Overcoming Obstacles

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  Mentoring Overcoming Obstacles Unique Ministries

  DEALING WITH LIFE’S ROUGH WATERS

  For as long as I can remember, the ocean has been my refuge; I found solace watching the waves; they were my only escape from a tumultuous childhood. I was the eighth of nine children born into poverty in a beachside town in Costa Rica. My neighborhood was nicknamed “little hell.” My mother walked out on my family when I was four, dramatically changing the course of my life. I still vividly remember the moment she loaded her suitcase into a taxi and rode off, leaving me confused and crying in the dusty street. My father turned to alcohol to deal with… Read More

  April 9, 2025
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  Overcoming Obstacles

  FULLY SURRENDERING

  Growing up in a physically and mentally abusive home, I often asked myself, "What's wrong with me? Why was I born? How can I be better?" These questions lingered into adulthood. From a young age, I recognized that my mama was hurting from the abuse she endured. At nine, I learned that the man I thought was my father was actually my adoptive dad. I craved acceptance and sought love in all the wrong places, but I didn’t know how to love myself. At 21, I married the man I thought I would be with forever, hoping for a "normal" life… Read More

  April 2, 2025
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  Overcoming Obstacles Unique Ministries Verbalizing the Gospel

  TRULY OVERCOMING HIS DISABILITY

  George Dennehy was born without arms in a Romanian orphanage. The workers there neglected him and he was severely malnourished. At 16 months old, he weighed just nine pounds. A Romanian doctor hung a death certificate on his crib, telling the nurses to fill in the date when the time came. But his life changed dramatically when he was adopted at 18 months by a family in Connecticut who believed in giving orphans a chance at a good life. And that family didn’t stop with George. He now has 12 siblings, and nine have been adopted from six different countries. His parents… Read More

  March 19, 2025
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  Homeless Overcoming Obstacles Unique Ministries

  FROM NEEDING TO LENDING A HELPING HAND

  Useless. Sad. Worthless. Those were my emotions when I experienced homelessness for the first time in 2006. Addicted. Uneducated. Criminal. That wasn’t me. I was just a mom who couldn’t afford permanent housing for me and my three children. Unfortunately, I’ve experienced homelessness three times in life because daycare costs for children are expensive, and I wasn’t receiving child support from their father. I also couldn’t afford to pay rent even though I was employed because I made too much money to qualify for government assistance. When I felt useless, sad, and worthless, I had to shield my emotions to protect my children’s mental… Read More

  March 5, 2025
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  Labor Overcoming Obstacles

  RECOVERING FROM TRAUMA

  Growing up, my life was filled with instability and pain. My family was trapped in a cycle of generational trauma: alcoholism, domestic abuse, and emotional scars. Chaos and danger were constant companions, and the trauma became the theme of my existence. When I was 18, I found my oldest brother after he had taken his own life. That experience left an indelible mark on my soul. As I got older, I held on to the hope that life could offer something more. This search led me to God, and while faith didn’t immediately erase my PTSD and depression, it gave me a… Read More

  February 26, 2025
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  Labor Overcoming Obstacles Unique Ministries

  THE CHRISTIAN COMEDIAN

  The sound of a basketball swishing through the hoop is like music to a shooter’s ear. For a comedian, it’s the sound of laughter. It’s the ultimate feedback, the confirmation that the audience “gets you” and enjoys what you’re doing. Growing up in a middle-class home, I craved acceptance and recognition, though I often felt lost in a large family and school. Bullied and overlooked, I struggled with feelings of inadequacy and self-doubt. But there was one thing that always helped: laughter. It could lift my spirits, no matter how bad I felt. In high school, I began using humor to connect… Read More

  February 12, 2025
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