She wanted to die. God had other plans. Overwhelmed by wave after wave of emotional trauma, Kristen Anderson no longer wanted to live. One January night, determined to end her pain once and for all, the seventeen-year-old lay across train tracks not far from her home and waited to die. Instead of peace, she found herself immersed in a whole new nightmare.

For anyone struggling to find the strength to go on, the message of this heart-wrenching yet hope-building story is a clear and extraordinary reminder that even when we give up on life, God doesn’t give up on us.