Humans of Crossroads

Incredible stories of how God is working in the lives of people around Crossroads.

Even with a fatal diagnosis at 31 I have hope
Humans of Crossroads

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
Humans of Crossroads

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....

My journey from selfishness started at Man Camp
Humans of Crossroads

My journey from selfishness started at Man Camp

I took my college degree and immediately became a day laborer. I wasn’t lazy; it was really difficult work. I just didn’t have any specific goals in life. Without any other dream to pursue, I focused on pursuing comfort. I worked steadily but didn’t pursue a career anywhere. Careers come...

When anxiety attempts to overtake me, I lean into God's promises
Humans of Crossroads

When anxiety attempts to overtake me, I lean into God's promises

We’re all going to experience some form of worst-case scenario at some point in our lives. For me one of those times was my dad suddenly dying of a heart attack in December after we had just begun reforming our relationship. Anxiety is something that I have struggled with throughout...

God is teaching me through moving our family to another country
Humans of Crossroads

God is teaching me through moving our family to another country

Two years ago, my family gave up everything to run in the direction God was calling us. All of our comforts, career, home, church community, and our family. We traded a place we were accepted, loved, and thriving with opportunities to grow in exchange for the unknown and no guarantees....