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Traumas and Tragedies, A Fateful Decision and a God Who Saves: the Life and Ministry of Kristen Anderson

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Kristen Anderson thought she had the picture perfect life until strokes of gray dimmed her outlook on life. Once a happy child, Kristen’s world darkened after three friends and her grandmother died within two years. Still reeling from these losses, she was raped by a friend she thought she could trust. She soon spiraled into a depression that didn't seem to have an end. Then, on a cold January night at the age of 17, Kristen attempted suicide by laying down on a set of railroad tracks near her parents home. She was run over by 33 freight train cars at 50 mph, and both of her legs were severed, but miraculously, she survived!  -- from Kristen Anderson's website, Reaching You Ministries Video above:  Kristen Jane Anderson's testimony on The Billy Graham telecast  along with Casting Crowns singing "Who Am I?"  “When I first met Kristen, I was overwhelmed with her smile, and then I saw her wheelchair. It was a defining moment for me. I had not heard h...