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From Cocaine to Petra

Posted by: Amy in Success

Tagged in: professionals , peace , overcomer , marriage , faith , depression , death

John Schlitt is best know as the frontman for Christian rock band Petra. Watch this motivational video as John tells about his life before Petra, his participation in the band Head East, and the true inspiration behind new rock lifestyle. 

 


Born Without A Nose

Posted by: Amy in Depression

Tagged in: self-esteem , overcomer , meaning , faith , depression

  Omega Levine was born without a nose and grew up with no self-esteem. The year of depression accumulated to the point where he was ready to take his own life at the age of 15. Watch this motivational video as the front man of the Parachute Band tells part of his inspirational life story of how the discovery of the true love of Christ changed his life, and hear one of his songs. 


The Power of Prayer

Posted by: Amy in Depression

 Stormie Omartian has sold more than 10 million books, but her journey to success has not come easily.  She grew up with an abusive mother, was plagued with depression, and turned to alcohol, drugs, and men to fix her problems. Read as Stormie tells her inspirational life story and coming to Jesus through the power of prayer has changed her life.


Growing Pains were Left Behind: Kirk Cameron

Posted by: Amy in Success

Tagged in: success , purpose , professionals , overcomer , faith

Kirk Cameron is best known as the lovable teen heartthrob Mike Seaver, of the award winning series Growing Pains. He entertained audiences worldwide as the charming troublemaker. He is also known to many Christians as "Buck Williams" from the Left Behind films -- based on the NY Times runaway best selling novels by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins. He had more than just legions of fanatic fans. He also had stalkers and kidnapping threats, and was sometimes driven to the set in a bulletproof car. It got him thinking about his own mortality. He had it all, but still felt empty. 

 


Watch Kirk's inspirational video as he tell his motivational life story of discovering faith and how his Christian conversion changed his life.

 

 



Resuced from Gang Life

Posted by: Amy in Adversity

Tagged in: prison , overcomer , meaning , hope , faith , death , addiction

 Albert grew up in L.A. in a neighborhood run by gangs and it didn't take much for him to enter the gang life. He became less interested in school and started on path that led him in and out of jail. Tired of the life of addiction and hopelessness he has living, Albert was longing to get sober and checked into a discipleship program. Watch this inspirational video as he discovers true meaning behind faith and life and his revelation found in Christ. 

 


Regular Joe Transformed

Posted by: Amy in Abuse

Tagged in: transformation , overcomer , motivation , meaning , forgiveness , faith , anger

Joe Jacobs was your regular Joe working for UPS and dating a nice girl. But his story didn't start like that, nor did it end there.  Joe witnessed his parents murdered at a young age, put in a foster home, and was abused. At this point anger consumed Joe's life. Watch his video as he shares how he discovered the Word of God, changed his outlook on life, and the motivation for his inspirational true life story.

 


Abuse & Forgiveness

Posted by: Amy in Fatherlessness

Tagged in: relationships , overcomer , meaning , forgiveness , faith , anger

David lost his mother at 2, and his dad was removed from his life at 6. Having no parents David was without protection and beaten daily by his step mother. Hear David share his story of loss and emptiness and how he was inspired to turn his life around.


All I Had Was Hope

Posted by: Amy in Hope

Tagged in: women , overcomer , hope , depression

As a child, Victoria Childress often spent the night at a friends house just so she could have somewhere to bath and eat. As long as she can remember her home was divided, and by the time her parents divorced and her mother was with a new man, Victoria found relief in cutting herself. Her inspirational life story tells a tale of holding on only the a small sense of hope as she learns to overcome her "invisible" problems with the love of an "invisible" God. Watch her video below.

 


Facing Mortality

Posted by: Amy in Suffering

Tagged in: suffering , overcomer , marriage , hope , faith

 Jae was diagnostic with a rare blood disease at 17 and beat the odds. A few year later his friends at college started to introduce him to Jesus. After his conversion Jae wasn't expecting life to be easy, but never expected his story to that the turn it did. Watch this inspirational video as Jae shares his unique insight on facing his mortality the second time around - but this time new outlook on life and earth.

 


Street Smart Survival

Posted by: Amy in Substance Abuse

Tagged in: women , transformation , prison , overcomer , addiction

Karen Green grew up with little parental influence in her life and her only male role models took advantage of her. By 13 she had a child of her own and her own mother soon dismissed her, choosing her boyfriend over her daughter. Karen was forced to turn to the streets to survive. She began to live a life of  drug addiction and prostitution; she would do anything to keep give her son a life. Her inspirational story of her conversion to Christianity is one you have to hear. Watch Karen's video as she shares how her life journey hit a low as she enters prison, and how she finally found the redeeming love she was looking for in Christ. 


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