Today we will hear from a few of our participants and hear their stories told by them. We hope though this episode you will see we should never judge by what we see. We need to listen to those around us.

In this episode we talk to Charlie Bailey a local business man as he shares first how he turned his life around through a bad situation. Charlie shares how growing in his relationship with Christ put him serving in Jail ministry. You will hear through his story how God revealed his gift of helping people he never would of dreamed he could ever relate with. We hope this will help you see that you just have to get involved in something for God to work in your life. He will show you His plan for you when you step out of your comfort zone.

Today we talk to one of the most driven person we have ever met. Jim was very well educated, successful in business and a heart to give back. Jim came in our community a few years ago and we have always known he would be an important part of Ransom You will hear his belief system on business, and serving others. We know as you listen to his story you will see that its important to share your talents with others.

This episode we talk with Erin Curtis about living a life when you don't feel like you fit in. She will talk about a life of struggle and growing up around mental illness and when your dreams feel like they fall apart. Erin will talk about her path to addiction and what that has cost her at this point of her life and multiple stays in treatment. You will also hear her share about the power of God in her life now. We are sure you will be blessed by her story.

Today we talk with Angela Lignos our new Director of Education. Angela will talk about her life before and then being a client at the Home of Grace (Rehab for Women) She will also talk about being a student of Ransom Reprogram 3 years ago in our first class of Home of Grace women. You will see her come full circle and now is the Director of the program she was a part of and took what she learned and is becoming all that God created her to be. This has always been the vision of Ransom to have someone that participated in the program to come back and lead. We know you will enjoy her story.

Today Matt talks about how we can serve those around us without hurting them. We will discuss how to balance Mercy and Justice when serving those that God put in our lives. We will show that we must first know the persons story before we can know what they need. We hope you will see that we make things so hard when it really is not that hard if we let those we serve to participate in their own healing. Please listen with a open mind and understanding that we must have balance. Jesus gives us the model on how to balance not only our serving but our personal lives.

Today you will meet our new Director of Ransom Recycling. Sandy Delchamps comes to us from a very powerful Rehab ministry with 12 years experience in help men get through Addiction. We have known Sandy a long time and worked with him on many projects. We are excited to have him on our team and we wanted you to meet him. I think you will see through this interview why he is a good fit. We hope you enjoy go to www.ransomminstries.com for more information on what we do and how to get involved.

Today we are going to revisit Matt and Tara's conversation on how Ransom was birthed and how they got on the same page. They discuss the process of figuring out what God was calling them to as a couple. They will tell stories of how their faith was built along the way. This is how it all began

Today we bring you Kristian Gibbs Story again. I wanted you to hear Khristians story again. Since this taping Khristian has moved on to his career job and been at that job for over 8 months and been promoted multiple times. You will hear his story of a life of trying to chase the dollar and how it caused him to make bad choices. But since then he has done things the right way and it is paying off. We hope this will encourage you to stay focused on you goals.

Today is a special episode for Matt as he talks with his 16 year old Daughter. We discuss how it it is growing up in a family that is in ministry. Mary Paige will talk about the frustrations of seeing two different worlds and hearing stories of people that have and have not as a teenager. We hope you will enjoy her raw and real stories of her turmoil with her own walk with God and how she had to find her own way and the importance of letting her do that. You will love her openness.