--- title: "Jamie's Story" date: 2023-12-12T11:41:00+00:00 author: Rosa Hutchings canonical_url: "https://www.eauk.org/great-commission/stories/jamies-story" section: Stories --- Great Commission is the Evangelical Alliance's evangelism and mission hub for stories that inspire and resources that equip us all to share Jesus. - [Great Commission](/great-commission) - [Stories](/great-commission/stories/all) - Jamie's Story # Jamie's Story #### Stuck in a cycle of addiction, he hit rock bottom and started thinking about taking his own life. It was then that he met a friend who told him about Jesus. 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