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Paula (USA)

Meet Paula

Paula shares that she struggled with infertility for a long time and she felt anger towards God. After her friend died, Paula longed for certainty that she would go to heaven. While completing a Bible study, Paula learned the truth that she was a sinner and needed to accept Jesus’ work for her to make her right with God. Paula shares that it was initially hard for her to accept this, especially as she had tried to do good things to earn God’s favor. Paula describes the joys of having a personal relationship with God,

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

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Tags: Adopt children, Certainty of eternal life, Coping with suffering, Doing good deeds, Fear of death, Friends - death, God - angry with God, God - asking God why, God - personal relationship with God, God's love, God's patience, Infertility, My Christian life - I thought I was a Christian, Sin - accepting I'm a sinner

March 14, 2019 0

Stacy (USA)

Meet Stacy

Stacy shares how she trusted in Christ as a young adult. She had been heavily involved in using alcohol, which led to an alcohol overdose. While Stacy was engaged to be married she found out that she had a rare and inoperable brain tumor. She got married, and Stacy and her husband Zac chose to trust God with her life. Stacy’s tumor is stabilized and is even shrinking. Stacy talks about her and Zac’s longing for children and their disappointments with adoption falling through. Despite all that Stacy’s body has gone through, she was able to get pregnant with their son.

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

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Tags: Adopt children, Alcohol abuse, Alcohol overdose, Cancer - brain, Coping with disappointment, Coping with physical suffering, Desire for children, God - relying on God, God's plan for me, Jesus – a relationship with Him, Peace, The gospel - don't know it

February 21, 2019 0

Nancy (USA)

Meet Nancy

Nancy shares how she went to church regularly to socialize and thought being a good person would get her to heaven. Over time, God showed Nancy the real gospel message. Nancy shares how she has struggled with pride, and how her relationship with Jesus helps her be a better mother.

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

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Tags: Adopt children, Divorce, Doing good deeds, Heaven - being a good person, My Christian life - I thought I was a Christian, Parenting, Parenting - pressures, Pride, Religious life - going through the motions, Salvation - adopted by God, The Gospel – confusion

February 19, 2019 0

Benjamin and Jessica (USA)

Meet Benjamin and Jessica

This is the third out of four videos looking at the lives of married couple Benjamin and Jessica. They describe the emptiness in their lives, their problems with alcohol and their marriage issues. After years of knowing about God and praying, they finally turned to Him fully and surrendered their lives to Jesus Christ. God has brought light into their lives and has taken away Benjamin’s depression and alcoholism.