EPISODE · Aug 26, 2026 · 38 MIN
She Was 16, Raising Her Siblings Alone. Then God Rewrote Her Story
from Cultural Connections · host Calvary Baptist Church
She was 16 in a Denver apartment with no heat, no water, and two younger siblings to keep alive. Her dad was in prison. Her mom was in jail. Nobody came.This is Brandy’s story, the first in our series This Is My Story. She had only told it to a couple of people. A pastor and a licensed counselor sit down with her as she tells the truth: addiction, abandonment, a studio apartment, and the unseen hand of God before she even knew His name.In this conversation:• Born into addiction, alcoholism, and days without electricity in a Colorado winter• Sixteen years old, playing mom, asking neighbors for bread• “Sin has a way of finding the wounded”• Addiction as a false god and what it does to a family• Meeting Kevin, homelessness, and a mother-in-law who taught her how to love• A blind pastor in Colorado, and the night she surrendered to Christ• No longer orphaned: finding family in the body of Christ• Seven children, Hurricane Ian, and a church family at Calvary• Watching her daughter lead a child to the Lord• What she wants for her kids: serve, stay humble, love peopleIf your story feels too broken to be used, hear this. God does not promise easy. He promises to be with you in the valley. He takes a mess and turns it into a message. And your story does not end with you.Pastor Daniel Cox & Marie Cox · Cultural Connectionshttps://www.culturalconnectionspodcast.comCalvary Baptist Church, Englewood, Florida · https://calbaptist.netScriptureIsaiah 61:3 · Micah 6:8 · Psalm 68:5 · 2 Corinthians 5:17HymnsFanny Crosby, Blessed Assurance (“This is my story, this is my song”)The Unseen HandChapters0:00 Intro0:22 Welcome0:47 Everyone has a story1:47 A new series: This Is My Story2:21 Meet Brandy3:42 Childhood in Denver5:20 Sixteen, prison, and jail8:16 Sin finds the wounded9:52 Alone, abandoned, orphaned10:54 Addiction as a false god13:34 God saw her through14:23 Kevin15:43 A mother who mothered her16:51 How she found Christ17:32 The blind pastor19:37 No longer orphaned20:07 Seven children and a new life20:46 How they got to Florida22:25 Hurricane Ian23:06 Serving at Calvary26:30 Full-circle moments27:53 A daughter leads a child to Christ32:08 There is hope32:39 What she wants for her children33:34 Do justly, love mercy, walk humbly36:18 Your story does not end with you37:31 “I’m Brandy, and this is my story”If this helped, send it to someone who needs hope. Not as entertainment. As a reminder that God is still rewriting stories.#ChristianTestimony #ThisIsMyStory #BeautyFromAshes #Gospel #ChristianPodcast #CalvaryBaptistChurch
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She was 16 in a Denver apartment with no heat, no water, and two younger siblings to keep alive. Her dad was in prison. Her mom was in jail. Nobody came. This is Brandy’s story, the first in our series This Is My Story. She had only told it to a couple of people. A pastor and a licensed counselor sit down with her as she tells the truth: addiction, abandonment, a studio apartment, and the unseen hand of God before she even knew His name. In this conversation: • Born into addiction, alcoholi...
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