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The Doctor Who Walked into Ebola and Found Grace
Kenemaยท 2014
An infectious disease specialist from Johns Hopkins found faith in a Sierra Leone Ebola ward, singing "Amazing Grace" with a twelve-year-old patient and discovering that grace means being present when everything says leave.
The Gang Leader Who Became a Youth Worker
Tottenhamยท 2019
A former Tottenham gang leader was transformed through the patient service of a youth worker, then became one himself, finding faith and redemption by mentoring the next generation on the same estate.
The Prison Chaplain Who Was Set Free
Alabamaยท 2010
A veteran pastor became a prison chaplain expecting to teach, but was profoundly changed by inmates who taught him that grace is a presence you carry, not a concept you explain.
He Was Muslim, I Was Christian, and God Was in It
Londonยท 2024
A Nigerian pastor's daughter and a devout Muslim man navigated faith differences, family rejection, and a year of honest prayer. Their interfaith marriage didn't produce a conversion story, but it revealed a God bigger than religious categories.
Brian "Head" Welch Left Korn After an Encounter During Worship
Bakersfieldยท 2005
Brian "Head" Welch, lead guitarist of Korn, was addicted to methamphetamine when he experienced repeated encounters during worship at a California church.
Misty Edwards Found Her Voice in a 24/7 Worship Room
Kansas Cityยท 1999-present
Misty Edwards joined IHOP-KC at 19 with no formal training and spent over two decades worshipping in a 24/7 prayer room.
Lacey Sturm Walked Into a Worship Service Planning to End Her Life
Arlingtonยท Late 1990s
Lacey Sturm, future lead vocalist of Flyleaf, entered a church worship service at age 16 planning to end her life.
Heidi Baker Was Undone by Worship in Toronto and Everything Changed
Torontoยท 1996
Heidi Baker, burned out from missionary work in Mozambique, experienced a life-changing encounter during a worship service in Toronto in 1996.
Bethany Hamilton Worshipped Her Way Back After Losing Her Arm
Kauaiยท 2003-2004
Bethany Hamilton, who lost her arm in a shark attack at age thirteen, credits her resilience and recovery to a lifetime of worship.
Rachael Denhollander: Breaking Cycles of Abuse and Silence
Michiganยท 2016-2018
Rachael Denhollander, the first to publicly accuse Larry Nassar, broke a generational institutional pattern of silence around abuse, drawing on her...
Victor Marx: Breaking Four Generations of Violence and Child Abuse
USAยท 1980s
Victor Marx, a survivor of four generations of child abuse, torture, and violence, encountered Jesus through a Marine Bible study and broke the...
Sy Rogers: Breaking Generational Patterns of Sexual Abuse and Identity Confusion
Singapore / Internationalยท 1980s
Sy Rogers, shaped by generational sexual abuse, fatherlessness, and identity confusion, was living as a transgender woman weeks from surgery when Jesus...
