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 I’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, I’ve been sober from alcohol for 16 months and from drugs for four years. I’m studying God’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. πŸ™πŸ’–πŸŒˆ

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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