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Twelve years in an abusive marriage (10/6/2011) – For almost 12 years I was in a marriage that was physically, verbally and emotionally abusive. There were times when my ex-husband would leave for weeks with our family car… He led me to believe that if anything ever happened or if I ever left, he would take the children. I didn’t know what to do.
Depression was so gripping that I didn’t care if I ever woke up again (10/6/2011) – Earlier on in my life, depression was so gripping that I didn’t care if I ever woke up again.
Just be still and listen to what He is trying to tell you (10/6/2011) – The time in my life that was most devastating, where I felt like all hope was lost, was the day that I woke up and my husband decided that “I don’t want to be here anymore.” 
With God’s help, you can walk through the process of restoration (10/7/2011) – Our desire is to share with these people the hope that is found in Jesus Christ. We do this by sharing with them the resources that we have and the training that we can offer to help them understand that they can be conduits of hope.
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- Twelve years in an abusive marriage (10/6/2011) – For almost 12 years I was in a marriage that was physically, verbally and emotionally abusive. There were times when my ex-husband would leave for weeks with our family car… He led me to believe that if anything ever happened or if I ever left, he would take the children. I didn’t know what to do.
Video: Abuse versus anger (10/4/2011) – “Is there a time when anger crosses the line and becomes abusive?”
Submission to a spouse, even when abusive? (10/4/2011) – “Should I submit to my husband — even if it means enduring his abusive anger or physical violence?”
Through Christ, I watched a man of anger & violence find peace (10/7/2011) – If you have Christ, then you have the light inside of you that can be a tremendous impact on others and the world. Allow Christ to shine through you.
Life was so difficult that at 15-years-old I decided to commit suicide (10/6/2011) – It was just that desperate… When I attempted suicide, God was so marvelous, was so beautiful, that He saved my life in a very miraculous way. Nothing happened to me. 
Dad was an alcoholic, my parents divorced, and I did drugs and felt unwanted (10/6/2011) – My life was going downhill fast and I did not know where to turn to find hope for my life…
Anger & rebellion controlled my life (10/6/2011) – My life was riding motorcycles. My life was using motorcycles in the ministry. I became really, really rebellious. I was very angry at the doctors for telling me I couldn’t ride.
I have personal anger Issues… (10/4/2011) – “Is it wrong to be angry?”
I have problems controlling my anger (10/4/2011) – “I quickly fly off-the-handle. How do I control this issue?”
God’s people need to have a renewed urgency to bring hope to the hopeless (4/26/2012) – Anyone can try and do it on their own, but when we do it in God’s power, it’s different. Seek God, and allow God to soften your heart for the lost and hurting people in the world.
I get the opportunity to listen to people who are struggling and share what God’s word says (4/20/2012) – it is kind of an exciting job because I never know what call it’s going to be. Somebody may be calling just saying, “hey pray for me.” You may get a call and their whole life may seem as it has just come apart at that moment.- Through Christ, I watched a man of anger & violence find peace (10/7/2011) – If you have Christ, then you have the light inside of you that can be a tremendous impact on others and the world. Allow Christ to shine through you.
As you share God’s hope, you can be hope for someone who desperately needs it. (10/7/2011) – Providing Biblical Hope and Practical Help to everyone who needs it. June shares a story of a woman who was on the brink of suicide, who felt without hope.
We can be a tool for God’s glory and our gladness… (10/7/2011) – God can do amazing things in your life. With God’s help, what we see as impossible is now made possible through Him.
The abortion recovery ministry touched my heart on a personal level (10/7/2011) – There was one particular department — it was the abortion recovery ministry that touched my heart on a personal level. For 23 years, I had carried the secret of a past abortion. - With God’s help, you can walk through the process of restoration (10/7/2011) – Our desire is to share with these people the hope that is found in Jesus Christ. We do this by sharing with them the resources that we have and the training that we can offer to help them understand that they can be conduits of hope.
