"You know the way I was beaten down. I just didn't think I deserved to live ."
- AJ
"It was like a weight that was lifted off my shoulders, I felt really at peace and it changed the way I thought."
-Steve
"I was able to start choosing faith over fear and things started falling into place for me in a better way."
-Ronda
"It was though year but I would not be able to trade all the blessings from my diagnosis ."
-Holly
"I've learned to lean on
God and to give Him
my burdens."
-Jeni
"So hearing other people saying they don’t know everything makes me feel like okay, maybe I’m not alone on that ."
-SHELBI
"I knew I needed more
time for God and that I should be investing my
time into relationships
that truly matter."
-Grace
"Once I realized that my past didn't define my value... my relationship with God began to blossom."
-Brit
"Maybe He (God) wants us to have our own faith journey, utilizing the gifts that He has uniquely given each of us."
-Simone
"I have spent my entire
life searching for Jesus
or somebody to give
me meaning."
-Nick
"I kept feeling like this was where I was supposed to be, with God at the center."
-Stacie
"Instead of a relationship formed out of habit... I
choose to engage with
God as his daughter."
-Liz
"I realized that truth and proof alone to get to God
can only get you so far. At some point you have to
take a step in faith."
-Simon
"I had resisted the pull of God before, but those words were too powerful to ignore."
-Sam
"I was ready for a change
but I knew from my past
that I could not do it alone."
-Cameron
"I would never say I was searching for God, but one night... God found me."
-Jake
"Because I took the step
to engage in church and engage with faith, I understand how God
is here for me."
-Stephanie
"I felt really good... like a huge weight had just been lifted off my shoulders."
-Natalie
"Over the years without even noticing, my light dimmed."
-Beth
"Something inside me that felt so heavy seemed to have a lightness to it."
-Erin
"I started thinking about all the struggles in life that I had been going through, and realized that (God) had been there through all of them."
-Madelaine
"(Women's) Group has brought so much joy to
my life and I truly miss it when we take a break
from meeting."
-Lisa
"God was talking directly to me and assuring me that everything was going to be okay."
-Terri
"I began to see that I needed more than physical healing, I needed spiritual healing."
-Paul
"How cool is it that at age 4 my son was learning that God did have a plan for his life."
-Molly
"When I was on my own, my faith drifted away pretty much completely."
-Kevin
"With God's help and guidance, I have learned
the true meaning of his
love for me."
-Colleen
"At that instant I immediately felt this enormous feeling of peace come over me as if God was taking control."
-Jennifer
