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“It was in my brokenness that I got to see the best of God. I thought the great were going to come help me out. I thought the ones with titles were going to speak for me. But it was the lowly who represented me. They fed me. The one who didn’t have food in her house made sure I was fed. It was the homeless who kept me company at my lowest. I can reach others through the pain. God turns that pain into something beautiful for His name’s sake. I was born into a family that serve

“All those years, I was wrong. I did believe, but I don't think I believed more than the demons. That's not good. I had the Bible on the side of my bed and a cross hanging from my mirror. I would have said I was a Christian, but you are not a Christian until you're born again. Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Nicodemus said to Him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a s

“The evening that we got engaged, I heard this little voice in my head that said, ‘do not be unequally yoked.’ My boyfriend had just come back from Vietnam. At that point, I asked him, ‘Do you believe in God?’ He said, ‘no.’ I was shocked. It was crazy, because I knew that he was Catholic and had gone to church. I was Protestant. I said, ‘What do you mean? How can you say that?’ He said, ‘If you had been where I've been and seen what I've seen, you wouldn't believe in God ei

"I have worked in Hospice for around 16 years. There's this moment of realness when people have to confront their mortality. They have to confront past mistakes and some of the decisions that they've made. They have to confront the life that they've lived. There is a sense of vulnerability and a sense of repentance. I've watched God heal people, relationships, and families. I've served in various capacities through that journey. It's very powerful and beautiful to see and

“I've had one brother pass away from addiction. My 47-year-old nephew overdosed, it took eight days to find his body. They dumped him on the side of the road in 105-degree weather. My brother, his son, and his grandson have been in prison with addiction. Three generations. It's hard on the family to watch it. That's addiction. I tell the men and women of Adult and Teen Challenge in St. Louis what their family is really thinking. They do love them. If they're cuttin

"I grew up in a devout Catholic family. I went to Catholic school. Starting in seventh grade, my parents couldn't afford to send me to private school anymore. My father had a really bad gambling addiction and was also an alcoholic. My dad passed away in 2022. I went from private school to public school. I started hanging out with people that I shouldn't have been hanging out with. I got expelled my senior year of high school. Thankfully, I was allowed to graduate and walk w