***Sorry for the poor quality of sound during James story portion! We had some technical difficulties with the equipment!***
James Jarboe is a husband, father of four and a hobby farmer. He is a life-long parishioner of St Mary of the Woods and graduated from St Mary of the Woods K-8 and Trinity High School.
James shares memories from a young age of abuse at the hands of his father, both physically and psychologically. As a young man, the anger and shame that came along with his past nearly led him to take his own life. But the grace of God washed over him and spoke into his heart. It's been a long journey, but James speaks of the healing he has found in Jesus Christ.
Jesus wants us to live in the present, live for the future--not in or from the past. James was able to forgive his father for the wrongs he had committed against him and with the help of the Holy Spirit and his wife, James is breaking the cycle of abuse that has plagued his family for generations.
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