Summary

SummaryI grew up surrounded by mental and physical abuse and abandonment, watching my mom struggle with addiction and destructive relationships. By the time I was 15, I felt utterly hopeless and attempted to take my life. Soon after, I and my siblings became state wards and were separated, which only deepened my despair. From ages 20 to 26, I fell into another cycle of abuse with a partner and turned to alcohol and drugs to numb my pain. On July 12 2017, my children were placed in foster care because of domestic violence, and I hit rock bottom, realizing I was trapped in the same cycle as my mother. I remembered how Iโ€™d once gone to church with my grandma and, out of desperation, attended a service again. Though I initially resisted the message of Jesus, three years later, while speaking to God in my bathroom, I felt an overwhelming peace that surpassed all understanding. In that moment, I knew He was real, and I surrendered my burdens. With the support of a single-mom group at church, Iโ€™ve been sober from alcohol for 16 months and from drugs for four years. Iโ€™m studying Godโ€™s Word, raising my children to follow Him, and training to become a counselor so I can help others in the same darkness I once knew. ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ’–๐ŸŒˆ

After a long history of abuse, Mariah found it hard to trust those around her, and harder still to trust God. See how a community that truly cares changed her life.

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Time Chapters
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01:05 Suicide Attempt
02:16 Kids in Foster Care
03:47 Encounter with God
05:02 Sober & New Start
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Lincoln Berean
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