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JohnnyA Bold Vision for a Bright Future

It was an accident. Johnny had no plans to end up in an emergency room. In fact, he had no plans at all when he came to Iowa from Texas with a friend. They were both using alcohol and drugs and simply took a road trip. Not long after they arrived, Johnny was driving his friend’s truck when he swerved to miss a deer.

“I flipped the car and it caught on fire. I woke up in the hospital,” Johnny says. He considers the accident a sign from God. “I don’t know if He caused the deer to run out. But I do know people say you have to get to your lowest point. I think that was my wake-up call.”

At 44, Johnny’s life had revolved around drugs since he was 18. “I was always all about myself; what I could do for me…I needed to get my life in order.”

Read the rest of his inspiring story here.


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Hope Ministries thanks the 650 women who attended our ninth annual Hearts for Hope Women’s Tea on Saturday, April 28. We’re so pleased to announce more than $110,000 was raised to support homeless women and children at our Hope Family Center! We’re also thankful to keynote speaker Ann Longobardi and returning guest emcee Brooke Bouma of WHO Channel 13.

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