Author: Jackson Mefford

By Jackson Mefford – When Donnie McClurkin was only 8 years old, his brother, age 2, was killed in a car crash. “At the end of all the accomplishments, I’ve got to be that little boy, the one who was broken, realized his own lack of self-worth, that depended on God in the beginning, the one that depends on God now,” says the famous Gospel singer. McClurkin has endured extreme abuse and abundant of grief. He’s won awards for worshipful music that inspires and uplifts others.  Donnie McClurkin was born on Long Island, New York, in a family torn apart…

By Jackson Mefford – At 17, Sohail Ahmed “seriously began considering engaging in an act of violence in London,” he says. “I believed that there was a never-ending war between Muslims and non-Muslims,” he says, “and that every single non-Muslim was the avowed enemy of every Muslim who was alive. It was our god-given goal to establish an Islamic empire… This Islamic empire would then through offensive warfare annex other territories and eventually take over the world. Then the world would be living under the rule of Islam.” Now, Sohail Ahmed works as a counter-terrorist, trying to convince others to…

By Jackson Mefford – During his 12 years as a Navy SEAL, Craig Sawyer captured Iraqi prisoners, executed search and rescue and performed sniper operations. But true ugliness hit him at home. “My wife woke me up and said, ‘Craig, it’s Aspen. She’s been raped,’” he said. “And I woke up out of a deep sleep in go mode.” His daughter Aspen, 18, had been raped while walking near the University of Arizona. Sawyer told the detective, “You’d better be quick if you plan to beat me to him.” Overnight, Craig’s mission changed from fighting evils abroad to fighting evil…

By Jackson Mefford – As a keeper, Jesse Bradley saved shots. As a chaplain, he saves souls. “My identity is not in saving goals anymore but in seeing God save souls,” he says. For about 18 years, Jesse Bradley had rejected Christ and his salvation. He arrived at Dartmouth College “focused on school, sports and friends, thinking if those three things went well, life would be good.” Christ showed up anyhow during his freshman year. In a World Religions class, the professor assigned reading the Bible. Then a fellow track team member answered his questions about God. Bradley did extremely…