UNSHACKLED! Audio Dramas

3941 Mattie Rice Classic Jul 25, 2026

Hers was a life of degradation and shame, shackled to a bottle. She lost her dearest possession but gained something priceless. Invite your friends to hear this compelling true story of Mattie Rice—all on the next Unshackled!

3940 Serena Dyksen Part 2 (PG) Jul 18, 2026

An abortion at thirteen filled Serena with guilt and feelings of uselessness. Now at sixteen she finds herself pregnant again. Will her boyfriend help her, or drag her deeper into the pit? Listen to her powerful true story, on the next Unshackled!

3939 Serena Dyksen Part 1 (PG) Jul 11, 2026

Nobody ever had great expectations for Serena Dyksen. From an early age, others’ choices shaped a future she never wanted. Then, at sixteen, her world shifted overnight. Standing at the edge, would she give up—or discover a hope that could carry her through? Listen to her true story on the next Unshackled!

3938 "Angela" Jul 04, 2026

Drugs and alcohol made Angela feel invincible, but her life ends up a wreck – both physically and figuratively – what’s left for her? Hear all about it when you bring you this original story, coming soon on UNSHACKLED!

3937 Donna Bossert Jun 27, 2026

How would you feel if your mother put you in one stranger’s home after another, strangers who mistreated you? Donna Bossert will give the answer in her true testimony coming soon on “Unshackled!”

3936 Ben-Hur Part 2 Jun 20, 2026

The arena is set. He will face his betrayer, Messala, in a chariot race where the prize is pride and the cost is death. But will his quest for revenge lead him to ruin, or to a life-changing encounter with the Prince of Peace? Don’t miss the thrilling conclusion of “Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ” on the next UNSHACKLED!

3935 Ben-Hur Part 1 Jun 13, 2026

A young prince is stripped of his family, his freedom, and his name—and cast into chains by the power of Rome. Driven by injustice and fueled by hatred, Judah Ben-Hur fights to survive…unaware that a brief encounter with a man from Nazareth has already set his destiny in motion. Don’t miss Part One of Ben-Hur—a powerful story of loss, vengeance, and the first stirrings of grace on the next Unshackled!

3934 Miles Koberstein Jun 06, 2026

One broken promise. One reckless spiral. And one decision that changed everything. When Miles Koberstein faced a quiet moral crossroads, he discovered a strength greater than his failure. Hear his unforgettable true story—on the next UNSHACKLED!

3933 Bill & Barb Akright May 30, 2026

Bill Akright followed a plan for his life until an accident nearly killed him. Then he met someone with a better plan. Invite others to hear this gripping dramatization, another true testimony coming soon on Unshackled!

3932 The Landmark (Memorial Day Classic) May 23, 2026

On Memorial Day, we remember our ancestral roots. But what happens when roots are placed in shaky ground? Stay tuned as we bring you an original holiday special called “The Landmark,” coming soon, on Unshackled!

3931 Floyd Plumb Classic May 16, 2026

He ran away from home at age five and again at 25. But the second time Floyd Plumb found what he was searching for. Don’t miss the insight of this unusual, true testimony coming soon—another dramatization from Unshackled!

3930 Anne Martin (PG) May 09, 2026

Anne Martin gave her heart to God when she was a little girl. But growing up in a home filled with abuse made her wonder if God had forgotten her. Would she ever be able to forgive her stepfather and experience peace and healing? Find out on the next Unshackled!

3929 Curtis Farrar May 02, 2026

He was making three-thousand dollars a day dealing in drugs. Curtis Farrar thought he was at the top of the world. But soon, he found he was at the end of himself. Don't miss this compelling true story, on the next UNSHACKLED!

3928 The Face of an Angel Apr 25, 2026

He stood before the council with nothing to gain… and everything to lose. They tried to silence his faith with stones—but his courage sparked a fire that couldn’t be put out. Hear the true story of Stephen the Martyr—

and the friend whose fear turned into bold faith. Don’t miss this powerful episode all on the next Unshackled!

3927 Chuck Chavis Apr 18, 2026

Chuck Chavis spent most of his teens and twenties in the community of criminals- both on the street, and behind bars. Will his running buddies be the end of him, or will he do it himself?. Don’t miss his true story on UNSHACKLED!

3926 Thomas Graumann Part 2 Apr 11, 2026

As a child, Thomas Graumann was put on a train to save his life. As a man, he was put on a mission to save other lives. Don’t miss the conclusion of his inspiring testimony, another true dramatization coming soon on Unshackled!

3925 Thomas Graumann Part 1 Apr 04, 2026

As a boy, he escaped World War Two when he traveled by train to a strange country and never saw his parents again. Don’t miss the remarkable story of Tom Graumann, how his life was saved ... another true dramatization coming soon from Unshackled!

3924 The Stone Mason's Daughter Mar 28, 2026

What happens when the most guarded grave in Jerusalem is suddenly vacant? Authorities demand silence. Witnesses refuse. And one young woman discovers the truth can’t be sealed in stone. Find out about that truth on the next Unshackled!

3923 Paul Gautschi Mar 21, 2026

Paul Gautschi was one of the victims of the Vietnam War who made it home. Pessimism and betrayal drove him away from his upbringing, and a devastating discovery would either make him… or break him. Don’t miss his true story on UNSHACKLED!

3922 The Gambler Mar 14, 2026

Sean is a struggling college student who spends more time betting on sports games than he does going to classes. Will his March Madness bets eliminate his debts, or will his bookie reveal his secrets? Find out what happens on the next Unshackled!

3921 David Hicks Part 2 Mar 07, 2026

When David Hicks left the Army as a sergeant, he had no idea that he would one day be a Major General. Don’t miss the conclusion of his remarkable testimony, another true dramatization coming soon on Unshackled!

3920 David Hicks Part 1 Feb 28, 2026

How does a young black man succeed in today’s world? You’ll hear the answer in the first part of David Hicks two-part testimony, a man who became a two-star general and Chief Chaplain of the U.S. Army. Don’t miss this true dramatization coming soon on Unshackled!

3919 Lawrence Durfee Classic Feb 21, 2026

Lawrence Durfee was fired up to be wealthy when he was set on fire for a different purpose. Don’t miss his compelling testimony, another true dramatization coming soon from the Classic files of Unshackled!

3918 Phillis DeWitt (PG) Feb 14, 2026

Already scarred, Phillis Dewitt entered the foster care system as a teenager, where she encountered even more sexual abuse. Will she ever escape her predators? Will she ever be freed from the secrets she keeps? Don’t miss this powerful story on the next Unshackled!

3917 Clinton Goodwin Classic Feb 07, 2026

Why would a man go from toting a Bible to toting a gun? Clinton Goodwin will explain how he went to San Quentin for armed robbery. Don’t miss this true dramatization coming soon from the Classic files of “Unshackled!”

3916 Rigo Dominguez Part 2 Jan 31, 2026

Rigo Dominguez was abandoned by his father, and he tries to numb that trauma with drugs and alcohol, which lands him in jail after jail. Will his felony convictions haunt him forever, or is there a path to forgiveness? Hear his true-life story on the next Unshackled!

3915 Rigo Dominguez Part 1 Jan 24, 2026

Rigo Dominguez is abandoned by his biological father and struggles through life without a positive role model. His friends tell him that selling drugs is the only way to escape his Chicago neighborhood, while his mother suggests a different choice. Learn what path he chooses on the next Unshackled!

3914 Ben Budde Jan 17, 2026

Ben Budde dreams of becoming a rock star, and when he joins a band, he quickly falls into a lifestyle full of temptations. What will save him from his depression and addiction? Find out the answer on the next Unshackled!

3913 Shawn McGill Part 2 Jan 10, 2026

A wealthy drug dealer gave up everything he’d earned to follow the Lord. That was easy compared to the real challenge – teasing and threats from his old friends. How did he stay strong when everyone wanted him to fall? Find out in Part two of the true story of Shawn McGill, soon, on Unshackled!

3912 Shawn McGill Part 1 Jan 03, 2026

A man from a broken home vowed to do whatever it took to get rich. Friends envied his sports cars and party lifestyle, but what he really wanted was peace. After years of living lavishly, how could he settle down? Stay tuned for part one of the true story of Shawn McGill, soon, on Unshackled!

3911 New Year’s Eve at the Lighthouse Classic Dec 27, 2025

An Emergency Weather Alert is issued in this “New Year’s Eve at the Lighthouse” Classic. Come join us at our own Pacific Garden Mission on such a night and experience yourselves what occurs for our staff. Subzero temps, freezing people, a suicidal caller, and a woman out partying will all make their way through our doors to bring you this listener favorite, coming soon on UNSHACKLED!

3910 Boutique Noel (Santa's Toyshop Classic) Dec 20, 2025

It was Christmas all year ‘round for the Snows, who dedicated their lives to running the festive Christmas shop. But were the “magical” trappings of the season keeping them from an even greater miracle? Find out on this listener-favorite holiday classic, The Noel Boutique, coming soon on UNSHACKLED!

3909 The Innocents (Christmas Classic) Dec 13, 2025

Holiday songs remind us that Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. However, for some, it’s also the most challenging, as they grapple with unexpected news and make difficult decisions. Find out what one couple faced on the next Unshackled!

3908 A Silent Night (Christmas Special) Dec 06, 2025

On the frozen fields of Flanders, 1914, war’s brutality silenced hope—until a single carol broke through. On Christmas Day, enemies became brothers, sharing songs and peace in No Man’s Land. But could this fragile truce withstand the dawn? Discover the miracle of courage, faith, and the light of hope all on the next Unshackled!

3907 75th Anniversary Special Nov 29, 2025

Unshackled is the longest-running audio program ever produced, with nearly 4,000 true stories about people encountering God. Ever wonder why this audio drama has lasted so long when so many other radio dramas have faded into history? You’ll find out why on our 75th Anniversary Special on the next Unshackled!

3906 Thanks But No Thanks (Giving) Nov 22, 2025

What really happened at the very first Thanksgiving? It wasn’t just corn and kindness — it was a battle of ideas about freedom, faith, and survival. This holiday, one family learns that history still speaks, as their own Thanksgiving table becomes the scene of conflict… and redemption. Join us for this special episode of Unshackled!

3905 Rudy Peterson Classic Nov 15, 2025

Rudy Peterson had a train run over his legs, but that was only the beginning of his remarkable story. Don’t miss the heartwarming testimony of how he helped others even so…another true dramatization coming soon from the Classic files of Unshackled!

3904 Troop Train Classic Nov 08, 2025

During World War II, a steam engine barreled across the southern states carrying new cadets. Meanwhile, Greg and Keith ponder what deaths will come to them in the war. Is peace possible in the face of danger? Find out in this classic true story, The Troop Train, coming soon on UNSHACKLED!

3903 Horatio Spafford Nov 01, 2025

Journey with Horatio and Anna Spafford through unthinkable tragedy — and discover the true story behind the beloved hymn “It Is Well With My Soul.” Don’t miss this powerful dramatization of loss, faith, and the peace that passes all understanding… on the next Unshackled!

3902 James Lebron Lockhart (PG) Oct 25, 2025

James Lebron Lockhart survived physical, mental, and sexual abuse only to become a slave to pornography and a warped view of women. What would it take for him to be satisfied with his life? Find out on the next Unshackled!

3901 Joe O'Connor Oct 18, 2025

A young man spent his days playing guitar and riding a train back and forth, looking at scenery. He felt lost, but would he ever reach the destination he was aiming for? You’ll see as we bring you the true story of Joe O’Conner, soon, on Unshackled!

3900 Frank Landrey Classic Oct 11, 2025

Raised in a family steeped in gambling and liquor, Frank Landrey learns card tricks at a young age — mastering how to spot the art of deception to win big. But would dabbling in the world of gambling and loan-sharking lead to a life-threatening situation? Find out in this true story of redemption, all on the next episode of Unshackled!

3899 Marshall Brooks Oct 04, 2025

He was a drinking, fighting motorcyclist who carried a gun everywhere. Today he carries something entirely different. Don’t miss the remarkable story of the transformation of Marshall Brooks, another true testimony coming soon on Unshackled!

3898 Ashley Mariela Kovach (PG) Sep 27, 2025

She was a homeless child that nobody wanted, neglected and abused, yet today Ashley Mariela Kovach has joy and purpose. Don’t miss her inspiring testimony, another true dramatization coming soon on “Unshackled!”

3897 Fred Kelley Sep 20, 2025

You've heard stories of people addicted to alcohol or drugs or porn. But what if you’re addicted to food? Do you see it as not that big-a-deal? Fred Kelley’s addiction to food proved to be a matter of life and death. Would he survive? Find out on the next Unshackled!

3896 Jean Schneider Classic Sep 13, 2025

How does a widow with eight minor children survive when she’s suddenly all alone? And how will her faith in God shape the lives of future generations? You'll hear the answer in the classic true story of Jean Schneider on the next UNSHACKLED!

3895 Paul Lapsley Sep 06, 2025

Placed in an institution at the age of 11, Paul Lapsley believed his dad’s promise to come back someday and get him. Would he ever be reunited with his father or would he be adopted by the ultimate Father? Find out in this compelling true story coming soon on UNSHACKLED!

3894 Gabriel "Dub" Fulton Aug 30, 2025

Dub Fulton was consumed with feelings of vengeance at the neighbor who took his father’s life. But would exacting revenge end up digging two graves — one for himself? Find out in this compelling true story…all on the next Unshackled!

3893 Labor Day Special Aug 23, 2025

In this special Labor Day episode, follow the residents of an apartment building as they wrestle with pain, debt, and despair, searching for an answer to their weariness. Could the simple faith of a young girl’s song be the beginning of hope in the face of their heaviest burdens. Find out on the next Unshackled!

3892 Barbara Caldwell Classic Aug 16, 2025

For fifteen years Barbara Caldwell wandered in darkness, a victim of manic depression. Don’t miss the remarkable story of her rescue and her singing and writing career…another true dramatization from Unshackled!

3891 Kay Henderson Aug 09, 2025

She married the prince she’d always dreamed about, but Kay Henderson didn’t know the “Prince of Peace,” and her marriage crumbled. Don’t miss the remarkable story of their restoration, another true dramatization coming soon on Unshackled!

3890 Jilla and Mahmoud Part 2 Aug 02, 2025

Mahmoud and Jilla came to America from Tehran, leaving behind their language, culture, and families. Will a possibly fatal illness further compel them into turmoil...or worse? Don’t miss part 2 of their true story, coming soon on UNSHACKLED!

3889 Jilla and Mahmoud Part 1 Jul 26, 2025

Mahmoud and Jilla came to America from Tehran, leaving behind their language, culture, and families. Would the culture shock save them or drive them further into a Godless existence? Don’t miss their true story on the next UNSHACKLED!

3888 Robert Brown Jul 19, 2025

If you don’t know your family history, you could miss a great inheritance. Robert Brown learned of his riches when he met his real father. Don’t miss his true testimony…another dramatization coming soon on Unshackled!

3887 Tiffanie Kitts (PG) Jul 12, 2025

Born with a heart defect, Tiffanie Kitts beat the odds from the first day of her life on earth. But as she continued facing tragedy, she lost hope and made a plan to end her life. See what gave her the strength to move on as we bring you the true story of Tiffanie Kitts, soon, on Unshackled!

3886 David Astwood Jul 05, 2025

An accident as a teenager left David Astwood off balance. Don’t miss the unusual story of how someone came alongside to steady him…another true dramatization coming soon on Unshackled!

3885 Wings of an Angel Jun 28, 2025

While writing his magnum opus in a cabin out in the beautiful, remote wilderness, Doc encounters a couple of dangerous fugitives. Will he be able to convince them of what true freedom means before it’s too late? Find out in this special Fourth of July episode, all on the next Unshackled!

3884 Edmond Smagge Classic Jun 21, 2025

His life started off with great loss and turmoil. So, Edmond Smagge spent years desperately searching for peace – first at home and then aimlessly across the country. He would finally encounter a peace that passes all understanding....find out how in another true dramatization on the next Unshackled!

