Ramona Pierson’s father died of a heart attack when she was 12 years old and afterwards she was mostly on her own, essentially abandoned by her alcoholic mother. At age 16, with the assistance of a school guidance counselor and the aid of a full Marine Corps...
As a young boy, Matthew Barnett had a dream for a church that would remain open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. His father, Tommy Barnett, the pastor of one of the three largest churches in America, inspired him to start an inner-city ministry in Los Angeles,...