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Felt God's presence the day Dad was killed.

Allison

"And so in that moment, I didn’t ask God why, I just asked Him for help."

Lost my house, job and BMW when I sampled a little something to ease the pain.

Wendi

Within four weeks, I had lost my husband, my house, my job.

My party friends were becoming an issue

Maggie

I got involved with alcohol; in a life that I probably shouldn’t have been in; and relationships I shouldn’t have been, with men. Even in emotionally dependent friendships with my girlfriends.

Coped with "fatboy" jokes by cracking them first.

Big Daddy Weave's Mike Weaver

The Lord was like; “Why don’t you let me tell you what I think about you?” 

Confused by this fire inside my belly.

Corbin

I don’t know what it was. There was this flame inside my stomach just boiling over.

I was the watchman for athlete-cheerleader trysts.

T-Ran

I was supposed to be the watcher, “the watchman” to make sure that no one comes in so they wouldn’t get in trouble.

When I confessed I was a faker, the church accepted me with love.

Ted

"I was so afraid that they were going to be mad at me because I had been lying to them all this time."

Lonely, introverted, no friends.

Rebecca

I remember during middle school and high school I think I had basically nobody to talk to outside of my family about like; "This is what I am struggling with the Lord." Like; “Why isn’t He talking to me? Why can’t I hear His ...

Football, parties, girls. Everything I needed.

Josh

I never went to church, so my parents never offered to wake me up. I woke up that morning with such a peace. Something had changed overnight. The feeling of loneliness was gone.

My father disowned me for getting baptized.

Jeffrey

My Dad said; “But son, were you water baptized?” I said; “Yes I was Dad.” And he said; “Jeff, you’re not my son anymore. What you have done to your people, you are worse than Adolf Hitler.” He said; “You are no longer welcome...