A Son and Family Restored, Joshua's Story All Joshua wanted was to make his dad proud. “I would try to get good grades,” he remembers, “I would try to be a good kid, but I felt like there was always something that I wasn’t doing to [...]

"I'm Saved By What Jesus Did" - Rick's Story Some people may talk about how their first sip of alcohol tasted terrible, but not Rick. He had just turned 14 and was at a party and was taken to the parking lot to drink some beer. [...]

"I can really do all things through Him. That gives me strength." -Jamal's story Where does this story begin? For Jamal, it all started at Second Emmanuel AME Church in Compton. Growing up, it was his aunt who sent him and his siblings to the church, [...]

It's Time to Come Home, Petrina's Story Petrina was having fun, at first.  When she tried meth at 19 it was to keep her boyfriend around. But when she tried to quit so she could visit her parents for Christmas, she realized things had gotten out of control, [...]

"When I took that drink, everything changed for me" - Eric's Story Through years of drinking and taking drugs, Eric Tijerina knew how to keep a secret. He had a great childhood, up until his parents started to struggle and eventually got divorced. They started to become [...]

"No One is Too Far Gone" - Steve's Story Steve tried a lot of different programs, and made a lot of mistakes in between. By 21 he was in his fifth inpatient program, “Among felony probation, I had pending cases and warrants out for my arrest. I was [...]

Her Life and Innocence Restored, Crystal's Story When Crystal was six months old, she lost her mom to prison and heroin. Growing up, her two older brothers ran the streets with gangs. She was abused as a young child. By age 12, she was binge-drinking until she would [...]

Choose Life, Lenny's Story His parents told him, “Lenny, you’re either going to wind up in prison or wind up dead.” But he argued back, telling them that he had everything under control. Two years later, Lenny was driving drunk, which resulted in a tragic car accident where a [...]

From alcoholism to redemption, Kailey's story By age 29, Kailey was still bartending. Doctors had prescribed anti-depressants and anti-anxiety medications, but they weren’t helping and her relapses became worse. But her parents never gave up and kept praying for her. And God still had a plan for Kailey’s life. [...]