3883 Bob Phillips Jun 14, 2025

He grew up without his mother and never heard his father say, “I love you.” So Bob Phillips found solace in alcohol. Hear the inspiring testimony of how he went from drunkenness to new life…another true dramatization on Unshackled!

3882 Monica McKeen (PG) Jun 07, 2025

When her baby was born addicted to meth, Monica knew she needed to change dramatically for the sake of her daughter. Is such a transformation possible? Hear what happens when we bring you the true story of Monica McKeen, soon, on Unshackled!

3881 Rose Woodberry (PG) May 31, 2025

Rose Woodberry enjoyed a great job and hoped for a better life than her parents had. But the lure of parties and drugs tempts her to risk everything. Will she resist or give in to a life of addiction and loneliness? Find out what happens on the next Unshackled!

3880 Peter Marshall (Memorial Day Special) May 24, 2025

Peter Marshall is revered for his inspirational preaching and service as the United States Senate Chaplain. When asked to address the Naval Academy, he changes his prepared message at the last minute, not knowing how prophetic his sermon would be. Don’t miss this inspiring story on the next Unshackled!

3879 Julio Velasquez May 17, 2025

Julio Velasquez studied to be an agricultural scientist, and today he sows the imperishable seed, which for a time cost him the love of his family. Invite your friends to hear the unusual story of this man from Peru, another true dramatization from Unshackled!

3878 James Fickley May 10, 2025

He grew up without his father, but James Fickley had someone who stuck closer than a brother. Don’t miss this heartwarming story of God’s provision…another true dramatization coming soon on Unshackled!

3876 Milt Shirleson Classic Apr 26, 2025

Part of the Navajo tribe, he was groomed to be a medicine man for his people.

But would his own reckless use of hallucinatory drugs be his downfall? Join us for this compelling story of Milt Shirleson, another true dramatization coming soon on Unshackled!

3875 Emily Myers (PG) Apr 19, 2025

Emily’s struggle with anxiety and depression were eating away at her life. Her decisions turned darker and more desperate as time wore on…would she rescued from an almost certain demise? Find out in her compelling true story coming soon on the next UNSHACKLED!

3874 The Voyagers (Easter Classic) Apr 12, 2025

Arrested on trumped-up charges, Paul appeals to the court to stand trial before the tyrannical Roman Emperor Nero himself. During the sailing voyage Paul encounters a man with whom he shares a much deeper connection than he could have imagined. Join us for this Easter classic, another compelling dramatization coming soon on “Unshackled!”

3873 Jeff Shelnutt Part 2 Apr 05, 2025

Jeff Shelnutt is kidnapped by Muslim extremists and held for ransom. While the family prays for his release, the FBI works around the clock to negotiate his release. Don’t miss the exciting conclusion of this story on the next Unshackled!

3872 Jeff Shelnutt Part 1 Mar 29, 2025

Jeff Shelnutt told his parents he was an atheist, but an encounter with a youth pastor convinced him to read the Bible. Don’t miss what happens next when he encounters Muslim extremists on the next Unshackled!

3871 Philip Foxwell Part 2 Mar 22, 2025

Philip Foxwell was a gifted magician who entertained others until he learned of a more important purpose for his life. Don’t miss the conclusion of his remarkable testimony, coming soon on Unshackled!

3870 Philip Foxwell Part 1 Mar 15, 2025

Today they’re called Illusionists but Philip Foxwell was known as a magician as he traveled the U.S. performing sleight-of-hand tricks. Invite others to hear the first part of his unusual testimony, another true dramatization from Unshackled!

3869 Abby Greenwald-Waterland Part 2 Mar 08, 2025

Abby spent her early years looking for love in many different people. Marriage to a fellow musician seemed like it was the beginning of something wonderful. Instead, it led to more loss and loneliness. Would she finally find the love she sought? Find out in Part 2 of Abby's powerful story, coming soon on Unshackled!

3868 Abby Greenwald-Waterland Part 1 (PG) Mar 01, 2025

Abby Greenwald, came of age in America during the 1960s, when many of the young people were looking for peace and love. So why is everything she tries just bringing her more loneliness and depression? Listen to Part 1 of Abby’s story, another true dramatization on the next UNSHACKLED!

3867 Harold Witmer Part 2 Feb 22, 2025

Harold Witmer joined the army to get an education, and ended up traveling the world, boldly sharing what he had learned in the book he read. Don’t miss the inspiring conclusion of his true testimony coming soon on Unshackled!

3866 Harold Witmer Part 1 Feb 15, 2025

Being a daydreamer kept Harold Witmer from succeeding in school, and almost stood in the way of his succeeding at life. Invite others to hear the first of his two-part story, another true dramatization coming soon on Unshackled!

3865 Blythe Hardy Part 2 (PG) Feb 08, 2025

Blythe Hardy experienced many years of addiction and one failed marriage after another. His life felt hopeless...until someone showed him unconditional love and forgiveness. Don’t miss the conclusion of this powerful story on the next UNSHACKLED!

3864 Blythe Hardy Part 1 (PG) Feb 01, 2025

Blythe Hardy was abused as a young child, which led to years of addiction and hiding the shame of what happened to him. Just how far would these vices take him? Don’t miss this powerful story, on the next UNSHACKLED!

3863 Charlene Phillips Part 2 Jan 25, 2025

Charlene Phillips was ridiculed by her Cherokee Indian family when she found the answer to her broken spirit. But one by one they agreed. Don’t miss the inspiring conclusion to her testimony…another true dramatization coming soon on Unshackled!

3862 Charlene Phillips Part 1 (PG) Jan 18, 2025

Hatred drove Charlene Phillips to fight with a fury until someone taught her to love. Don’t miss the first of this Cherokee Indian’s two-part testimony, another true dramatization coming soon on “Unshackled!”

3861 Peter DeChat Part 2 Jan 11, 2025

Peter DeChat survived a horrible fire but endured years of painful surgeries. Doctors were sure he’d never regain his vision, but Peter trusted God to do the impossible. Don’t miss the conclusion of his powerful story on the next Unshackled!

3860 Peter DeChat Part 1 Jan 04, 2025

Peter DeChat worked hard at everything he did, including working out every day and becoming a successful entrepreneur. But when a plane crashes into his home, his life is instantly changed! Don’t miss this powerful true story on the next Unshackled!

3859 Children of Wrath (New Year’s Classic) Dec 28, 2024

Close to New Year's Eve, Jennifer and her daughter Evie end up at the mission after an incident of domestic abuse drives them from their home. But it would be a very different kind of resolution on New Year's Eve that would deliver them to the ultimate safety. Find out what happens in this special holiday Classic on the next Unshackled!

3858 Sainthood for Nicholas (Christmas Classic) Dec 21, 2024

A friendship develops at the Golden Years Retirement Community, where Philip learns that his new buddy Nick does not have a full grasp on reality. After an emergency event, Nick is faced with a critical choice…one of life or death. Find out what happens on the next Unshackled!

3857 The Greenwood Angel (Christmas Classic) Dec 14, 2024

In their excitement to choose and cut down their own Christmas tree in the forested winter wonderland of Greenwood Farm, the Carnes family overlooked one important detail—a doozy of a winter storm. Would they be stranded without hope? Find out on the next Unshackled!

3856 George Eager Dec 07, 2024

All he wanted at age seven was for someone to tell him how to be saved. Today George Eager does exactly that for millions of children. Don’t miss this heartwarming dramatization, another true testimony coming soon on Unshackled!

3855 Emily Lawson Nov 30, 2024

With Emily Lawson lacking confidence to make her own decisions, she’s led to join a cult. But it wasn’t all she thought it would be. Will she be freed from this deceptive and dangerous sect? Find out on her exciting true story coming soon on UNSHACKLED!

3854 Giving Thanks Always Classic Nov 23, 2024

A chance meeting at a grocery store gives Tom an opportunity to investigate and scrutinize the religion that has caused a wedge between he and his wife. Will his worst fears be realized, or will he be surprised by the truth? Find out in this special Thanksgiving Classic coming soon on Unshackled!

3853 Charles Daymon (PG) Nov 16, 2024

Charles Daymon suffered horrible abuse as a child. As an adult, he’s arrested for drug trafficking and faces a hundred-year prison sentence. Don’t miss this powerful story of how an encounter with a prison chaplain changed his life forever, on the next Unshackled!

3852 Holland Oates Classic Nov 09, 2024

For years Holland Oates was a stonecutter and a drunk. Then he stumbled over a Stone the builders rejected, and he was never the same. Don’t miss this remarkable true testimony from the Classic files of Unshackled!

3851 Joseph Stump Nov 02, 2024

Joe Stump had a problem he couldn’t solve that drove him to despair. He found the answer in the most unlikely place as you’ll hear in this Classic true dramatization coming soon on Unshackled!

3850 Laura Swaringim Oct 26, 2024

The truth may hurt, but denying the truth can hurt even more as Laura Swaringim learned when her husband left her for another woman. Don’t miss this relevant exploration of commitment, another true dramatization coming soon on Unshackled!

3849 Louis Holguin Oct 19, 2024

If you feel that you’re being tested to the limit of endurance, don’t miss the dramatic story of Louis Holguin who was tested repeatedly. Invite others to hear his true testimony coming soon on “Unshackled!”

3848 Daniel Martin Oct 12, 2024

With such a rough childhood, it was no surprise that Daniel’s life centered around just getting by — coping. In high school, the consequences caught up with him and landed him in jail. Will he make it out? Don’t miss his exciting true story coming soon on UNSHACKLED!

3847 The Not-So-Great-Reset Part 2 Oct 05, 2024

Cal and Marie Freeman were a happy couple. They took full advantage of the lifestyle the government provided. But almost overnight, their lives changed when they decided they didn’t want to take the life of their unborn daughter. Sound far-fetched? Listen to “The No-So-Great Reset Part 2,” coming soon on UNSHACKLED!

3846 The Not-So-Great Reset Part 1 Sep 28, 2024

Cal and Marie Freeman are a happy couple. They don’t make waves, and they abide by the rules the one-world government has put in place for the betterment of people-kind. What does a good person do when the government expects you to kill your own child? Listen to The Not-So-Great Reset, coming soon on UNSHACKLED!

3845 Virginia Sartin Sep 21, 2024

What kind of father would all-but-abandon his six motherless children? Virginia Sartin will give you the answer in her gripping testimony…another true dramatization coming soon on “Unshackled!”

3844 William Livezey Sep 14, 2024

As a child, Bill Livezey’s life was ransacked as he witnessed his father become a drug dealer and fugitive from the law. Bearing the same name, would he follow in his father’s footsteps? Find out in this exciting true story coming soon on UNSHACKLED!

3843 Michael Buhrman Part 2 Sep 07, 2024

Michael Buhrman received a 40-year sentence for a crime he planned but never committed. He reluctantly agrees to read his cellmate’s Bible, but only if his cellmate promises never to talk about God again. Don’t miss the compelling conclusion of Michael’s story, all on the next on Unshackled!

3842 Michael Buhrman Part 1 Aug 31, 2024

Michael Buhrman was five years old when his father left. Michael numbs his rejection with alcohol and drugs, which eventually leads to an armed robbery. Don’t miss Part 1 of this powerful story and of just how far his rebellion would take him, all on the next Unshackled!

3841 Yolande Murdock Aug 24, 2024

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When Yolanda’s mother left the family for a married man, life was never the same.

Without anyone caring if she was coming or going, Yolande believed what she did,

didn’t matter. Expelled from college she embraced the partying life until she reached her end. What did she find there? Find out in her exciting true story coming soon on UNSHACKLED!

3840 The Dairyman's Daughter Aug 17, 2024

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A Reverend honors a request from a poor family in the community, not expecting anything in return. But what he received would show him a blessing and kindness of supernatural proportions. Don’t miss Legh Richmond’s story of The Dairyman’s Daughter on the next UNSHACKLED!

3839 Mary Slessor Aug 10, 2024

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A uneducated woman living in the slums and working in a mill hears the adventurous stories of a missionary and decides she too can venture out for God. In the foreign jungles of Africa, what would it take for her to stand for God against tribal gods and superstitious killings? Don’t miss Mary Slessor’s historic true story, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3838 "Hope" Part 2 Aug 03, 2024

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Hope’s journey to escape addiction and find a better life took her to frightening and dangerous situations. Would she find the strength to survive? Find out in Part 2 of the true story of Hope.

3837 "Hope" Part 1 Jul 27, 2024

Growing up in a stepfamily, Hope searched for ways to fit in. But when her search

led to overwhelming addictions, she was faced with an unexpected choice. Would

her decision keep her from destroying her life? Find out in Part One of her true story, right now on Unshackled!

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3836 Ike and Billy Jul 20, 2024

Dwight Eisenhower was a General and the 34th President of the United States — the leader of the free world following World War 2. But like everyone he had doubts, doubts about his abilities and doubts about his spiritual condition. Will his friendship with a well-known evangelist deliver the assurance he needs? Don’t miss the true story we call, “Billy and Ike,” right now on UNSHACKLED!

3835 Charles Palmer Classic Jul 13, 2024

Although his marriage was crashing on the rocks of selfishness, Charles Palmer kept rejecting the Lifeline thrown to him…until he himself almost sank. Don’t miss this true dramatization from the Classic files of Unshackled!

3834 Jettie Evans Classic Jul 06, 2024

She grew up in poverty and had to quit school, but Jettie Evans dreamed of having a good home. Invite your friends to hear the story of how her dreams came true…another true dramatization from the Classic files of Unshackled!

3833 Hijack Classic Jun 29, 2024

What starts out for Ray and Mary Carney as an Independence Day vacation trip in a motor home…soon devolves into a scene of abduction and danger. Don’t miss this riveting holiday classic called “Hijack”...all on the next Unshackled!

3832 Worth Ellis Classic Jun 22, 2024

Worth Ellis had a gambling problem until he took a chance on someone who once made him bitter and angry. Invite your friends to hear this moving true testimony, coming soon from the Classic files of Unshackled!

3831 Daniel and Françoise Dossmann Classic Jun 15, 2024

Daniel and Françoise Dossmann grew up in Paris and examined all the world's major faiths, hoping to find out which one was true. Don’t miss their powerful story and what they discovered on the next Unshackled!

3830 Allen Hons Jun 08, 2024

Allen Hons would cause a deep rift when leaving the church he attended his entire life. But while his family and community were at odds with his decision, he was receiving great strength and affirmation from another source. Learn all about it in this exciting true story, coming soon on UNSHACKLED!

3829 Misty River Jun 01, 2024

Growing up in an environment of violence, neglect and alcoholism, Misty tries to break the cycle of destruction in her own life. But attempt after attempt would show her how futile her efforts were. That is, until she discovered the power of true surrender. Don’t miss her exciting true story coming soon on UNSHACKLED!

3828 John Stehr Classic May 25, 2024

John Stehr set his sights on being a high-class waiter and traveling the world. But a vital question would haunt him on his international travels. Don’t miss his inspiring testimony, another true dramatization from the Classic files of Unshackled!

3827 Jack Ferguson Classic Part 2 May 18, 2024

Jack Ferguson chose a life of hardship and danger to share with others the Way that changed his life. Don’t miss the conclusion of his gripping testimony, another true dramatization from the Classic files of Unshackled!

3826 Jack Ferguson Classic Part 1 May 11, 2024

What kind of teenager would burn his own picture out of the school yearbook? We’ll hear about that and other crises in the first part of the Classic true testimony of Jack Ferguson, coming soon on Unshackled!

3825 Trey Dawson Part 2 May 04, 2024

Trey Dawson struggled for decades with drug addiction and was incarcerated in dozens of jails across the country. But an encounter with dogs in prison would change his life forever. Don’t miss Part Two of this powerful true story on the next Unshackled!

3824 Trey Dawson Part 1 Apr 27, 2024

Trey grew up in a troubled home where his parents divorced when he was young. By eighth grade he was experimenting with drugs, acting out at school, and bouncing from one juvenile detention to another. Eventually his drug addiction lands him in the hospital with a near fatal heart infection. While serving a four-year prison sentence he begins to face the reality of the choice he’s made.

