Humans of Crossroads

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

My small group helped me get sober during a pandemic
Humans of Crossroads

My small group helped me get sober during a pandemic

I find myself looking back on 2020 and the New Year’s resolution that I made to become sober, to refrain from drinking. I truly thought that since I was serving weekly and going to church it was OK because I knew I was forgiven. But the blackouts got more frequent...

I thought I traveled too much to experience church community, but God showed up
Humans of Crossroads

I thought I traveled too much to experience church community, but God showed up

My job and family situations for the past several years required me to travel a lot, so I wasn’t connected to a church community for the first time in my life. I felt like I was floundering and shared that feeling with my friend. I was living in Dayton at...

I invested in community and they showed up when I nearly lost my life
Humans of Crossroads

I invested in community and they showed up when I nearly lost my life

I grew up going to church three times a week, so by the time I went to college, I figured I had been enough for a lifetime and stopped. I still believed in God; I just didn’t have Christian community. When I started working at P&G, my mom was pushing...

God led me to healing and redemption after abuse
Humans of Crossroads

God led me to healing and redemption after abuse

My mom and I lived with my grandparents for the first few years of my life. My grandfather was a lot of things including a father, a hard worker, and a Sunday school teacher, and I loved spending time with him. He was also an abuser and predator and as...

God is using my broken past to guide others
Humans of Crossroads

God is using my broken past to guide others

I was raised by my dad in a small town in Southeast Kentucky where I graduated in a class of 30. My town was filled with churches and extreme religion where people said if you did certain things you were going to hell. Because of that, I didn’t want anything...