God’s love and your identity in Christ (10/7/2011) – Your sexual orientation does not have to determine your identity in Christ…
I was no longer controlling food. It was controlling me. (10/6/2011) – When I was young, I was heavyset and shy. I thought that being thin would finally make me beautiful and get the attention that I so desperately wanted.
Anorexia & Bulimia (10/5/2011) – “Someone I love is struggling with an eating disorder. Why does she eat so little, and what can I do to help?”
To anyone who is dealing with something, I say hold fast (7/30/2012) – God can do amazing things in your life. With God’s help, what we see as impossible is now made possible through Him.- We can be a tool for God’s glory and our gladness… (10/7/2011) – God can do amazing things in your life. With God’s help, what we see as impossible is now made possible through Him.
After my father passed away, I was without hope (10/6/2011) – After my father was shot, I began to ask, “God, why did this happen?” I struggled with unforgiveness…
I lost everything, I felt lost and I was wronged. (10/6/2011) – I felt wronged when I was set up to take a fall when someone else stole some money from the company I was working for. I lost everything; I felt lost. 
Video: I’ve made mistakes… (10/5/2011) – “How can I reconcile with loved ones from my past?”
Video: What is forgiveness? (10/5/2011) – “How do I know what real forgiveness looks like?”
How do I stand up for myself? (10/5/2011) – “Should I confront someone who has wronged me? If so, how? When is a good time to speak to that person?”
- The abortion recovery ministry touched my heart on a personal level (10/7/2011) – There was one particular department — it was the abortion recovery ministry that touched my heart on a personal level. For 23 years, I had carried the secret of a past abortion.
Selfishness ruled me for much of my life (10/6/2011) – When selfishness and pride got the best of me, I didn’t know it, but it was hurting my husband, my family and myself.
I made a HUGE mistake (10/4/2011) – “I feel so guilty over a major wrong decision in my life. How can I deal with my shame?”
I feel like a failure (10/4/2011) – “I constantly feel that I am disappointing myself and others. I have high expectations that cause me to feel like a constant failure — is it perfectionism? Is it depression? How do I change?”
- Just be still and listen to what He is trying to tell you (10/6/2011) – The time in my life that was most devastating, where I felt like all hope was lost, was the day that I woke up and my husband decided that “I don’t want to be here anymore.”
Is divorce okay? (10/4/2011) – “My marriage partner is having an affair. Should I stay or get a divorce?”
Forgive and forget, even in marital unfaithfulness? (10/4/2011) – “My husband had an affair. He broke the other relationship off, but I am having a hard time forgetting. What should I do?”
- Dad was an alcoholic, my parents divorced, and I did drugs and felt unwanted (10/6/2011) – My life was going downhill fast and I did not know where to turn to find hope for my life…
- Video: I’ve made mistakes… (10/5/2011) – “How can I reconcile with loved ones from my past?”
- How do I stand up for myself? (10/5/2011) – “Should I confront someone who has wronged me? If so, how? When is a good time to speak to that person?”
I realize that I’m in an unhealthy, codependent relationship (10/5/2011) – “How can I change it to become healthy?”
Others tell me I have a controlling personality (10/5/2011) – “They say I try to manipulate people around me. How can I know if what they tell me is true, and if it is, how do I change?”
I was victimized as a child… (10/5/2011) – and it has played into most of my relationships since. I’m drawn to those who manipulate me. How do I escape this cycle?”
- God’s love and your identity in Christ (10/7/2011) – Your sexual orientation does not have to determine your identity in Christ…
I’m a sex addict (10/5/2011) – “I have a difficult time viewing people as anything more than objects. This has kept me from enjoying any real relationships in my life…”
I have been addicted to pornography since I was young (10/5/2011) – “I feel incapable of change. How can I become free?”
I’ve been having horrible sexual dreams (10/5/2011) – “I feel like I’m being spiritually attacked. What can I do to get free?”