3823 The Sinner's Prayer (Jack Farthing) Apr 20, 2024

Can The Sinner’s Prayer save you? You’ll hear the story of three people who parroted the Sinner’s Prayer and even regularly attended church, but never truly repented. What they discovered surprised them and everyone around them. You’ll hear their true-life stories on the next UNSHACKLED!

3822 "Sophie" Panko Apr 13, 2024

Sophie grew up terrified of death and of God because of three deaths in her immediate family. Don’t miss the unique testimony of how her fears were banished…another true dramatization from the Classic files of Unshackled!

3821 John Wesley Apr 06, 2024

3820 George Petrella (PG) Mar 30, 2024

George Petrella lived a fantastical Walter Mitty kind of life. But would his thought life become so out of control that it threatened his very existence? Find out on the next UNSHACKLED!

3819 Retreat at Ajalon Mar 23, 2024

A man struggling to find life’s worth, a hillside retreat, and the holy power of the resurrection story, all collide in our Easter Classic, “Retreat at Ajalon.” Don’t miss hearing how Christ poured out his love as he gave up his life. And the glorious power in which he was raised from the grave, conquering death. This listener favorite is coming soon on UNSHACKLED!

3818 Carl Black Classic Mar 16, 2024

Growing up in a toxic childhood environment, certainly contributed to the rogue nature of Carl Black. Even as a child all the authorities were familiar with his violent antics. Would he carry that wretched behavior into his adult life? Find out in this classic true testimony coming soon on Unshackled!

3817 Juan Riesco Part 3 Mar 09, 2024

Juan Riesco was a successful entrepreneur, with a popular restaurant and clothing line, until protestors forced him out of business. Don’t miss this powerful story about standing up for what’s right, on the next Unshackled!

3816 Juan Riesco Part 2 Mar 02, 2024

Juan Riesco was a successful entrepreneur, with a popular restaurant and clothing line, until social media disagreed with his values. Don’t miss this powerful story about standing up for what’s right, right now on Unshackled!

3815 Juan Riesco Part 1 Feb 24, 2024

Juan Riesco was born into a family that valued hard work and freedom, but he became enslaved to drugs and sexual relationships. Don’t miss this powerful story of how God saves him and his family, right now on Unshackled!

3814 Karl Priest Part 2 Feb 17, 2024

Karl Priest is convinced that Darwin’s theory of evolution is filled with half-truths and contradictions. But he faces an uphill battle with the State Board of Education for permission to teach his students the truth that only God could create our universe. Hear his true compelling story, right now on Unshackled!

3813 Karl Priest Part 1 Feb 10, 2024

Karl Priest grew up in a rough neighborhood with an aimlessness that led him into trouble. But after nearly losing his life by drowning, would he discover the purpose for which he was created? Find out right now on Unshackled!

3812 Chris DiGiacomo Part 2 Feb 04, 2024

Chris DiGiacomo knew the way to go yet went the opposite way. If you have that problem, don’t miss the conclusion of his testimony, another true dramatization right now on Unshackled!

3811 Chris DiGiacomo Part 1 (PG) Jan 28, 2024

Faced with a crisis, what would you do? Help or turn away. Chris DiGiacomo had that choice at age seventeen. Don’t miss the dramatic decision he made in the first of his two-part story…another true testimony, right now on Unshackled!

3810 Saul to Paul Jan 21, 2024

Saul of Tarsus was a self-righteous and prideful Pharisee. He was loyal to his people, and to his religion. But later he called himself, “The chief of sinners.” How does a man who followed the rules, but murdered Christians become the author of much of their New Testament? Find out how he went from, “Paul to Saul,” right now on UNSHACKLED!

3809 Joyce Thurner-Gallacher Classic Jan 14, 2024

More than a million babies are aborted each year in the U.S. alone. Joyce Thurner-Gallacher knows a better way. She suffered through abandonment, an abusive marriage and a violent assault before she found that Way, but the freedom and hope she has is for anyone. Invite your friends to hear this powerful true story right now on Unshackled!

3808 Sandy Kraller Jan 07, 2024

Rejected at home, Sandy Kraller looked for acceptance through alcohol and drugs. Learn how she was transformed and found peace, another true dramatization right now on “Unshackled!”

3807 Bill Behrens Dec 31, 2023

A man who liked a good fight, Bill Behrens joined the Marines. He’s fighting a different war now, one you’ll hear about in his testimony, another true dramatization, right now on “Unshackled!"

3806 New Year's Special Classic Dec 24, 2023

Jim, on the down and outs, admits himself into a rescue mission just before New Years. But after only a couple days he’s ready to resolutely face the world again…that is until a friendly voice from the mission takes Jim back through all the New Years resolutions he’s made…and broken. Will he face himself and think? Find out in this compelling dramatization right now on “Unshackled!”

3805 Christmas Special Classic Dec 17, 2023

A Christmas - themed tour through the heart of the city of Chicago reveals what’s really going on underneath the festive mood and activities of all those celebrating. Once the covers are peeled back we learn that only a Divine child from a foreign land could truly bring peace and joy to the world! Don’t miss this story right now on Unshackled!

3804 Gary Reynolds Classic Dec 10, 2023

Gary was convinced money and a successful lifestyle would fill his deepest needs. He faithfully attended church to stay on the “good side” of God, even as he lived life on the edge. But discovering the true nature of God would make a lasting impression. Don’t miss his exciting true story right now on UNSHACKLED!

3803 Rodney Williams Part 2 Dec 03, 2023

Rodney Williams couldn’t break free of drugs, not until he caught fire one night. Don’t miss the riveting conclusion of his testimony, another true dramatization right now on “Unshackled!”

3802 Rodney Williams Part 1 (PG) Nov 28, 2023

Rodney Williams walked away from God right into the trap of alcohol and drugs. Hear the frightening story of where it led, in the first part of his true testimony, another dramatization right now on “Unshackled!”

3801 Special Thanksgiving Classic Nov 19, 2023

All too easily the cares of this world choke out the joy of the Lord in our lives. But this Thanksgiving Season, let the recollection of the Apostle Paul, and others who’ve endured trials and tragedies, inspire our hearts with gratitude. Don’t miss this Special Thanksgiving Classic right now on UNSHACKLED!

3800 Dori Greeson Part 2 (PG) Nov 12, 2023

Dori Greeson struggled to forgive the woman who killed her son, but reluctantly sends her a letter that will transform both their lives. Don’t miss this remarkable story of how God used her tragic loss to show the power of His forgiveness. All right now on Unshackled!

3799 Dori Greeson Part 1 (PG) Nov 05, 2023

Even though Dori Greeson taught her son to obey God, he still struggled with an alcohol addiction. Don’t miss part 1 of this remarkable story of how God used a tragic loss to show the power of his grace and forgiveness. All right now on Unshackled!

3798 Samuel Morris Oct 29, 2023

An African Prince taken hostage, a miraculous escape, and divine intervention led a young man to learn everything he could about his “Father.” While most missionaries travel to third world countries to share the good news, this one came to an American college to equip himself for the jungles of Africa. Don’t miss Samuel Morris’s exciting true story right now on UNSHACKLED!

3797 Vernon Goff Part 2 Oct 22, 2023

Vernon Goff was a simple fisherman. He never dreamed he’d become a drug runner in a world of speed boats and night runs. Would he escape that treacherous life? Or pay the ultimate price? Find out in this part 2 of his gripping story…all right now on “Unshackled!”

3796 Vernon Goff Part 1 Oct 15, 2023

Vernon Goff believed he was saved as a teenager and was even raised in a good family. Then how could he end up as a drug runner, heading to prison? Sometimes we may say to ourselves, “I would never do that”. That’s what Vernon said. Find out what happened, right now on “Unshackled!”

3795 A Tale of Two Funerals Oct 08, 2023

When Janet has two close friends pass away unexpectedly, she is faced with two vastly different reactions to the loss of a loved one. Which pathway will she follow? Don’t miss this very special episode, A Tale of Two Funerals, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3794 Debbie Stilley Classic Oct 01, 2023

Unable to fit in at school, Debbie struggled to feel like she belonged. A feeling that was only compounded when, after her mother passed away, her father put her up for adoption. Would she ever recover from the trauma? Find out in her exciting true story right now on UNSHACKLED!

3793 Ernie Scott Part 2 (PG) Sep 24, 2023

Ernie Scott committed a horrible crime which he hid for many years. Only after he’s sent to prison does he find the forgiveness he was searching for. Don’t miss part 2 of this powerful story of redemption, right now on Unshackled!

3792 Ernie Scott Part 1 (PG) Sep 17, 2023

Ernie Scott worked hard for a living, and when a stranger offered to invest in his business he was convinced that it would make him wealthy. Don’t miss part 1 of this powerful story of how hatred turned to murder, right now on Unshackled!

3791 "Second Best" Classic Sep 10, 2023

Hearing the news of his son in jail, David could feel his successful life fraying at the seams. He split town thinking his leaving would help him find clarity. But what he learned is that his entire life had been a series of “second best” choices…Would he ever recover? Find out in this classic episode called “Second Best", right now on UNSHACKLED!

3790 Adoniram and Ann Judson Sep 03, 2023

In the early 1800’s, Adoniram and Ann Judson became the first missionaries to witness in Burma. They soon discovered why no one would go there. Don’t miss the powerful true story about this remarkable historical couple, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3789 Jonathon Brandemihl Part 2 (PG) Aug 27, 2023

Jonny Brandemihl grew up in a troubled home filled with alcohol and abuse. Once he moves out he falls into an addiction that destroys his marriage and threatens his life. Don’t miss Part Two of this powerful story right now on Unshackled!

3788 Jonny Brandemihl Part 1 (PG) Aug 20, 2023

Jonny Brandemihl grew up in a troubled home filled with alcohol and abuse. After he moves out, he falls into a drug addiction that threatens his marriage and his life. Don’t miss Part One of this powerful story, all right now on Unshackled!

3787 "Leslie" (PG) Aug 13, 2023

She thought she was in control of her young life until her obsessions lead her into the snare of the internet. Would she find her way out before it was too late? Find out in "LESLIE’S" true story right now on Unshackled.

3786 Matt Henderson Aug 06, 2023

As an attorney, Matt Henderson knew the law, but he didn’t know the Lawgiver. Don’t miss the timely story of how he broke the law and was forgiven…another true dramatization right now on “Unshackled!”

3785 Richard Haddad Classic Jul 30, 2023

Richard Haddad had everything going for him, until a dizzy spell at work changed the course of his future. With this health on the decline, and doctors unable to make a diagnosis, Richard turned to alcohol to console him. Then things got even worse. Would it all turn around? Find out right now on UNSHACKLED!

3784 "Eda" Jul 23, 2023

How would anyone learn about God if the word for him doesn’t exist and there are no churches or Bibles? Don’t miss the remarkable testimony of an Albanian woman’s liberation…another true dramatization right now on “Unshackled!”

3783 Doug Surland (PG) Jul 16, 2023

Growing up in a home without structure, a man seems doomed to a life of addiction and shame. Is there any hope of redemption? Find out as we bring you the true story of Doug Surland, right now on Unshackled!

3782 Stephen Lungu Classic Part 2 Jul 09, 2023

The man in our story led a group of rebels into an evangelical tent intending to bomb it, but he walked out a transformed man. What he’d do with his newfound hope in the gospel would change countless lives. Don’t miss his exciting true story right now on UNSHACKLED!

3781 Stephen Lungu Classic Part 1 Jul 02, 2023

In 1962 in a country that was then called Rhodesia in southern Africa, black teenagers, weary of subjugation and poverty, joined a revolutionary movement seeking to overthrow the white government. The young man in our story led a group of rebels into an evangelical tent intending to bomb it but walked out a transformed man. Don’t miss his exciting true story right now on UNSHACKLED!

3780 The Temblor - 4th of July Classic Jun 25, 2023

Trapped in a canyon following an earthquake, highly-vocal leaders pit themselves against one another, failing to serve the group. What would it take for them to learn their views lack perspective? And how would an unborn baby be used to humble their pride? Find out in this exciting Independence Day Classic right now on UNSHACKLED!

3779 Candice Talbot Part 2 Jun 18, 2023

Candice Talbot escaped a troubled home only to end up a troubled single mom. Don’t miss the conclusion of this powerful story of how God redeems her and gives her a purpose she never thought possible, right now on Unshackled!

3778 Candice Talbot Part 1 (PG) Jun 11, 2023

Candice Talbot grew up in a troubled home where she raises her younger brothers and makes one bad decision after another. Don’t miss part 1 of this powerful story of her quest for meaning, right now on Unshackled!

3777 Bob Gardner Classic Jun 04, 2023

He was born blind, but Bob Gardner was also spiritually blind. Don’t miss the remarkable true testimony of his rise to country music stardom, right now from the Classic files of “Unshackled!”

3776 Gail and Alice Evans Classic May 28, 2023

Gail Evans hoped his family going overboard with religion was just a phase…one he certainly wouldn’t allow himself to be pulled into. But facing God in the stillness, would test his resolve. Find out what happens right now on UNSHACKLED!

3775 Sarah Gonzalez May 21, 2023

Sarah Gonzalez grew up in a religious family, but the death of her father while she was still very young drove her away from God. Searching for fulfilment in drugs, alcohol, and mysticism didn’t satisfy her either. And an encounter with demonic forces compelled her to make a choice. Don’t miss Sarah’s true story right now on UNSHACKLED!

3774 Andy Gonzalez Classic May 14, 2023

Andy Gonzalez wanted to be a gang member, with all it’s perceived glamour, ever since he was a kid. But he didn’t realize how much of his life would take place within the walls of a prison. Then how is it even possible that in an environment of hatred, racism and crime, he could find a peace that passes all understanding? Find out in this true story right now on UNSHACKLED!

3773 "Chang" (PG) May 07, 2023

Pastor Chang was raised in a Christian home but decades of communist rule in China tried to silence his faith. Don’t miss this powerful story of how God protected him through years of betrayal and harsh imprisonment, right now on Unshackled!

3772 Johnny Catalin Classic Apr 30, 2023

Johnny Catalin learned to meet setbacks with his fists raised. Boxing didn’t just pay the bills, it was a way of life. But would all this fighting lead to his demise? Don’t miss his exciting true story right now on UNSHACKLED!

3771 Anna Wyatt Apr 23, 2023

While Anna Wyatt’s mother lost her hold on reality, her father tried his best to hold the family together without losing faith in God. But it would test Anna’s faith when all seemed lost. Don’t miss her compelling true story right now on UNSHACKLED!

3770 Raul Ries Part 2 Apr 16, 2023

A violent survivor, Raul Ries believed he was master of his domain. But it would all come crashing down upon seeing his wife’s packed suitcases. Would it be too late and would he have gone too far? Find out on this conclusion of his exciting true story, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3769 Raul Ries Part 1 Apr 09, 2023

When the pain of abuse overwhelmed Raul Ries, he found taking out his fury on someone else helped ease his burden. But as the traumas grew, his anger couldn’t keep up. But Raul would discover that God’s grace could, and it changed his life forever. Don’t miss his exciting true story right now on UNSHACKLED!

3768 Mike Adkins & A Man Called Norman Part 2 Apr 02, 2023

After befriending Norman, the town eccentric, Mike Adkins was feeling good about what he was able to offer in this new friendship...that is until God called him to an even deeper level of charity. Don’t miss the conclusion of this heart-warming true story about loving your neighbor as yourself, right now on Unshackled.

3767 Mike Adkins & A Man Called Norman Part 1 Mar 26, 2023

Little did Mike Adkins know, when he moved into his new home, that one of his neighbors was "Weird Norman," the old eccentric every town seems to have. It would be the beginning of a years-long friendship where both men would learn what it really means to "Love your neighbor as yourself." Don’t miss Part 1 of this heart-warming true story, right now on Unshackled.

3766 Tim Lee Classic Part 2 Mar 19, 2023

An athlete in high school, Tim Lee was also running from God. Then he went to Vietnam and stopped running. Don’t miss the conclusion of his dramatic two-part testimony right now from the Classic files of “Unshackled!”

