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“I have a history, but God is way bigger than my mistakes.”

- Tyler, USA

It’s incredible how a single moment can give you clarity. That’s what happened on April the 27th, 2017.

I’d been transferred to a maximum-security prison facility and thrown into solitary confinement with nothing but my underwear, jumpsuit and a bible. Sitting on a metal bunk; staring at white walls, I got to thinking, What the hell has my life come to?

Somewhere between the age of 6 months — when I was adopted – and 25, my life had taken some terrible turns: a bi-polar diagnosis, pornography, sexual addiction, and four years ago, a charge of felony. Despite the shame I felt in that moment, I knew God had never abandoned me and so I picked up the Bible and read it for 7 days straight.

In the dark, I lay on my bed and sang, “Mighty to Save” and “Hosanna.” I’d get 2 lines into a song and start weeping. The love I felt from God that week changed my life forever. By the end of isolation, I knew two things: I didn’t want to live for myself anymore and that love was the key.

Sin and shame cannot exist where love is present.

A year later, I was baptized and then a short time after that, given a leadership position in the prison protestant service. Several years ago, I found Hillsong Channel. The meaty spiritual messages were a game-changer, especially Sunday Night Live and the Colour Conference with Bobbie and Christine Caine.

I’d get so excited about the messages — I’d yell across the dividers. “Hey guys … turn to Channel 58!” Other inmates started watching too. They loved Stephen Furtick and Carl Lentz.

This past New Year’s Eve, I turned on the Channel and watched the Passion Conference. At one point, pastors were praying for people to find their identity. This was a big one for me. To the guards, I was prisoner number 817129 and to the other inmates, I was the guy who bragged about himself because he never felt good enough.

On my bunk that night, I decided to let go of the lies I had believed and accept the truth that I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Now I am out, and I have a dream to study multimedia and technology. Yes, I have a history, but God is way bigger than my mistakes.

Jen, USA

“It amazes me how each program on the Channel speaks to my heart and provides guidance and wisdom to my current circumstance.”

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“I am proof our past does not destroy our destiny.”

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Tyler, USA

“I have a history, but God is way bigger than my mistakes.”

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God spoke into my spirit, “Your stepfather’s story will not be your story.”

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