Renew. Restore. Rejoice. A SafeHouse Ministries Podcast

Garron's story is a powerful testimony to the disadvantage a child has when they don't have two parents to love, train, and keep them on the right path.

Shun's backslide into darkness left him ultimately homeless and living out of his truck.  After ultimately coming back to Columbus, Shun got connected with SafeHouse Ministries and was able to get into Freedom House (the men's shelter) and into the housing program so that he now has his own place and able to plan a path for a bright future for the rest of his life.

Shun began making changes and walking a better path after getting out of prison, but he failed to address some very powerful root habits that ended up derailing him again.  He fell back into drugs and ended up with a failed marriage after 13 years being together with his wife.  So many powerful stories and lessons to learn in this episode.

Shun's personality from a young age drove him to pursue what he wanted with extreme diligence and without caution.  At the age of 13 years old he was drawn by the allure of obtaining power over others to join the Crips gang, and he committed extreme violence on his path to gain that power.  He would come to find out though, that when you serve the devil, you pay a high price.

Twiggy shares more about how her faith and her gratefulness to God led her to give back and be an encouragement to others during her time at Grace House.  Her testimony is a powerful example about the power of giving back and about what really matters in the end.  Twiggy testifies that it was the Word of God that carried her through her darkest days.

Twiggy has an amazing spirit and exudes the quality of gratefulness.  She has a powerful story of falling on hard times and trusting in the Lord to see her through!

A special Christmas episode.  Merry Christmas!

This conclusion episode of George Jackson's story opens up with George getting shot two times on one day, and still not taking that as a wakeup call to change his life.  It was only a couple years later when his daughter came to him with some choice words that it struck his heart and led him to seek out the Lord and change his life.

George continues his story and shares about his transition from Crack to Meth and tells some crazy stories about how easy it was to commit identity theft crimes...until he got caught.

When George went to tell his friends the great news about the full ride baseball scholarship he was offered for college, they invited him to celebrate by trying out some cocaine.  George became hooked and decided to reject the baseball scholarship to stay home and keep doing cocaine instead.

This episode gives a powerful glimpse into the reality that domestic abuse victims face, and it gives deep insight into why it is so difficult for those victims to leave their abusers.  This is an episode that will deepen your understanding and give you valuable insight that you can use to be a help to others.  Please share this episode and help us spread this knowledge that can be a help to many others.

Brandy's story has a heartbreaking beginning with trauma and abuse during her childhood years. She eventually dropped out of high school and began a path from her teenage years into adulthood that turned out to be a road filled with even more failed relationships and children lost to DFCS.  There is much to learn from in this beginning episode of Brandy's life.

Keir wraps up his story and shares how amazing his life is now because of the redemptive love and grace of God!  He also recalls and shares some of the craziest memories he has about living homeless and in the woods.

Keir shares some amazing miracles that God did on his road to recovery!  It is truly amazing to hear stories such as Keir's where you can see the hand of God at work all along the way, even when things look darkest.

Keir is soft spoken, but he's had a hard story.  His life fell apart after a simple decision one Friday night to buy a six pack of beer...

Ginger's story has such an incredible ending, God works so many miracles, rebuilds so many relationships, and restores deep joy in Ginger's heart.  Praise the Lord for his goodness and mercy!

Ginger shares some crazy stories this week, including a time when she and her trap house gang were making shake and bake in a tiny shed and someone through a bottle at the door of the shed which became an instant blaze of fire in the door!  If you enjoy listening to this episode, please share and give us a 5-star review!  Thanks so much!