Renew. Restore. Rejoice. A SafeHouse Ministries Podcast

When George went to tell his friends the great news about the full ride baseball scholarship he was offered for college, they invited him to celebrate by trying out some cocaine.  George became hooked and decided to reject the baseball scholarship to stay home and keep doing cocaine instead.

The spiritual darkness that engulfed Brandy from childhood culminated in a path of abuse that caused her to experience deep drug addiction, homelessness, and to eventually lose her eyesight due to being beaten so badly that her retinas detached from her eyes.  In this conclusion to Brandy's story she shares how she found the love of God through SafeHouse Ministries and others at Mental Health...

This episode gives a powerful glimpse into the reality that domestic abuse victims face, and it gives deep insight into why it is so difficult for those victims to leave their abusers.  This is an episode that will deepen your understanding and give you valuable insight that you can use to be a help to others.  Please share this episode and help us spread this knowledge that can be a help to many...

Brandy's story has a heartbreaking beginning with trauma and abuse during her childhood years. She eventually dropped out of high school and began a path from her teenage years into adulthood that turned out to be a road filled with even more failed relationships and children lost to DFCS.  There is much to learn from in this beginning episode of Brandy's life.

There are ~14,000 children in need of childcare in Columbus, GA and roughly ~7,000 available slots.  SafeHouse Ministries has just launched a new support service, Bright Futures Childcare, to help meet this need.  Even more crucial is the need for childcare when single parents are struggling to get out of homelessness or addiction and need childcare so they can work through a sobriety program or a...

Keir wraps up his story and shares how amazing his life is now because of the redemptive love and grace of God!  He also recalls and shares some of the craziest memories he has about living homeless and in the woods.

Keir shares some amazing miracles that God did on his road to recovery!  It is truly amazing to hear stories such as Keir's where you can see the hand of God at work all along the way, even when things look darkest.

Keir is soft spoken, but he's had a hard story.  His life fell apart after a simple decision one Friday night to buy a six pack of beer...

Ginger's story has such an incredible ending, God works so many miracles, rebuilds so many relationships, and restores deep joy in Ginger's heart.  Praise the Lord for his goodness and mercy!

Ginger shares some crazy stories this week, including a time when she and her trap house gang were making shake and bake in a tiny shed and someone through a bottle at the door of the shed which became an instant blaze of fire in the door!  If you enjoy listening to this episode, please share and give us a 5-star review!  Thanks so much!

Ginger was born into a loving family and brought up in a good environment, but struggled with her self image from an early age.  Ginger's story is one that will resonate with anyone who has a child with ADHD or has struggled with ADHD themselves personally.  Her story is powerful, tragic, and beautiful in so many ways.  The Devil is a part of her story, but he is the defeated part, and Jesus...

A powerhouse of an episode with the Mayor of Columbus, GA, Skip Henderson!  Mayor Henderson shares great insight into what it will really take for us to overcome the challenges of homelessness and addiction in our communities.  The discussion covers crime, the economy, and the roles of City Government, Businesses, Churches, and Citizens.  This is an episode you'll want to save/bookmark to go...

I so enjoyed this conversation with Mayor Skip Henderson of Columbus, GA!  This episode and the conclusion episode next week will dive deep into the bigger picture of homelessness and the many challenges that are so often connected with it (mental illness, substance abuse, etc.).  We'll talk about the impact of homelessness on crime and the economy, the role of city government, the role of pr...

The conclusion of Matthew Anderson's amazing story.  It's a happy ending all thanks to Jesus.

After a tragic truck accident, doctors thought Matthew would be a vegetable and encouraged his parents to pull the plug, but God had other plans and worked a great miracle of healing!  Then along the difficult journey of physical recovery, he started down a path of meth addiction...and which culminated in emailing a photo of all his guns to the sheriff's office with a threat to kill any of th...

Matthew bounced around a lot as a kid with his dad being in the Navy, but after settling in Columbus things started getting crazy his senior year of high school when he began running a teenage night club full time and selling drugs part time.

I love this phrase that Matt uses as he talks about when things turned around for his own life, and the only way things till turn around for the better for any of us.  Better choices means a better life, and there are no better choices any of us could ever make than the choices that align with God's truth.  This is what led Matt and Toni both out of the darkness, and what has given them a won...

Matt talks about the many years when he lived out of a backpack he could grab at a moment's notice to bolt out the back if a bounty hunter busted through the front. Toni also begins to share how she reconnected with Matt's family and became his pen pal in prison.  This is a great episode, and we'd love to hear what you think!  If you like our podcast please share it with your friend...

Part 2 of Matt's story dives deeper into the many years he spent in County Jail and Federal Prison.  So much to learn and enjoyable to listen to!  Please share the podcast with others and help us spread the word of hope!

Matt and Toni are happily married and doing well now, but before they ever met, each of them as individuals became trapped in the devil's playground where their lives nearly ended before they ever even met.  This first episode begins with Matt's story. Matt had a decent home life as a child, even with his dad being in a wheelchair and his mom working two jobs to try and pay the bills.  B...

Shelley's story comes to a beautiful conclusion and is a powerful illustration of the grace of God and the power of God to work miracles!  Shelley shares some powerful lessons and godly wisdom from the crazy journey she has had in life, first with the devil and now with Jesus alone!

A High-Speed Police Chase through two states, navigating the heartache of a daughter that followed in her bad footsteps, and surrendering to the chastening hand of God so that He could remake her into something amazing for his glory and his purposes!

Shelley's life got off track as a young teenager when she began seeking the approval of others and hanging out with the wrong crowd.  By the age of 17 she was pregnant and addicted to methamphetamine.  Somehow, by the age of 18 she had gotten hired as a corrections officer in the county jail, where she was more comfortable with the inmates than she was with the other guards.  Things get crazi...

In this final episode, Adam shares how the love of Jesus shown through SafeHouse Ministries, and the encounter with Jesus he had through his own personal surrender changed the trajectory of his life forever.  Adam shares great truth about the fact that none of us really has the right to judge or condemn others, and that instead we should follow the example of Jesus and show grace and love instead....

In this episode Adam continues his story and shares a time in his life when he became increasingly desperate and hopeless.  He shares about a time when he was homeless for several years and describes how the enemy sneaks up on you in an attempt to steal away your life right from under your nose.  Adam also shares how God brought him to a place in his heart, and to a place here in Columbus Georgia,...