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“I died three times, but waking up this last time, I thought, maybe God still had hope for me?”

“I died three times, but waking up this last time, I thought, maybe God still had hope for me?”

by Tom Davidson | Stories of Hope

Meet Matt … would the loss of a job, his leg, and his wife & children get the better of him? ; Arise and walk… “I died three times, but waking up this last time, I thought, maybe God still had hope for me?” How faith based addiction recovery programs at Wayside...
Cancer, Addiction, Homeless, was God all through with me?

Cancer, Addiction, Homeless, was God all through with me?

by Tom Davidson | Stories of Hope

Meet Maurice … would cancer, addiction and homelessness finally get the better of him? ; The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. ~ Lamentations 3:22-23 Cancer, Addiction,...
How a grandmother’s bold prayers put Duke on the road to recovery.

How a grandmother’s bold prayers put Duke on the road to recovery.

by Tom Davidson | Stories of Hope

Meet Duke … how faith and the prayers of a Grandmother placed Duke on the road to restoration. ; How a grandmother’s bold prayers put Duke on the road to recovery. For some, the words in Luke 6:38 may seem like a platitude. But for Duke, these and many other bold...
At age 62, she lost the man of her dreams, her mother, and her home. Now it looked like she was about to lose her mind.

At age 62, she lost the man of her dreams, her mother, and her home. Now it looked like she was about to lose her mind.

by Tom Davidson | Stories of Hope

Meet Naomi … Finding a Lifespring of Hope after losing almost everything. ; At age 62, she lost the man of her dreams, her mother, and her home. Now it looked like she was about to lose her mind. Homelessness doesn’t discriminate. More and more, it affects the...
“For years, I lived in shame, wondering if God’s mercy would ever find me. But I never expected it in the middle of my own suicide.”

“For years, I lived in shame, wondering if God’s mercy would ever find me. But I never expected it in the middle of my own suicide.”

by Tom Davidson | Stories of Hope

Meet Demetrius … An overdose left him for dead, would God's mercy reach him in time? ; “For years, I lived in shame, wondering if God’s mercy would ever find me. But I never expected it in the middle of my own suicide.” How the broken are overcoming depression...
“I was abused for as long as I remember and nothing I tried could drown out this feeling that I was unlovable. Not even Heroin.”

“I was abused for as long as I remember and nothing I tried could drown out this feeling that I was unlovable. Not even Heroin.”

by Tom Davidson | Stories of Hope

Meet Alice ...addicted, abused, for years I was lost but grace finally led me home. ; “I was abused for as long as I remember and nothing I tried could drown out this feeling that I was unlovable. Not even Heroin.” How a Christian shelter that provides addiction...
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