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Tricia (USA)

Meet Tricia

Tricia shares how she grew up in a Christian home but pushed spiritual things away as a young adult. She talks about having a successful life with a good career and marriage. However, her world got turned upside down when her dad died, and her grandpa died shortly afterwards. Tricia’s life started to spiral out of control because of her anxious thoughts and it heavily impacted her marriage. God used this crisis situation to draw her back to church. She heard the gospel and trusted in Jesus for the removal of her sins. Tricia shares how freeing it was to accept Jesus as her Lord and Savior. Now she turns to Jesus when she feels worried and He gives her rest.

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

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Tags: Anxiety - general, Anxiety - performance driven, Cancer, Christian upbringing - reject it, Family member - death, Father - death, God - asking God why, God - feeling discouraged by God, Marriage – problems, Success

May 7, 2019 0

Meredith (USA)

Meet Meredith

Merideth knew the gospel growing up but into adult years she describes pushing God away and following sinful choices. She had doubts about God, and life got close to breaking point for her through a set of circumstances. Following her marriage and becoming a mom, Merideth started attending a church and Bible study. Through that, she understood that God is willing and able to forgive her for her sins. She placed her faith in Jesus’ work on the cross and now has freedom knowing she is forgiven.

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

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Tags: Arrested - drunk driving, Boyfriend - broke my heart, Childhood - raised by a single parent, Christian upbringing - reject it, Christians - good examples, Family member - death, Feeling like a failure, God - feeling distant from God, God - skeptical about God, Job loss, Parents - divorce, Searching for answers, Spirituality - don't care

April 29, 2019 0

Scott (USA)

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Scott describes how we grew up going to church and learning about all the stories in the Bible. He talks about how he lived a Christian life but he didn’t really understand it. As an adult, he stopped caring about church and wasn’t interested in Jesus. God worked through his dying grandma to make Scott think about eternity. Following attendance at a new church and study group, Scott finally understood the gospel and placed his faith in Jesus. He knows that one day he will be reunited with his grandma in heaven.

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

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Tags: Certainty of eternal life, Christian upbringing - reject it, Christians - good examples, Family member - death, God - feeling distant from God, God - pushing God away, My Christian life – fake, Spirituality - don't care

April 29, 2019 0

Nathan (USA)

Meet Nathan

Nathan shares how he was afraid of going to hell and he prayed a prayer for God to save him. But he shares how he was still hard hearted towards God. His fake Christian life became real when God convicted Nathan of his sins and Nathan geniunely turned to Jesus and accepted him as his Lord and Savior. Nathan describes the pain and questions he has about loosing his younger brother in a freak accident. But God has also given Nathan a peace about the tragedy and knows that in the fullness of time, he will understand.

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

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Tags: Anxiety - hell, Coping with tragedy, Family member - death, God - hostile towards God, Guilt, Hard-heartedness, My Christian life – fake, Praying a Prayer

March 26, 2019 0

Ali (USA)

Meet Ali

Ali shares how she was not very aware of spiritual things until she met her husband. She shares how God used the death of her father-in-law, to draw her closer to Him. Ali trusted in Jesus for the removal of her sins. Ali describes her sadness at experiencing the miscarriage of her first child, and also the challenges of prioritizing time with God as a young mother. She describes God’s faithfulness, unchangingness, and loving kindness to her.

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

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Tags: Christians - good examples, College - party lifestyle, Family member - death, God - feeling distant from God, God - personal relationship with God, God - relying on God, God's goodness, God's love, God's steadfastness, Miscarriage, Religious life - going through the motions, The Bible - daily reading

February 28, 2019 0

Lisa (USA)

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Meet Lisa. Lisa shares her early life felt empty and unstable. She tried to fill the void with drugs and alcohol. After her twin brother was killed in a train accident she had anger towards God and became an atheist. Despite a successful career, Lisa continued to make reckless choices and this affected her ability to parent her young son. Lisa describes how God took her at her lowest point and she trusted in Christ’s work for the forgiveness of her sins. God gave Lisa a new start and now she has Jesus as her source of stability.

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

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Tags: Alcohol abuse, Atheism, Childhood - raised by a single parent, Detention Center, Double life, Drug abuse, Emptiness, Family member - death, Feeling like a failure, God - angry with God, God - forgiven by God, God - skeptical about God, Parenting - neglectful, Parenting - single parent, Reckless lifestyle, Sheltered accommodation

February 21, 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

Betty (Australia)

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Betty shares how she grew up in a dysfunctional home, and clung to an older sister. Her beloved sister was killed in a car accident while Betty was still school age. Betty suddenly had lots of questions about spiritual things. She attended a church and believed the gospel. Betty talks about her adult life as a missionary. The amazing ways she has seen God work, and also the personal challenges. Betty talks about struggling with complete burnout, and how God has used this to bring her back to experiencing His love for her.

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Betty’s story was produced by MBM Rooty Hill, Sydney, Australia.

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Tags: Accident - car, Anger - general, Answers to life, Childhood - unhappy, Childhood - unstable, Christian ministry life - burnout, Christian ministry life - missionary, Depression, Family member - death, Fear, Forgiveness, God's love, Idolizing work, PTSD

December 14, 2018 0

Ben (UK)

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Ben was looking for self-worth and identity in all the wrong places. He describes a worldly lifestyle, involving materialism, alcohol, and women. Ben experienced depression, as several difficult events happened in his life. One day, he met a woman in a bar who asked him if he believed in God. That led Ben on a journey of spiritual discovery. Ben heard the gospel and believed that Jesus died for him. He now holds fast to his true identity in Christ. Ben married that woman in the bar and now they have a family.

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Ben’s story was produced by Emmanuel Church, London, UK.

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Tags: Alcohol abuse, Depression, Family member - death, Identity based on possessions, Material lifestyle, New identity in Christ, Self-worth based on possessions, Sense of identity, Sexual life - promiscuity

December 13, 2018 0

Lore (USA)

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Lore describes some difficult things that happened to her growing up – her brother was tragically killed and her parents divorced. She felt lonely, but that loneliness was overcome when she joined a very welcoming church. She describes hearing the gospel at church but never really understood about Jesus, His death and her sin. Her deep sense of lack of peace came to a climax when she told her pastor (and employer) that she had doubts about God’s existence. Shortly thereafter she gave up her whole life and moved to another state just so she could sit in on a Bible study run by Jen Wilkin. There, reading Genesis 1:1, God revealed Himself to Lore and she believed the truth of the gospel. Over the next few months reading the book of Genesis, Lore came to a rich understanding of God and her own sin.