User:NicholasD'Ambra007

Nicholas D'Ambra is a man, who's ups and downs In life are inspirational. Nick went from being miss guided youth, always getting in trouble, and not doing well in school. Deep down inside Nick knew he wanted more out of life. He wanted an old fashion type of life with Christian values and morals. He was not happy with the direction his life was heading! Plain and simple he wanted more out of life! He went to trade school, and became an ironworker. At that time Nick was dating his high school sweetheart, Who became pregnant with his first child. A girl, Who they named Angelina. Right after the birth of his daughter, Nick married his high school sweetheart! He worked hard to support his wife and child. In 1986 Nicholas lost his finger in a work accident. That's when his life Took a dramatic change. He became addicted to prescription painkillers. He started hanging with the wrong people again. Doing all the wrong things. Lost all self-confidence and respect for himself. Went from being a hard working man, from being a devoted,caring, loyal, loving husband,and father, to caring only about himself! He was lost! Not realizing he was losing everything that he cared about in life wife,children values,and morals! He tried to justify his behavior, and actions, which was spending less time with his wife and children and family and most importantly his relationship with God! He was putting them last! In his distorted way of thinking he justified his actions and his behavior with material things. He even had another child a son named Nicholas. On the outside everything looked perfect. It look like He was living the American dream. He had all the material things he desired. On the inside he was dying mentally physically and spiritually. He lived this way for many years. In 1993 Nicholas lost his mother she was only 49 years old. she passed away of a brain hemorrhage. At this point in his life he simply did not want to live anymore. His drug use became worse. He put himself in dangerous situations hoping that somebody would kill him. "Because he was too chicken to do it himself". Finally he lost everything. Wife children family all the material things he acquired over the years. After struggling with addiction for many years. Hitting bottom after bottom after bottom after being sick and tired of being sick and tired of being sick and tired he finally did hit bottom in 2001. He reached out for help again. This time with his sister, she by the Gods divine providence found a Christian facility in Florida where he met the man that through God would change his life forever. Pastor Roger Morgan. Mr. Morgan was maintenance supervisor at the facility Nick attended in Florida. This man would become not only his pastor but his supervisor at work. God was working in Nicks life. Nick attended Colonialtown Baptist Church for the next 3 1/2 years. That hole, that emptiness that he felt inside for years. The hole he tried to fill with material things for years was now being filled!! Filled with Jesus Christ! A year prior nicks wife filed for divorce, and a divorce was granted. Nick and his childhood sweetheart were divorced. They did reconcile remarried Nick moved back up north to be with his wife and children only to be divorced again within a year. He slipped again and struggled with drugs for a very briefly. He went to another Christian program where he stayed another six months and graduated that program. He found a job as a laborer for a general contractor soon became Forman for that general contractor. And started working for a real estate developer and became project manager. Through self determination and hard work and by the grace of God, nick's self-confidence was coming back he had self esteem morals value and God was back in his life his first priority. Nick and a coworker were traveling through Delaware Feb 28th 2009 looking at a job and played both put up twenty dollars and said if they win they would split the winnings. WELL THEY WON! Nicks total was over 46 million before taxes. He told no one, just a few family members. Nick chooses to donate to charities. And donates money to individuals remaining anonymous. Nick is currently working on his autobiography a self improvement self empowerment book.