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Bill and Roxanna (USA)

Meet Bill and Roxanna

Roxanna shares how she has known God from a very young age. She has struggled in her thought life but is thankful for the Word of God and her strong and caring husband. Bill started out with very little purpose in life. He served in the Vietnam war and suffered mentally as a result. God used this time in Bill’s life to help him see his sin and need for a Savior. Bill describes the feeling of being unburdened through having God’s forgiveness. Bill has a diagnosis of cancer, but God is using that to bring Bill and Roxanna closer together, and to help their trust in Him grow.

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This story was produced by Lakeside Fellowship, Polk City, Iowa, USA.

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Tags: Anxiety - general, Burdened, Cancer, Careers - military, Childhood - Christian hypocrisy, College - failure, Coping with physical suffering, Fear, God - forgiven by God, God - relying on God, Hopelessness, Husband - illness, Low self-esteem, Negative thinking, Negative thinking - dominating thoughts, Purpose of life, Vietnam war, War

March 26, 2019 0

Jun and Bernie (Philippines)

Meet Jun and Bernie

Jun and Bernie are from the Philippines but went to Australia for employment. They believed they needed to do good things to be saved, and they prayed to Mary. Both Jun and Bernie started to feel restless – that they were not growing in their faith. They heard the gospel and Bernie trusted in Jesus Christ to be her Lord and Savior. She started reading the Bible and learning, but Jun made fun of her. Bernie prayed for her husband’s salvation. In time Jun did receive Christ also. Jun talks about the order that Jesus brings to his life, and how Christ has brought his family closer.

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This story was produced by MBM Rooty Hill , Sydney, Australia.

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Tags: Catholicism, Certainty of eternal life, Family - closeness, Heaven - being a good person, Husband - problems because of my Christian faith, Migration, Parenting, The Bible - lack of knowledge

March 8, 2019 0

Dixie (USA)

Meet Dixie

Dixie shares how she always went to church but did not accept Jesus’ death on her behalf, until after she was married. Dixie’s husband and oldest son passed away in a short time period. This was very hard for Dixie, but she describes how God supported her and surrounded her with a church community to love on her.

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This story was produced by Saylorville Church , Des Moines, Iowa, USA.

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Tags: Christians - good examples, Coping with tragedy, friends, God - asking God why, God - personal relationship with God, God - relying on God, God's plan for me, God's steadfastness, Husband - death, Parenting, Religious life - going through the motions, Son – death, The gospel - applying it to me

March 1, 2019 0

Donna (USA)

Meet Donna

Donna describes her close relationship to God, right from a very young age. She believed the scriptures she had learned that she was a sinner in need of Jesus. Donna shares how God has helped her overcome fear which has played a significant part in her life. Donna describes her choices in her young adult life. She was happily married but discovered a secret sin in her husband’s life. Donna shares she reacted with anger and pride. God showed Donna her sinful reaction and His forgiveness of her sinful reaction. Receiving God’s mercy allowed Donna to forgive her husband.

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This story was produced by Saylorville Church , Des Moines, Iowa, USA.

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Tags: Anxiety - general, Children - idolizing them, Christian ministry life - missionary, Fear, Fear of death, God - forgiven by God, God - relying on God, God's plan for me, How to forgive, Husband - angry with him, Husband - forgiving him, Marriage - keeping secrets, Marriage – problems, Parenting, Pride

February 28, 2019 0

Marilyn (USA)

Meet Marilyn

Marilyn shares how she attended church but didn’t know the Bible and how to have personal certainty of eternal life. Marilyn talks about tragic events in her younger life, including a fatal car accident involving her parents and grandmother, and the death of her first husband through illness. She shares how God took care of her during the toughest times, and blessed her with her with a second husband and blended family.

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This story was produced by Saylorville Church , Des Moines, Iowa, USA.

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Tags: Catholicism, Certainty of eternal life, Family member - death, Father - death, God - relying on God, God's plan for me, Husband - death, Husband - illness, Mother - death, My Christian life - I thought I was a Christian, The Bible - lack of knowledge, The gospel - confusion about it

February 21, 2019 0

Wendy (USA)

Meet Wendy

Wendy understood she was a sinner in need of a Savior and trusted in Jesus at a young age. She experienced heartache in her late 20s when her spouse rejected her and divorced her. Wendy shares how God took care of her, and brought her new husband into her life. Wendy describes their difficulties trying to conceive, and the heartache of suffering a miscarriage. She shares how her relationship with Jesus helped her cope through all of her difficulties. Now God has blessed her and her husband with a baby boy.

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This story was produced by Saylorville Church , Des Moines, Iowa, USA.

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Tags: Broken-hearted, Coping with disappointment, Coping with tragedy, Divorce, God - relying on God, God's plan for me, Husband - rejection, Infertility, Jesus – relying on Him, Miscarriage

February 21, 2019 0

Jessica (USA)

Meet Jessica

Jessica trusted in Jesus as her Lord and Savior at a young age. She longed for a closer relationship with God as a young woman. Jessica endured severe challenges in her twenties. Her newborn baby had a life-threatening condition, and her husband also passed away because of cancer. Jessica shares how God brought her closer to Him through these dark times, and gave her strength and hope. She describes God as her rock. Jessica shares how God has shaped her thinking in regards to her life challenges. God brought another young man into Jessica’s life who was also widowed with children. They are married now, and Jessica continues to trust in God’s plan for her life.

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This story was produced by Saylorville Church , Des Moines, Iowa, USA.

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Tags: Baby - illness, Coping with suffering, Coping with tragedy, Depression, God - feeling distant from God, God - personal relationship with God, God - relying on God, God's plan for me, Husband - death, Husband - illness, Jesus – relying on Him, Marriage – problems, Parenting - pressures

February 21, 2019 0

Heidi (USA)

Meet Heidi

Heidi says she started out as an atheist and disliked Christians. However, she found herself spending time and getting close to her husband’s aunt who was a Christian. Heidi opened up to her that she didn’t believe in God. Heidi reluctantly agreed to let her husband’s aunt pray for her – to be open to the truth. The next day Heidi bought a Bible with the intention of proving her husband’s aunt wrong. However, God used Heidi’s Bible reading time to convict Heidi of the truth and she accepted Jesus as her Lord and Savior. Heidi talks about the difficulties in her marriage once she became a Christian. Her husband did not want Heidi to become a follower of Christ. But Jesus has given guidance to Heidi through the Bible and mentoring from other women, and Heidi’s marriage remains intact.

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Heidi’s story was produced by Revive Our Hearts, Niles, Michigan, USA.

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Tags: Atheism, Christianity - skepticism, Christians - dislike or hostility, Husband - problems because of my Christian faith, Marriage – crisis, The Bible - skepticism, The Bible – curiosity

December 12, 2018 0

Jody (USA)

Jody

Meet Jody. Jody was a teen when she accepted Jesus as her Savior and asked Him to be Lord of her life. Jody shares how God was with her during a difficult time when she was treated for breast cancer. She also speaks about her marriage difficulties, that her husband was unfaithful and she reacted with selfishness. Jody shares how God intervened in her marriage, and through counseling, Jody and her husband are together. She describes what forgiveness is, and how she places all her trust in Jesus.