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Jenn (USA)

Meet Jenn

Jenn had a happy childhood which quickly turned to deep emotional pain when her parents split up during her teens. Jenn entered into a life of parties, prescription drugs and alcohol to cope with life. In order to support her siblings, she became a model for former Playboy photographers. She feared for her life when a trip away to do a photo shoot turned into illicit activities in which she was held against her will. Soon after her ordeal, she went to church. There she heard about Christ and received Him as her Lord and Savior. She describes how He rescued her. Today Jenn is a wife and mother and leads a ministry that helps others recover from lives out of control. Jenn says she is completely dependent on Christ every day of her life.

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This story was produced by Park Community Church, Chicago, USA.

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Tags: Alcohol abuse, Controlled by a pimp, Coping, Drug abuse - prescription drugs, Emotional pain, Fear, Jesus – relying on Him, Parents - divorce, Party lifestyle, Party lifestyle - high-school, Reckless lifestyle, Sex industry, Sex modelling, Sexual abuse, Traumatic event

March 8, 2019 0

Lisa (USA)

Meet Lisa

Meet Lisa. Lisa shares her early life felt empty and unstable. She tried to fill the void with drugs and alcohol. After her twin brother was killed in a train accident she had anger towards God and became an atheist. Despite a successful career, Lisa continued to make reckless choices and this affected her ability to parent her young son. Lisa describes how God took her at her lowest point and she trusted in Christ’s work for the forgiveness of her sins. God gave Lisa a new start and now she has Jesus as her source of stability.

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This story was produced by Saylorville Church , Des Moines, Iowa, USA.

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Tags: Alcohol abuse, Atheism, Childhood - raised by a single parent, Detention Center, Double life, Drug abuse, Emptiness, Family member - death, Feeling like a failure, God - angry with God, God - forgiven by God, God - skeptical about God, Parenting - neglectful, Parenting - single parent, Reckless lifestyle, Sheltered accommodation

February 21, 2019 0

Lecrae (USA)

Meet Lecrae

Lecrae tells his story of hard-heartedness, hip-hop, and the negative effects of not having a father in his life. God showed Lecrae his worth to Him and radically changed the direction of Lecrae’s life.

Lecrae is a very successful hip-hop artist. He shares that the biggest issue in his life was his need for significance. This stemmed from not ever knowing or meeting his father. Lecrae describes his passion for hip-hop growing up, and how he lived a reckless life of alcohol, crime, and girls. He thought very negatively about the Bible and Christians until he encountered Christians who he could relate to. Lecrae heard the message of what Christ did for him, and he trusted in Jesus as his Lord and Savior. Lecrae talks about how he asked God to help him get out of the rut he was in. He also speaks about how he has found all his significance and worth in God. He wants to keep close to his Father in heaven and help other troubled youth through his music.

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Lecrae’s story was produced by I Am Second, Franklin, Tennessee, USA.

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Tags: Accident, Alcohol abuse, Arrested, Childhood - neglected, Childhood - raised by a single parent, Christianity - skepticism, Christians - dislike or hostility, Drug abuse, Emptiness, Father - strained relations, Feeling like an outsider, Illegal gun use, Life of crime, Reckless lifestyle, Searching for self-worth, Self-worth, Sense of identity, Sexual life - promiscuity, Success - music, The Bible - hostility, The Bible - skepticism, Violence

December 16, 2018 0

Sean (UK)

Meet Sean

Sean describes living for the world and finding identity in a deviant lifestyle. As a young man, he reached a crisis point where he was challenged to choose between following Jesus and continuing down a slippery slope of sin. Sean placed his faith in Christ and has joy knowing his sins have been paid for and he has Christ’s perfect righteousness. Now Sean is a teacher and has traveled internationally in his role to share with young people that there is another way.

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Sean’s story was produced by Emmanuel Church, London, UK.

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Tags: Drug dealing, God - forgiven by God, God - peace with God, Purpose of life, Reckless lifestyle, Salvation - declared righteous by God, Searching for identity, Sense of identity

December 13, 2018 0

Vicki and Bill (USA)

Meet Vicki and Bill

This is two stories in one video – married couple Vicki and Bill. Vicki talks about her luxurious lifestyle and successful career in New York, and how she could not escape from a gnawing sense of emptiness. She followed a party lifestyle for a while involving cocaine. She also got married thinking that would fill the void. Then she was invited to an event where she heard the gospel. She received Christ that night. Vicki was having severe marriage difficulties and had separated from her husband Bill.

Bill was a very successful businessman, who lived a very reckless life involving cocaine, alcohol abuse and affairs with other women. He had separated from Vicki and was living with another woman. Unbeknown to Bill, Vicki and their children were praying for Bill to come to know Jesus. Vicki arranged an evening where Bill was invited. He heard someone share their testimony and Bill decided to place his faith in Christ.

Vicki and Bill talk about how God has helped them recover their marriage. Vicki now helps other women work through their marriage difficulties.

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Vicki and Bill’s story was produced by Revive Our Hearts, Niles, Michigan, USA.

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Tags: Affair - multiple, Alcohol abuse, Drug abuse, Drug abuse - cocaine, Emptiness, Husband - unfaithful, Marriage - separated, Marriage – crisis, Reckless lifestyle, Searching for fulfillment, Sexual life - promiscuity, Success - unfulfillment, The gospel - don't know it, Unfulfillment - career, Unfulfillment - marriage

December 12, 2018 0

Jonathan (Brazil)

Meet Jonathan

Jonathan is a hip-hop artist from Brazil. He talks about the sexual abuse in his childhood and violent death of his father. As an adult his lifestyle was drugs, sex, and violence. He was known as ‘Death Carrier’. Then he heard the gospel and God awakened him to the truth. God has completely transformed Jonathan’s life and now he is on the streets of Rio de Janeiro using music to tell others what Christ can do for them.

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Jonathan’s story was produced by Moving Works, Austin, Texas, USA.

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Tags: Drug abuse, Father - murdered, Gang membership, Life of crime, Murder of someone, Reckless lifestyle, Sexual abuse, Sexual life - promiscuity, Violence

December 10, 2018 0

Sara (USA)

Meet Sara

Sara shares she is a pastor’s daughter, but chose to push her family away and push God away. She describes a life of sin, drugs and deep unhappiness. Through her parent’s love, God opened Sara’s eyes to the truth of His love for her, and for the freedom from sin that was bought by Jesus’ death. Sara accepted God’s offer of forgiveness and redemption by trusting in Christ. She describes having so much more joy now she is a Christian. God gives her a way of coping with the difficulties that come with living in this world.