Hardened soldier touched by prayer

We had a call from a young man in the Army that had been in Iraq for three straight years. His job while he was over there was essentially to pick up and transport dead soldiers. He said he would literally have to gather the separated limbs and spilled intestines of soldiers killed in the line of duty. Needless to say these experiences had left him emotionally damaged. He had trained himself not to feel...at all...ever. He had gotten home to his wife after three years of being gone and not only did they have the obstacle of getting to know each other all over again, there was the added problem of him not being able to feel or express any emotion. After our hopecoach sat for over an hour listening to this soldier's awful situation and trying to encourage him he asked if it was ok if he could pray for the soldier. He was a Christian so, of course, said yes. In the midst of the prayer the Holy Spirit moved and brought, for the first time in years, real emotion. The soldier came to the point of tears and when the prayer was over he told the hopecoach that he had never had anyone pray over him like that. That young man hung up knowing that there was hope - that he could have healing from his emotional scars and a restored life and marriage through the power and love of God!

Wounded gang member's life is changed forever

Here is a story from a couple of weeks ago: There was a young man that called the HopeLine who was heavily involved in gangs and had actually been shot in the leg that night. He couldn't risk going to the hospital, so he went home scared. He heard Dawson on the radio and called the HopeLine where he heard about the love of Christ. The Holy Spirit convicted him of his sin and through tears he gave his life to Christ. The next day he called back and left a voicemail saying he had led two of his friends from the gang to Christ. God is using Dawson and the HopeLine to reach those youth within a yard of hell.