From Crack(s) To Christ

About the Book

The path of addictions is often ugly and grave, it is the pit of hell. This story is the result of surrending my mind, my heart, and my soul with prayers unto God for over seven years to take the risk and courage to pen my life’s story of an addiction to crack cocaine and alcohol for over 25 years. I was hooked to crack, and its devastating lifestyle. My prayer and heartfelt desire is for those people who read the book may find hope, empowerment, and compassion that those people who suffer from all kinds of addictions, substance abuse, crack addiction, alcoholism,and other family dysfunctions will find freedom and healing from their addictions. It was nobody but God who has given me a brand new life. A transformed life from the ravages of a filthy existence due to my crack addiction. The memoir takes you on a journey into the crack(s) of my life past and present and the underlying causes of how I got hooked on crack cocaine and how it brought me to my knees. Spiritually, many of us are bankrupt, dysfunctional, running from God instead of running to God. I’ve learned some of these same crack(s)are common to all people in the world. Most of all, God has anointed me to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ. I never dreamed or planned to become a minister of the gospel of Jesus Christ. God called me and the power of God delivered me. I do believe that miracles do happen. Jesus touched me in the bowels of my crack addiction. I pray through this story that you feel the power of God touching you. God answers prayers and miracles do happen. With precious adoration to my Mother, Mrs. Ruth Darwin, a wonderful Mom, a faithful Woman of God, my Royal Queen, and to my late beloved Father, William R. Darwin who is now resting with the King of Glory, my soldier, my hero.

To my children and grandchild, Swen, Raquel, and Keysaun whose patience, love, and understanding gave me plenty of room to grow, to write, and to make mistakes knowing that God is real and that God cares about us. Thank you Swen and Raquel, I love you! and they love me, unconditionally!

To my husband, Willie B. whose love never fades, a King’s kid. Thank you for being the best you can be, more importantly, a man of God. A man after God’s own heart.

All of them share a special place in my heart; all of them share in this journey of life’s struggles, and memoirs with me.

About the Author

Rev. Dr. Coralotta Bates is an Ordained Clergy of the American Baptist Churches USA. She is an Associate Pastor on the Ministerial Staff at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church in Brockton, Massachusetts. A member of The Conference of Baptist Ministers in Massachusetts. She serves as an ETA Approved Teacher of the Evangelical Training Association. A Teacher of the Evening Bible School, of the School of Christian Discipleship Education at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church where she has been a member for over 26 years, where she preaches and performs Pastoral Care/Counselor ministry. She is also an Interim Pastor of the Old Colony Baptist Association and TABCOM of Massachusetts. Rev. Dr. Coralotta Bates is an inspirational and international Preacher, Speaker, Teacher, Revivalist, Prophetess, Evangelist, and an Anointed Minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. God’s prophetic call on her life, she continues to persevere into her divine destiny, and purpose in Jesus Christ. Her favorite scripture is, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me”. Dr. Coralotta Bates graduated with her Masters of Divinity in 2002 and her Doctor of Ministry in 2007, from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Boston and South Hamilton, MA; she also attended the Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in Brookline, MA. Her Dissertation entitled, ‘Healing and Empowering Those Who Suffer from Addictions’, was completed as her thesis-project in Ministry in Complex Urban Settings track.