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(Loneliness, Rebellion) The daughter of a wealthy businessman, Rita Mayell only knew a comfortable and protected life until an unfortunate turn of events drained her family's money. She struggled to fit in at public school, but always felt like an outcast. Her life seemed without purpose, until she learned to trust in something that money can't buy.

Max Rossvally (Jewish, Civil War, Doubt) During the Civil War, in the most grueling circumstances, a Jewish physician operated on a 17-year-old drummer boy. Disregarding the excruciating pain of surgery, the boy thought only of the fact that his physician didn't know Jesus and pled with him to accept the Messiah. Over a period of years, the physician avoids God's calling but eventually is caught by the Hound of Heaven and one of God's Chosen People chooses the Lord as his Messiah.

Samuel Sierra Classic (Drugs) Though born in the Dominican Republic, Samuels family came to U.S. in 1963. As a child, he loved Jesus. Married with three children and working as an accountant, heroin addiction led to loss of his family. He tried everything to quit, including a three-month return to the Dominican. Each attempt failed. Finally went to Teen Challenge, received Christ, got off drugs, remarried his wife, and is now a pastor.

Sandy Boyd, Part 2 - PG (Abuse, Occult, Divorce) When Sandy was ready to end her life, God showed up through a Bible she had not even known was in her possession. Compelled to learn how to follow Him, she reached out to the only Christian she had ever known: her ex-father-in-law. At his invitation, Sandy and her daughter moved to Texas to be part of his home church. When Sandy met a nice Christian man to marry, she thought life was on the right track once and for all. She was being invited to tell her story across the country at various ministry events. But when it came out that her husband was abusing her daughter in the same way Sandy had been abused by her own father, she was devastated. Still, God redeemed her story again and helped her and her daughter find healing and purpose.

Sandy Boyd, Part 1 - PG (Abuse, Witchcraft, Addiction) Sandy's parents taught her about witchcraft at an early age. She suffered abuse at the hands of her father, and he cultivated her drug addiction as well. When Sandy left home, she had nowhere to go and when she became pregnant, Sandy struggled to care for the children she loved fiercely. After years of searching for love in damaging and dependent relationships, Sandy reached the end of her rope. She experienced such darkness around her that she was on the verge of ending her life when God showed up in an undeniable moment.

Julian Weber, Part 2 PG (Opioid Addiction, Recovery, Reconciliation, Family Death) In Part One, Kelly and Julian move to Kansas City to pursue the American Dream. They have everything they ever wanted, a big house, big cars and four healthy kids. Everything seems perfect until their world is rocked by illness and opioid addiction. Julian's addiction spirals out of control and he begins stealing pain meds from his wife but still denies he has a problem. In Part Two, he loses his job, his kids and nearly his life before he totally surrenders to God.