3765 Tim Lee Classic Part 1 Mar 12, 2023

Tim Lee was a preacher’s kid who rebelled against his parents’ teaching. He joined the Marine Corps to get away. Don’t miss the first of his exciting two-part story … another true dramatization from the Classic files of “Unshackled!”

3764 Shaul Katzav Mar 05, 2023

Shaul Katzav was born in Israel and grew up attending synagogue under the leadership of learned Rabbis who taught him the lessons from the Torah. As he grew up, he questioned what was true and meaningful in life and wondered if there was more to faith than what he had studied. An unexpected meeting with a believer in Christ gave him the opportunity to read the New Testament, which became a life changing event for him as he found truth where he least expected it.

3763 Tommy Neiman Feb 26, 2023

Tommy Neiman grew up wanting to be a baseball player. Instead he became a paramedic and firefighter. Don’t miss this dramatic and exciting story of what it’s like to save lives. Another true testimony right now on “Unshackled!”

3762 Roger Munchian Feb 19, 2023

Roger Munchian could feel the walls closing in on his lifestyle of crime. But his attempt to go straight and walk away from his multimillion-dollar drug trafficking empire would have its own consequences. Don’t miss his exciting true story, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3761 Billy Crone Feb 12, 2023

To ease the turmoil in his heart, Billy Crone attempted suicide at age 17. Then he slipped into new realms darkness. Don’t miss the exciting story of how he was rescued to live in peace and joy…another true dramatization right now on “Unshackled!”

3760 Marina Hofman Feb 05, 2023

Marina Hofman had her life and career all planned out, until a horrific car crash made her question if God really loved her and could restore her hopes and dreams. Don’t miss her powerful story right now on Unshackled!

3759 Thomas Michael Jr. Classic Jan 29, 2023

A self-made man like his father, Tom excelled in sports and academia. But ailments changed life as he knew it, and Tom found solace in drugs and alcohol — vices that would prove harder to escape than he imagined. Trying to show his wife who God really was ignited a passion Tom never had before. Don’t miss this exciting classic story, right now on “Unshackled!”

3758 Odell Summer Part 2 Jan 22, 2023

If you don’t know how to talk to God, don’t miss the conclusion of Odell Summer’s testimony. His ongoing conversation with God led him to freedom, even while he was behind bars. Invite your friends to hear this dramatization right now on “Unshackled!”

3757 Odell Summer Part 1 (PG) Jan 15, 2023

Odell Summer was double-minded, wavering in his decisions. His weakness led to violence, sorrow and shame. Don’t miss the first of his two-part story, right now on “Unshackled!”

3756 Keith Becker Jan 08, 2023

Keith had his own plans for his life, but bankrupt and brokenhearted, he started to wonder where he was going wrong. From rebellion to bending the knee, to devastating tragedy, Keith saw God’s power turn his family’s story into a powerful ministry. Don’t miss his exciting true story right now on UNSHACKLED!

3755 Amy Trees Jan 01, 2023

Raised by a cruel and angry mother, Amy Trees grew up feeling alone and unworthy. Could she find a way to be free of the humiliation she suffered and find the kind of friend she longed for? Right now on Unshackled!

3754 Brett McCormick (PG) Dec 25, 2022

Pornography is a booming business, and has many addicts. Brett McCormick was one, but he warns against unforeseen consequences. Don’t miss his testimony, another true dramatization right now on “Unshackled!”

3753 "Trudy" Dec 18, 2022

When divorce shattered her parents’ marriage, Trudy didn’t see her father for more than two decades. Don’t miss the revealing story of how she overcame the hidden thorn in her heart…another true dramatization right now on “Unshackled!”

3752 Rita Branton Classic (PG) Dec 11, 2022

Rita Branton was on her own and passing herself off as an adult when her school mates were still selling Girl Scout Cookies. At a teen, she set out across the country to find a better life, only to discover a world of chaos and tragedy. But a visit with an old friend would introduce her to a life-saving reality. Don’t miss her exciting true story, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3751 Brady Evans Classic Dec 04, 2022

He seemed to make all the wrong decisions, going nowhere, until he finally woke up and made the right one. Don’t miss the true dramatization of Brady Evans right now from the Classic files of “Unshackled!”

3750 Dick Lane Classic Nov 27, 2022

He was a vicious criminal who spent years in prison and hurt people just because he could. But then Dick Lane began helping young men on the streets. Invite others to hear about his amazing transformation, another true dramatization from the files of “Unshackled!”

3749 God Controlled Approach Nov 20, 2022

Two men, half a country apart, running on ambition, couldn’t see any value in turning to God. But a blizzard, emergency landing, and newborn baby would open their eyes to a higher power that could work where they couldn’t. Don’t miss this listener favorite Thanksgiving Classic, “The God-Controlled Approach,” right now on “Unshackled!”

3748 Cynthia Wenz Part 2 Nov 13, 2022

Finding herself repeating the same mistakes from her past, Cynthia wondered how she had so easily become a statistic. But a botched abortion led to one of the grandest gifts of her life, and God would call on her to educate and support women like herself. Listen to the remarkable conclusion of Cynthia Wenz’s true story right now on UNSHACKLED!

3747 Cynthia Wenz Part 1 (PG) Nov 06, 2022

Cynthia Wenz was a happy little girl, but when her family’s life was upended, her whole sense of security unraveled. She sought love any way she could get it —leading to multiple pregnancies…and multiple abortions. Would she discover the one thing that could fill the emptiness in her soul? You’ll find out right now on UNSHACKLED!

3746 David Tripiciano Oct 30, 2022

Being faithful didn’t come naturally to Dave Tripiciano — not until he met Someone Who exemplified fidelity. Don’t miss this tragic yet relevant testimony…another true dramatization right now on UNSHACKLED!

3745 Kyle Hebert (PG) Oct 23, 2022

When a boy loses his father, he gives up on all hopes and dreams and joins a motorcycle gang. It’s only behind bars that he finds the freedom and peace he’d been missing his entire life. Get the full story when we bring you the true testimony of Kyle Hebert, right now on Unshackled!

3744 Kristina Minaglia (PG) Oct 16, 2022

Kristina Minaglia found herself with no car, no job, no food, no home, and no love. As she sat on a cold, hard park bench in the dark of night, she decided to take her life. And that’s when she discovered someone who changed her life forever. Don’t miss her remarkable true testimony right now on UNSHACKLED!

3743 Michelle Morales (PG) Oct 09, 2022

As a child, Michelle Morales bounced from one place to another, but today she has a secure home. Don’t miss her eye-opening true testimony — another dramatization right now on UNSHACKLED!

3742 Sharon Sommer Oct 02, 2022

Sharon Sommer grew up in an orthodox Jewish home. Although she studied the Hebrew bible she felt distant from her creator. Don’t miss the powerful story of how an encounter with a Christian changed her life forever, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3741 The Question (Enneagram) Sep 25, 2022

A pastor faces a crisis of faith when he sees how easily progressive ideas can lure Christians away from God. But would he have the courage to speak out regardless of the cost? Find out in a new story called THE QUESTION right now on UNSHACKLED!

3740 Bessie Tollberg Classic Sep 18, 2022

Bessie Tollberg’s beauty bound her to self-centeredness. She had to lose her love of self to find the One Who loved her most. Hers is a timeless story right now from the Classic files of UNSHACKLED!

3739 Bill Rieser (PG) Sep 11, 2022

Bill Rieser dominated the basketball courts in New York City where he grew up without a father. Invite your friends to hear the gripping story of how he overcame a traumatic event of childhood and learned to forgive…another true dramatization right now on UNSHACKLED!

3738 Ken Edwards Classic Sep 04, 2022

Ken Edwards spent his life as a criminal, robbing banks and burglarizing. Don’t miss the remarkable story of his redemption…another true dramatization from the Classic files of UNSHACKLED!

3737 "Summer's End" Classic Aug 28, 2022

Uncertain times and low public confidence shake the nation, and its effects ripple throughout. The couple in our story, who seized the opportunity to get away for Labor Day Weekend, certainly felt them. But muddy roads, an empty tank, and a farmer and his wife, would all lead them to the One who is solid ground. Don’t miss this listener favorite classic – Summer’s End, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3736 William "Cull" Wilcox Classic Part 3 Aug 21, 2022

After a near-death experience, Cull Wilcox saw God’s hand on his life and it changed the way he viewed the world. He sought to re-make his character against the inclinations of his nature, but found it to be harder than he thought. In righting the wrongs from his past, would he come to see the true source of his empowerment? Don’t miss the third and final part of this exciting true story right now on UNSHACKLED!

3735 William "Cull" Wilcox Classic Part 2 Aug 14, 2022

Cull Wilcox believed he could outrun trouble — mainly because he had. A fugitive living on his own terms, Cull wasn’t slowing down to face consequences that couldn’t catch him. Only God came face-to-face with Cull, and would make him face the fragility of his own humanity. Don’t miss Part 2 of this exciting, classic true story right now on UNSHACKLED!

3734 William "Cull" Wilcox Classic Part 1 Aug 07, 2022

A funny prank turned terribly wrong, and instead of taking responsibility, Cull Wilcox set out on the run. Seeing his own name on a wanted ad, he knew he hadn’t run far enough. But how far do you have to go to escape spiritual conviction? Don’t miss Part 1 of this fugitive’s exciting story, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3733 Peter Joshua Classic Jul 31, 2022

Son of a preacher, Peter Joshua had been raised to walk in the light — but found life took him in a different direction that was a lot more glamorous. But momentary glamour and fun led to despondence. Would he reexamine his life and decided to turn to the light? Don’t miss this listener favorite, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3732 Corinne Bohanon Jul 24, 2022

Life was pretty good for Corinne Bohanon. Until she experienced a freak accident that left her disabled in a wheelchair. Heartbroken, she tried to make sense of it all with shouts of “why me?” Would she find her way through the heartbreak to live again? You’ll want to hear her true story, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3731 Don Coble Classic Jul 17, 2022

After losing his father, Don turned off his emotions and retreated into a life of hard work and hard liquor. But what’s the use of working hard if it doesn’t bring joy in the end? See what happens as we bring you this classic true story of Don Coble, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3730 Percy Edmonds Jul 10, 2022

His was a life on track for success until he joined a gang. Percy Edmonds had to go to prison to be set free. Don’t miss his remarkable story of transformation…another true dramatization, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3729 Darrin Quigley Jul 03, 2022

Darrin said the sinner’s prayer when he was ten at church camp, and went on to party throughout his life, believing his sins were covered. But when drinking could no longer mask the pain radiating through his body, Darrin contemplated the significance of Christ’s work, for the first time. Don’t miss his enthralling true story, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3728 "Independence Day" Classic Jun 26, 2022

In a country ravaged by war, a young guerrilla solider becomes a fugitive. With the government out hunting him down, the young man sought sanctuary in a mission station to mend his wounds. It was there that he came to see how many wars and movements had failed to deliver peace and prosperity, and the true liberty of Jesus. Don’t miss this Independence Day Classic, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3727 Becky Kelly Classic Jun 19, 2022

She was born as one of God’s chosen people. But Becky Kelly had to go astray to learn the real meaning of being chosen. Don’t miss her thought-provoking testimony, another true dramatization, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3726 Sundar Singh Part 2 Jun 12, 2022

Sundar Singh escaped death – but his grief would have to wait as he continued to live in harm’s way for sharing his faith. Find out how this man’s convictions affected his life, and helped change the world. Don’t miss this true story, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3725 Sundar Singh Part 1 Jun 05, 2022

Sundar Singh hailed from a family of Sikhs, but his mother taught him to value all religions. After burning a Bible and deciding that the Christian God was dead, Sundar would have an encounter than would lead him on the mission of a lifetime. Don’t miss Part 1 of his adventurous story, another true dramatization, right now, on UNSHACKLED!

3724 Tom Knox Classic May 29, 2022

Tom found out that found running away was not necessarily the easiest way out of a situation, but it sure was the fastest. After escaping death in WWII again and again, he considered himself lucky…only to realize later the power of providence. Don’t miss his classic true story, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3723 Dawn Dopf May 22, 2022

How can you find self-respect and the will to live when everyone lets you down? Dawn Dopf kept searching for connection in the world, but she had to look up to find Someone she could really count on. Hear the full story in another true testimony, right now, on UNSHACKLED!

3722 Johnny Spence Classic Part 2 (PG) May 15, 2022

Once he had his back to the wall, but Johnny Spence became a watchman on the wall. Don’t miss the powerful conclusion of his true testimony, from the Classic files of UNSHACKLED!

3721 Johnny Spence Classic Part 1 May 08, 2022

Johnny Spence could have made the record books as a professional golfer, but he couldn’t resist alcohol. Don’t miss the tragic first part of his two-part story, another true dramatization, right now, from the Classic files of UNSHACKLED!

3720 Ronny Levinson May 01, 2022

For some people, stepping from unbelief to belief is a matter of moving out of darkness into the light. But for Ronny Levinson, that step would cost him a father who threatened to disown him. You can hear his true story, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3719 Lindsey Lambert Apr 24, 2022

Twelve-year-old Lindsey Lambert came to the Lord, but then she fell away and became addicted to drugs. She refused to change. However, Lindsey’s grandmother believed beyond hope that her granddaughter’s heart, and mind and life could be transformed -- on the next UNSHACKLED!

3718 Gary Beikirch Classic Part 2 Apr 17, 2022

How do some people perform extraordinary feats of courage under fire? What is it that enables them to reach deeper, almost impervious to feelings that would paralyze any normal person? Gary Beikirch shares the reasons he received the Medal of Honor in Vietnam in the conclusion of his true testimony, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3717 Gary Beikirch Classic Part 1 Apr 10, 2022

Few men go off to war and find peace, but Gary Beikirch found peace in a remote village in Vietnam — until the enemy attacked. Don’t miss the exciting first part of his story, a true testimony of heroism, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3716 "June" Classic Apr 03, 2022

She believed she was asserting her own independence, but June realized too late that her own willfulness had cut her off from family, love, and security. She arrived at the mission with an aggressive determination, letting everyone know she was no ordinary person. But she soon discovered the truth all humanity has in common. Don’t miss her true story, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3715 Jimmy Rowe Classic Mar 27, 2022

His addictions buried him in a world of despair. Is there any hope for a man who steals from his mother, his wife, and even daughter just to buy crack cocaine? Jimmy Rowe has the answer in his testimony, another true dramatization, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3714 Mamie LaFlamme Classic Mar 20, 2022

At nine years old, Mamie LaFlamme became a card shark, cabaret dancer, and drug addict after her mother gave her away. Don’t miss the extraordinary classic story of how Someone gave Himself for her in this true dramatization, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3713 Kathy Wellin Classic Mar 13, 2022

She couldn’t break free of depression or her dependence on meds until she learned to trust in the true Physician. Don’t Miss Kathy Wellin’s timely classic story…another true testimony, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3712 Michael Swiger Classic Mar 06, 2022

If you had to choose between telling the truth and saving your brother, what would you do? Michael Swiger faced that dilemma, and we’ll hear about the consequence of his choice…another true dramatization, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3711 Adam Alexander (PG) Feb 27, 2022

Adam Alexander suffered from childhood trauma that led to years of his own addictions and insecurity. While his brothers never gave up on him and prayed for his salvation, it wasn’t until Adam finally understood love that he could receive the good news they shared. Don’t miss this exciting true story, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3710 "Molly" Classic Feb 20, 2022

Someone once said, “Emotional pain cannot kill you, but running from it can.” Such was the case with Molly, who built a wall around herself in order to avoid heartache. But she would eventually find a healing love that would never fail...right now on UNSHACKLED!

