Have you ever walked into a crowded room full of people, but felt like you were all alone? Have you ever been around friends or family and felt like your opinion didn’t matter and even if you left the room, you wouldn’t be missed? If you have ever felt these things, you know where it can push you. It can make you feel despondent, downcast and disheartened. Derek shares how he struggled with loneliness, abandonment, and being unloved. Then Jesus intervened! Fantastic life-change story that will touch your heart.

As we walk through life, we are guaranteed to have some hurts and trauma. Sometimes these hurts are so difficult that we stuff them down hoping that they will go away, but they never do. Many times, they keep reappearing until we face the hurt and process it in a healthy way. Dan shares how he was assaulted as a child and how he tried to medicate that hurt and stuff it deep down. His story will bless your soul and inspire a closer relationship with our higher power, Jesus Christ.

Have you ever held sand in your hand? The tighter you hold the sand, the more sand that will slip through your fingers. Our lives are similar in that we can't control all the aspects of our lives. Carolyn shares how traumatic events in her life led her to try and control everything, including her relationships. This control led her into some unhealthy relationships, and into a performance-based religion. However, God was pursuing, and her story will amaze you and bless your life!

Gene McGuire was sentenced to life in prison with no possibility for parole. 10 years into his sentence, something happened that changed his life forever! Is it possible to be in prison physically but free internally? Gene discovers a new life and a new identity! This story will bless your soul. Change is possible!

Gene McGuire is the author of "Unshackled" and "Life After Unshackled." You can visit Gene's website if you desire to know more about his ministry and to communicate with him. https://www.genemcguire.org

Have you ever made a bad choice that totally altered the course of your life? Did you feel like that choice defined you? Gene McGuire made one of these kinds of decisions and was sentenced to life in prison without parole. This is part one of an incredible life-change story that will amaze you! Gene McGuire is the author of "Unshackled: From Ruin to Redemption" and "Life After Unshackled." You can visit his website to learn more about his ministry at https://www.genemcguire.org

Have you ever had a secret? Have you ever tried to conceal or suppress the truth about something? How much did that secret weigh on your life? Sometimes the weight of our past hurts, shortcomings and sins are almost unbearable. Today I want to talk about confession and how it can lift the weight of my concealment. Freedom from the weight of our past is possible! Change is possible!

“People who drink to drown their sorrow, should be told that sorrow knows how to swim.” - Ann Landers

The Bible says to not be drunk with wine but to be filled with the Spirit. However, Jesus turned water into wine. Maybe it's not the alcohol that's bad but the use of alcohol. What have you filled your life with? Have you tried to medicate something in your life with a substance? Chris shares how he tried to medicate the pain of his life with alcohol and how he discovered that only Jesus could heal the hurt and fill the emptiness. Marvelous life-change story!

Like termites in a wall, sexual trafficking is eating our society from the inside out! Approximately 5 million people globally are trapped in forced sexual exploitation. According to the U.S. Department of Justice; Shared Hope International The average age of entry into prostitution in the U.S. is 12 to 14 years old! Kachia shares how she was lured into this life of prostitution for 22 years and how God saved her. This story is shocking & amazing and will open your eyes to the seriousness of this problem, right under our noses. If you are interested in the ministry that Kachia is involved in simply visit https://hubofhope.org