BE Transformed - Jenny Sersen Interview

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Jenny was rescued by Jesus Christ out of a 10 year addiction to drugs and alcohol. After successfully completing Teen Challenge , cosmetology school and Bible school, she attended and completed Iris Global Leadership School. Jenny was able to share the Gospel in Mozambique , Tanzania, South Africa and Australia. Her heart is to see the homeless, mentally ill, those trapped in human trafficking, touched, delivered and transformed by the Gospel.

She has used her gifting of cutting hair on the streets for the homeless. She has a passion to see those set, free, holistically, body, soul, and spirit. She is pursued natural health and know that all of this plays apart to healing our bodies.   Together, they completed Kaleo Leadership School and have been ordained and sent out to reach the least and disciple individuals. Their hearts are to see lives and communities transformed by Gods love, presence and power.   3. I started using drugs and alcohol when i was 13 years old , looking for love , Acceptance, and value in all the wrong places. It led me down a very dark place until I was 23 years old. By that time, I was addicted to drugs and alcohol, using heroin every day and smoking crack at night. It was a very dark season of my life. I felt hopeless, Ashamed, hated myself, very lonely, lost, depressed, never felt like I would ever be good enough for anything. I came to a very desperate place in my life where I cried out for help , God Rescued me when I was 23 years old I went into Teen Challenge a faith-based recovery home and my life has never been the same. That dark season shaped my in such an incredible way because my story is my passion to help others !   

 

Here are 2 defining moments that shaped me in these last few years !    

1) 2020 of February we were away on a date weekend and we came home to our house burning down. it was an older mobile home and when we got home, everything was destroyed. In a moment, we lost our home, all our belongings, God spared my new son stuff that was only a baby. All I heard was, I will work all things out for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose. We had no money no place to go, but the Lord has just given us a church building . That week we had an ice storm where everything was frozen and shut down. The Lord provided aThat week we had an ice storm where everything was frozen and shut down. The Lord provided a place for us to stay for two weeks. right before the storm we went to sleep and we mentioned to each other it’s going to be so cold. How could we have a building and not open our building for the homeless. So for one week we did an emergency shelter at the church building. It was the only building in that whole area that had electricity throughout the whole storm. we had nowhere to live yet God was calling us to take care of the homeless. It was a season of Depending and trusting on God. After that one week when we close the shelter down. That day, the Lord provided a home, Provided all the furniture and everything we needed for a home, provided financial blessings from all over the world to help us. We were beyond amazed and blessed for God‘s love and abundance and that season.  

 

 2) Another Defining moment for us was this last season the Lord has used betrayal, Disappointment, lost, and a lot of pain to shape us in a beautiful way! We went through two of our closest leaders betraying us, A lot of division on our team, too, leaving our building and taking a season of sabbatical and rest for our family and for our souls. I think one of the most beautiful lessons I’ve learned in the season is don’t skim through grief, disappointment or loss, but allow the Lord to heal your heart, work through the pain of growth and don’t be Afraid to step back as a leader to deal with the more important things of the heart.This season we have learned the importance of Rest, delight, replenish and allowing the heart to heal !  Truly know the meaning of Psalms 23 The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want, he makes me lay down and green pastures , He Leads me by Still-waters , He restores my soul, He leads me in the path of righteousness for his name sake.   

 

We launched the G.I.V.E project , Our heart still love, God and love people!  Motto - Go impart Value to Everyone - GIVE compassion - GIVE the Gospel !  we wanted to create an easy tool to empower people to give compassion and give the gospel with easy resources, but also with giving value to the person receiving. So we created compassion kits to empower those that it’s easy to give. The compassion kits have a QR code with resources to whatever city or state you’re in to the shelters, food, bank, etc., we also have a questionnaire if you are being trafficked by someone you have a number to call ! everything is on the website if you have any questions. We are also working on getting our certification for anti-human trafficking so we can others on the signs of it and also create outreaches to different churches and community through the US. We want to see These compassion kits in every city and throughout the United States.   https://givevalue.org