We may not always know where the road of life will take us. For a Pharisee named Saul, a fateful trip on the road to Damascus would change his life forever, when a light from heaven opened his eyes to the truth and to the salvation of Jesus Christ. Saul would go on to become the apostle Paul, and did you know that each and every one of us can experience this same profound awakening?

In Here I Am, Lord. Send Me, author and pastor Fain McKinney shares his spiritual journey as he travels his very own road to Damascus, where like Paul he would encounter God and discover a new life and a message of hope, redemption, and love for all who remain in the darkness. Growing up on the tough streets of Brooklyn, McKinney would return from serving in the US Army to only find for himself a life of homelessness and addiction. Yet while the world would leave him behind, Jesus Christ was always waiting for him to return.

No matter where we are on lifes journey, and no matter how downtrodden and lost we may be, we have a Savior, Jesus Christ, who will meet us where we are and deliver all who call upon him. It is through him that we can ascend from the darkness and into the light of his grace, love, and compassion, and it is with him that we can stand victorious in spirit.