Fathers

After surviving the horrors of combat in Iraq, he returned home consumed by rage, suicidal thoughts, and a deep loss of identity despite having a loving family, successful career, and comfortable life. After years of medications, hospitalizations, and desperate attempts to end his life, he encountered the story of Jesus through Messianic prophecy and finally experienced a peace no medication or therapy had given him. Through faith in Christ, he found a new identity, reconciliation with his children, and a sense of wholeness.

After being left alone at six years old and growing up with a mother who married several times, Gary rarely experienced the care and attention of a father figure. Though he describes himself as a victim, he chose to see his difficult childhood as a challenge rather than let it define him. After nearly 52 years of marriage and raising children who avoided the struggles he once faced, Gary looks back with gratitude for God's faithfulness and the assurance that he was never truly alone.

After struggling with anger toward his father, who was secretly battling alcoholism, Weston reached a breaking point that led him to cry out to God for help. In that moment, God challenged him to love the father he felt had hurt him, opening his eyes to his own need for a Savior. After his father's sudden death, Weston found peace through forgiveness and fully surrendered his life to Christ.

After a life of addiction, violence, and a broken relationship with his father, Troy shares how a desperate prayer led to a life-changing encounter with God, sobriety, and the restoration of a deep, loving bond with his dad.

After growing up in a Jewish family opposed to Christianity, Stephen set out to study the Bible for himself, became convinced that Jesus was the promised Messiah, and later saw his father, sister, and even his once-resistant mother come to faith before they passed away.

Victoria Jackson shares how a childhood dream of performing—encouraged by her father—led her from struggling in Hollywood to a breakout appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, while ultimately shaping her passion to share her belief that Jesus Christ is the Messiah.

Growing up in poverty without knowing his true father left him feeling unwanted and unsure of his identity. Years of addiction and despair followed, but God revealed Himself as the Father he’d been searching for—restoring his life and giving him purpose.

A father’s career kept him away, unknowingly creating a void that led his son into addiction and near death. Miraculously, through prayer and faith, his son Shawn woke from a coma and found forgiveness, healing, and a second chance at life.

After a lifetime of abandonment, a man wrestled with his view of God’s fatherhood. Through forgiveness and faith, he discovered the unique, unconditional love of God—the Father who never leaves or forsakes.

After realizing his drug use was affecting his young daughter, a man cried out to Jesus—only to be called in for a drug test moments later. What followed was a miraculous turning point that changed his life forever.

Kicked out of Royal Rangers for refusing to pray, he learned from his dad that faith is personal and God’s plan is bigger than his own. Today, he embraces his calling in music and ministry, supported by his family’s encouragement.