Beauty for Ashes Transformation House (BATH) is a residence for women exiting human trafficking, the sex trade and addiction. Their core mission is to empower women to experience peace and receive vision for a new beginning! More
In grade school, Brody Haight began to smoke Marijuana, which during his high school years, led to an addiction to alcohol and heavy drugs. This is his story. More
Rocco battled addiction but found himself at a Teen Challenge outreach (after being gifted tickets) and was impacted by a friend of his singing in the choir. He became a part of the Men's Centre and graduated the program. More
Timothy was born and raised in Onion Lake First Nation Saskatchewan. Before meeting Jesus and choosing to make Him Lord of his life, Timothy was involved in gangs and suffered from drug addiction. More
Evelyne began drinking alcohol in her early teen years and eventually she became a drug addict and was rebellious towards those in authority. Today Evelyne shares her story of redemption and transformation. More
Justin was raised in a church going family but in high school he became "Churchless" and was doing his 'own thing'. In his heart, Justin was feeling bitter about the church leadership & towards God. Within three months, Justin was a different person. More
Liz Curtis-Higgs joined Cheryl Weber at Break Forth One to share candidly about her past struggles with a Cocaine addiction and how she is coping with her Cancer diagnosis. More
Kidnapped at 15 and used as a child soldier, Jemal has seen a lot in his life. He turned to drugs and alcohol to numb the pain and eventually wound up on the streets involved in gang life. Homeless and desperate, Jemal went to Union Gospel Mission (U More
Audrey Dillon grew up looking for love. She tried to find it in multiple relationships, leaving her empty. It wasn't until finding relationship with Christ, that Audrey felt whole. More
Stewart Cameron is part of our Crossroads Internship program this year...and shares how the experience has affected his life and how he's looking ahead! More
Brothers, Curtis and Justin Hartshorn, share their experiences of wandering away from their faith and how God broke the chains in their lives, allowing them to follow Him in freedom ever since. More
14 year old Troy Walker did not expect to live past the age of 20 with the lifestyle he was living. Yet, God had a different plan for him. Here is his story. More
Georgialee Lang shares how she turned her life around after being sentenced to prison for possession of heroin and the success she has found working in the justice system. More
Guy Beausoleil is a Chaplain & Ministry Director for Hope Centre in Barrie ON and Director for Dimas Fellowship. He shares his story of freedom from drugs & crime addiction through a relationship with Jesus Christ. More
Cheryl Weber and Mike Sherbino talks about the Opioid Crisis being the focus of the season premiere of Context with Lorna Dueck. Tonight at 8PM on YesTV More
Sheldon Neil is Host and Episode Producer on Context with Lorna Dueck. He shares about an upcoming episode of Context airing Wednesday, January 11 @ 8:00pm. The episode is going to focus on the opioid crisis that we are facing. They will talk to many More
Maggie Baratto, founder of The Beauty for Ashes Transformation Home, joins us to give us an update and the testimonies since we aired the Beauty for Ashes report a few months ago. More
Trafficking for women and sex has become a worldwide phenomenon. Here at Crossroads' Relief and Development, we are working both near and far to combat this issue. More
In his latest book "The Case for Grace", Lee Strobel crafts a compelling and highly personal experiential case for God, focusing on God's transforming work in the lives of men and women today. Writing with unusual candor, Lee draws upon his own journ More
14 year old Troy Walker did not expect to live past the age of 20 with the lifestyle he was living. Yet, God had a different plan for him. Here is his story. More
If you don't believe in miracles this story might have you rethinking your stance on that. Cheryl Ettinger Neal is a Family Life Pastor at Glad Tidings Church here in Burlington but today she is here to tell us the miraculous story of how God blessed More
Maggie Baratto shares her personal story of being a teenage runaway and having an unplanned pregnancy with an abusive man and her journey through 2 more unplanned pregnancies. More
Cary Snyder shares his story of living a life of no hope after a life of addiction. This life lead him into a dangerous place where he decided to commit suicide. Until he found true hope. More
Rod Williams is a former drug addict and criminal - he shares a story of a life that felt hopeless. His parents never gave up and continued to provide him with resources that eventually opened his heart. More
Steve Paterson was going down the wrong path fast in his teenage years. After passing out on prescription drugs, he knew that he would be dead if a change was not made in his life... More
Sean Chace talks about his life living on the street addicted to drugs & alcohol and how his life was transformed through the kindness of some very special strangers. More
Sean's world collapsed on itself, unable to break out of his addictions and the deep hurt in his heart. Until that day, when Jesus changed everything... More
Romans 12:9-10 says "Don't just pretend to love others. Really love them…love each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honouring each other." Humans need face-to-face contact as we need air and water! Community is God's design! More
Rick Osborne now speaks to youth about the choices he made in his life. In fact Rick says "Like everyone else in this world, I made choices through free will and suffered the consequences of those choices ... Personally, I needed to return to the God More
There are seasonsin our lives that are painful. God may not take the pain away, or take you out of that uncomfortable situation... but that doesn't mean He has left you. He is there with you every step. More
