06/05/2026
What is healing?
Physical healing is the body's process of repairing tissue, muscle, or fighting infection. Sometimes things become so severe that you need the help of a doctor. You may require surgery to repair an injury or medication to overcome an illness. It's usually easy to recognize when someone is in need of physical healing.
Spiritual and emotional healing are much more difficult to identify and often even harder to heal from. The signs are not always obvious at first, but years of unaddressed emotional wounds can leave a person isolated from loved ones. They may find themselves struggling with addiction, destructive thinking, uncontrolled anger, repeated encounters with jail or institutions, hopelessness, depression, anxiety, and so much more.
The world often labels these struggles as mental health issues, but Jesus says, "Come to Me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest."
That is exactly what the men in this photo have done. They called upon the Doctor, the Great Healer. His name is Jesus.
These men have laid their burdens at the foot of the cross. Healing does not mean returning to the way things were before. In fact, with Christ, it should not mean that at all. Healing means learning to adapt and live well despite what has happened. Healing in Christ means that while your wounds may still be visible, your new life shines so brightly that others are drawn to Him through your testimony.
I know these men's testimonies will carry great weight within their families and communities.
Help us celebrate Joseph, Nelson, Timmy, and Anthony as they complete the Inner Healing portion of our program and move forward, living in their new identity in Christ Jesus.