Grady Shope is a Marine turned pastor who is passionate about sharing his testimony. Raised in Asheville, NC Grady lived with an abusive and often absent father, and as an adult experienced the upheaval of unwanted divorce and vocation change. In the spring of 2004 Grady found himself without a job, church family and wife-- overnight. Thinking his life and ministry were over, he contemplated suicide. But God intervened and showed Grady that He is in the business of using messed up, broken circumstances and people. The challenges Grady has experienced are not his main focus, but a spring-board that Grady uses to discuss God's deep love and ability to redeem difficult situations. God redeemed the difficult circumstances in surprising ways in Grady's life, and used them to glorify God. www.shopeshak.com