Humans of Crossroads
Incredible stories of how God is working in the lives of people around Crossroads.
God is showing up in the midst of crippling anxiety
Anxiety has been a part of our story for various reasons the last few years. On a difficult day last July, I was having an emotional and honest conversation with God about where we were in this struggle with anxiety. I clearly remember asking God, “Why would you give me...
Investing in the people around me healed my victim mindset
Almost three years ago we moved to rural Cape Girardeau, Missouri from Cincinnati. For the first year here I lived in a pity party of everything I was missing – our church community, the city life and even just a Chipotle burrito. The victimization mindset had overtaken me, and the...
I was terrified of everything but God had a plan
Two years ago, I could barely leave my house. I was terrified of EVERYTHING. I had depression and anxiety and felt that my life served no purpose other than to be a mother and sometimes I felt like I wasn’t doing a great job at that. I felt helpless and...
Even with a fatal diagnosis at 31 I have hope
I got diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer in April 2018 at age 31. The statistics on metastatic breast cancer said I have 18 to 36 months to live. I had basically been handed a death sentence at the age of 31, and I felt hopeless. I started wondering, “why...
God freed me in a video chat with the man who raped me
I am ENOUGH. That is what God taught me during the 2017 I AM Journey. In Week 2, Chuck said it was going to be a hard week and that we’ll need to LEAN IN during uncomfortable times. He said that many of us will hear the voice of God....