For Jennie Nadeau it took hitting a personal rock bottom for a true surrender to Jesus. She & her husband were newly married, living successful, worldly lives. Several months into their marriage they found out due to health issues that having childre More
Keith Alexander spent nearly a decade homeless on the streets of Toronto as a drug addict. After spending time in and out of jail and substance abuse recovery programs, a moment of clarity made Keith realize that he needed to find peace, accept Jesus More
Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Alan Craig's personal experience led him to become an addictions worker, and has helped him develop strategies to reach youth who do not respond well to traditional forms of support. More
Danny Van grew up in a Christian home, went to Christian schools but never knew Jesus personally. He got into drugs when he was grade 8. At age 26, Danny hit rock bottom and said, "God, if You are real, I need You." More
Abuse. Addiction. Suicide attempt. All of these things led up to the moment Joseph Rojas was in the back of the ambulance and met Jesus. He is now the founder of the band Seventh Day Slumber who are known for reaching hurting youth. More
It all began in the late 80s. Doctors would be very stingy in prescribing pain killers, because they knew it would be addictive. But things began to change over the years. More
Sharon and her husband Mike went through a parent's worst nightmare, receiving the sobering news that their child is in a coma after an episode of opiate overdose. More
Do you know that multi Grammy Award Winning Artist Michael W. Smith was lost in drugs for 4 years? We found out more about Michael and his life as Moira sits with him on 100 Huntley Street! More
Bible teacher Lorie Hartshorn testifies of the goodness and faithfulness of God through all the dark times in her family, particularly when her children walked away from God. More
Several months into their marriage they found that having children would be difficult if even possible. Jennie turned to the world and began seeking any and every pleasure it offered, partying and having a whole other life. More
Christina Lane shares her experience, strength and hope in overcoming and persevering through childhood sexual abuse, teenage pregnancy and a difficult marriage. Through her struggles Jesus met her right where she was and gave her strength to rise ab More
Grammy-winning gospel singer Ashley Cleveland used to wonder: "Why would the God of the universe want anything to do with somebody like me?" Yet, He pursued her for a long time and never let her go. More
Billy's story is of how a good kid from a good Christian home loses his way and becomes addicted to drugs and alcohol for many, many years. Destroying everything good in his life until there is nothing left. More
Charlene fell away from God when she went to University and entered into a clubbing lifestyle. But God never gave up on her and kept pulling her back to Himself. More
Matshona Dhiliwayo shares about how God supernaturally intervened into his life. Ever since Matshona accepted Christ, he started devouring the book of Proverbs and went on a journey for God's wisdom. More
Ashley Cleveland is a three-time Grammy and two-time Dove Award winner who is also the author of "Little Black Sheep" a story of the groundwork that paved the way to her faith. In her destructive days of drugs, alcohol, and sex, she encountered a for More
Dave Morgan found an escape from his brokenness in a dark world of drugs and alcohol. But God had other plans for Dave. Today Dave is the director of a program called Stepping Up Young Fathers at Greater Vancouver Youth for Christ, working to encoura More
People don't go to war by themselves. It would be a suicide mission. Someone has to have your back. You need a battle buddy. The same is true in the spiritual battles we all face. More
Stasi Eldredge shares her own struggles with self-worth, addiction, and her past as she shows readers how we can participate with God as he faithfully unveils who we truly are. More
Lorie Hartshorn, bible teacher and Director of Better Today Consulting, sits down with her sons Curtis and Justin to talk about the season in their lives where they fell away from faith. Justin and Cu More
Dr. Eric Sandras is the author of "When the Sky is Falling: Finding Faith and Hope in Life's Crises". Here he talks about addiction and realizing what consumes us in daily life. More
Jerry Johnston sits down with Mike Hayward from Teen Challenge who talks about his salvation and the restoration he experienced in his marriage after overcoming a strong addiction to Oxycontin. More
Moira Brown speaks with James Sindrey about his dangerous youth and how he found faith through the father he hadn't seen in 5 years.
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Carol Kornacki's book is called -- "A Soul for Sale." Carol came from a dysfunctional family, filled with violence, alcoholism and spiritualism. She found an interest in witchcraft, dabbling in ritua More
Carol Kornacki's book is called -- "A Soul for Sale." Carol came from a dysfunctional family, filled with violence, alcoholism and spiritualism. She found an interest in witchcraft, dabbling in ritua More
Josh McDowell details victory over emotional, physical and sexual abuse in his childhood. He shares the truths he discovered in his journey for something more.
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Human Trafficking is a huge global issue, every year millions of people are caught in forced labour and sexual exploitation. Many think this is solely a women's issue but More
Moira Brown speaks with Shauna Jenkins about her new project I'm Not Who I Was Anymore
Shauna Jenkins-Film Producer/Director, I'm Not Who I Was Anymore
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Brian Bulger & Deb Jones "Celebrate Recovery" Brian -- Pastor of Support and Recovery Ministries, Guelph ON Deb -- Eastern Canadian Representative of Celebrate Recovery Celebrate Recovery Ministries i More
Jim Cantelon speaks with Wendy Vanderstoep about her difficult past and her hope for the future. ; Instructor and Faculty Head-Addictions Worker Program-Trios College More
