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What happens when a five-year-old girl's innocence is stolen, setting her on a path of rage, addiction, and self-destruction? Meet Jolene, whose raw and unflinching testimony reveals the darkest valleys of human experience – and the astonishing light that can break through when we finally surrender.

Jolene pulls no punches as she shares her harrowing journey through childhood trauma, teenage homelessness, and a decade-long intravenous drug addiction that nearly claimed her life. "Every time I used the needle, I knew it was a 50-50 chance," she reveals. "It could be good dope, it could be bad dope, I could die – but I didn't care." After losing her father and brother in a tragic accident, her spiral accelerated until her body began shutting down.

But this isn't just another addiction story. When Jolene falls to her knees in desperation, something extraordinary happens. Through an unexpected encounter with a father and son who arrive at her door to buy a couch, the spiritual chains begin to break. "I was this way, but then I was another way," she explains. "Two weeks ago I was in trap houses, and now I was headed to churches."

Today, Jolene works at Karis Center (meaning "grace"), mentoring women who struggle with the same demons she once faced. Her transformation is so complete that she describes herself as "a walking prophecy," living proof that "if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed" (John 8:36).

Whether you're battling addiction, processing trauma, or simply feeling trapped in circumstances beyond your control, Jolene's testimony offers a powerful reminder: your past doesn't have to determine your future. True freedom awaits when you surrender your burdens to the One who promised to complete the good work He's begun in you.

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