Stories From The Christian Heart

Overcoming Life's Challenges

When I was 8 months old, I was diagnosed with retinoblastoma, a disease where cancerous tumors form in your eyes. Doctors removed my left eye, but saved my right one through chemotherapy and radiation. My one eye let me see the beauty in this world, including my parents and twin sister. Over the next twelve years, the cancer came back eight times, and we beat it each time. But when I was 12, it returned with a vengeance and the treatment failed. The only option was to remove my right eye. My parents asked what I'd like to see in my remaining time with sight. I'd always been a huge fan of USC, so I wanted to see one more Trojan game. Coach Pete Carroll heard about my story and made me part of the Trojan family. It was a dream come true and one of the last things I did before doctors performed the operation. Being blind obviously changed everything, but my parents encouraged me to continue pursing my dreams...

Listen to Episode #21 of our Podcast

Episode 21 of The Christian Heart Podcast has just been released! You'll hear the true stories of four people who show their love for Jesus in amazing ways, including the wonderful story of young man in middle school who made quite an impression on his fellow students by simply praying before meals and on the sidelines at his football games; a lady who shows the love of Jesus to women who are working in the commercial sex industry; a former homeless man that is gathering supplies and building relationships with the homeless men in his town; and a young woman who found it was possible to forgive her grandfather who had deeply hurt her. The episode is just 11 minutes long, and can be heard on your favorite podcast app or by just clicking here

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Do you have a story of how you're living out your faith that you'd like to share? Or know of someone who is displaying their love for Jesus in their day-to-day life? If so, please share that story with us! We are always looking to highlight unique ways in which people are trying to bring others to the Lord. Just click here and give us a little information. Please know, the stories we post on The Christian Heart are always anonymous so your name will never be mentioned. Thanks for your suggestion!.