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Mark (Australia)

Mark (Australia)

  • March 4, 2019
  • AnxietyAnxiety, generalIllness of someoneChild, illnessFather, illnessChildrenChild, illnessFatherFather, closenessFather, illnessFather, strained relationsParenting
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Meet Mark

In Mark’s interview he talks about how he became a Christian and how his relationship with God has helped him in different areas of his life, including parenting and anxiety. Mark shares that he did not have a good relationship with his dad growing up. His dad suffered from bipolar disorder which made life very unstable for Mark. Mark didn’t learn how to have a personal relationship with Jesus until he was an adult during a time when his stepson was gravely ill. He describes being with his stepson in hospital and praying to God with a Bible in his hand. A stranger walked past Mark and showed him the verses in his Bible he needed to know to receive Christ. Mark has embraced God’s fatherly love for Him, which has healed the void left by his relationship with his earthly father.

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

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Karen (USA)

Karen (USA)

  • March 1, 2019
  • Getting forgivenessAngerAnger, fatherForgivenessThe BibleThe Bible, curiosityFatherFather, angry with him
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united states

Meet Karen

Meet Karen. Karen shares how she felt enormous anger and bitterness to her father for how he treated her mother as a child. She describes how God used people around her as a young woman (including her future husband) to bring her to the Bible, and show her how much He personally loves her. Karen describes the unburdened feeling she found inviting Jesus into her life as her Lord and Savior, and also the great relief she felt after she reconciled with her father. Karen describes the fulfillment she feels with the work that God has given her to write and encourage others in her church.

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

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Thaddeus (USA)

Thaddeus (USA)

  • February 28, 2019
  • Emotional painThe Gospel (God's message to the world)Applying the gospel to meReligious lifeDoing good deedsFatherFather, deathDeath of someoneDeath of father
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Meet Thaddeus

Thaddeus shares how he grew up with a false understanding of God, and thought that being a good person would save him. He shares how he chose a party lifestyle at college and struggled with anxiety knowing that he was falling short of God’s standards. Thaddeus’ father passed away after a short struggle with liver cancer. Thaddeus felt anger towards God and severe emotional pain. To please family members he attended a Bible-preaching church, where he felt God’s presence and love for him. Thaddeus heard the gospel there and trusted in Jesus for the removal of his sins. Thaddeus is now experiencing a close and loving relationship with God and values the ability to turn to God in all of life’s circumstances.

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

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Lily (Guyana)

Lily (Guyana)

  • February 28, 2019
  • Abuse, fatherEmotional painFatherFather, abusiveAbuseChildhoodChildhood, traumatic
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Meet Lily

Meet Lily. Lily describes a very traumatic childhood and her strained relationship with her alcoholic and abusive father. Lily talks about her deep emotional pain and years of hiding what occurred in her home growing up. She led a party lifestyle at college and took drugs. Lily also tried to commit suicide because of her unhappiness and hopelessness. Lily felt anger toward God. God did not let go of Lily, and through the influence of her Christian boyfriend and time spent studying the Bible – God brought Lily to an understanding of who He was, and of His love for her. Lily understood she was a sinner in need of Jesus’ saving work and she trusted in Him.

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

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Chris (USA)

Chris (USA)

  • January 18, 2019
  • UnfulfillmentUnfulfillment, successFatherFather, deathDeath of someoneDeath of fatherSuccess, unfulfillingAlcohol abuse
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united states

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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Tom (USA)

Tom (USA)

  • January 17, 2019
  • Alcohol abuse, addictionJesusJesus, relying on HimFatherFather, suicideSuicide of someoneSuicide, fatherAlcohol abuseAlcohol abuse, addiction
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united states

Meet Tom

Tom came from a Catholic background. He shares how his father’s suicide impacted him and his siblings growing up. He talks about his relationship with his wife and their attendance at a Church where they heard preaching straight out of the Bible. Tom was visited by the pastor and asked if he would like to know Christ personally. Tom received Jesus into His life and asked Jesus to help him with an alcohol addiction he had battled with for 20 years. Tom shares how Jesus set him free from the addiction. Tom has since served at a local ministry for the homeless – he has a heart for others who are battling addictions. He knows that Jesus can set them free also.

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

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Priscilla (Romania)

Priscilla (Romania)

  • December 15, 2018
  • Self-worthLow self-esteemFatherFather, deathMotherMother, abusiveMother, rejectionMother, unlovingDeath of someoneDeath of fatherAbuseAbuse, mother
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Meet Priscilla

Priscilla is from Romania which was a Communist country where all religion was suppressed. She describes her very painful upbringing. Her mother was very unloving and verbally abusive to her. Priscilla had a great relationship with her father but he died while Priscilla was a teenager. This left her angry with God, and unsure whether He existed. Priscilla first heard about Jesus Christ from a friend at college. She went to an underground church in Romania and heard the gospel. Priscilla was overjoyed to learn that God loved her, had planned her life, and that she could be adopted into His family and become His child. Priscilla believed the gospel and gave her life to Christ.

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Priscilla’s story was produced by I Am Second, Franklin, Tennessee, USA.

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Jonathan (Brazil)

Jonathan (Brazil)

  • December 10, 2018
  • FatherFather, murderViolent toward othersViolent towards other, violent lifestyleChildhoodChildhood, sexual abuseMurder of someoneMurder, fatherSexual abuseSexual abuse, childhoodReckless lifestyleViolenceViolent lifestyle
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Meet Jonathan

Jonathan is a hip-hop artist from Brazil. He talks about the sexual abuse in his childhood and violent death of his father. As an adult his lifestyle was drugs, sex, and violence. He was known as ‘Death Carrier’. Then he heard the gospel and God awakened him to the truth. God has completely transformed Jonathan’s life and now he is on the streets of Rio de Janeiro using music to tell others what Christ can do for them.

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Jonathan’s story was produced by Moving Works, Austin, Texas, USA.

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Emeal reflects on his dark and lost gangster days in his youth. He was also a budding young rapper. He thought it was ‘good’ people who went to heaven. Emeal heard the gospel at a Christian event and came to understand God and became a follower of Jesus Christ. Today he is a pastor.

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