Saturday, September 3, 2011

There is Hope. Church on the Rock. Battle Ground, WA.

Hope shatters despair, it quickens our step and energizes our ventures. It’s the fresh air that invigorates and readies us for life’s challenges. Right here in Southern Washington, you’ve got neighbors who’ve found hope, and it’s changed their lives.

Read of Joel who received word that his dear friend had just committed suicide. Through the suffocating darkness, Joel found the ray of hope that drove him to begin traveling the world to help the hurting and broken masses.

Teresa longed for something that would erase the pain — one more line of cocaine seemed to be the obvious answer, but that lie led her to an overdose. With her skin burning in scathing pain, she leaped into a lake only to nearly drown. Learn how, after four abortions, Teresa found hope that brought her out of the loneliness and into freedom.

Shawnie struggled with her sexual identity. The crushing pressure to be beautiful seemed utterly beyond her. After suffering abuse as a child, she thought the arms of another woman would bring her the true acceptance she craved. It didn’t. Her loneliness only increased as she felt deceived and lied to … until she found the one person who brought hope into a rejected heart.

Your heart will soar as you read these seven inspiring stories from your neighbors right here in Clark County. Your horizon will brighten, and you’ll find the courage to move into a better day because — there is hope

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