RICHARD ANKELE-
By the Grace of God, I haven’t had a drink since August 12th, 2012. This is the longest I have been sober since I was 16 years old.
Drinking wasn’t always ugliness. It became ugly when it was the only thing that mattered. I lost sight of everything that was important to me. Alcohol was blocking out my family, my friends and all my relationships. I had so much hate. No love could get
SHEILA PEAK-
I was raised in a religious family. Doing all the things religious children do, I had many questions that were left unanswered. I left the Church before I turned 20, feeling like I didn’t belong.
I attended several churches throughout my adult life, always looking for where I might be connected with God. When Overflow Church first opened their doors, I was
TINA PARSHALL-
I was raised in an amazing home with parents who taught me about Jesus and how important He is to us. But at 15 I started to stray from the path, which lasted for many years. I only prayed when I needed something, like God was my own genie.
As I got older, I started realizing how empty I was and that what I was doing was not going to make me happy. Making the same decisions over and
TOM BOYLES-
My early childhood was spent living in an alcoholic home. My mom worked in bars, and when my dad wasn’t working, he was drinking. I either wouldn’t know how they were going to be when they came home or I would have to spend the night somewhere else. When I stayed home, there was the
RON AND AMANDA BARRETT-
"During the last 3 years, our family has been remarkably transformed by the Grace of Jesus Christ. Our journey has taken us on a lot of unexpected turns along the way. However, we've come to experience God's goodness through it as we've learned to surrender to His will fo
CODEY BURNS-
"No Matter How Old You Are"... a Made New Story:
"I was a lost person roaming around until my gram talked to me about Jesus. I had no clue who He really was until she explained to me who He is and why He is. She told me about going to church to worship Him for what He’s done. She inspired everyone in my family to come to church to meet Christ. I learned that Jesus was going to help me get through my problems and storms in life. I needed to learn to believe and lead others to believe Him, too.