Christian Testimonies of Faith & Recovery
Stories of Hope
STORIES OF HOPE & RECOVERY
Testimonies, words of encouragement & sharable stories of faith from people who have overcome great odds through the power of Christ.
“I was abused for as long as I remember and nothing I tried could drown out this feeling that I was unlovable. Not even Heroin.”
Addiction. Abuse. Recovery. How Alice is beating the odds after prison.
Overwhelmed, rejected, and no place to go, this young mother of three had no other choice …
Homeless mothers find long-term recovery at Lifespring Center, a Christian shelter for women and children.A life on the street can look pretty hard, especially to a struggling young mother, but now it looked like she had no other options… Amaraini was broken. A young...
I was always a strong individual. But when I lost everything, drinking became the only way to erase the pain…then my body shut down.
Free Alcohol and Drug Recovery Center for people who need a little more than 30 days.New life after alcohol, how Wayside Cross is earning a reputation as a Christian recovery program that works.Jeff was the kind of guy who could handle just about anything. . . that...
No one would ever guess Terrell’s painful past by looking at him today, but the power of a gang is no match for the creator of the universe.
How Wayside Cross’s Chicago prison ministry pulled an ex-gang member from jail into a new life built on Christ. | New Life Corrections Ministry. Meet Terrell: To any kid, the streets of Chicago can look pretty mean…for Terrell, growing up on these streets meant he had to learn to…
FINDING PEACE IN THE EYE OF THE STORM WITH RETIRED AIRLINE PILOT AND NEW LIFE CORRECTIONS MINISTRY VOLUNTEER CAPTAIN DICK HILDERBRANT.
Course Corrections: Finding peace in the eye of the storm. These days, Captain Dick Hilderbrant is all about second chances as he helps individuals to overcome the turbulence of a life behind bars. A veteran and retired United Airlines captain Dick flew 777’s...
“A few wrong turns . . . and the next thing I knew, I was sitting in jail.” George wanted more than anything to be a good dad, now it looked like that might never be possible.
How a Christian homeless shelter in Naperville and their prison ministry in Chicago now makes long-term housing and recovery it’s primary focus. For most of his life, George did battle with drugs, alcohol and anger management. “I made my share of mistakes, no...
“After 30+ years in the corporate world, I knew I had more to give. Turns out a little faith and a few success principles I build my own life on were just what people in recovery needed to help rebuild theirs.”
A retired Motorola Human Resources executive, Randy Johnson firmly believes that “personal mission statements” are valuable tools. In fact, it was Randy’s own personal mission statement, “to love, enjoy, affirm, and be near God, family, and friends; maximize my...
In and out of jails for years, David’s drinking was getting worse and people close to him wondered what would it take for him to change.
David had a big problem . . . alcohol. No matter how hard he tried to break the chains of his addiction, it looked like he might never be able to. In and out of jails for years, his drinking just continued to worsen. Then one night things really escalated. The...
“I had it all, great job, and a good life but now all I could hear were the steel doors of the penitentiary closing behind me.”
How people like Chris are finding help for released prisoners in Chicago.You wouldn’t know it by looking at him. A good job. Articulate. Full of ambition. But inside Christopher was a trail of brokenness from childhood through his adult life. Eventually, that...
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