James wondered if he'd die or spend the rest of his life in prison. He got down on his knees in jail, beside his bed, and cried out to God for a lasting change....

The Burresses were a family of four living in a cramped apartment. Little Kyle Burress told his mother, "More than anything, I just want a backyard." ...

Jeremy Benson: The Night God Played Tag Jeremy Benson grew up knowing hard times and feelings of hopelessness. By the time he was 16, he was playing car tag, a dangerous game with his life, and landed at the doorsteps of a church. ...

Donny Rake spent most of his life in the grip of his addictions, until his father got him into a 12-month recovery program, where he not only got clean, he found something else....

Greg was attracted to the easy money that came from dealing drugs, but he wasn't prepared when the consequences of that lifestyle hit close to home....

Chala suffered from stiffness and back pain as a teenager, and the symptoms only worsened when she started a family....

Even at the height of his career, Danny Velasco was always the guy who felt out of place. Before he knew it, he had gone from earning $3,000 a day to living on the streets....