3709 John Conley Classic Feb 13, 2022

John Conley never heard his father say, “I love you.” And his heartache led to rebellion and greater heartache. When he learned Who really loved him, his life was transformed. Don’t miss his classic dramatized testimony, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3708 "Jessica" (PG) Feb 06, 2022

When it came to sex, Jessica decided to do her own thing, apart from God’s will. But when hookup culture left her feeling used, disappointed and longing for more meaning, she began to explore what a Godly vision for intimacy might be. Don’t miss this important new story, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3707 Laura Perry Part 3 (PG) Jan 30, 2022

In effort to cast aside the brokenness of biology and her powerlessness, Laura gave it all, so she could transition to a man. But within the LGBT community, she was surprised to find such disappointment. It was always the next phase that would bring fulfillment…but she realized she still didn’t fit in with a group of men. All that changed, however, when she saw a light she couldn't look away from. Don’t miss the conclusion to Laura's redemptive story sweeping the nation, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3706 Laura Perry Part 2 (PG) Jan 23, 2022

When the thrill of casual encounters wore off, Laura Perry decided she could be the boyfriend she never had. While the newness of the LGBTQ community excited her, it also left her with an emptiness as she discovered there were deeper truths she still sought. She would go further down the wrong road desperate for answers...and into the most dangerous waters. Don’t miss part 2 of Laura's riveting true story, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3705 Laura Perry Part 1 (PG) Jan 16, 2022

She was looking to offset feelings of pain and powerlessness, but Laura Perry turned to the wrong crowd and finds partying and satanic spirits. She also begins feeding a newly fostered masculine ego. But these things still fail to fill the void, and her journey would get even darker and more dangerous. Will it be too late before she sees the light? Find out in Part 1 of Laura's captivating, true life story, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3704 Clair McCombs Classic Jan 09, 2022

A young man defeats the odds to fly Air Force fighter jets. But despite flying miles high in the sky, he feels his life still comes up short. See how he reaches new heights, as we bring you the classic true story of Clair McCombs, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3703 Hans Nikoley Classic Jan 02, 2022

When Hans Nikoley came to the U.S. from Germany after World War II, he looked forward to freedom. But he went into bondage for a dozen years. Invite your friends to hear about his emancipation…another true dramatization, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3702 "Caleb" (PG) Dec 26, 2021

As a teenager, Caleb’s life turned upside down when he was caught with pornography at school. His parents struggled to know how to help him get on a path towards healing and a healthy vision of love. Could the pornography be a symptom of a deeper problem? Find out in this exciting new story, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3701 Christmas Special Classic Dec 19, 2021

Two alcoholics released from the state hospital at the worst time of the year for lapses: the holidays. When their situations go from bad to worse, will they turn back to their old habits or discover there’s more than willpower to keep them from their old lifestyles? Don’t miss this Classic Christmas Special, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3700 Haralan Popov Part 2 Dec 12, 2021

In the middle of a prison in Bulgaria, after years of torture and starvation, Haralan Popov discovered a new passion for his life. Would this new-found hope help him outlast the persecution to eventually, one day, see freedom? You’ll find out in this compelling conclusion to his remarkable true story. Right now, on UNSHACKLED!

3699 Haralan Popov Part 1 Dec 05, 2021

He transformed from a hard-line atheist into a devoted follower of Jesus. But Haralan Popov was soon put to the ultimate test— as Communists took over his beloved country. He now faced a fight for his faith…and his life. Would he be able to stand? Don’t miss Part 1 of his remarkable true story, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3698 Art Armenta Nov 28, 2021

Art Armenta lived a life filled with drugs and alcohol, which made him question the legacy he was leaving for his children. And the direction he was going indicated a legacy of lost selfishness. Don’t miss the powerful story of how an encounter with an old childhood friend changed his life, right now on Unshackled!

3697 "The Ingrate" Thanksgiving Classic Nov 21, 2021

A self-made, highly-educated man if there was one, Ethan saw himself rise and fall according to his own decisions and will power. He scoffed at his brother for believing anything of value could be free. A winter storm, a terrible road accident, and an unexpected rescue would show Ethan a side of life no business school teaches. Don’t miss this powerful and moving Thanksgiving Classic, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3696 William Tyndale Nov 14, 2021

The year was 1530, and William Tyndale topped King Henry the VIII’s Most Wanted list for translating the Bible into English. Is he willing to risk his life for this cause? Don’t miss this stirring and powerful true story about this remarkable historical figure, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3695 Laurie Sexton (PG) Nov 07, 2021

Unwanted from birth, Laurie Sexton did not experience the normal joys of childhood. She was raised by a tyrannical mother who made it hard for her to understand that there could actually be a loving God who cared for her. Would she ever make it out of her cycle of abuse? Don’t miss her compelling testimony…right now on UNSHACKLED!

3694 Jordan Northrup Part 2 Oct 31, 2021

Jordan Northrup couldn’t seem to break his addiction to alcohol. Despite his faith and relationship with God, he kept falling back into destructive cycles. It wasn’t until he learned what it looks like to partner with God that he found freedom. Don’t miss the conclusion of his powerful story, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3693 Jordan Northrup Part 1 Oct 24, 2021

When Jordan Northrup starting drinking, he discovered a newfound confidence and form of escape. The more he prioritized drinking, the more addicted he became. Find out what happens when a roommate offers him an invitation to something better, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3692 Michael Matthews Part 2 (PG) Oct 17, 2021

Michael Matthews was living carefree and solely for himself in the world of drugs. But after inviting an unknown associate into his inner circle, his world quickly unraveled, and he found himself in a jail cell. When faced with an opportunity to cheat his way out of a long prison sentence he would have to decide who he really was inside. Find out what path he chose in this exciting conclusion, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3691 Michael Matthews Part 1 (PG) Oct 10, 2021

Searching for where he could fit in in this world, Michael Matthews found acceptance in places that would lead down dark paths. But when his baby fell ill, he discovered his lifestyle wasn’t as fun, hopeful and abundant as he once saw it to be. Don’t miss Part 1 of his redemptive journey, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3690 The "Laura" Story Classic (PG) Oct 03, 2021

Seeking love and answers for the past, Laura embarks on a very challenging journey of her family history. However, the answers she discovers don’t grant her the peace she seeks. In fact, it only exacerbates her dilemma and affirms her hopelessness. Close to giving up and ending it all, she is surprised by a message of love that promises never to leave her or forsake her. Join us, won't you? So you don't miss this compelling classic true story, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3689 Keith Kaynor Sep 26, 2021

Some people are content with doing things the right way and going along with whatever their parents or teachers say. But what happens when you need answers to life’s deeper questions, and no one is quite able to provide them? As Keith Kaynor found out, sometimes the best lessons are learned outside the classroom. Hear his true story, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3688 Don Gordon Classic Sep 19, 2021

Baseball was his whole world. From Little Leagues to the Major Leagues, he excelled and impressed. But when tensions rose, it was hard for him to find any other avenue than violence. Drinking, fighting and a bad reputation started destroying not only his career, but his life. Don’t miss the compelling classic true story of Don Gordon, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3687 Marshall Brandon (PG) Sep 12, 2021

His life of abuse and violence had taken him from street gangs to Vietnam, but would he ever find a place where he could be productive and live a better life? Find out on Marshall Brandon’s true story, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3686 "Priscilla" Classic (PG) Sep 05, 2021

Deprived of a nurturing home, Priscilla sought love and belonging, yet found herself in unhealthy relationships. She turned to dark arts and even attempted suicide before masking her despair in drugs and alcohol. With a new baby, Pricilla sought a way to truly transform her life and family. Don’t miss her exciting true story, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3685 Chyrlle Dunne Aug 29, 2021

Chyrlle had grown accustomed to a life cycling through domestic violence and abuse. She lost hope that her future could be any different, until she discovered a hope that never fails or disappoints. But could she believe and receive such a gift? Don’t miss her compelling true story, right now on Unshackled!

3684 Danny Cox Part 2 Aug 22, 2021

When Danny Cox gave his life to Christ as he awaited his conviction, he was eager to get out of jail and start living like a new man! But when a discouraging prison sentence and a terminal illness changed his plans, he had to surrender to God in a whole new way. Don’t miss the conclusion of Danny’s compelling story, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3683 Danny Cox Part 1 (PG) Aug 15, 2021

When Danny Cox suffered embarrassment over growing up in the projects, he swore to himself he would never be poor as an adult. But his journey toward fame and fortune led him down a dangerous path to partying, drugs, and eventually, prison. Find out what happens when a letter from home reminds him of the hope that is available, in Part 1 of his true story, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3682 "Emma" Classic Aug 08, 2021

Emma spent her childhood caring for her dying mother and parenting her younger siblings. So she knew all about the high price of sacrifice when she was faced with whether or not to return to her abusive and alcoholic husband. How she made that decision -- along with its consequences -- make for another compelling classic true story, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3681 Greg Savitt Aug 01, 2021

When Greg Savitt questioned his own heritage and beliefs…it started him on an arduous journey that would demand everything of him. Would he maintain his pursuit of the truth, even if it meant losing the friends, family and reputation of his community? Don’t miss his exciting true story, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3680 "Bud" Rauschenberger Jul 25, 2021

It seemed like Bud would never conquer his battle with alcoholism. But when this truck driver dared to attend his sister’s Bible study, he stepped into a redemption story that changed everything. Don't miss this exciting dramatization, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3679 Robert Reinsch Jul 18, 2021

As a young man, Robert Reinsch began comparing what the Bible said to the teachings of his family’s faith. Then, when a family member is killed, his belief in a loving God is challenged. Don’t miss his powerful true story, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3678 Cecelia Cotlan (PG) Jul 11, 2021

Cecelia Cotlan thought her life would get better with a brand-new start. But as new beginning after new beginning failed, he was left searching and despairing. Until finally her despair led her to a most unexpected place. Catch her compelling true story, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3677 Sharon Arinaitwe Jul 04, 2021

As a child, Sharon Arinaitwe experienced rejection from those closest to her, and her rebellious spirit led her astray. However, because of missionaries faithfully responding to God’s call to share the gospel, Sharon’s life changed. Don’t miss her incredible story, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3676 "The Fisherman" Classic Jun 27, 2021

A holiday fishing excursion brings together an unlikely group of people. But when they face an unexpected storm…will their 4th of July ever be the same? Find out, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3675 Harold Sullivan Classic Part 3 Jun 20, 2021

Harold Sullivan’s greed led him into business with the mob, who then turned on him and chased him across the world to get even. When his money and energy ran out, he came back to the place where the danger began. Would he find revenge or redemption? Find out in the conclusion of his classic true story, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3674 Harold Sullivan Classic Part 2 Jun 13, 2021

Harold Sullivan made the fatal mistake of going into business with the mob. When he drew the line with them at sex-trafficking, he sparked their ire and went on the run to save his life. Don’t miss the second chapter of this exciting classic true story, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3673 Harold Sullivan Classic Part 1 Jun 06, 2021

Harold Sullivan was led by greed to grow his tavern business through entertainment gambling. This only opened the door to the mob, who forced Harold to either become a “partner” or run for his life. Don’t miss the first part of this incredible classic true story, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3672 "The Potting Shed" Classic May 30, 2021

How can a man who has lost everything find a way out of his bitterness by getting his hands dirty working in a greenhouse? Watch the surprises unfold in this Classic Memorial Day story of “The Potting Shed”. Right now on UNSHACKLED!

3671 Carol Peterson (PG) May 23, 2021

Carol endured abuse and suffering as a child that led to years of shame and hopelessness. When she entered a recovery program, she decided to give God a try and see what happened. You don’t want to miss this redemption story, another true dramatization, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3670 Dave Walker Part 2 May 16, 2021

Dr. Dave Walker was searching for more than physical healing for his patients, and in the process, he discovered the transforming power of God. Dr. Walker began sharing his faith with his patients and praying for them, and he witnessed the miraculous power of intercession. Don’t miss his powerful testimony on the next UNSHACKLED!

3669 Dave Walker Part 1 May 09, 2021

Dave Walker suffered tragedy after tragedy, as he wondered why God was just an onlooker. It wasn’t until he began searching for more than physical healing for his patients that Dr. Walker’s life changed, and he witnessed God intervene in response to prayer. Don’t miss Part 1 of Dave's inspiring true story, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3668 Katie DePew Part 2 May 02, 2021

Seeking an escape from inner turmoil, Katie Depew turned to all the world had to offer - and watched her life spiral out of control. But in her despair, she discovered the one who offers true peace, and whose grace never stopped coming after her. Don’t miss the conclusion of Katie's true story, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3667 Katie DePew Part 1 (PG) Apr 25, 2021

Katie DePew’s depression resulted in more and more drastic behavior and toxic relationships. When she couldn’t outrun her decisions, she found herself feeling alone. But in the stillness, she encountered the one who gave her hope. Don’t miss Part 1 of her compelling true story, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3666 "Thomas" Classic Apr 18, 2021

What hope is there for a person who turns their back on everything they believe? You can hear the true story of “Thomas,” the man who denied everything most people hold dear: family, friends, religion, politics, and patriotism. You’ll also learn of his surprising return…right now on this week’s classic episode of UNSHACKLED!

3665 Jimmy MacPhee (PG) Apr 11, 2021

Have you ever felt the world was unfair? So did Jimmy MacPhee. His sense of injustice grew into a hatred. Until he killed a man. And then he confronted the one person he had been avoiding all his life…himself. Hear Jimmy’s astonishing true story…from death row to abundant life, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3664 "The Wilderness" Classic Apr 04, 2021

Four strangers, traveling together in a dangerous desert, facing perilous circumstances, some of their own making. Will they find the way out before their circumstances overwhelm them? Find out in this dramatic Easter Classic, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3663 Larry Wilson Classic Mar 28, 2021

From an early age, Larry Wilson felt envious of those who had the "good life," who were born into prosperity or a healthy home. That envy turned to hate and that hate turned to crime. It looked like a hardened career criminal was all he’d ever be until he came to the end of himself, and discovered a reason for hope. Don’t miss his enthralling story, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3662 Brenda Franks Mar 21, 2021

From an early age, Brenda walked through hardships no child should have to endure. Through the pain of divorce and the trauma of her mom’s life-threatening accident, Brenda learned to rely on God to carry her through the difficulties of this world. Don’t miss her inspiring true story, another dramatization right now on UNSHACKLED!

3661 "Georgia" Classic (PG) Mar 14, 2021

What would you do if someone robbed your mom at knifepoint? The real victim’s answer will surprise you, as well as how that answer affected the woman holding the knife. Hear all of this unfold when we bring you the classic true story of “Georgia,” right now on UNSHACKLED!

3660 Thomas Irvin Part 2 Mar 07, 2021

Thomas Irvin grew up in the South, where there’s a healthy respect for God and the Bible. But one day, he was shocked by a question that haunted his soul: Was he actually a Christian…or not? Discover a story that could be your own, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3659 Thomas Irvin Part 1 Feb 28, 2021

Something in us longs to hear a father telling us, “Don’t be afraid, I’ll always be here for you.” For one young man, the search for a father’s voice took him places he never imagined. Be sure to catch Part 1 of the true story of Thomas Irvin, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3658 Gigi Williams Feb 21, 2021

Born with what most people called a handicap, Gigi Williams struggled to rise above her circumstances and live her life to the fullest. But could she learn to live a meaningful life while dealing with what seemed impossible, and if so, how? Hear her true story, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3657 Amelia Walker Feb 14, 2021

As a child, Amelia Walker watched her parents numb the strains of life with alcohol and work. She wondered if life had any more meaning, and if so, where could she find ultimate security? Don’t miss her powerful story, another dramatization, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3656 Patrick Brighton (PG) Feb 07, 2021

Patrick Brighton lived for himself. He followed his pride and lustful desires wherever they drove him. It wasn’t until he came close to losing his family forever, that he discovered his need for forgiveness and grace. Don’t miss his moving story, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3655 Walter Terrell (PG) Jan 31, 2021

Walter Terrell experienced years of abuse as a child, and he turned to drugs and alcohol to numb the memory of that suffering. Don’t miss the dramatic story of how he was delivered, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3654 Ron Lindner Classic Jan 24, 2021

Ron Lindner fulfilled his childhood dream of becoming a famous fisherman, but his life became tangled in a net of anxiety and alcohol abuse. Learn how he breaks free in this classic true story, right now on “UNSHACKLED!”

3653 Johnny Hudson Jr. Classic Jan 17, 2021

Everyone has something they’d like to change about their bodies. Johnny Hudson Jr. is no exception. Since birth, he struggled with disabilities few of us can imagine. But don’t miss the remarkable story of how he rose above his bitterness to love and help others. Right now on Unshackled!

