Sophia, a teacher in the worship track at the MAPS Global School, leads the students on stage in stewarding the presence of the Lord. However, this wasn’t always the case. This is Sophia’s story.

In the Fall of 2022, Mercy was at the end of her rope. A dance major, she had dedicated more than a decade of her life to the art of dance, and she was about to go into her senior year of college. But now, everything in her life seemed to be falling apart.

My name is Mariah, and Jesus healed me on Easter Sunday, 2025. My story begins on the evening of Good Friday.

One warm Spring several years ago, in the center of the Middle East, a young Arab man named Murat was preparing his mind for an evening business meeting as he walked down the street. He had grown up and spent his entire life in the area, and the road seemed to blend with his thoughts as he took in the familiar surroundings. Suddenly, he was met by his brother, who was headed in another direction.