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Heath (USA)

November 6, 2019
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Meet Heath

Heath tells his story of finding forgiveness through Jesus Christ towards his mother who viciously abused him as a kid.

Heath had a very traumatic and violent childhood at the hands of his alcoholic mother. He suffered severe physical, emotional and mental abuse. He thought his mother would kill him. She also hatefully revealed to him that the man he thought was his father (who he loved dearly) was not his father. Heath was traumatized by being taken away from him.

As a teenager, Heath heard the gospel and received Jesus as his Lord and Savior. In time, Jesus showed Heath that he needed to let go of his anger towards his mother and forgive her. Jesus healed Heath’s heart. He spent a decade visiting his mother and telling her the gospel. He got to witness her place her faith in Jesus also.

God also moved in Heath’s heart to find his biological father, so he could share the gospel with him. Heath found him and visited the man. He discovered that his biological father had become a Christian a long time ago and wanted a relationship with him but didn’t know how.

Heath says his story is not about hatred and abuse, but really about the love and grace of Jesus Christ.

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This story was produced by the Association of Certified Biblical Counsellors (ACBC), Kansas City, Missouri, USA.

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November 6, 2019 0

Jamie (USA)

Meet Jamie

Jamie describes a stable upbringing, but life for her changed after she got involved in an unhealthy adult relationship. She turned away from her parents and lived in very challenging circumstances with her boyfriend and his family. Jamie shares the hardships and verbal abuse she suffered, including the pressure to have an abortion by her partner. Jamie’s parents helped her and shortly afterwards, Jamie received Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior. She is thankful for God’s forgiveness and cares that other women who had abortions know that God offers them forgiveness too.

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

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April 24, 2019 0

David (USA)

Meet David

David describes a very traumatic upbringing which made him think God couldn’t exist. David joined the army and devoted his life to it. He shares how he hated Christians and Christianity. However, God intervened in David’s life and through a radio broadcast, God opened David’s eyes so he could see how much God loved him. David responded and placed his faith in Jesus’ work to make him right with God. Though David has been through difficult circumstances, he feels unburdened and knows God loves him. He is passionate about telling others about what Jesus offers them too.

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

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March 26, 2019 0

Yuji (Japan)

Meet Yuji

Yuji believed in the truth that Jesus died for his sins the first time he visited a church and heard the gospel. He talks about experiencing a peace, not of this world, when he trusted in Christ. Yuji describes the remarkable way that God used Yuji’s experience of the Tohoku earthquake that hit Japan in 2011 to change Yuji’s purpose in life. Sitting in the warmth and shelter of his church in the initial aftermath of the earthquake, God showed Yuji how left out the Japanese people are from God’s love and protection, and how they don’t know that the key to heaven is Jesus. Yuji subsequently gave up his job and became a pastor to reach other people with the gospel for God.