April May Gems - Jan 28 2025 ep42 - Interesting People with Fascinating Stories - Project of Love

Do you feel like you’re living under a cloud of gloom? Like there’s a big blackness lingering over you? Well, don’t lose hope. There's some wonderful wise words that were written long ago that can be like a life-line to you, if you let them. They were for Xander Stok, a Dutch man who ‘once upon a time’ (and up until just a few years ago) was living it up as a very famous musician in a devilish, rock and roll, dream life as front man for the band “The New Shining” (literally named after that scary Stephen King book!) However, behind the face of fame he also lived a very real nightmare, for twenty years, suffering with a very deep depression which was like living in a void where things like joy, laughter, happiness and life itself became abstract concepts. All he felt was an emptiness, “like a cloud of gloom and a shadow of death.” Those ancient words say this:-“He will remove the cloud of doom, the shadow of death...” Maybe youre feeling like you’re in a ‘fed up with life' kind of state, like Xander was, or you feel like you’re living under a similar heavy weight, that you just can’t seem to ‘lift off’ of yourself, by yourself. It’s too dark, or too heavy. Maybe you struggle with addictions and you, like Xander feel like youre so far gone. Well I’m here to tell you that you’re not. Be encouraged by this story and the songs from Xander Stok’s Project of Love. (This episode also includes a belated message from Sherlie who was interviewed in episode 38.)