"If
we change the inner man, the outer man will change."
Andrew Collins, Jr.
ABOUT THE FOUNDER
The Stain Your Brain program originated out of a vision from
Andrew Collins, an inmate from West Tennessee State Prison who
saw his plans for life drastically changed when he decided to
"hang" with the wrong crowd. That decision landed
him in prison for most of his young adult life. It was while
Andrew was serving his sentence that he decided to dedicate
his life to keeping other youths from making the same unwise
decisions. The plan is to use his story to educate America's
youth about perils of criminal life through frequenting schools,
churches, community centers, and anywhere else the business
of Staining Your Brain of our children is needed.
IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY FATHER,
ANDREW COLLINS, SR.
TESTIMONY
“I believe that everyone has a period of time in his or her
life that is a mind-boggling, turning point in them. Maybe it’s
from the loss of a loved-one, a wedding day, a health issue,
the birth of a child, or having been incarcerated. Well, May
6, 1992 will stand forever in my life as the beginning of my
transformation. For on that day, I experienced the worst day
of my life and eventually realizing it to become the best day
of my life (the turning point).
On
that day, I was sentenced to a 35 year prison term in a Tennessee
State Penitentiary for making a bad decision by being at the
wrong place at the wrong time with the wrong crowd. While in
the midst of this prison sentence, I began to consider it to
be a blessing and a lesson because God still allowed me to exit
that Hell hole and go back into society to do His will and His
work after spending almost 13 ½ years there. The previous times
God had allowed me to go to jail, I didn’t know what He was
trying to tell me. I wanted to be in the music industry, but God had other plans
for my life. I'm a living witness that disobedience can lead to severe punishment.
On May 6, 1992 he began the laborious process of rehabilitating
me and my mind from my then(s) to my now(s).
God
has indeed penalized me, but He hasn’t disqualified me. I’m
so glad to be able to express to everyone that God answers prayers
beyond one’s expectations. Our lives can change with every breath
we take. As we live this daily lifestyle, it is also important
to know the impact of testimonies. A testimony will help others and also change the lives of non-believers.
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