What does true belonging look like?

This week on Words of Life, we pause our Biblical Justice roundtable series to share a deeply moving testimony from Hannah Boyd, a young woman whose life has been marked by extraordinary challenges, unwavering faith, and contagious joy.

After suffering a traumatic brain injury as an infant, doctors believed Hannah would never walk, talk, or live independently. Yet God had other plans.

In this heartfelt conversation with Major Anne Westmoreland, Hannah shares how God carried her through childhood, a devastating mental health crisis, and years of feeling overlooked by churches. She also explains how finding The Salvation Army gave her something she'd been longing for all her life: a place where she wasn't defined by her wheelchair, but loved simply as Hannah.

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Recommended Reading:

Biblical Justice

• The Good News About Injustice – Gary Haugen
• Generous Justice – Timothy Keller

Poverty & Pathway of Hope

• Bridges Out of Poverty – Ruby K. Payne, Philip DeVol, and Terie Dreussi Smith
• When Helping Hurts – Steve Corbett & Brian Fikkert

Human Trafficking

• Girls Like Us – Rachel Lloyd
• The Locust Effect – Gary Haugen & Victor Boutros
• Ending Slavery – Kevin Bales

Mental Health, Trauma & Recovery

• The Body Keeps the Score – Bessel van der Kolk

Refugees & Welcoming the Stranger

• More Than Just a Refugee – Sandra Pawar