Graffiti Removal Ltd are currently supporting Craig Atkins in his new venture –Alpha-bet!
The founder of Alpha-bet, Craig was an addicted gambler for many years. Having started on slot machines as a child to gambling on horses as a teenager, Craig graduated to adult slot machines, card schools, snooker and pool halls, casinos, football gambling, horse racing…. you name it, he wanted a piece of it. In the 1990s Craig was working 2 jobs to help fund his gambling addiction.
After years of battling the urge of gambling addiction, Craig attended an Alpha course as he knew there was a purpose to his life and desperately searched for answers. Having been brought up in a Christian environment he wanted to know more about God, Jesus and The Holy Spirit. This led to a firm faith and being baptised on 3rd February 2019. This was the day that Craig first encountered a supernatural force (The Holy Spirit). It’s hard to explain in human words but in simple terms he glowed from the inside out and he knew in is heart he had been saved from his sin in this broken world. The most amazing thing about that day was that all urges and temptation over gambling evaporated, instantly!
Shortly after being baptised, Craig went on a huge cruise ship holiday to celebrate his 50th birthday. Now cruise ships are well designed so that you have to go through a casino quite a lot to get from A to B. After 2 weeks at sea, walking past hundreds of slot machines and casino tables without even the slightest urge to get involved, he knew for sure that the addiction had been set free.
When he sees friends who try to invite him into gambling circles, he can now easily turn it away with no temptation at all.
Craig has now been able to pay off his mortgage and build a successful business due to having no gambling in his life.
He wants to now share his story with gamblers so that they too can make a choice of faith and be set free from addiction.
We also want to hear from anyone who has been set free from gambling by the power of The Holy Spirit – We want you to be fishers of men too!
We are happy to do group zoom calls or travel and do small group chats … The best part – THIS IS COMPLETELY FREE! Please email us at alpha_bet@myyahoo.com
Make your next bet Alpha-bet – Find your local Alpha Course here https://alpha.org.uk/try and start your journey to being addiction free.