3652 Christopher Replogle Part 2 Jan 10, 2021

Christopher Replogle was a top gunner in the Marines, but once he left the military, he turned to a life of extremes as a high-stakes drug dealer. One night, he hit a wall – literally – at 100 miles per hour. Through the trials he faced, he got a picture of his life. What did he see? You’ll find out right now on “UNSHACKLED!”

3651 Christopher Replogle Part 1 Jan 03, 2021

He was a top gunner in Iraq, sitting atop a Humvee with a 50-caliber machine gun. But the world of Chris Replogle would soon explode in very unexpected ways...that's when he would come face to face with an altogether new enemy. Hear all about it right now on “UNSHACKLED!”

3650 New Life/New Years Classic Dec 27, 2020

A hospital emergency room is the setting for this fictional story of New Year’s resolutions. Will the characters find the answers they are seeking in time to save lives and make the New Year one to remember? Find out right now on UNSHACKLED!

3649 Frank Holm Classic Dec 20, 2020

Frank Holm came to America to find a better life, but when Christmas found him living on the streets instead of living the American Dream, would he find a way to change his life? Hear his classic true story right now on UNSHACKLED!

3648 Matthew Karchner Dec 13, 2020

Some people, in an attempt to justify their actions, claim the argument, “God made me that way.” Matthew Karchner used this argument to support his homosexual lifestyle. Learn what happened to his argument right now on UNSHACKLED!

3647 Pat Baranski Dec 06, 2020

As a child, Pat Baranski did not get the love he deserved, and he questioned whether his life was even worth living. He found purpose in singing and starting his own family, but a life-threatening accident forced him to begin all over again. Don’t miss his moving story right now on UNSHACKLED!

3646 Jim Lo Nov 29, 2020

Jim Lo was full of anger and resentment for being treated unfairly because he was different, and he searched for acceptance. This search would take him into dangerous situations. But would his search help him learn to deal with his own transgressions? Hear his timely true story right now on UNSHACKLED!

3645 Rebecca Khan Nov 22, 2020

A teenage girl and her friend go out on a drunken midnight joyride…and nearly get killed by a strange man. What could replace the thrill of seeking danger? Find out when we bring you the true story of Rebecca Khan, right now on Unshackled!

3644 John Newton -- Part 2 Nov 15, 2020

After he was rescued from a storm at sea, John Newton’s life changed completely. But would he find the courage to follow a different plan for his life regardless of the consequences? Find out in the amazing conclusion of the true story of John Newton, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3643 John Newton -- Part 1 Nov 08, 2020

John Newton dreamed of fighting pirates in an exciting life at sea, but when he found himself trapped on a sinking ship, he had to find a new way to calm the raging storms of his life! Don’t miss Part 1 of this incredible true story right now on UNSHACKLED!

3642 Rosemarie Florio (PG) Nov 01, 2020

As a child, Rosemarie suffered terrible neglect and abuse. She wondered if anyone could truly love her or if she could find meaning in life, despite her broken beginning. Don’t miss her moving story, another true dramatization right now on UNSHACKLED!

3641 The Enemy Within Oct 25, 2020

In this homage to CS Lewis’s “The Screwtape Letters”, a Senior Tempter instructs a Junior Tempter how to secure the damnation of their latest “patient.” The fact that this patient is part of a Bible study only emboldens their efforts. Don’t miss this timely episode right now on UNSHACKLED!

3640 Stafford Braxton (PG) Oct 18, 2020

Stafford Braxton was born into a cycle of addiction and mental instability that drove him to search for intimacy in unhealthy places. His path nearly drove him to destruction until the day a Navy officer showed up at his door with the answer to his pain. Don’t miss his compelling true story right now on UNSHACKLED!

3639 Paul Pierucki Oct 11, 2020

As a young kid, Paul’s broken relationship with his dad led to a spirit of rebelliousness that carried him through his young adulthood. He was aimless; unsure what kind of life he wanted to build. When he nearly lost his family over his poor decisions, Paul was finally able to repent. Don’t miss his powerful story, another true dramatization right now on UNSHACKLED!

3638 Brandon Clevenger Oct 04, 2020

A lifetime of rejection and depression drew Brandon Clevenger into one drug addiction after another. Don’t miss how God saved him from the brink of death so he could turn around and help others, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3637 Delores Liesner Sep 27, 2020

Growing up, she was desperate to stop the pain of her mother’s constant abuse, even by attempted suicide. But her most desperate attempts proved futile until she was led to the one thing that could set her free. However, even this freedom came with a very high price, one she wasn’t sure she was ready to pay. Don’t miss the compelling true story of Delores Liesner, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3636 Amy Blackwell - Part 2 Sep 20, 2020

Amy Blackwell gave her all to serving and pleasing those around her; even when they didn’t have her best interests in mind. Her co-dependency drove her to dangerous places until she finally hit rock bottom. Here, she found that God was the rock at the bottom. Don’t miss the conclusion of her powerful story, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3635 Amy Blackwell - Part 1 Sep 13, 2020

Amy Blackwell wanted to be the perfect Christian. But when an emotional affair led to the first of a string of failed marriages, she lost sight of her identity. She did everything she could to make others happy, and it took the love of a friend to remind her who she really was. Don’t miss Part 1 of her moving story, another true dramatization, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3634 Joy Robertson - Part 2 Sep 06, 2020

She thought she had found the perfect “happily ever after” life. But would she have the courage to face the unthinkable when her perfect life began to fall apart? Don’t miss Part 2 of Joy Robertson’s true story right now on UNSHACKLED!

3633 Joy Robertson - Part 1 Aug 30, 2020

Joy Robertson dreamed of fame and fortune to escape the abuse and heartache of her past. But when she was offered the chance of a lifetime, she found it came with a price, one she wasn’t sure she could pay. Don’t miss part 1 of her true story right now on UNSHACKLED!

3632 George Gray Aug 23, 2020

From an early age, George Gray was different from other kids. His limited vision didn’t stop him from making friends, becoming a Boy Scout and working hard. But, he wondered what he could do with his life and what kind of contribution he could make to the world. Don’t miss his inspiring story, another dramatization right now on UNSHACKLED!

3631 Bryan Venckus Aug 16, 2020

When you step into a boxing ring, you have to know your opponent…or you end up down for the count. You’re about to meet a fighter who thought he knew his opponent. But this enemy was lurking in the shadows of his own heart, ready to kill him. Listen to the true story of Bryan Lee Venckus right now on UNSHACKLED!

3630 Keith Surland Classic Aug 09, 2020

As a young man, he lacked self-esteem and purpose, so he turned to Angel Dust to give him a boost. Though drugs helped him get noticed, it wasn’t quite the attention he wanted. Hear all about it when we bring you the classic true story of Keith Surland right now on UNSHACKLED!

3629 "Annette" Classic Aug 02, 2020

Annette did everything she could to avoid facing the reality of her life. She numbed the pain by committing herself to the practice of karate, but she did this for so long, it was hard to imagine life any other way. That was, until her brother showed her how to live life without escaping it. Find out what happens on her true story right now on “UNSHACKLED!”

3628 Steven Morris Jul 26, 2020

Steven Morris dreamed of a life of adventure. At first that meant fighting, drinking, partying and hanging out with adrenaline-junkies. But when he started walking with Jesus, that all changed. New adventures unfolded as he traveled the world sharing the gospel to all who had ears to hear it. Don’t miss his thrilling story, another true dramatization right now on UNSHACKLED!

3627 John and Sue Patterson Classic Jul 19, 2020

They say when it rains, it pours. After a traumatic accident, a couple lost their car, their home, and almost their son. What good can come out of so much suffering? You’ll see when we bring you the classic true story of John and Sue Patterson, right now, on UNSHACKLED!

3626 Matthew Trewhella Jul 12, 2020

The man in our story thought doing drugs was a victimless crime, but one crime led to another until he found himself in a courtroom facing charges of arson. Is there any hope of getting his life back on track? The answer is in this true dramatization, the Matthew Trewhella story, right now, on UNSHACKLED!

3625 Cydanni Ade Jul 05, 2020

She grew up an "ugly duckling," and she was on a search for power and acceptance. Her search led her to an encounter on a beach where she found what she was looking for. Find out what that was when we bring you the story of Cydanni Ade, another true dramatization right now on UNSHACKLED!

3624 Jack Eisenbaugh (PG) Jun 28, 2020

A man suffering from seizures and addicted to drugs and alcohol fell seven feet and cracked his head on concrete. Doctors thought he’d never walk, talk, or read again, but one book inspired him to push forward. Hear the full story when we bring you the true story of Jack Eisenbaugh, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3623 Dave Pearson Classic Jun 21, 2020

Seven-year old Dave Pearson was taken to bars and given away to strangers for
the weekend… numerous times. Life with an alcoholic father and no mother
brought increasing adversity to his life. Learn how he overcame life’s calamities
now on this heart-warming story of “UNSHACKLED!”

3622 Bill Terrell Part 2 Jun 14, 2020

He spent most of his young life addicted to drugs and sentenced to prison. When
he believed in Christ, he thought his life would change for the better, until he was
transferred to one of the most violent and overcrowded prisons. How would it turn
out? Find out in Part 2 of the true story of Bill Terrell right now on UNSHACKLED!

3621 Bill Terrell -- Part 1 Jun 07, 2020

Sentenced to prison at the young age of fourteen, Bill Terrell grew up learning how
to fight and steal. Addicted to the stranglehold of drugs, which kept him continually
in trouble and often in prisons, Bill searched for answer and a way out of his cycle
of destruction. Hear part one of his true story right now on UNSHACKLED!

3620 Jim Warren May 31, 2020

Jim Warren wanted nothing to do with Christianity. He often mocked people of faith, even while his own life went down a wild and wandering path. It wasn’t until old age that he encountered the deep grace and love of God. Don’t miss his powerful story, right now, on “UNSHACKLED!”

3619 Robert Decker (PG) May 24, 2020

A man jumps from a third story window. Doctors say he’ll never walk again. Where can he turn for strength? You’ll hear the answer when we bring you the true story of Robert Decker right now on UNSHACKLED!

3618 Denise Shick -- Part 2 (PG) May 17, 2020

Denise Shick had carried the weight of dark family secrets since she was a young child. She struggled to forgive, and as she was finally coming around, a betrayal hurled their family into devastation. Here, she found unyielding strength and comfort in the arms of her Heavenly Father. Find out what happens in the true story that led to a ground-breaking book and ministry right now on UNSHACKLED!

3617 Denise Shick -- Part 1 (PG) May 10, 2020

Denise Shick learned of her father’s mortifying secret when she was nine. Burdened under the weight of silence, her life would never be the same. As hard as it was to forgive, it was even more so when her father’s depraved fantasy’s started involving her. Hear her journey to escape, now on UNSHACKLED!

3616 Wilburn Walker May 03, 2020

When Wilburn Walker surrendered his life to God, some old habits changed right away, but others were more difficult to uproot, including drunkenness. Don’t miss the powerful story of how he was delivered from alcoholism right now on UNSHACKLED!

3615 Arthur Valder Apr 26, 2020

Arthur Valder thought of himself as bigger, better, and smarter than anyone else, but when his life spiraled out of control, would he find the strength to survive living on the edge? Find out right now on UNSHACKLED!

3614 Bonnie Pickett Apr 19, 2020

From an early age, Bonnie Pickett had to work hard to earn love and affection. Early experiences with shame and guilt led her down a path toward addiction and substance abuse. Desperate as she was to break free of this pattern, it wasn’t until Bonnie realized she couldn’t do it on her own, that she found the One who could help her. Don’t miss her moving story right now on UNSHACKLED!

3613 Doug Ehrhardt Apr 12, 2020

As a little boy, Doug Ehrhardt grew up lonely and isolated. As a teenager, he used drugs to numb his pain. All the while, he hated God and cursed him. And yet the very God whom Doug cursed was the One who rescued him from death. Discover Doug’s remarkable story right now on UNSHACKLED!

3612 Amy Carmichael -- Part 2 (PG) Apr 05, 2020

Amy Carmichael reminds us of the difference one person can make when they surrender their all to the one living God. Find out how she took on impossible odds, shined God’s light into the darkness of a cult, and saved the lives of hundreds of children! Don’t miss Part 2 of her enthralling true story right now on UNSHACKLED!

3611 Amy Carmichael -- Part 1 Mar 29, 2020

At first, Amy Carmichael’s strong will got her into a load of trouble, but once she heard God’s call, it helped her follow Him regardless of what lay ahead. Find out what happens in Part 1 of this enthralling true story when Amy takes on impossible and dangerous odds right now on UNSHACKLED!

3610 Brenda Bickford Mar 22, 2020

Brenda Bickford did all she could to help her daughter fight the darkness of depression. But when her story took a tragic and shocking turn, Brenda discovered the heart of God as she had never seen Him before. Don’t miss her true story right now on “UNSHACKLED!”

3609 Jeanette Schneider Mar 15, 2020

Is heaven real to you? Jeanette Schneider found the answer to that question. She spent her life with her heart on fire to share the answers she had found. Despite a life of abuse, conflict, and danger, she devoted her life to holding out a lifeline to others! Hear her true story now on UNSHACKLED!

3608 Kim Bond Mar 08, 2020

After being separated from her father, a young woman abandons hope and seeks escape in the darkest places. Is there a chance she’ll find the light? Tune in to the Kim Bond story right now on Unshackled!

3607 Jeff Austin Mar 01, 2020

When Jeffrey Austin lost his father to suicide, he lost his hero and protector. He would spend years numbing the pain with substances, but God never stopped pursuing him. One day, Jeff finally experienced the love he’d been missing. Don’t miss his heartbreaking but hopeful story, another dramatization of UNSHACKLED! right now.

3606 Frank Felix Feb 23, 2020

Bullying does different things to different people. For one boy, it turned him first to seclusion, then to drugs and gang fighting, which resulted in trouble with the law. But when tragedy struck, he had to face himself and think. You can hear the true story of Frank Felix now on “UNSHACKLED!”

3605 Chuck and Debbie Brooks Feb 16, 2020

Chuck and Debbie Brooks grew up in broken and dangerous homes, both searching for a way to fix the mistakes of their past. Through each disaster, disappointment and defeat, they tried to do what was right even though their decisions brought pain and hardship to their lives. Throughout their marriage, despite devastating difficulties, they learned to count on the goodness of a God whose grace is always there for those who follow Him. Don’t miss their true stories, now, on UNSHACKLED!

3604 Nabeel Qureshi - Part 2 Feb 09, 2020

As the compelling case for Christianity became more apparent to Nabeel, he struggled to know what to do with his Muslim upbringing. He was terrified to disappoint his parents and move away from the life he loved. Don’t miss his thrilling story now on UNSHACKLED!

3603 Nabeel Qureshi - Part 1 Feb 02, 2020

Nabeel loved his Muslim upbringing and respected the wisdom and traditions his family instilled in him. But when his education and his friendships set him down a path of critically investigating his faith, his world began to turn upside down. Don’t miss his exciting story now on UNSHACKLED!

3602 Ike Keay Classic -- PG Jan 26, 2020

Alone and abused, a child finds strength through his father’s example. But one day, he learns that his father is a different person than he thought. Hear what happens as we bring you the classic true story of Ike Keay, right now on UNSHACKLED!

3601 Janet Laballiere Classic Jan 19, 2020

What does the future bring for a girl so rebellious that she drops out of school and steals thousands of dollars from her own parents? Is there any hope for a child like that? You’ll see as we bring you the classic true story of Janet Laballiere on Unshackled!

3600 Allen Hanson Classic Jan 12, 2020

Allen Hanson resented the sacrifices his missionary parents made and was determined to make as much money as he could to find his version of success. Don’t miss this powerful story of how God used prison to show him what true success is, on the next UNSHACKLED!

3599 Ron Shultz Classic Jan 05, 2020

Ron Shultz was a man fascinated by the latest and greatest and chased after it. Any “newer” thing that caught his fancy, he felt compelled to seek after. But when he did happen to hold it in his grasp, it lost its glitter and left him profoundly empty. He was in the grip of discontent, a lifetime of hungering after flimsy promises of truth, always seeking, ever searching, never content. Could he escape from this madness? Find out in the next thrilling episode of “UNSHACKLED!”

