From the time I started volunteering at SafeHouse Ministries and preaching on Saturdays, Lilian had an amazing spirit about her. She was so full of boldness for good, love for others, and a strong desire to help and serve. I saw these qualities even through the darkness of her struggles with cocaine, and I always loved seeing Lilian help recruit ot…

Freda had to grow up when she was just a kid, taking care of her siblings before she was even a teenager. Freda had her first baby at age 15 and couldn't take care of her because she was too deep in the darkness of addiction. She faced death after death of loved ones who died at such young ages, and not knowing how to deal with these deaths chose t…

Andrea's Story is a beautiful picture of growth over time and of how God walks with us through the sorrow in our lives, even when much of it is of our own making. Andrea has faced some crazy and life-threatening situations, but God has brought her through, answered her prayers, and given her a renewed hope and restored opportunity to pour her life …

Andrea's story is a wild roller coaster ride which was often a nightmare lived out in real life. But through her patience and God's Grace she has come through to get out of the nightmare and live in the light! You'll hear her modern-day testimony about how God never leaves us nor forsakes us but loves us and is always there for us when we recognize…

To God be the Glory Great things He has done! Listen as Neil Richardson shares tribute to what God has done these last 15 years through SafeHouse Ministries and consider partnering with us for the next 15!Von Phil Shuler

SafeHouse Ministries is celebrating 15 years of work in the Columbus, GA area and 15 years of amazing miracles in thousands and thousands of people's lives! You may not be able to bring homeless people into your personal home and feed them meals in your kitchen, but if you'd like to help in a more practical way please consider partnering with SafeH…

The Monster of Addiction was in full rage mode, but nothing would stand in God's way...He wanted to redeem Jennifer and set her feet on the rock of victory, the rock of Jesus! You will love hearing the incredible conclusion to Jennifer's amazing life story!Von Phil Shuler

Jennifer's story is a chilling tale of evil within our society that is kept hidden and overlooked. Her Dad, Rick Rice, was a famous regional Radio Host who was encouraged to party, drink, and ensure that others had a good time at events. This lifestyle encouraged him on a path to deep alcoholism. When Jennifer was trying to deal with life and start…

The final wave of Chaos in Josh's Life before the light of God brakes through and brings him to his senses. Josh recounts the love of God, the mercy of God, and the people God used in his life to bring him finally to the place of victory over addiction. Stick with him to the end, because he shares some amazing lessons learned when he sums up all fo…

This episode continues Josh's story in the midst of some of the darkest days he has lived, and it brings us to the place where Josh finally became broken and surrendered, and that's when God began to change everything.Von Phil Shuler

Attempted infanticide, attempted suicide, and more in this second part of Josh Pezold's story. The darkness grows and Josh comes to a place of utter despair and hopelessness as he shares about what happens after a daughter enters his life and insanity enters his marriage. But this episode is not the end, come back next week as Josh continues his st…

What a Crazy Ride! In this part 1 episode of Josh Pezold's incredible story you'll hear some horrendous things which happened to him as a baby and young child. This led to him being adopted by a new set of parents, who loved him dearly, but could not effectively manage the rebellious tazmanian devil tornado that Josh became. So many lessons to lear…

In this conclusion to Erroll's story you'll hear more pain along his journey, and many failures in the path, until finally God brings Erroll to the place where "the light turns on" and he surrenders completely. Erroll's story is a beautiful example of the unrelenting grace of God to pursue us despite ourselves. God is good, and He loves all of us m…

Pain from childhood abuse. Pain early in his military career through combat trauma. Pain in the early years of marriage. Erroll's story tells the tale of a young man with a distraught heart running into darkness as a way of hoping to escape the pain. But as Erroll would eventually learn, darkness doesn't ease the pain, it adds to the pain. So many …

Final episode with Mike, the Supervisor of the SafeHouse Ministries' men's shelter (Freedom House). Mike shares more incredible stories of life transformation, and he drops some powerful wisdom that we all need to hear.Von Phil Shuler

Mike talks about the true power and purpose behind what we do at SafeHouse Ministries, Jesus. Mike describes how we aim to live like Jesus and love like Jesus. Mike shares a powerful story about a man named Will who was forced to come into the SafeHouse program, how he entered with resentment and resistance, and how he eventually found complete tra…

