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    1. Amen and amen, dear Anna. Today more than ever before, how true this is! Just this last week I have been providing pastoral support to another family whose daughter made an attempt on her life. Thankfully she did not succeed, and God has been ministering to her deeply. How amazing it is that He allows us to shine His light in this world that so needs Him!

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