- With God’s help, you can walk through the process of restoration (10/7/2011) – Our desire is to share with these people the hope that is found in Jesus Christ. We do this by sharing with them the resources that we have and the training that we can offer to help them understand that they can be conduits of hope.
When things are tough, I need to go to the word of God (10/6/2011) – I was raised in a church home, but walked away from the church at a very early age… I struggled with feelings of worthlessness and depression pretty much my whole life. Also at a very early age got involved in drug usage – abuse, drug abuse. And got out of that, but you know still struggled with other addictions.- Dad was an alcoholic, my parents divorced, and I did drugs and felt unwanted (10/6/2011) – My life was going downhill fast and I did not know where to turn to find hope for my life…
In a home where alcohol was abused, the childhood years were pretty rough (10/6/2011) – I grew up in a home where alcohol was abused, and so my childhood years were pretty rough. I became a Christian at the age of 13, but the alcoholism in my family escalated, and it was a very difficult time at home.
A member of my family is an alcoholic (10/5/2011) – “They won’t get help. What do I do?”
I have a chemical dependency (10/5/2011) – “I can’t seem to kick this addiction. How do I stop?”
I have a bad habit (10/5/2011) – “I can’t seem to break it. How can I overcome this temptation?”- I’m a sex addict (10/5/2011) – “I have a difficult time viewing people as anything more than objects. This has kept me from enjoying any real relationships in my life…”
… And I was diagnosed with cancer. (10/6/2011) – After I was diagnosed with cancer, I was feeling very hopeless and I needed to be reminded to fully rely on God.
Cancer? Can this be true? (10/5/2011) – “I’ve just discovered that I have breast cancer. How can I face this reality?”
…and through that moment of hopelessness I said, ‘Lord, I surrender.’ (10/6/2011) – I became very angry and I had it out with the Almighty. Then I came to my senses and asked God to forgive me. During that moment of hopelessness, when I said, “Okay Lord, I surrender,” I saw the answer…
Complete dependence upon Him delivers everything that you are looking for (10/6/2011) – I started out in consumer products many years ago. I reported to a manager who asked me to do some things that were not only unethical, but illegal…
Decision Making: Being who God wants me to be… (10/5/2011) – “I have a big decision coming up. What guidelines are essential for when I need to make a major decision?”
What do I need to do to go to heaven? (10/5/2011) – “What does it mean to be born again or to become a Christian?”
Evangelizing to an Atheist (10/5/2011) – “How do I communicate with someone, who is an atheist, about the reality God?”
Can I lose my salvation? (10/5/2011) – “I know that I’ve been saved, but can I lose my salvation?”
Video: God, evil & suffering (10/5/2011) – “How can a good God, a God of love, allow people to do such evil things?”
Faith in God versus fear in my life… (10/5/2011) – “How can I stop fear from controlling my life?”
The grief was gripping. Why did God take my son? (10/6/2011) – A few years back, I had a very difficult and unexpected tragedy in my life – I lost my son. I was very angry at God. I asked why my son – a wonderful father of four and a great husband – had to die.- When things are tough, I need to go to the word of God (10/6/2011) – I was raised in a church home, but walked away from the church at a very early age… I struggled with feelings of worthlessness and depression pretty much my whole life. Also at a very early age got involved in drug usage – abuse, drug abuse. And got out of that, but you know still struggled with other addictions.
- Cancer? Can this be true? (10/5/2011) – “I’ve just discovered that I have breast cancer. How can I face this reality?”
I am grieving and depressed (10/4/2011) – “I’ve recently suffered a painful loss, and I am grieving and depressed. How can I begin the journey toward healing?”
Overcoming the loss of a loved one (10/4/2011) – “No matter how hard I try, I can’t get over the loss of the dearest person in my life. How can I work through this grief?”
Imagine a world without God… How different would your culture be? (5/11/2012) – Imagine a world without God. Listen to the story of a woman who grew up in communist Albania, where the word “God” was erased from the dictionary and the culture, declared the world’s first official Atheist nation. How would your world be different without God?
