Brendah Jons: I almost lost my life to alcohol in 2022

Piece by: Maureen Waruinge

01 January 2023

• She penned a message about life in alcoholism and the LGBTQ community.

• She left this life thanks to a good friends guidance.

Comedian Brendah Jons got saved in the third quarter of 2022 after much drama online.

The celebrity announced she was saved in September after denouncing her LGBTQ ways. Sharing her life testimony in a lengthy social media post, the comedienne said that she gave her life to Christ but fell off her faith after losing a loved one.

To close 2022, Brendah took to her Instagram stories for New Year's eve to reflect back on her mistakes and what she is looking forward to

She penned it in five parts and started by writing,

"This year I lost friends, some who betrayed me, and some who couldn't go on with me. I almost lost my life to alcohol and to things I can't even testify to yet, made really bad decisions. I didnt know I could make it alive, I never knew it was possible to come out on the other side alive."

She added,

"I never knew I would come back to Christ this soon but he found me and carried me home because of his love and mercies.

On 7th August a long-time friend of mine and I reconnected and she talked to me about Jesus and reminded me of days I used to really serve God AND and in my heart, I knew it was time to come back home. ...That same night I gave my life back to Christ and I knew it wasn't going to be easy but since I had known God for so many years I knew it wasn't a mistake."

She added,

"Since that night tbh nothing else mattered, everything I had done before that didn't matter anymore...Jesus had really forgiven me...like for real. He had really set me free and promised to never change his mind about me and I made a firm decision that I never wanted to depart from him ever again."

In a third post, Brenda recalled humiliating herself and putting her family to shame.

"I remember a day last year I embarrassed myself publicly, put my family to shame, and most of all my God. I have fallen so much that looking back I didn't recognize that person. I was blinded by alcoholism and homosexuality that I never thought that was the end of life for me...I fell into depression and looking back only God could have saved me...only Him honestly...The hole I was in only the hands of Jesus could reach me...I was literally like Daniel in the lion's den almost eaten by the lions but God's hand, wueh...only his hand reached out to me."

"And I keep wondering how good God is that he forgave such filthiness man!! If God was a man Brendah would be gone and forgotten but this God, full of chances just looked at me and loved me the same way he loved me when I was first born ...blameless!! How can I not serve him?.. I've heard things from people I thought were my people and I got hurt but it is well...All I can say is life away from Christ has been an education."

She continued,

"And even more now in Christ, I'm learning every day to forgive and just leave everything to God's hand. I'm just hoping my testimony lifts someone up...that being in Christ really fulfills."

Brenda added that she was ending her 2022 with a new group of faithful friends and mentorship.