Essence

"Rachael Stephenson gasped for breath and began to cry as she lay shivering in the dark alley. The night's cold air engulfed her body, offering a sharp contrast to the searing pain in her stomach. The 25-year-old looked down, horrified by her wound. The blood trickled into the puddle where she lay in a foul mixture of cold rain from earlier that night was punctuated by an odor of urine and alcohol." A story of despair and hopeless. A young woman journey of restoration, hope, and find her faith in God again.