God can use even the greatest of skeptics to minister to others (5/7/2012) – Someone from Ukraine was attending June’s class at First Baptist and said, “Can we take what you are doing and go back to Ukraine and translate it and see how it might work?” So they decided to translate an inexpensive booklet first. Since very good reports came back from that trial run, we decided to do a full translation of all of our topics. That was back in 1996.- God’s people need to have a renewed urgency to bring hope to the hopeless (4/26/2012) – Anyone can try and do it on their own, but when we do it in God’s power, it’s different. Seek God, and allow God to soften your heart for the lost and hurting people in the world.
- I get the opportunity to listen to people who are struggling and share what God’s word says (4/20/2012) – it is kind of an exciting job because I never know what call it’s going to be. Somebody may be calling just saying, “hey pray for me.” You may get a call and their whole life may seem as it has just come apart at that moment.
I knew there were others like me, but I still felt very alone (10/6/2011) – And the turning point was just for me to be able to release it to Him. And I remember just the weight of all of the anxiety of five months of looking for a job, the anxiety of failed dreams or false expectations, I just remember that being lifted, and me being able to lay that down at the cross and allow Christ to burden that for me.
I was a pastor’s wife, a mom of 3 – and had suicidal thoughts (10/6/2011) – As a pastor’s wife and young mother with three children under three, there were many demands on my life. Overtime, I began to get very discouraged. My husband was working late hours and I felt like I was doing too much myself. I felt hopeless and helpless.
Life has its moments, but God is faithful no matter what (10/6/2011) – After an unfortunate injury in which I tore my ACL, and a time in my life when home life was hard, I didn’t feel that life was going that well at the moment.
I struggle with feeling like I don’t have any value (10/4/2011) – “I don’t feel like God loves me. Do I have to change before God will love me?”
Life is not worth living (10/4/2011) – “Is suicide an unpardonable sin? Doesn’t God understand how I feel?”
I don’t think that my life has any purpose (10/4/2011) – “How can I find my true meaning and purpose for living?”
After the rape, healing & learning to trust God again was a process. (10/6/2011) – After my father was shot, I began to ask, “God, why did this happen?” I struggled with unforgiveness…
Video: After Childhood Sexual Abuse, I feel so ashamed (10/4/2011) – “How can I overcome the guilt and shame of being sexually abused as a child?”
Moving forward… life after Childhood Sexual Abuse (10/4/2011) – I have problems controlling my anger: “I quickly fly off-the-handle. How do I control this issue?”
- As you share God’s hope, you can be hope for someone who desperately needs it. (10/7/2011) – Providing Biblical Hope and Practical Help to everyone who needs it. June shares a story of a woman who was on the brink of suicide, who felt without hope.
- When things are tough, I need to go to the word of God (10/6/2011) – I was raised in a church home, but walked away from the church at a very early age… I struggled with feelings of worthlessness and depression pretty much my whole life. Also at a very early age got involved in drug usage – abuse, drug abuse. And got out of that, but you know still struggled with other addictions.
- Life was so difficult that at 15-years-old I decided to commit suicide (10/6/2011) – It was just that desperate… When I attempted suicide, God was so marvelous, was so beautiful, that He saved my life in a very miraculous way. Nothing happened to me.
- Depression was so gripping that I didn’t care if I ever woke up again (10/6/2011) – Earlier on in my life, depression was so gripping that I didn’t care if I ever woke up again.
- I was a pastor’s wife, a mom of 3 – and had suicidal thoughts (10/6/2011) – As a pastor’s wife and young mother with three children under three, there were many demands on my life. Overtime, I began to get very discouraged. My husband was working late hours and I felt like I was doing too much myself. I felt hopeless and helpless.
- Life is not worth living (10/4/2011) – “Is suicide an unpardonable sin? Doesn’t God understand how I feel?”
