When he was fifteen, Roger Sabourin of Medicine Hat, Alberta, went through one of the worst experiences imaginable for a young teen: sexual abuse at the hands of a clergy member. Devastated by the experience but fearing what would happen if he went public with the crime, Roger chose to remain silent, keeping his hurt and grief to himself for the...

I was born in Mullingar and I'm the eldest of four children. Our parents were good Catholics who believed in the power of prayer and gave us a good upbringing. By the time I received my First Holy Communion I was serious about God. In fact, I had a spiritual experience that day but there was nobody to explain it to me. Not too long afterwards...

Out of habit, I felt for the light switch in our bathroom, I flipped it on, but… the darkness remained. My body shook with terror. Holding on to the cold and slick counter top, I looked toward the mirror and saw a dreary gray of nothing. In desperation, I felt the urge to scratch through the glass into the darkness to find even a slight glimpse...

Story told by Anita Aubuchon, written by Alli Vail My second husband and I were married on August 5, 2000 and we immediately began talking about having a baby together. Although I was 38 and had three beautiful daughters from my first marriage, I wanted to give my husband a child of his own. We named the child we were planning Zachary Curtis and...

At the age of 17, I won a national modeling competition in England to be a cover girl for Just Seventeen Magazine. Two years later, after I finished studying art and fashion design, I began my full-time modeling career in Milan, Italy. I loved the traveling and excitement of doing jobs with such magazines as Harper's Bazaar, Donna and Amica. But...

I would never have believed that a church would pray for a family they didn't know. But when they heard the news that doctors believed a child in this family had cancer - Lymphoma - that's what they did. My son Sam had a mass on his liver and spleen and small tumors forming in his abdomen. He was three and a half years old at that time. The day...

This is a story of a changed life, as told to Power to Change Ministries. Aiming for the Olympics, Michelle pushed for perfection - only to realize she had to conquer a severe eating disorder. "This can't be happening," Michelle breathed, every muscle in her body straining ahead. A passing sprinter spliced the air to take the lead. Michelle...