From Test to Testimony
Brother Mark, Pt. 2: Diamonds in the Rough
The dramatic tipping point in Mark Gray’s story. A story of a life clouded by substance abuse, buried in hopelessness, found by love, and restored to brilliant clarity.
From Test to Testimony
Brother Mark, Pt. 1: Portrait of the Past
Mark Gray was a created a person of value. He thought himself worthless after abuse, addiction, incarceration, and failure. But our worth isn’t determined by the labels and criticisms stuck to us and in us. Mark’s story shares why even the most broken of people have value.
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Jackie, Pt. 3
If you ever wondered what rock bottom can look like, look no further: grand theft charges, a disabled partner, and homelessness. And finally, redemption. Lots of redemption.
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Jackie, Pt. 2
Marital issues, affairs, murder, unwanted pregnancies, divorce, and dependency. This is the part of the story that is about more than being broken, it is about breaking others.
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Jackie, Pt. 1
She is someone who admits she took a very long and difficult road before finding her exit for the straight and narrow one. As she tells it, there is trauma and abuse, adultery and murder, grand theft and homelessness, broken family and loss. Yet at the end of it all there is redemption, restoration, and an incredible child of God with a story to tell.
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Bumpy
I don’t know how to describe Bernie Sampson, except to say that he radiates joy. He would tell me that he loves smiles, even if just for the idea of smiles—that if you put one on, it’ll spread like wildfire to the people around you. Looking at this man, affectionately called Bumpy, I could only guess that a lot of people wore big happy grins when they were around him. It seemed like nothing could take that sign of happiness from his face. But he tells me he hasn’t always been this way…