Mike opens up the hood of SafeHouse Ministries and shares the amazing process we use to help people change their lives for the better. Along the way he also shares a few more stories from Freedom House of lives he has seen changed in miraculous ways. If you want to understand homelessness and how to best help those who are in the midst of homelessn…

Mike is the Freedom House (Men's Shelter) Supervisor. He is one of the hardest working and intensely loving people I know. He goes above and beyond every day to love, serve, and invest himself into the lives of others to see miracles of transformation in the lives of the men that enter our shelter. Mike shares his insight into homelessness and how …

In this Part 2 episode Nick shares how he grew immensely while in prison and how he connected with the Plummer Home and SafeHouse Ministries to be able to leave prison. There are countless people across the nation who remain in prison well beyond their sentence termination because they simply do not have anywhere to go due to the many rules our soc…

This interview with Nick was so much fun, Nick has a God given internal drive to learn and grow, and even though some foolish choices landed him in prison at Fort Leavenworth, he turned a prison sentence into an opportunity for a new beginning. Nick chose to learn and grow himself, and he continues on that path of learning and growing today. Nick's…

Tracy is such a beautiful person, and she has a truly beautiful story. Her story has much pain in it, but the depths of her pain were no match to the depths of God's love for her. She has traveled all over the world, but she could never travel far enough to separate from the pain of her past, until the Creator God wrapped his arms around her and he…

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Carol Tyson is an amazing individual with an amazing story. She has the most wonderful laugh that is quickly identified in any room she inhabits. Carol shares the pain and sorrow of her story in a way that distills so much wisdom for the gleaning. This Two-Part story is one that will teach you a lot about Recovery, but even more about life.…

Darlene was raised in a good home, but she sought out bad friends and fell into great darkness. From the age of 17 she paid dearly for her choice of friends and the path she took as a result. She had an abusive husband, who was eventually shot and killed by her dad, and she has three kids who have also been deeply hurt by the darkness that once con…

Tony is such a humble and quiet individual, and his story is powerful and full of many lessons. Lessons such as counting the cost before you launch into an endeavor, heeding warning signs instead of turning a blind eye, restraining your heart instead of foolishly "following your heart", and so much more. Tony has come to realize that God loves him …

Part 2 of Tom's amazing story. Last week we heard Tom describe how he lost everything, his wife, his purpose, and nearly his life. This week we'll hear how Tom finally surrendered and trusted God to work in a miraculous way to put his life back together stronger and better than it ever was before.Von Phil Shuler

Tom endured great hardship as a child, but was able to grow up to be successful, or so he thought, until the darkness of addiction consumed him. But God had predestined that the darkness would not keep him. Tom's story is truly an incredible example of the abundant grace and goodness of God, in some ways it reminds me a little bit of the story of w…

Proverbs 4:7 states "Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom, and with all thy getting get understanding." There is so much wisdom to learn by the stories shared by the individuals interviewed in this podcast. The Lord has taught me personally so very much and he continues to teach me more with every interview and episode I do. I pray t…

This podcast is a wonderful illustration of how choices affect our lives. It contains many testimonials from our podcast interviewees over the past year where they share the early choices that were made by their families and by themselves that began their journey into darkness and death. There is an abundance of wisdom to be found in pondering the …

God loves Stephanie, and it is so evident throughout her story. Stephanie had a really rough start, made some really bad choices, and found herself in great darkness, but God had a different plan for her life, and he found a way to bring her back to him. Stephanie's story will keep you on the edge of your seat, and if you listen through to the end …

Robert tried so many programs repeatedly that never worked, then he cried out to God, and everything changed.Von Phil Shuler

Nicole, Barney, and Jana are three women who went through deep darkness, depression, and devastation but found healing and love in SafeHouse Ministries and love and life in God the Father and in Jesus. There is truly no limit to the power of God to heal and restore broken lives. Praise the LORD!Von Phil Shuler

Highlights from Billy, JamieLea, and Jeremy. Amazing stories of darkness turning to light and despair turning into hope! God is sovereign and loves us more than we could ever know!Von Phil Shuler

