Prison

After a childhood marked by poverty, early motherhood, addiction, and ten years in federal prison, she cried out to God—and everything changed. Now a city councilwoman, she’s using her voice to bring hope, justice, and healing to her community.

After years of addiction, deep pain, and being falsely accused of murder, he found freedom—not just from prison, but from the chains of shame, hatred, and hopelessness—through the redeeming love of God.

Growing up in segregated Mississippi, his family’s warnings and personal experiences planted seeds of racial hatred. Joining the Black Panthers as a teen, he was set on revenge—until a trembling boy’s humanity changed his heart. Years later, addiction, prison, and deep racial wounds tested him again, but faith in Christ became the only way to rise above hate and see all people as part of God’s family.

A preacher’s kid turned addict and felon, he found redemption through the woman who saw value in him—and ultimately through Jesus. Now sober and in ministry, his story is full circle.

From a life of drugs and crime to a transformative encounter in jail, this man’s desperate prayer led him to find faith and hope. Through a chance meeting with an old friend and a personal search for God, he discovered Jesus—not as religion, but as a real relationship that changed everything.

From jail to purpose: Kelby’s life was full of mistakes, but a detective and a pastor gave him hope. Today, he’s living proof that one life can change.

Zane was on the run, addicted to meth, and ready to die by suicide or police fire. When U.S. Marshals finally closed in, he barricaded himself on a porch, pistol in hand, determined not to go to prison. But after being shot multiple times and surviving, God met him in the most unexpected way—through the compassion of a nurse and the power of forgiveness. What began as a standoff became a story of redemption.

At 23, he had 27 felony charges and no hope left. Rejected by his family and drowning in addiction, he overdosed and died. What happened next was more than just a near-death experience—it was an encounter with God that brought him back to life and gave him a mission.

Once a violent gang enforcer and meth dealer for the cartel, he met Jesus in a jail cell. His life radically changed—trading hate for hope, crime for peace, and discovering freedom through forgiveness and purpose in Christ.