In March of 2024, we met a woman named Elisa. She came in covered in darkness, wearing a dark beanie and clothes that seemed to hide every part of her. Everything about her posture and presence seemed to say, “Don’t come near me.” She made sarcastic comments to our leadership that felt intended to offend us or push us away so we would leave her alone. But we saw through it all and kept pursuing her with love, intentionality, and the space she needed to build trust. By the end

Living in darkness to living in freedom. At the beginning of 2026, my dear friend Layla, who does mighty prayer sessions with me, asked if I had space that hour to meet with a woman who was deeply struggling with anxiety and depression. The timing of her request aligned with my calendar, and when that happens, I know God is going to do something miraculous. I took some time to walk and pray before they arrived, and I felt there were some deeper areas that were going to need p