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Amanda (USA)

Meet Amanda

Amanda shares how she grew up in a religious environment but didn’t personalize what Jesus had done for her until an adult. Amanda speaks of her sorrow losing a newborn to a fatal disease and the pain of a miscarriage. God helped Amanda process these hard times. She has peace knowing her babies are in heaven. Amanda shares how she surrendered the desire to have children to God. She soon learned after she let go of control that she was pregnant again. She now has 2 children is thankful she can be a stay at home mom.

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

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Tags: Baby - death, Control of life, Coping with tragedy, Desire for children, Emotional pain, God - asking God why, Lutheranism, Miscarriage, My Christian life - wanting control, Peace, Spirituality - don't care, The gospel - applying it to me

March 26, 2019 0

Monica (USA)

Meet Monica

Monica shares that she experienced neglect and a lack of love in her childhood. Monica grew up with low self-esteem, and she sought love through sexual relationships. Monica did not grow up knowing the Bible, and found it hard to understand. Monica joined the Catholic church as an adult. Despite regular attendance at church she still felt there was something missing. Monica was invited to a Bible-preaching church where she heard the gospel for the first time. Monica trusted Jesus as her personal Lord and Savior. Monica knows that God has forgiven her for her past choices, including an abortion she had as a young woman. Monica shares she would have liked to get married and have a family, but she is content and happy serving in the National Guard. She trusts 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: Abortion, Careers - military, Catholicism, Childhood - neglected, Childhood - unloved, Desire for children, Desire marriage, Find love, God - forgiven by God, God's plan for me, Heaven - being a good person, My Christian life - I thought I was a Christian, My Christian life - serving others, Parents - divorce, Sexual life - under-age, The Bible - lack of knowledge, The gospel - applying it to me, The gospel - don't know it

February 28, 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

Bob (USA)

Meet Bob and his wife

Bob talks about starting a sexual life in his early teens, including a pornography habit. His sexual life led to the abortions of several babies. When Bob met his wife, they also ended up having an abortion. They describe the absolutely devastating effects of abortion on their lives. God took these broken individuals and showed them His forgiveness and love for them. They repented of their sins, and both accepted Christ as their Lord and Savior. They struggled to have children for several years into their marriage, but God has blessed them with two sons.

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This story was produced by Anchored North, Anaheim Hills, California, USA.

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Tags: Abortion, Alcohol abuse, Desire for children, Drug abuse, Emotional pain, God - forgiven by God, God - pushing God away, God's identity, God's love, Guilt, Hard-heartedness, Idolizing relationships, Pornography use, Sexual life - outside marriage, Sexual life - under-age

December 17, 2018 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.