From Rock Bottom to the Mountaintop

Lawrence’s American dream had crumbled, leaving him with nothing—until one step of faith changed everything.

When bloody civil war tore through his home country of Liberia, Lawrence left everything behind, hoping the United States would offer the fresh start he so desperately needed. But life in America proved far harder than he ever imagined. “It was as if Heaven closed over me,” Lawrence reflected.

Work was impossible to find, and he was hit by not one but two serious car accidents. As he struggled to recover, his marriage of 17 years came to a sudden end. The pain cut deeper than anything he had known, and his faith unraveled with each blow. He felt like he was walking through the pages of the book of Job, facing loss after loss with no end in sight.

“I didn’t know what was happening to me,” Lawrence recalls. “Everything was going wrong, and there was no happiness in my life.” Each day seemed to pile more struggle onto the last, and no matter how hard he tried, there was no escaping the relentless spiral pulling him down. Jobless, his body aching from the car accidents, and his heart fractured by his wife’s departure, Lawrence felt like a man adrift, losing himself in a sea of despair.

Everything began to change one night when, by chance, Lawrence stumbled across a broadcast of Inspiration Ministries’ Campmeeting. Exhausted and still reeling from the weight of his struggles, he wasn’t expecting much—just a few words to ease the emptiness. But as he listened, something inside him stirred.

The preacher was talking about a principle Lawrence had never heard of before: God’s law of Seedtime and Harvest. The message was simple yet profound, offering a promise that seemed almost impossible in his bleak situation.

Then came a bold call: The preacher encouraged viewers to trust God by sowing a $1,000 seed of faith. Lawrence felt his heart leap with a strange mix of fear and hope. With only a part-time job and barely enough money to make ends meet, he knew this was no small step. But something pushed him forward—a spark of believe in the possibility of God’s provision.

“I called and pledged to sow the $1,000,” he says. “I committed to pay it in $58 monthly seeds.” It was a financial stretch, a leap into the unknown, but Lawrence made up his mind that night. Despite his circumstances, he chose to believe—and that commitment became the turning point he’d been waiting for.

Just a few weeks after Lawrence began sowing his seed of faith through Inspiration Ministries, he started seeing breakthroughs never dreamed possible. It was as if a door had finally opened, pouring light into the darkness that had shadowed his life.

The first breakthrough came swiftly. Lawrence and his grandchild had been denied health insurance, leaving them with over $5,000 of medical bills they couldn’t afford. But after he sowed his first seed, an unexpected letter arrived. Their medical coverage had been approved, and every past bill—thousands of dollars—was completely covered! “We never had to pay one penny of the cost!” Lawrence recalls, still in awe at the news.

Soon afterward, his part-time hours surged from a meager 15 hours a week to more than 40. The boost couldn’t have come at a better time, easing the strain on his finances and giving him a renewed sense of stability.

Then came the next breakthrough. Lawrence’s car, totaled in his second accident, had been a huge loss, especially when his insurance company denied his claim. But now, against all odds, they reversed their decision and agreed to cover the entire cost. “My insurance company changed their mind and paid for everything,” he says, filled with gratitude.

Each blessing felt like an answer to his prayers, small pieces of a life restored. Lawrence couldn’t deny it—God was turning his darkest season into a testimony of hope.

Even now, Lawrence is amazed at how swiftly God poured out blessings after that single step of faith during Campmeeting. Reflecting on his journey, he often wonders, “If I had held on to my financial seed and refused to trust God, where would I be today?”

That question lingers, but the answer is clear to him now: “Trusting God made all the difference.” In the moments he thought he had nothing left, his faith opened doors to blessings beyond anything he could have imagined.

What God did for Lawrence, He can do for YOU!

Take a step of faith by visiting inspiration.org/souls to sow your financial seed into God’s Kingdom. Your breakthrough is just a seed away!