Against The Odds Ministries

12/29/2025

12/29/2025

What an incredible night at New Creation Recovery Church! 🙌✝️

Last night was powerful from start to finish. The presence of God was undeniable, and the fellowship was real and life-giving.

Karly shared a powerful, Spirit-led testimony that reminded us all how God redeems, restores, and continues to move in the lives of those who surrender to Him. 🙏🔥

Dave and Chuck led us in worship, creating space for hearts to open and for the Holy Spirit to move in a mighty way. 🎶🙌

It was an awesome night of fellowship, encouragement, and faith—brothers and sisters coming together, sharing stories, lifting hands, and growing stronger in Christ together.

God is doing something special here, and we’re grateful to be part of it. As always, it’s Hope to the Hopeless! 💙✝️💪

12/28/2025

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12/28/2025

Good Morning ATO family! ☀️

I remember sitting in Atlantis Treatment at Stillwater Prison, listening to speakers come in and share their stories of hope. One day it hit me — they are no different than me. If they can do this, so can I. That spark — the one that inspired change and created hope in my once-hopeless world — was everything. 🔥💯💪

In September 2020, I created this page, Against The Odds, as a platform to share my story and bring hope to those who couldn’t attend support meetings or be part of in-person fellowship. Over time, this page has grown tremendously, and today we are becoming a digital recovery support community — providing hope and inspiration 24/7.

We share recovery-based content, live streams, personal testimonies, and positive, uplifting encouragement. We also have a private recovery group offering worldwide support and genuine community connections. ✝️🙏💙💜

No one should have to go to prison, treatment, or an institution just to receive hope. Hope should be accessible — at the push of a button. Most people are already on their phones. And maybe, while scrolling, someone is struggling… feeling lost, broken, or hopeless.

My prayer is that when they land on our page — and soon, our website — they find hope, encouragement, and the reminder that recovery is possible. Recovery is beautiful, and there are far too many people still suffering who don’t yet know there is a way out of the darkness. 💡🌟🤝

As always — Hope to the Hopeless. 💙💪

12/28/2025

12/27/2025

Tonight is New Creation Recovery Church where Faith and Recovery Meet! ❤️‍🩹✝️⛪️

630pm —Doors open for fellowship ☕️
7pm —- Worship 🙌
7:30pm —-Opening Prayer/Announcements 🙏
7:45pm —-Testimony Karly Schuldt
8:15pm —-Closing Message and Prayer

We meet at Westwood Community Church Chanhassen Parking and Entry is in the LOWER LOT

Westwood Community Church
—Chanhassen Campus
3121 Westwood Drive
Excelsior, MN 55331

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12/27/2025

Good Morning ATO family! ☀️

Today I am deeply grateful for the gift of hopelessness. Without it, I wouldn’t be living the blessed life I have today. When we finally see how desperate we truly are, that’s when surrender can begin—and with surrender comes real change.

When our burdens grow heavy and we realize our way of living is leading us toward misery, darkness, and ultimately death, we may finally become willing to let someone else do the driving. Many of us worked hard trying to get our lives on the right track, only to find ourselves at the same dead-end over and over again. I know I did. Face-first on the pavement… homeless… or, if I was “lucky,” in a prison cell.

Proverbs reminds us:
“There is a path before each person that seems right, but it ends in death.”
Proverbs 14:12 (NLT)

When our addiction and criminal behaviors began, we were often searching for pleasure or trying to escape the pain of living. Over time, those behaviors became our survival skills. The way seemed right at first—but it became clear we were on the wrong road. Jails. Institutions. Death. We were lost, without direction, and without hope.

But when we reached the point where we could no longer turn ourselves around, Jesus invited us in:

“Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”
Matthew 11:28–29 (NLT)

To take on a yoke means to be united with another—to walk and work together. Those who are yoked must move in the same direction, but the load becomes lighter when it’s shared. Jesus is telling us that when we finally submit our will and our lives to Him, our burdens become manageable. When we let Jesus do the driving, we find rest.

He knows the way. He has the strength to turn us around and place us on the road to new life.

Today, life is a joy. And as always—you already know it’s Hope to the Hopeless. 💙💪🙏

12/27/2025

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12/26/2025

Tomorrow is New Creation Recovery Church where Faith and Recovery Meet! ❤️‍🩹✝️⛪️

630pm —Doors open for fellowship ☕️
7pm —- Worship 🙌
7:30pm —-Opening Prayer/Announcements 🙏
7:45pm —-Testimony Karly Schuldt
8:15pm —-Closing Message and Prayer

We meet at Westwood Community Church Chanhassen Parking and Entry is in the LOWER LOT

Westwood Community Church
—Chanhassen Campus
3121 Westwood Drive
Excelsior, MN 55331

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