I Wanted to Die: God Had Other Plans - Kristen Anderson

Overwhelmed by wave after wave of emotional trauma, Kristen Anderson no longer wanted to live. One January night, determined to end her pain once and for all, the seventeen-year-old lay across train tracks not far from her home and waited to die. Before the engineer could bring the train to a stop, thirty-three freight cars passed over her at fifty-five miles per hour. After the train stopped and Kristen realized she was still alive. Surviving her suicide attempt but losing her legs launched Kristen into even darker days. But in the darkness, Kristen discovered the way to real life and purpose for living. Kristen shared her story at Mosaic on May 31, 2015.