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The Power of Words

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words . . . can wound forever. Pictures of me as a little kid are really cute –– curly blond hair, a quick smile and eyes always looking for the next adventure. I had the confidence that comes from knowing you are truly loved. If we painted pictures at school, I painted three. I had a storybook childhood... >Full Story

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    Have you ever wished you were someone else? I did! I was raised in a great family with seven brothers and sisters. My parents were missionaries in Africa for many years and I naturally had a lot of knowledge about God and Christianity. At a young age, I decided to begin a relationship with God through Jesus Christ. An unsure self-esteem As I grew... >more

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    This is the story of a changed life, as told to Power to Change Ministries Walking through the dusky bar, I had come to the end of my rope. There had to be more to life than this. I was a self-righteous individual who had my entire life planned out and didn’t need help from anyone. On the surface my life seemed good, but that couldn’t have been... >more

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Learning to Trust

As a child, I was racked with loneliness, craving acceptance and approval. In everything I did, I had an underlying fear that people wouldn’t like me or that I wasn t good enough. I longed to know God but didn’t know how. I even placed an apple on my nightstand one evening and said, Ok [...] Read More >

The Art of Invisibility

This is a story of a changed life, as told to Power to Change Ministries Preschool teacher, college instructor, mom and wannabe musician. For a long time I defined myself by the roles I played. I was determined to be the best wife and mother ever. But my insecurity was so great that my impact on [...] Read More >

Faithful Endurance

Mama and Papa’s pride and joy When I was in grade 3, my best friend’s Grandma always referred to me as “that nice little Christian girl”. I kind of took pride in that. I lived for making my parents proud, and obedience was something unquestioned. I guess, deep down I took pride in that, too, even [...] Read More >

Seeing Possibility

Profile on: Penny McCoy, youngest person named to the US National Ski Team, bronze medal winner at the World Championships in Chile Where other people saw only snow, Dave McCoy saw possibility. After the hydrographer’s research showed that Central California’s Mammoth Mountain had more snow than any other in the area, in 1953 he bought the [...] Read More >

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