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Short testimony of Bradley Pease
My name is Bradley. I’m 52 years old and from Sacramento, California. I’ve lived here most of my life, except for about four years when I moved to Dover, Delaware. My best friend and his family were moving back there and asked me to come along. I said sure, why not. After living there for four years, I realized I couldn’t handle the cold anymore. I’m a California guy, and six months of cold weather was too much for me.
When I was younger, I was caught up in drugs and in and out of jail. I didn’t really have a purpose or direction back then. The last time I got locked up, I was sentenced to two years and a drug program. That time, something changed in me. When I got out, I went to a program in Redding, CA for a year. I finished it, did well, and became the director of the program and discipleship home for two years.
After that, I moved to the Bay Area and spent around 20 years doing street ministry in San Francisco and Sacramento. I was also working full-time as a commercial painter and a foreman. I would work eight hours a day and then go out to do ministry for five or six hours at night. After years of that, I got burned out.
Later, I got into a bad motorcycle crash from street racing, which made me retire early. That crash led me back into addiction for about seven years. This time, I put myself into rehab. I stayed a full year and relearned the tools I once knew. It’s crazy how fast you can forget them.
I’ve now been out of the program for a year and I’m doing really good. I still ride motorcycles, just not racing anymore. I buy and sell bikes on the side to make a little extra money since SSI doesn’t pay much.
A couple years ago, I decided to go to college for the first time. I want to become a counselor. I know to stay strong in my recovery, I need to help others who are going through what I went through. I want to show people that there’s hope and a way out. Sometimes all a person needs is someone to believe in them.
I have lived through a lot and carry real-life wisdom. I don’t just know recovery from books—I’ve lived it. No degree can teach that. I believe people will feel that when they talk to me. Going to college now shows I’m not done growing. I want to use my story to help others and be a bridge for people until they can believe in themselves again.
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