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Football Player Loses Macho Image

Posted by: Amy in Sports

Roy Simmons has a promising football career that started with being drafted by the New York Giants. But his life story is full of abuse, drug addiction, prostitution, and HIV. Watch this motivational video about Roy's inspirational story as he talks about the lows in his life, his discovery of being HIV positive, and the conversion that brought him peace.


Drug Ring of Friends Saved

Posted by: Amy in Addiction

Tagged in: overcomer , addiction

  Throughout high school and college Corey Russell enjoyed life to the fullest. His concerns were for only three things - sex, drugs, and rap. He would party with his friends, getting high on drugs for days on end. His life all changed when he got insight into the powerful demons that were controlling him. Watch this inspirational video as Corey tells his life story and what motivated him to give his life to Jesus.


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 an L.A. neighborhood run by gangs and it didn't take much to join one and start living the gang life. He became less interested in school and started down a path that led him in and out of jail. Tired of the life of addiction and hopelessness, Albert longed to be sober, eventually checking into a discipleship program. Here's Albert's story on video about his discovery of the 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 is your regular-joe working for UPS and dating a nice girl. But his story didn't start like that, nor has it ended there.  Joe witnessed the murder of his parents as a child, and to make matters worse he was placed in an abusive foster home. To say the least, anger consumed Joe's life. Watch his video about how he discovered the Word of God which has changed his outlook on life for all of eternity.


Abuse & Forgiveness

Posted by: Amy in Fatherlessness

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

When David was 2 years old he lost his mother to a heart attack. By the time he was 6 years old his father was institutionalized, forcing David and his sister to live with their abusive stepmother. Daily beatings left the two bruised and broken, yet too fearful to tell anyone. After years of anger and heartache, more loss and family disasters, David was inspired by his nephew to take a take a better look at his life. Enjoy this video from the Dream Centre as David describes how he turned to God and became a man worthy of admiration.


All I Had Was Hope

Posted by: lifestory in Self-Injury

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 eat and bathe. For as long as she could remember her home was divided, and by the time her parents divorced and her mother was with a new man, Victoria had found relief in cutting herself. Her life story tells a tale of a girl who held onto only a small sliver of hope as she learned to overcome her "invisible" problems with the love of an "invisible" God. 


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