Whether you've made your way here through a friendly Facebook post, a note in the Prayer Chapel, or just have somehow found yourself here, welcome. We're really glad you're here. Let me begin by explaining a little more of what this place is. Letters of Hope is an extremely recent project started by myself and a few others in wake of what has been an incredible journey so far - and it's just the start. 

One of the main characteristics of this blog is going to be boldness, and it starts now: I have been addicted to pornography for over 9 years. Since early middle school, (6th or 7th grade) I have struggled with the temptation of pornography, and that's putting it nicely. There will be following blog posts about my entire story, but we'll skip ahead to today for this time. Twenty-two days ago, after 9+ years of not being able to control when I looked at pornography, God healed me. Completely. I had gone a few months without porn before, but it was on my own strength and I eventually fell back into the old habit. I had prayed to not be tempted, but for some reason it wasn't working. On Friday, November 8, something - everything - changed. I had just heard a guy speak on how the reason we often don't receive healing or the reason we aren't able to heal other people is simple; either we don't fully believe God can and will do what we are asking, or God knows that we will not use the gift that we were asking for. After this, he asked all those who were listening to boldly ask God to fill us with the Holy Spirit, and to ask for something; healing, prophecy, etc. I began praying something like, "God, what do you want me to ask for? I've never thought about this before and I don't want to halfheartedly ask for something." It came as just one word at first - "pornography." It was then that this overwhelming peace came over me, and I felt God saying, "You are healed from your addiction to pornography." 

What?? 

Like I said, I have prayed for this before, but it was always assuming that I would just mess up again anyways. This time felt different - I not only thought that I had been cleaned of any addiction or feelings of lust, but I knew - deep down in my innermost being - that Jesus had cleansed me, 100% of all of my struggles with porn. This time was also different because it came with a call. A few seconds after I felt God saying, "You are healed from your addiction to pornography," He followed it up with, "and I am going to use you to help others be free of their pornography addictions as well." 

So, that's the 5-minute version of where Letters of Hope comes from. There will be more posts soon - so keep in touch. 

In the meantime, email us with any concerns, prayer requests, ideas, etc. This blog is here for anyone who struggles with pornography or anyone who knows someone that struggles with pornography - God is calling us out of this dark addiction. Don't let it be something that festers inside you as you try to tackle it yourself. 

In His unfailing love,

LoH