Elizabeth's life is penned very simply in this inspiring memoir about her incredible battle, to find a way to live. Born the year her parents immigrated from Europe, in a large catholic family, she experienced poverty, neglect, rejection and abandonment before the age of eighteen. She had no sense of self and felt invisible most of the time. Her father passed away after battling cancer for eleven years, when she was nineteen years old. It was then that her world took a bad turn, when she fell in love with a drug addict/dealer. Twenty four years later, after using heroin everyday while trying to raise her five children, circumstances forced her to leave him. Elizabeth and her three year old daughter had only one bag of clothes and a stroller. They were homeless for three months and she attempted suicide. Without a car, phone, money or friends and in very poor health she was lost and broken and needed help but was too stubborn to reach out, believing her life to be worthless and of no value. She did not attend any detox, meetings, rehabs, counselors or doctors but with only sheer determination and persistence, overcame her dependency on drugs. Elizabeth began her harrowing journey towards the light of truth and found freedom in Christ alone. She remains clean to this day and is a very private person. She wrote her story only to help people who suffer like she did and need help to find a way to live without drugs.

His street name was Daylight. But he was a nightmare. On the streets of New York, darkness and violence reigned. Dimas “Daylight” Salaberrios popped his first pill when he was eleven years old, and just days later, he was selling drugs to his schoolmates. By fifteen, he was facing time at the notorious Rikers Island Prison. It was never safe to turn your back, and Dimas saw only one chance to survive: to become a street god. He would be the richest, most powerful ruler in the hood . . . or die trying. But in one terrifying moment, with a gun pointed at his head, Dimas had to decide: How far would he go? Was he finished taking reckless chances to rule as a god of the streets? Would he dare to entrust his life to the real God—an even riskier path? Because that God would send Dimas back down the darkest streets he’d ever known on a rescue mission after those still in danger. Street God is the true story of one man’s against-all-odds journey from the streets to the altar and back again. A modern-day The Cross and the Switchblade for a new generation, it reveals that we’re never too far gone for God to change us—and shows how a single spark can illuminate even the darkest existence.

This is the amazing story of a young woman who was imprisoned in Thailand on drugs charges and became a new person when she found Christ. The second part of the book, detailing her life after conversion, tells of her work with the Prison Christian Fellowship in the UK. Rita Nightingale thought life was going well when her wealthy boyfriend put her on a plane from Hong Kong to Paris to meet him for a romantic holiday. When her luggage was searched at her stop-over in Bangkok heroin was found in her luggage. Rita's world collapsed as she was thrown into jail and sentenced to 20 years of imprisonment. Free! tells the amazing story of a young woman's experience in a Thai jail as she faces years of deprivation and separation from her family. Rita was bitter and angry at her unjust treatment. It was only when she discovered a relationship with the God who made her and loved her that life became not only bearable but full of joy and hope. Rita received a royal pardon after three years in jail and returned to England where she became involved in the work of Prison Christian Fellowship. The second half of the book continues the story as Rita finds her ministry to others,

In a world where addiction has become the epidemic of despair, Between Monsters and Mercy is an incredible story of hope. It follows the difficult journey of Thompson's life as a heroin and meth addicted prostitute and her path to God and recovery. Between Monsters and Mercy gives unique insight on the inner-workings of the confusing, and often misunderstood, disease of addiction. It illuminates the power of surrender, the reality of divine intervention, and the possibility for real change. When it appears all is lost, the miraculous power of the Atonement of Jesus Christ can heal in the most unlikely of places.

The True Story of the Hope Within is an inspirational Christian book from the state of Georgia by author Carol Wellwood, emphasizing the importance of having a positive relationship with God. If youre looking for a book for overall encouragement, this is the perfect book for you.

Thirty-plus years of slavery to addiction, homelessness, and unspeakable abuse would be a soul-crushing defeat for most, but for Charles Knuckles, there was only one way out: through Jesus Christ. As a rescued, recovered addict, Charles tells his story of the unembellished and brutal truth behind some of the evilest parts of society. Orphaned at two years old and raised on the hard streets of the "Badlands" of Philadelphia, he grappled with physical and sexual abuse, racism, and the loss of his parents. Shuttled from foster home to foster home, navigating the racial and civil unrest of the sixties, he soon found solace in alcohol. As a young man, desperate to escape his constant loneliness, Charles joined the Navy and Heroin became his new medicine of choice. After years of homelessness, addiction, and no true human connection, Charles found himself in a hospital with a bullet wound in the back of his head and cocaine in his pocket. After refusing treatment, he went home to get high and end it all...but God intervened. Charles' personal journey and tools for conquering addiction and trauma will provide you with the hope, clarity, and guidance to have your own true awakening.

Is a true story of Gods miraculous love and power and how he gave a community the gift of grace. If you want to be amazed and have your faith affirmed, join the journey as God raises Lazarus. I wrote this book because God impressed upon me how important it was to share this true story of miracles. I know its true because I lived every day of it. Since giving my life to Christ at the age of 15, I have been on a journey with Jesus. I have strayed off the path often, he never has. Each time I got back to doing it his way, he was ready to trust me with a new assignment. Every ministry opportunity has taught me important lessons that helped me on the journey leading up to Lazarus House. God stands ready to raise Lazarus every day. Be open to His power and love in your life, and see what miracles will happen.