From 38 years in addiction to now 38 years sober and serving Jesus. Chery's story is a powerful testimony of what it means to be born again by the power and the blood of Jesus. God has a plan for every person in this world, and his Spirit actively works in our lives to draw us unto himself. Chery's story is engaging and empowering, you'll be glad y…

This is a must listen to story. There is so much instruction in this story about love and grace and how to have more of it in our lives. Jesus is the hero of Troy's story, and if you need a hero in your life Jesus would love to be the hero of your story as well.Von Phil Shuler

Courtnie's Life is a Testimony that the Word of Truth found in the Bible will set you free. She had a rough start and then as a teenager turned to drugs and men trying to find solace, but this path only turned into greater darkness. It was in prison when someone unexpectedly gave her a Life Recovery Bible that everything changed.…

Daphne was born into abuse and suffered abandonment at an early age. She ran to alcohol and drugs as a way of trying to escape her life, but that only brought her more sorrow. Daphne then found someone whom she learned had loved her from the beginning more than she could have ever imagined, Daphne trusted in Jesus and received God as her Abba Fathe…

Kim's story is powerful and parallels the story of the prodigal son found in Luke 15. She finally "woke up" when she found herself in the hospital with tubes coming out of her abdomen and trying to wheel herself into the bathroom to still get high. You'll learn much and be blessed by listening! God NEVER gives up on any of us and loves us more than…

Deep hurt in Fadrick's early life led him into years of deep anger and destructive behavior, but God had other plans for Fadrick, plans of redemption and plans of purpose. Fadrick opens up and shares his deep pain, his destructive behavior, and his eventual surrender to the Lord. This is an episdode full of powerful truths and lessons for us all to…

Jackie has a wonderful bubbly spirit, and from what I've heard is also an excellent baker! But she has struggled greatly in the past with substance abuse, first with opiates and then with alcohol. Alcohol became the "substitute" for weaning her off opiates, but when the drinking became excessive things began to fall apart. Jackie needed help, and m…

Corey's journey is a testament to the power of love and the power of Jesus to change lives. Corey was born into hardship and lost his way for many years, but God loved Corey all along and had a purpose to redeem his life. God used the love of Jesus found in the hands and hearts of Christians at SafeHouse Ministies and Valley Rescue Mission to reach…

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After relistening to Peggy's interview and pondering her story, I am truly amazed. Peggy is such a strong woman and one of the most powerful testimonies I have ever heard about what it means to be a survivor and to truly know the grace of God to carry you through immense darkness and bring you out on the other side into light and victory. I'm not s…

Ronnie started out with what he describes as an amazing childhood, but things quickly fell apart when he was 12 years old and his parents divorced. At age 16 he had fallen off a cliff into hard drugs and a world of hurting himself and others. But the Lord wanted to claim and repurpose Ronnie. The Lord had a plan for Ronnie's life, and Ronnie states…

Krystal pursued a "better life" for herself and her family, but it turned out to be instead a path of heartache and death. She shares much of the heartache and gives some powerful lessons that if heeded by others will spare them pain and suffering that they don't need to bring upon themselves. You will enjoy and learn much from Krystal in this week…

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Amber grew up in a home where drug use was commonplace and drug addiction was a way of life. She told herself she'd never follow that path but ended up not being able to avoid it. Amber's favorite verse is Romans 5:8 because she saw firsthand in her own life just how much God loved and pursued her even while she was living in darkness and cared not…

Jerome was running around at 5 years old on the playground with cocaine in his shorts as an unwitting accomplice to his Dad's drug dealing endeavors. He progressed to armed robbery at the age of 16 and was sentenced to 10 years in prison...But God had other plans for Jerome's life. God turned Jerome's world upside down, saved his soul, and set his …

Raymond's life began with a dad who beat him up and a life that beat him down. He learned from an early age to fend for himself, began dealing drugs at age 11 and landed in prison at age 19. Raymond spent his early adult life traveling the country and visiting every state in the continental U.S. by manipulating money and service out of strangers. A…

Trent had to raise himself, he made the wrong choices and chose the wrong family early on in life, falling in with a gang. He spent 20 years in prison and hurt countless people. But God had other plans, plans to redeem Trent, plans to use him for a greater purpose, plans to save him. You'll love hearing Trent's amazing story and if you listen close…