3598 Phil Lacy Part 2 -- PG Dec 29, 2019

Join us as we conclude the story of Phil Lacy who went from having it all, to losing all, to discovering that Jesus is his all. You’ll hear all about it when we bring you part 2 of his compelling and victorious true story on “UNSHACKLED!”

3597 Phil Lacy Part 1 -- PG Dec 22, 2019

Join us as we follow the life of Phil Lacy who had an incident at a young age that launched him into a life of wild rebellion. Would he ever recover? Find out when we bring you his compelling true story on “UNSHACKLED!”

3596 Tracie Mark -- PG Dec 15, 2019

Tracie Mark’s life seemed to be ruined again and again, at the hands of others, then at her own. Without possessions, abandoned by all, and with nothing but a bleak future, she gave up. But in her despair, Tracie discovered the One who had never given up on her. Don’t miss her story on “UNSHACKLED!”

3595 Ruth Ott Dec 08, 2019

Dr Ruth Ott was born in a hospital broom closet in Holland. Besides her unusual birth, her home life was full of anxiety. Growing up, she was surrounded by arguments and confusion. Although Ruth knew that God had a plan for her life, the constant changes and turmoil she was forced to endure left her searching for the road map that would show her the way to peace and fulfillment. Hear her heartwarming true story on UNSHACKLED!

3594 Eric Dohrman Classic Dec 01, 2019

A young man travelled all over the country searching for a place to settle and build a bright future after graduation. Then, an illness brought him to a new place, and the answers he’d been looking for. Find new direction as we bring you the classic true story of Eric Dohrmann on UNSHACKLED!

3593 Bruce Snavely Nov 24, 2019

Home. It’s a great place to be. But what if your home and family fell apart? It happened to Bruce Snavely and gave him a longing to go back to the “good old days” on the family farm. You can hear his uplifting story on this week’s episode of “UNSHACKLED!”

3592 Nate Saint Pt 2 Nov 17, 2019

Nate’s love of flying had taken him around the world but his commitment to Christ led him into the jungles of the Amazon. With his wife and family and four other missionaries, Nate’s courageous attempt to reach the lost Stone Age Tribes with the gospel message, leads to one of the most inspiring missionary stories of the twentieth century. Don’t miss Part 2 of the Nate Saint story on the next UNSHACKLED!

3591 Nate Saint Pt 1 Nov 10, 2019

He knew he was born to fly! But his dreams were continually disappointed until he found a greater purpose for his flying. Though it meant physical hardship and much danger, he believed with all his heart that he could help change lives as long as he had faith…and an airplane! Don’t miss Part One of this amazing story of Nate Saint coming soon on UNSHACKLED!

3590 Matthew Weber Nov 03, 2019

Matthew Weber’s addictions began to spiral beyond his control at a young age. He struggled to see the point in living for anything outside of the next high. But through his sister’s love and persistence, Matthew discovered a holy hunger he didn’t know he had. Don’t miss his story on “UNSHACKLED!”

3589 Otis McClam Oct 27, 2019

After nearly 40 years of drug use, Otis decides that he is finally ready to surrender complete control to God. Don’t miss the powerful story of how God uses his deliverance from drugs to help other men on the next UNSHACKLED!

3588 Angel Feliciano Oct 20, 2019

A life of drug dealing, and addiction took away everything he earned in his life. But there’s one thing that money can’t buy, and when he found it, he knew his life would change forever. Tune in soon for the true story of Angel Feliciano, right here, on UNSHACKLED!

3587 Rick Oct 13, 2019

Growing up in a strict household of rules and exact consequences, Rick was often on edge— constantly walking on eggshells. Over time, he developed self-doubt, loneliness, and even suicidal thoughts. What’s more, he was burdened by a heavy secret, buried inside like a thorn in his flesh. Do you think it’s possible for a lifetime of heartache to one day transform into a life of authentic joy? Find out as we uncover Rick’s true story all on the next UNSHACKLED!

3586 Barbara Cueto Pt 2 Oct 06, 2019

When Barbara wound up married to a powerful member of the Mafia, she discovered secrets that made her fear for her safety. When separated, she could not shake her drug addiction or the reckless lifestyle she had grown accustomed to. Though she struggled through several failed marriages, God was with her every step of the way, just waiting for her to notice the forgiveness and healing available through Him. Don’t’ miss the end of her exciting story on UNSHACKLED!

3585 Barbara Cueto Pt 1 - PG Sep 29, 2019

Barbara’s childhood is marked by trauma and abuse that no child should ever have to endure. As men repeatedly took advantage of her, she developed a deep distrust of the world and of those who claimed to love her. But through her lowest moments, God continued to break through the pain and remind her of his presence. He doesn’t give up on her, even when she winds up in the dangerous world of the Mafia. Don’t miss her thrilling story on UNSHACKLED!

3584 Edgardo Adapon Classic Sep 22, 2019

Edgardo felt pressure to support himself financially since the age of 12. When he started a family, he thought earning money was all it took to prove himself as a husband and father. What’s more important than bringing home a paycheck? Find out as we bring you the classic true story of Edgardo Adapon on UNSHACKLED!

3583 John Hauff Classic - PG Sep 15, 2019

Join us as we follow the life of a man from Sunday School to the electric chair and look at the forces that sent him there and the power that ultimately freed him. If you think there are people beyond reach, don’t miss this classic true story of John Hauff all on this episode of UNSHACKLED!

3582 "Rachel Stein" Pt 2 Sep 08, 2019

The story of FINDING RACHEL continues as a young Jewish girl searches for meaning in all the wrong places. With a life filled with wrong choices and a dysfunctional family, she almost misses the chance to find her true identity. Don’t miss Part 2 of Rachel’s thrilling true story, another dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3581 "Rachel Stein" Pt 1 Sep 01, 2019

Although her family was respectable and affluent, their lives were torn apart by anxiety and depression. Rachel Stein’s search to find peace and something meaningful to believe in takes her to some dark and frightening places as she struggles with choices between the occultism of New Age ideas, and the truth that could set her free, in part one on this episode of “UNSHACKLED!”

3580 "Anmar" Classic Aug 25, 2019

Would you stay true to your beliefs in the face of rejection, or even death? Hear how one young man risked everything to follow the truth when we bring you the classic true story of Anmar on “UNSHACKLED!”

3579 Ed Jacquin Aug 18, 2019

A terrible car accident left Ed Jacquin partially paralyzed. Don’t miss how God used this tragedy to not only save Ed but eventually start a powerful ministry to children in Russia, on this episode of UNSHACKLED!

3578 Frank Costantino Pt 2 Aug 11, 2019

Frank Costantino was a man locked behind prison walls for being a thief. His lifelong ambition to become a famous gangster ended when the prison doors shut behind him. Little did he know that he would find the truth and a brand-new vocation behind those walls. His life, his family and his life’s work would be forever changed. Find out how on his continuing story on UNSHACKLED!

3577 Frank Costantino Pt 1 Aug 04, 2019

Frank Costantino was a wanna be gangster who found himself in prison for 22 years for his crimes. His experiences in prison and the changes he made in his life is an inspiring and powerful reminder that no one is beyond hope, even when locked behind prison walls. Hear the amazing true story, of Frank Costantino! Another dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3576 Berle Wright Jul 28, 2019

Berle Wright grew up in a poor family during the Great Depression. He turned to alcohol to escape the crushing weight of poverty and hopelessness. When he fought in World War II, Berle bore witness to God’s strength even in dire circumstances. Don’t miss his moving story, another dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3575 Carla Williams Classic - PG Jul 21, 2019

It’s easy to do the right thing when everything in your life is going right, but hardship can lead us to do the unimaginable. See what happens when a good girl turns to darkness when we bring you the classic true story of Carla Williams on UNSHACKLED!

3574 James Johnson - PG Jul 14, 2019

A petty thief who turned to serious crimes thought he was born to be bad. Would he ever get on the right track? Find out as we bring you the true story of James Johnson on UNSHACKLED!

3573 Rita Mayell Jul 07, 2019

A girl born into wealth and luxury has no reason to doubt her family or her faith. But what happens when her material things are stripped away? Hear the answer when we bring you the true story of Rita Mayell on UNSHACKLED!

3572 Max Rossvally Jun 30, 2019

A Civil War Jewish Doctor’s life is transformed when he encounters a mortally injured Christian Boy on the battlefield of Gettysburg. Torn between his Jewish religion and the profound words of a dying boy, Dr. Max Rossvally must come to terms with his spiritual conflict.

3571 Samuel Sierra Classic Jun 23, 2019

Have you ever been a slave? Ever tried to escape from ever-tightening chains? This week you can hear the true story of a man enslaved and chained to heroin with no apparent escape. He tried escaping, but each time heroin’s grip tightened. Find out what happened to him on this episode of “UNSHACKLED!

3570 Sandy Boyd Pt 2 - PG Jun 16, 2019

Sandy’s childhood consisted of horrors no child should experience, including demonic worship, abuse, and drug addiction. But God found her just as she was ready to end her life. How did it turn out? We’ll tell you in the finale of her thrilling story all on this episode of UNSHACKLED!

3569 Sandy Boyd Pt 1 - PG Jun 09, 2019

Sandy Boyd fought a cycle of abuse and addiction in her family from a young age. With her parents’ belief in the occult, Sandy felt a darkness surrounding her that she did not know how to escape on her own, until one day, light found her.

3568 Julian Weber Pt 2 - PG Jun 02, 2019

After his wife dies, Julian Weber’s addiction to opioids increases to the point that he loses his job, his kids and nearly his life. Don’t miss the powerful conclusion to this true story of redemption and reconciliation, all on the next UNSHACKLED!

3567 Julian Weber Pt 1 May 26, 2019

When Kelly and Julian Weber moved to Kansas City they had no idea that stress related pain would lead to years of opioid addiction. Learn how Julian was delivered when everything else failed… all on the next UNSHACKLED!

3566 Hugh Nemets Pt 2 - PG May 19, 2019

When Hugh Nemets fell in love with Lisa, life seemed full of promise and hope. But challenges at work and temptations in his heart, nearly lost him his career, family and even his life. Would he get another chance? Find out the finale of his thrilling story all on the next UNSHACKLED!

3565 Hugh Nemets Pt 1 May 12, 2019

From a young age, Hugh felt isolated from his family and community. He learned to fend for himself and sought intimacy in a series of unhealthy relationships. When his first marriage failed, he spiraled in a self-destructive pattern and struggled to find something to care about. When his friend introduced him to Jesus, Hugh discovered a deep sense of connection and belonging that had been missing for so long. Don’t miss his exciting story on UNSHACKLED!

3564 Lionel Mayel Jul 27, 2026

A 5’2” man from an unstable home proved that he could be a giant in the business world. He made millions, only to lose his family and his fortune during the Great Depression. Would he get another chance to rebuild his life? Find out when we bring you the true story of Lionel Mayell on UNSHACKLED!

3563 Vickie Baker Classic Jul 27, 2026

If you thrill at watching death-defying circus acts, imagine what it’s like to perform them! On our next program you’ll hear the true story of a woman who was addicted to the adrenaline rush. She was a skydiver and a trapeze artist with the circus until one fateful day when everything came to a halt. Don’t miss this exciting story of how she made a death-defying choice that led to the greatest thrill of all. All on UNSHACKLED!

3562 Evelyn Linton Classic - PG Jul 27, 2026

The Green Gate Club was the hottest strip club in San Antonio, Texas. But will a preacher’s visit spoil the fun? See what happens when we bring you the classic true story of Evelyn Linton on UNSHACKLED!

3561 "Thief on the Cross" Classic - PG Jul 27, 2026

The last day of his life was quite extraordinary— the day he had breakfast with the devil and supper with the Savior. Don’t miss this powerful and moving story of the “Thief on the Cross” on UNSHACKLED!

3560 Paul Reiter Classic Jul 27, 2026

Paul Reiter didn't learn to ride a bicycle until he was twelve years old, yet he overcame his problem and became a successful fighter pilot in the Navy. But pride got the best of him and that was the beginning of his downfall. Hear all about it on this episode of UNSHACKLED!

3559 Michael Germi Jul 27, 2026

Newscasts regularly show Muslim crowds shouting “Death to America.” Is there hope that any of these people can change? Once part of that chanting crowd, one young man’s life shows change can occur. Listen to the true-life story of Michael Germi all on this episode of UNSHACKLED!

3558 Jack & Marilyn Sternberg Classic Jul 27, 2026

When a leading doctor wakes up blind in one eye, he fears his medical practice is ruined. Will he find healing? Hear more when we broadcast the classic true story of Jack and Marilyn Sternberg now on Unshackled!

3557 Don & Bev Classic Jul 27, 2026

Don and Bev were victims of their own poor judgment. In fact, they were bound by a form of idolatry that is very prevalent today. Hear how they were eventually set free. All on the next UNSHACKLED!

3556 Isobel Kuhn Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Isobel Kuhn felt called to serve the rural mountain tribes in China in God’s name, but she had no idea what was in store. She would face grave danger, disease and uncertainty but she would also witness the power of community and faith. Find out what happens on the true story of her journey as a missionary in China, on UNSHACKLED!

3555 Isobel Kuhn Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

When Isobel battled depression as a young woman, she made a deal with God. If He would give her peace, she would give Him her life and go wherever He called her. Find out what happens when she follows Him all the way to China!

3554 "Natalie" Jul 27, 2026

Natalie spent the first part of her life trapped in cycles of anxiety, depression and addiction to food. She could not recognize the great intellect, joy and generosity that she had to offer the world. Of all things, it would take a little dog, and a master dog trainer to show her who she really was.

3553 Paddy Wrench Classic Feb 17, 2019

Imagine the feelings of rejection you'd experience if your mother, your spouse and your child turned their backs on you and what you held as important. That happened to a woman named Paddy Wrench, and you'll hear her classic true story on UNSHACKLED!

3552 "Ellie McBride" Jul 27, 2026

Ellie McBride came of age in a family culture of abuse and neglect. The lovelessness she experienced in childhood seemed to dictate her future until she was introduced a new kind of unconditional love. Don’t miss her true story on this episode of UNSHACKLED!

3551 Wayne Bradley - PG Feb 03, 2019

When someone he trusted murdered his parents, Wayne Bradley’s life began circling the drain. Don’t miss the story of his redemption, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3550 John Alarid Jan 26, 2003

Even though John Alarid grew up in a Christian home his struggles with rebellion eventually led to a decision to sell drugs to college students. Soon afterwards, he himself became addicted to the very drugs he was selling others. Don’t miss this powerful story of how God finally broke through and healed both his mind and body, on this episode of UNSHACKLED!

3549 Hannah Alarid Jan 20, 2019

When Hannah Alarid gave her heart to God as a teenager she struggled to overcome the addictions that threatened her young life. Don’t miss this powerful story of deliverance on this episode of UNSHACKLED!

3548 Johnny Garcia - Classic Jan 13, 2019

A young man became a boxer to fight the abuse in his life, but he needed something stronger than fists to fight his greatest opponent. Don’t miss the exciting classic story of Johnny Garcia on this episode of UNSHACKLED!

3547 "Soong En" Classic Jan 06, 2019

She lived during the time of the “Great Cultural Revolution” of China, where the evils of Communism had a devastating effect on her and her family. Hear how she not only survived the tyranny of “Mao the supreme” but thrived when she chose to follow the real Master, all on this episode of UNSHACKLED!

3546 Nellie Sealy - Pt 2 Dec 30, 2018

Throughout her life, Nellie faced severe mental and physical health challenges that had her constantly in and out of the hospital, waiting rooms and doctors’ offices. She struggled to believe that God really loved her as she was and whether there was a purpose to her life. When she finally committed to facing her health challenges with God by her side, she realized she wasn’t alone. Don’t miss the conclusion of Nellie’s story on UNSHACKLED!

