I Went from Fighting in a Cage
to Living in a Hut

By Justin Wren

Growing up, I faced pretty severe bullying. Maybe it’s because I was chubbier and had pimples on my face. Maybe I was too nice and let other kids walk over me. At 13, I was diagnosed with clinical depression, and I battled suicidal thoughts. Luckily, I had a loving home and my parents did everything they could to help me improve my self-esteem. They encouraged me to get involved in athletics. And that’s what started me on the trajectory to professional cage fighting. … 

(Read about how an MMA fighter found Jesus and discovered his calling in the Congo.)

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