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Stories

Real lives. Real change.

Marriages, families, careers and faith journeys, changed. These are the words of people who walked through the fire before you.

I came I left I came I left

Before and after

I came

Lost and broken

Initial Weekend participant

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I came

Quiet, reserved, afraid

Initial Weekend participant

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Shut down and powerless

Darla

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Confused and insecure

Initial Weekend participant

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Afraid of disapproval

Tony

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In their own words

"I came lost and broken. I left renewed and confident. Now I am a better father, husband and continue to seek out God in my life daily."
Initial Weekend participant via The Crucible Project
"The woman I was before was quiet, reserved and afraid of a lot of things. The woman I am now is strong and brave; those are things I did not ever see in myself."
Initial Weekend participant via The Crucible Project
"Before this retreat I was not using my voice, I was shut down and feeling powerless. I am excited about stepping into my power and owning my truth and my voice."
Darla via The Crucible Project
"I came as a woman feeling really confused and insecure about decisions I have to make. I left as someone who believes I can hear God speak through me and I feel more confident and playful."
Initial Weekend participant via The Crucible Project
"This past weekend was life-changing for me. With the help of the guys in the room, I faced my two deepest fears: disapproval and not belonging. I feel my courage rising, being unleashed so I can be the man God designed me to be."
Tony via The Crucible Project
"An enormous hole has been filled in my soul by the love and grace of God."
Mason via The Crucible Project
"Coming out of the weekend I feel transformed. I knew there would be a change, but God has done abundantly more than I could imagine."
Mary via The Crucible Project
"Since the weekend, God has shown me how incredibly cherished I am, especially by my husband."
Melanie via The Crucible Project
"I came to experience God's grace, be renewed, make connections with other women and really look inside myself. I got way more than I expected."
Jara via The Crucible Project
"Since my husband returned from the weekend, we love deeper, fight less, talk and love more and have the chance to really 'see' each other."
Wife of a weekend graduate via The Crucible Project
"I heard about The Crucible Project from my son and we decided to attend. During our time there, I hoped to rebuild our Father-Son bond, which we truly did. By God's grace I received abundantly more."
Father who attended with his son via The Crucible Project
"It took the love of God out of my head and back into my heart."
Initial Weekend participant via The Crucible Project
"I was seen and heard and loved for who I am and where I'm at. That's a gift that every woman deserves."
Initial Weekend participant via The Crucible Project

Stories shown here are shared by participants of Crucible Weekends through our partner, The Crucible Project.