Peter Mwangi used to be the guy everyone in his Nairobi neighbourhood knew as the heavy drinker. He’d start early and keep going, often getting into messes on the streets. His family had pretty much lost hope. Church folks steered clear, figuring he was a lost cause. Kids mocked him, and neighbours just shook their heads, saying he’d never change.
Life for Peter was stuck in a loop of booze, sadness, and guilt. Jobs slipped away. Relationships broke. He even lost respect for himself. For a long time, he bought into what others said—no hope left. Days blurred together, dodging the looks and whispers. “I felt totally shattered,” Peter says now. “Like my story was done. I’d pushed away everyone who cared.”
Then came that one rough night. Drunk and alone, he ended up collapsing outside a little chapel in the city. Lying there, he caught parts of a sermon inside talking about second chances and how one choice could flip everything. It hit home. The next morning, still shaky, he asked a friend for advice. That’s when he heard about Dr Bokko, a counsellor known around Kenya for guiding people out of addiction. Peter wasn’t sure at first—could talking really undo all that damage? But he was out of options, so he made the call. Read more https://drbokko.com/?p=35665
