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Addiction, Crime, Drugs, Family Dysfunction, Greed, Rebellion, Tragedy, Violence
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Addiction, Aimlessness, Alcohol, Divorce, Drugs, Dysfunction, Family, Family Dysfunction, Rebellion
When Yolanda's mother left the family for a married man, life was never the same. Without anyone caring if she was coming or going, Yolande believed what she did, didn't matter. Expelled from college she embraced the partying life until she reached her end. What did she find there? Find out in her exciting true story on UNSHACKLED!
Abandonment, Addiction, Aimlessness, Alcohol, Drugs, Fugitive, Prison, Rebellion, Robbery, Venezuela
Michael Buhrman was five years old when his father left. Michael numbs his rejection with alcohol and drugs, which eventually leads to an armed robbery. Don't miss Part 1 of this powerful story and of just how far his rebellion would take him, all on the next Unshackled!
Jettie is the fourth of twelve children. She believes in God but her family doesn't go to church. She goes occasionally with a neighbor. She has to quit school at 14 to help at home. At 18 she's allowed to stay behind when the family moves. She works, meets Brady and he promises to get a job. He joins the army and they marry. But his bad discharge from the navy ends his enlistment. He becomes a drunk, staying out all night. Jettie prays for salvation and leaves him. After he is saved, they move to Chicago and discover "Unshackled!" They go to PGM for years and foster a child from the Women and Children's Division.
Alcohol, Marital Strife, Pride
Chuck joins the navy at 17, hears and rejects the gospel during boot training. Later he says "yes" to Jesus but not with his heart. He marries 15-year-old Nell when he's 20. They party and have a son, Larry, but alcohol nearly drives them apart. When the navy sends him to Iceland, she wants a divorce. He persuades her to try again but the marriage founders. A sailor urges Chuck to come to Bible study and he eventually prays for salvation. Nell comes at Christmas but they fight, and he sequesters the boy. She goes back to Texas and he prays for two years. Finally, she returns, hears him preach and professes faith in Christ. The marriage is restored.
Addiction, Divorce, Family Disfunction, Rebellion, Surrender
Growing up in an environment of violence, neglect and alcoholism, Misty tries to break the cycle of destruction in her own life. But attempt after attempt would show her how futile her efforts were. That is, until she discovered the power of true surrender. Don't miss her exciting true story on UNSHACKLED!