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Joni (USA)

Meet Joni

Joni talks about life with Jesus after a freak accident that left her quadriplegic.

Joni was a very athletic kid. She heard the gospel as a girl, and knew she couldn’t make it to heaven by her own efforts. So she received Jesus as her Lord and Savior.

Before going off to college, Joni prayed for God to help her live a life pleasing to Him. Soon after, she was involved in a horrendous diving accident. Her sister saved her life, but Joni’s spinal cord was snapped. Joni became quadriplegic.

Joni cried out to God in confusion and pain, asking Him why He had allowed the injury to happen. Through scripture, God gave Joni a new way of looking at her accident, and she realized that God may allow things to happen to her body, but that He would never harm her soul.

Joni describes her minute-to-minute dependence on God in order to live life in a quadraplegic body. She says there is nothing like the intimate union she has with Jesus: the “hell” of her suffering pales in comparison to the ecstasy of her relationship with Jesus.

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This story was produced by Joni and Friends, Agoura Hills, California, USA.

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Tags: Accident - diving, Accident - paralyzed, Cancer - breast, Depression, Disability - quadriplegic, God - asking God why, God - feeling discouraged by God, Jesus – a relationship with Him, Jesus – relying on Him, Joy, My Christian life - dullness, Pain - chronic, Success - sports, The gospel (God's message to the world)

November 6, 2019 0

Des (Australia)

Meet Des

Des is 91 years old, and he’s been a Christian for 76 years. In this interview, he talks about being a teenager during WW2. He attended an evangelistic event and for several months afterward was haunted by a feeling of being unclean. Des’ father arranged a surprise meeting with the evangelist who spoke at the event and Des placed his faith in Christ. He talks about the radical change that occurred in his life at that time. Des was an Olympic-level athlete and he talks about how his training in athletics has carried over into his Christian life. He also shares that he spent too many hours working in his career. This put a strain on his marriage and ultimately led to a divorce. Des encourages husbands to love and care for their wives as Christ has intended.

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

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Tags: Career - success, Divorce, Fear of death, Marriage – problems, Sin - feeling unclean, Success - sports, The Bible - daily reading, Wife - strained relations, Work life - over-working

March 4, 2019 0

Lane (USA)

Meet Lane

Lane shares that he didn’t grow up knowing about Christianity. During college years he heard the Gospel and accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior. Lane did not immediately live for God, he chose worldly success and money. He shares how unfulfilling those years were, but how God brought him and his wife close to Him. Lane has dedicated his life to God, and he speaks of the joy and fulfillment he now experiences.

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

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Tags: Alcohol abuse, Career - success, Christianity - lack of knowledge, Drug abuse, Emptiness, Fulfillment, My Christian life - not living for God, Party lifestyle - high-school, Striving for success, Striving for wealth, Success - sports, The gospel - don't know it, Unfulfillment

March 4, 2019 0

Tony (USA)

Meet Tony

Tony shares how he began a relationship with God at a young age, but allowed football to become his identity in his teens. Tony shares how God refocused him and Tony gave up playing football. Tony uses his other gifts to serve people at church. He describes how fulfilling his life is serving God.

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

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Tags: My Christian life - not living for God, My Christian life - serving others, My Christian life - teenage years, Success - sports

February 21, 2019 0

Chad (USA)

Meet Chad

Chad trusted in Christ as a teenager. He shares how he pushed God to the side, to follow his passion for basketball. God showed Chad through the lives of other people how fulfilling it is to have a real relationship with Him. Chad wanted that relationship too. Now God is leading Chad into working with children. He hopes his sincere following of Christ will encourage other young people to turn to Jesus.

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

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Tags: Christianity - curiosity, Christians, Christians - good examples, My Christian life - not living for God, Success - sports, ZZZ PLACE OF BIRTH: USA

February 19, 2019 0

Albert (Dominican Republic)

Meet Albert

Albert is from the Dominican Republic. He shares that his parents got divorced when he was a kid, and he experienced a lot of poverty and moving around living with different relatives. He emigrated to the US with his father. He began to play basketball, becoming a well-known player in Major League Baseball. Albert talks about his wife and step-daughter who has Down’s Syndrome. Albert’s wife took him to church where he could see the joy that people had. He wanted that too, and he trusted in Jesus’ death to remove his sins. Albert talks about how he is completely different man now, no longer living for himself. God has given him a clear sense of his priorities in life.

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This story was produced by I Am Second, Franklin, Tennessee, USA.

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Tags: Childhood - poverty, Christianity - curiosity, Christianity - lack of knowledge, Joy, Migration, Parents - divorce, Purpose of life, Success - sports

January 18, 2019 0

Chris (USA)

Meet Chris

Chris is a well-known sports star. He talks about how his world fell apart when his father died when he was a teenager. Despite having worldly success, he got into a life of drinking which started impacting his sports performance. He knew he was in a mess, and he describes his selfishness. At that time, he became aware of a Christian guy and was very curious about why he was different. Over coffee, his Christian friend opened the Bible and talked him through the gospel. Chris knew in his heart he wanted the life Christ had to offer and he accepted Him as his Lord and Savior. Knowing God has given Chris a real reason for living, and he is confident that his father would be most proud of his decision to become a Christ-follower over any kind of worldly success he’s achieved.

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This story was produced by I Am Second, Franklin, Tennessee, USA.

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Tags: Accident - car, Alcohol abuse, Arrogance, Christianity - curiosity, Christians - good examples, Emotional pain, Emptiness, Father - death, Insecure, Success - sports, Unfulfillment - success

January 18, 2019 0

Andrew (Australia)

Meet Andrew

Andrew grew up attending church but push spiritual things away by the time he was an adult. He achieved a lot of success in body-building and shares that he made fitness an idol in his life. Despite his successes, he felt an emptiness on the inside. Then his relationship with his fiancé fell apart. Andrew describes in the midst of the experience he felt the peace of God. Andrew ended up going to church and hearing the gospel. He realized Jesus had died for him and no sin was too big for God to forgive. Andrew talks about how his life is now centered on Jesus.