Find Hope

Low self esteem, depressed, even by middle school.

Mike L

Growing up I didn't have a very personal view of God.

Because I said "hi" she didn't kill herself.

Matt K

She later told that she was thinking about suicide, and that it was my simple hello that had let her know that she was alive.

A radical lesbian, consulting the dead—my new life moved beyond all that.

Amy M

"Suddenly I felt the real power and presence of God. It was like fire and electricity shooting through my body."

I thought fame was the answer .

Chris M

I began to fill it with my surroundings, which was women and alcohol. It wasn’t long until I found myself with a $70,000 a year cocaine addiction.

My kids said sober up or we'll never talk again.

Dale

So, I had a glass of wine and I got a buzz. I thought; “This is pretty good.” I was immediately addicted.

From broken desperation to complete restoration.

Julie

"I was trying to fix the hurts that were in my life by just numbing them. It wasn’t working. I knew something was wrong because I was ready to kill myself."

Decided to drive off a cliff.

David I.

I decided I was going to get up and I decided I was going to get in my car and drive up Glendora Mountain Road where teenagers would always drive drunk, and every few years someone would end up driving off a cliff.

Curled up in my closet to escape, but found purpose instead.

Kay

"The place that was a dark place to start with became my refuge."

Dreamed of suicide starting at 14.

Matt A.

And God clearly said; “You are going to die this year.” I remember it scared me.

Convinced I was worthless.

Beth

I thought that I had nothing to live for. I thought that I was the most worthless mother on the face of the earth. I was no good as a wife. As a mother. As a daughter. As a friend