LaMorris Crawford: From Victim to Son of God - A Story of Redemption: Page 259
The Unfolding
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🗓️ 7 November 2025
⏱️ 46 minutes
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LaMorris Crawford had every reason to believe his life was destined for despair. Growing up in the projects on the south side of Chicago, his story began with tragedy. His mother was murdered before he turned one; he never knew his father, and he was raised by his grandmother along with eight cousins. Surrounded by poverty, gangs, and hopelessness, LaMorris followed the only path he knew, until everything changed.
When he encountered Jesus, his entire identity was transformed, from victim to beloved son of God, created on purpose and for a purpose. That new identity would later anchor him through one of the hardest tests of his life, when the woman he loved came from a family who refused to accept him. Rooted in who he was in Christ, LaMorris chose faith over anger and grace over bitterness. Today, LaMorris and his wife Megan serve as chaplains to the Carolina Panthers and lead Covenant Culture Ministry, helping couples build strong, Christ-centered marriages.
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| 0:00.0 | Page 259 of the unfolding is the story of Lamorius Crawford. |
| 0:05.5 | I knew I was a sinner. Does Jesus really know the things I'm done? And then, Jop 316, |
| 0:11.0 | for God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believes. And I thought to |
| 0:15.8 | myself, I'm a whosoever. And I believe in it change in my life. God's story has been unfolding. |
| 0:24.1 | Since the beginning of time. He invites you to be a part of it. |
| 0:32.7 | Another page in the unfolding. |
| 0:36.7 | Hey, this is Meredith Foster. |
| 0:39.3 | Have you ever met someone whose life seemed destined for despair? |
| 0:44.0 | Lamorris Crawford had every reason to think that was his story. |
| 0:47.6 | Growing up in the projects on the south side of Chicago, he faced poverty, violence, |
| 0:52.5 | and loss from the very beginning. |
| 0:56.4 | His mother was murdered before he turned one. He never knew his father, and he was raised by his grandmother along with eight cousins. |
| 1:02.5 | Gang life, drugs, and hopelessness surrounded him. Then, at 19, everything changed. After witnessing |
| 1:10.3 | the dramatic transformation of his cousin, |
| 1:13.2 | Lamorris surrendered his life to Jesus. And what happened next wasn't just a change in his |
| 1:19.1 | actions. It was a transformation of his very identity, from victim to child of God, |
| 1:26.1 | created on purpose and for a purpose. |
| 1:29.4 | Lamour's story is a profound reminder that no life, no life is too broken for God to redeem. |
| 1:37.6 | I grew up on the south side of Chicago. My grandmother raised me. She was a single mother of nine children in the projects |
| 1:46.4 | are Gail Gardens Housing Projects on the southeast side of Chicago. And, you know, she did the best |
| 1:51.8 | she could of what she had raising nine children as a single parent. And when I was 10 months old, |
| 1:57.9 | my mother was murdered at the age of 17. Wow. |
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