I think i posted a blog awhile back about how i was going to give a little assignment to some of the market place's lovely staff. their testimonies of how God has used Much Ministries to help them to heal and restore things in there life. Chris finished his assignment and is allowing me to share it with the people that support me working with this ministry. Keep him in your prayers as God is working in him and its a process...as we all are!
My name is Christopher A. Boston. I was born into addiction of alcoholism then birth I became just that an alcoholic. However, I had a great childhood, never abused or traumatized. I had a very rough life. Alcohol and drugs was always a part of my life. I was born into active addiction through my mother’s addiction to alcohol. I lived and rew into other drugs as I got older. At age nine I was introduced to pot and alcohol, which later grew into more intense drugs use, which led to abuse, pills, pot, cocaine, pcp, acid, speed, heroin, just a name to lot is not all. I continued to use during my teenage and early adult life, I got married to a wonderful young lady named Angie and bore with her three beautiful kids, Monic in ’83, Brittany in ’86, and Simone in ’89.
Through my alcohol and drug addiction we had what I thought was a wonderful life. Angie was a stay at home mom as I paid all the bills and she had what I thought was a wonderful life, of taking care of our three kids, Monic, Brittany & Simone. However, she was miserable, cause she desired more than just a man who gave her a pampered life. She wanted more LOVE, is what she game into the relationship with and only the same, I thought I was providing just that, I was happy and she was not. I ran the streets of NY, NY and Conneticut, selling drugs and living the life and thinking she was happy, however she wasn’t. But why, she was a stay at home mom, bills paid, and money to do and go at will, but that was not happiness for someone you supposedly love and have a family with. The kids seemed happy to have all most kids didn’t have, but they didn’t have me. I was just there, but never there, unlike my parents, they were always there, this was a pattern that was hard to break, living a life style of luxury (being a master chef), happiness wasn’t a happy home.
I later divorced and married again and had more kids thinking that’s what it took to be a good man and to be loved by the kids you make in any relationship. I wasn’t happy, but had no reason to be unhappy. I was living a life style that made me happy, I thought. Later nothing mattered, but I was wrong, I later I remarried again, but still I wasn’t happy.
My life spun out of control for years. Thinking I had it all, I had nothing. I forgot about Christ, which I had come to know at a early age. However, through losing my Mother, baby sister, then older brother all within six months, I gave up on God. I thought He cursed me for my wrong doings and indiscretions and in return, I cursed God.
As my drug addiction grew worse and spiraled out of control God was no longer a part of my life. What a terrible misconception. My life became further unmanageable as I fell into a pitfall of worthlessness. I thought I had it all, an accredited, well-known talented executive chef making very good money at a very young age. I was seeing and serving superstars from all walks of life even presidents were my very best clients, Carter, George and George W. Bush. Drugs made them look like nothing just ordinary people.
After years of denial and abusing my body soul and mind with the most powerful drugs, the plague hit me like a ton of bricks and never before, after years of drug and alcohol abuse, long after most would have thought it was too late, guess what happened to me… I found the Baptist Ministry Center, Bill Thomas, Director, and Cindy Womack, Asst. Director. Through their ministry and compassion for Christ and those who are seeking help. I found him, within myself right there on Norwich & 0 street. Who would have ever thought that enabled me to find myself, to which Bill, Cindy and Judy (Bill’s wife) introduced me to Beaver and Kathy Brooks and the Much Love Community. Through the ministry the lost find Christ and are reborn in His love through love, like you wouldn’t imagine. But have a chance to experience through Christ and Much LOVE that its very sacred and a part of everyday life. Through a new creature in Christ who strengthens me so, we seek to change a life the way ours has been changed, cause who would have ever thought….
GOD KNEW IT ALL THE TIME. YOU MUST FIRST BELIEVE AND ALWAYS HAVE FAITH!!!
-Christopher A. Boston
FYI- chris is going on 9 months of being clean and sober. he is a huge blessing to the market place and much ministries. keep him in your prayers...and praise God for how far he has come.
oh and one more thing...we love his masterpiece dishes...as will you so know you are always welcome to come take a quick trip to Waynesville!!! :)
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