IT'S OKAY TO NOT BE OKAY

You’re not alone. We all have struggles to overcome. Whether big or small, these destructive thoughts and habits hold us back from the life we want—and the life God calls us to live. We are designed to live in community with others, and we have a variety of focused care groups. Choose from the options on the left to find the right care group for your season. 

There’s no need to pretend that you’ve got it all together. We believe that Jesus cares deeply about our journey, and through Him, we can discover the help and hope. The mental health series, Weeds In My Garden offers practices mental health resources. Whether you’re struggling or supporting someone who is, our team created these resources for you.

Hear from others who have traveled
this journey and found hope

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Crossing The Bridge To Find Freedom And Recovery 

The miracle is that God shows up in our lives. Greg was fifteen when he tried meth for the first time. It took hold of Greg right away and put him on a dangerous path. The next thing he knew, he was at rock bottom. He was in and out ...
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God Leaves The 99

God leaves the 99 We had hit rock bottom and were both struggling with addiction and living in a hotel room. We were eating in a soup kitchen one Monday evening and told a friend about our situation. She said, go to the little place up in Fullerton, call Eastside, ...
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I Found God At The Lowest Point Of My Life

I FOUND GOD AT THE LOWEST POINT OF MY LIFE On April 10, 2021 I made one of the biggest mistakes of my life, and I found myself in jail. I remember sitting in the back of a cop car with my hands handcuffed behind my back thinking ‘What is ...
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Journey To Motherhood And Recovery

The road to recovery. I started going to Eastside when I was in junior high by a classmate. I loved the people. However, during college, I drifted around from church to church, but I came back about three years ago and have called Eastside home ever since. Even though I ...
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Only God Is Greater Than My Past

I’ve always had an identity problem, but there was one place that I was always accepted and that was with drug users, and that type of people. So I got in with the wrong crowd early on. One thing led to another, and before I knew it, I had an ...
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Freedom Isn’t Free

As a second generation military man, I know the sacrifice our service men, women, and their families make to secure the freedom we enjoy. The long hours, the stress and strain of military maneuvers, the constant moving around from duty station to duty station, and the deployments that last months ...
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Cindy’s Story

Cindy’s Story “It’s the shirts with turtlenecks, ya know, the ones that wrap around your neck? It’s those I still can’t wear.” Even though it’s been 14 years since leaving her abusive ex-husband, for Cindy there are particular prompts that even now give rise to recollections of terror during the ...
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Lost and Found

Confident and wise beyond her years, 20-year-old Desiree has a singular focus. Her heart is fixed on the 27 million people, many just little girls, in bondage by the evils of the international human sex trade.

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Breaking The Silence

I felt I was never good enough for anything. I felt I wasn’t going anywhere with my life, and I did feel pathetic. That was the reality that I was living in.

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Living Free

After just five months in Washington, everything fell apart. God revealed the truth about my husband’s deception, and I realized what a foolish mistake I had made. 

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THERE IS HELP. THERE IS HOPE.

We all find ourselves at times feeling overwhelmed, and hope can feel far away. Prayer helps us shift our perspective as we give it over to God. No matter what you’re facing, we’d love the opportunity to pray for you! Please click the button below to share your prayer request.