There are ~14,000 children in need of childcare in Columbus, GA and roughly ~7,000 available slots.  SafeHouse Ministries has just launched a new support service, Bright Futures Childcare, to help meet this need.  Even more crucial is...

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! ...

Ginger was born into a loving family and brought up in a good environment, but struggled with her self image from an early age.  Ginger's story is one that will resonate with anyone who has a child with ADHD or has struggled with ADHD them...

A powerhouse of an episode with the Mayor of Columbus, GA, Skip Henderson!  Mayor Henderson shares great insight into what it will really take for us to overcome the challenges of homelessness and addiction in our communities.  The di...

I so enjoyed this conversation with Mayor Skip Henderson of Columbus, GA!  This episode and the conclusion episode next week will dive deep into the bigger picture of homelessness and the many challenges that are so often connected with it...

The conclusion of Matthew Anderson's amazing story.  It's a happy ending all thanks to Jesus.

After a tragic truck accident, doctors thought Matthew would be a vegetable and encouraged his parents to pull the plug, but God had other plans and worked a great miracle of healing!  Then along the difficult journey of physical recovery,...

Matthew bounced around a lot as a kid with his dad being in the Navy, but after settling in Columbus things started getting crazy his senior year of high school when he began running a teenage night club full time and selling drugs part time.

I love this phrase that Matt uses as he talks about when things turned around for his own life, and the only way things till turn around for the better for any of us.  Better choices means a better life, and there are no better choices any...

Matt talks about the many years when he lived out of a backpack he could grab at a moment's notice to bolt out the back if a bounty hunter busted through the front. Toni also begins to share how she reconnected with Matt's family and became his...

Part 2 of Matt's story dives deeper into the many years he spent in County Jail and Federal Prison.  So much to learn and enjoyable to listen to!  Please share the podcast with others and help us spread the word of hope!

Matt and Toni are happily married and doing well now, but before they ever met, each of them as individuals became trapped in the devil's playground where their lives nearly ended before they ever even met.  This first episode begins with ...

Shelley's story comes to a beautiful conclusion and is a powerful illustration of the grace of God and the power of God to work miracles!  Shelley shares some powerful lessons and godly wisdom from the crazy journey she has had in life, fi...

A High-Speed Police Chase through two states, navigating the heartache of a daughter that followed in her bad footsteps, and surrendering to the chastening hand of God so that He could remake her into something amazing for his glory and his pur...

Shelley's life got off track as a young teenager when she began seeking the approval of others and hanging out with the wrong crowd.  By the age of 17 she was pregnant and addicted to methamphetamine.  Somehow, by the age of 18 she ha...

In this final episode, Adam shares how the love of Jesus shown through SafeHouse Ministries, and the encounter with Jesus he had through his own personal surrender changed the trajectory of his life forever.  Adam shares great truth about ...

In this episode Adam continues his story and shares a time in his life when he became increasingly desperate and hopeless.  He shares about a time when he was homeless for several years and describes how the enemy sneaks up on you in an at...

Adam is the son of former Muscogee County Sherriff Ralph Johnson.  Adam's family was hit with much hardship throughout his childhood, and Adam did not deal with it well.  As a teenager heard his dad talk about undercover work and drug...

Shannon shares in great detail about the demonic oppression she faced before she finally surrendered to the Lord and He brought her out of the darkness, but she still had to face the consequence of several years in one of the deadliest prisons ...

Shannon shares it all, she opens up about being raped at age 14 and about the trajectory of tragedy her life took from that point on.  She shares about multiple abusive and failed relationships, severe drug addiction, and how she came to t...

Jasmine's Mom loved her, but so often was not the mother that Jasmine needed, especially when her brother Duncan died in a car accident.  Jasmine concludes her story by sharing some of the darkest times of her life, but the story does not ...