Mbali was able to heal from the deep scars of abuse only after she committed to God. She did not have a good childhood as she lived with different relatives who abused her emotionally.
"Physical and verbal abuse were part of life at home. I witnessed my mother being constantly beaten by my father. I was seven years old when my father started this abuse.
"The arrival of a police vehicle saved me from an angry community group that wanted to see the end of me. I was a member of a notorious gang that broke into people's houses and stole goods when I was in grade 10.
Lungile felt unable to deal with the loss of her mother and grandmother. She felt lonely and became angry towards her father who stopped providing for her.