3545 Nellie Sealy - Pt 1 Dec 23, 2018

After falling into a destructive cycle of abuse and addiction, Nellie wondered if there was anything worth living for. Though she was a loving mother, she felt unqualified and unsure. When the love of God is extended through her family, Nellie is given a second chance. Don’t miss her true story on UNSHACKLED!

3544 Tracey Griffin Classic -PG Dec 16, 2018

Surrendered by a teen mom and brutally abused by her foster family, a young girl gave up hope of finding love. Would she continue the destructive cycle, or rise above her tragic past? Hear the answer as we bring you the classic true story of Tracey Griffin on UNSHACKLED!

3543 "Foxes Have Holes" Classic Dec 09, 2018

On the next dramatization in the UNSHACKLED! series, you’ll hear a story expressly written to bring attention to all the lost souls out there searching for truth, purpose and love. A private investigator on the trail of a missing son. His investigation revealed something missing in his own life. Invite your friends to hear an old-time mystery, all on this episode of UNSHACKLED!

3542 Matthew Burchard Classic Dec 02, 2018

Growing up, Matthew struggled with his self-worth. Because of his insecurities, he turned to drugs and alcohol to help fit into the popular drug culture in the late 1960’s. After an awful experience and run-ins with the law, Matthew hits rock bottom, and turns to a friend who offers a new way to live. Learn more about the true story of Matthew Burchard; whose life demonstrates Christ’s redemptive power and love from the classic files of UNSHACKLED!

3541 William Schlipp Nov 25, 2018

For twenty-two years of his life Bill Schlipp was in bondage to a master that tried to destroy him. Then he met the real Master. Don’t miss the story of his liberation, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3540 Helen Avigliano Classic Nov 18, 2018

Young people in love don’t listen to reason. Against her parent’s wishes, a college girl married a man she barely knew. When the honeymoon bliss wore off, she was ready to kill him. Find out her decision when we bring you the classic true story of Helen Avigliano on UNSHACKLED!

3539 Don Avigliano Classic Nov 11, 2018

A studious astronomer studied the universe in intricate detail but missed the piece he needed to fix his life. You can find that missing piece, too, when we bring you the classic true story of Don Avigliano on UNSHACKLED!

3538 Diane Kossel Nov 04, 2018

Do tribulation and suffering make us stronger? If so, then Douglas and Diane Kossel must be the strongest couple imaginable. Don’t miss their inspiring testimony, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3537 Douglas Kossel Oct 28, 2018

Douglas Kossel flew helicopters in Vietnam and survived more than 300 missions because he had a greater purpose. Don’t miss his dramatic testimony, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3536 Dr. Tatagiri Gurappa Classic Oct 21, 2018

The old caste system of India made it impossible for the lowest, poorest members of society to improve their status. Yet one young man not only breaks out of the system, but becomes a medical doctor working among the untouchable caste. Listen to the true story of Dr. Tatagiri Gurappa on this episode of UNSHACKLED!

3535 James Craig Oct 14, 2018

When Jim Craig drank his first beer as a teenager he had no idea it would lead to years of drug and alcohol addiction. Don’t miss the powerful story of how God used his girlfriend to save him on this episode of UNSHACKLED!

3534 Jo Martin Classic Oct 07, 2018

An orphaned girl felt like Cinderella, unwanted and unloved. She dreamt of leaving her abusive home, but when she ran away her problems followed. Hear how she found freedom in the classic story of Jo Martin on UNSHACKLED!

3532 Dee Dove Sep 23, 2018

Going through hardship prepares us to love and help others as Dee Dove discovered. Don’t miss her heartwarming true testimony, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3531 "Huck Houser" Sep 16, 2018

What does your name say about you? In the case of one man, his name, “Huck” continually reminded him that nobody loved him. But he overcame that obstacle and found the greatest love of all. Hear what happened to “Huck Houser” on this episode of UNSHACKLED!

3530 Eric Liddell Pt 2 Sep 09, 2018

He achieved greatness with his athletic prowess and gold medal-winning performance in the 1924 Olympics, but the greater part of his life happened in the shorter part of it. You’ll hear it all in the conclusion of the Eric Liddell story on this episode of UNSHACKLED!

3529 Eric Liddell Pt 1 Sep 02, 2018

From Olympic champion to missionary, the man in our story, a track star, was compelled by his unwavering faith; a faith that would be admired by many, yet scorned by some of his own countrymen. You’ll hear it all as we bring you part 1 of the true story of Eric Liddell on this episode of UNSHACKLED!

3528 "Maggie Conrad" Pt 2 - PG Aug 26, 2018

The neglect Maggie experienced as a young child led her into a series of abusive relationships in her search for love and belonging. After this culminated in an affair with her pastor, Maggie found the community that would lead her toward her Lord and Savior. Don’t miss the culmination of her thrilling story on UNSHACKLED!

3527 "Maggie Conrad" Pt 1 - PG Aug 19, 2018

After suffering abuse as a child, Maggie fell into a volatile relationship that left her hurting and scared. Though she found success as a fitness trainer, she did not know what it was to feel truly safe. When she finds her refuge in God, her life begins to transform. Don’t miss her dramatic true story on UNSHACKLED!

3526 Larry Delli Pt 2 Aug 12, 2018

If difficulties come at you, one after another, you can relate to Larry Delli’s saga as he tried to do his calling in life. Strength and wisdom don’t come easily as you’ll hear in his testimony, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3525 Larry Delli Pt 1 Aug 05, 2018

Carelessness or rebellion can lead to bad experiences. For Larry Delli it was often both. Don’t miss his story, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3524 Aiping Zhoy Classic Jul 29, 2018

A wise man has said, “You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free.” Listen to how a young communist who discovered that truth was not highly regarded by her superiors. This began her search for truth. Find out how she found it, and at the same time found freedom on this UNSHACKLED!

3523 Donald Harris Classic Dec 14, 2018

A man home from combat wants peace, but his actions lead him to prison and near death. As he lay in the hospital, he remembered a secret he’d once learned. And his life was never the same. Hear more about it as we bring you the classic true story of Donald Harris on UNSHACKLED!

3522 Manuel Mill Pt 2 Jul 15, 2018

When Manny Mill surrendered his life to God, he also surrendered his freedom to the FBI. Don’t miss the powerful story of what happened to him in prison, which shaped his life forever, on this episode of UNSHACKLED!

3521 Manuel Mill Classic Pt 1 Jul 08, 2018

Why would a man who spent years trying to escape from a communist country, who gave up everything for freedom, turn around and go back into bondage? Because of one bad decision, the man whose story you will hear next spent years looking over his shoulder, fearing arrest. Learn how he was set free forever on this episode of UNSHACKLED!

3520 4th of July - A Nation Under God Jul 01, 2018

We were an experiment that had never been tried before. One nation under God, still defending our liberties today from those who would do us harm—even some from within. Join us for this special Independence Day episode… on this UNSHACKLED!

3519 Luis Centeno Classic Jun 24, 2018

Sucked into gang life from the tender age of six, an inner city kid seemed destined to lead a life of crime. How did he find a way out of an empty future? Hear all about it when we present the classic true story of Luis Centeno, on UNSHACKLED!

3518 Larry Russell Hammer Jun 17, 2018

Larry Russell Hammer had a wild reputation for fighting in bars until he realized he was fighting the wrong battles.

3517 Stephen Clark Classic Jun 10, 2018

Why would someone brought up in Christianity turn his back to become a yoga guru and leading monk in a Hindu monastery? You’ll learn why, and how he ultimately discovered the only way to God, in the unusual story of Stephen Clark on this episode of UNSHACKLED!

3516 George Muller Pt 2 Jun 03, 2018

A reformed playboy, he becomes a missionary to the street orphans of 19th century England. Hear how his faith, prayer and attitude toward orphaned children were considered revolutionary at the time. You’ll hear it all in the conclusion of the George Muller story…on UNSHACKLED!

3515 George Muller Pt 1 May 27, 2018

George was a gambling, drinking, reckless playboy that ended up in prison. Learn how he turned it all around and even became a missionary. You’ll hear it all on part 1 of the George Muller story on this episode of UNSHACKLED!

3514 Charles Akins Classic May 20, 2018

Charles Akins nearly froze to death. By choice. At eighteen, he started his own business and prospered. Six years later, he lost everything. He hadn't known that all his life he'd been out in the cold. Learn what melted his icy heart on this episode of UNSHACKLED!

3513 Cassie Howard Classic May 13, 2018

From a young age, she lived a life of crime. Even a murder charge couldn’t keep her off the streets. Is there hope for a hardened criminal? Hear the answer in the classic true story of Cassie Howard on UNSHACKLED!

3512 Ken O'Dell Classic May 06, 2018

From time to time, someone comes along who loves to fight for the mere fun of beating on others. It’s a rough life, as you’ll learn when it left one such man teetering on the edge of death. Join us for the true story of Ken O’Dell on this episode of UNSHACKLED!

3511 William Pasco Classic Apr 29, 2018

How many parents have said to a child, "Why can't you be more like your brother?" Yet that kind of comparison leads to jealousy and rebellion. Join us for the true story of a man who was always compared unfavorably to his brother. His life was a series of failures until he met a Brother who loved him. Hear this touching and encouraging story on this episode of UNSHACKLED!

3510 Lottie Moon Pt 2 Apr 22, 2018

Lottie Moon was one of the earliest single women to serve as a missionary in China. She gave her life to teaching the Chinese people about Jesus, even in the face of great danger and persecution. Don’t miss the second part of her thrilling story, another dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3509 Lottie Moon Pt 1 Apr 15, 2018

Lottie Moon grew up in a time when it was widely agreed that the proper role of women was in the home. But when Lottie discovered the love of Jesus, she traveled to China to lead, teach and spread the Gospel. Don’t miss her ground-breaking story, another dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3508 Diane Joy Truitt Pt 2 - PG Apr 08, 2018

Restless and confused, Diane Truitt moved 14 times in two years and finally found rest in a home that’s secure and unchanging. Invite others to hear this teenager’s unusual story, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3507 Diane Joy Truitt Pt 1 - PG Apr 01, 2018

Life didn’t make sense to Diane Truitt, so this teenager tried stealing and drugs, parties and rebellion. She moved from one place to another seeking peace. Don’t miss her testimony, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3506 "Vargis" Classic Mar 25, 2018

He was born and raised in India, where the social conditions are vastly different from our country, yet he was an alcoholic. India is a country teeming with people, where more than a 100 different dialects are spoken, but the needs of the heart may go unanswered. Hear how he was set free on this UNSHACKLED! episode.

3505 "Rufina" Classic Mar 18, 2018

A shy young woman lived a life of torture and slavery, but found that she was bound by a greater power than her captors. To find the way to true freedom, listen to Rufina’s story, another classic drama on UNSHACKLED!

3504 "Shauna" Mar 11, 2018

Shauna faced horrific abuse and neglect at the hands of her earthly family. On the brink of ending her own life without knowing what it is to be truly loved, Shauna encounters the grace and transforming heart of God. Don’t miss her heart-breaking story, another dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3503 Lourdes Martinez Classic Mar 04, 2018

In a nation torn apart by poverty and violence, a young girl risked everything to help her people. How did she find the courage? Hear the answer when you tune in to another UNSHACKLED! production, the Lourdes Martinez story.

3502 Neil James Westra Feb 25, 2018

Neil James Westra survived a horrifying childhood that included hunger, abuse, fear and even polio, yet he became a source of joy and hope for others.

3501 Walker Goad Classic Feb 18, 2018

At fifteen, Walker Goad was seriously paralyzed by polio. He went on to survive combat in WW2, but almost didn’t survive the peace that followed. You’ll hear it all on this UNSHACKLED!

3500 Peter Rumachik Classic Pt 2 Feb 11, 2018

Why would God want one of His children to suffer in a Soviet concentration camp? This man asked that question each time he was arrested for preaching the gospel.

3499 Peter Rumachik Classic Pt 1 Feb 04, 2018

Is Communism a benevolent protector of its citizens? And, what of its persecution of Christians. You’ll taste the clash between Communism and religion in the true story of Peter Rumachik. Don’t miss the first of this two-part story on UNSHACKLED!

3498 Mary DeMuth PG Jul 27, 2026

3497 Bernie Bischoff Jul 27, 2026

3496 Mary Kay Beard Pt 3 Jul 27, 2026

The woman in our story was an inmate when she turned to the God of the Bible. Not only did her Faith sustain her, God would use her to become a blessing for millions worldwide. Don’t miss the conclusion of this exciting testimony, another true dramatization on this episode of UNSHACKLED!

3495 Mary Kay Beard Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

At twenty-seven she was on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list with a mafia contract out on her life. She was captured, tried, and sentenced for armed robbery. In prison, while reading a Gideon Bible, Mary Kay experienced a profound spiritual transformation. Don’t miss part two of this exciting testimony, another true dramatization on this episode of UNSHACKLED!

3494 Mary Kay Beard Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Raised in an abusive environment, Mary Kay Beard escaped her past only to fall in love and be led to a life of crime. Don’t miss part one of this exciting testimony, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3493 Tim Somers Classic Jul 27, 2026

3492 "Christ-Centered Santa Claus" Classic Jul 27, 2026

3491 Wally Dove Classic Jul 27, 2026

3490 Shannon McCoy - PG Jul 27, 2026

3489 Preston Alfred Jul 27, 2026

3488 "Joy" Pt 2 - PG Jul 27, 2026

3487 "Joy" Pt 1 - PG Jul 27, 2026

3486 Laurie Ryan Classic Jul 27, 2026

3485 "Joshua" Oct 29, 2017

He lived a double-life that shackled him in shame and guilt. See how his confession became his liberation as we bring you the true story of "Joshua" right now, on UNSHACKLED!

3484 Robert Graziano Jul 27, 2026

3483 Archie Stephens Classic Jul 27, 2026

3482 Mark Scheppele Jul 27, 2026

3481 Patricia Nickle Classic Jul 27, 2026

3480 Bill Henderson Classic Jul 27, 2026

3479 Marcie Hudgins Jul 27, 2026

3478 Paul Anderson Classic Jul 27, 2026

3477 Laura Barnett Jul 27, 2026

3476 "Abdulredha" Classic Jul 27, 2026

3475 Clarence Curtis Classic Jul 27, 2026

3474 Robert Roane Jul 27, 2026

3473 Joe Ankerberg Classic Jul 27, 2026

3472 "Ronnie" Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

3471 "Ronnie" Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

3470 "Silvia" - PG Jul 27, 2026

3469 Sue Lamson Classic Jul 27, 2026

3468 "Harry" Classic Jul 27, 2026

3467 Locksley Silvera Classic Jul 27, 2026

3466 Wade & Lucille Bostic Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

3465 Wade & Lucille Bostic Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

3464 Richard Hall Classic Jun 04, 2017

A man overcame humble beginnings to build a successful life, but could he overcome the habits that threatened to destroy it? Find out as we bring you another true story from the classic files of UNSHACKLED!

3463 Chet Sess Classic-PG May 28, 2017

An alcoholic with a bad temper made enemies wherever he went, but one true friend helped him change his habits. Find out how when we present the classic true story of Chet Sess on UNSHACKLED!

3462 Nobuya Matsuda Classic May 21, 2017

Internationally renowned musician, Nobuya Matsuda was persecuted for his faith as a young boy growing up in war-torn Japan. Only God could help give him the will to live in the midst of terror. Don’t miss his true story on UNSHACKLED!

3461 Betty Jean Fink Classic May 14, 2017

Of course, the story of Cinderella is fantasy. Yet occasionally someone’s life seems to bring that fiction into reality. But when that life begins falling apart, the crash is often catastrophic. Join us as we hear the true life story of one such “Cinderella” on this episode of UNSHACKLED!

3460 Inez Jones Pt 2 May 07, 2017

After she and her husband divorced, Inez Jones never dreamed that her daughter would ask the unthinkable. Her response led to an amazing outcome that you don’t want to miss—another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3459 Inez Jones Pt 1 Apr 30, 2017

Inez Jones knew that her marriage of nearly 25 years was struggling but the break, when it came, nearly broke her. Don’t miss her gripping testimony, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3458 "Jay" (and Carole) Classic Pt 2 Apr 23, 2017

Jay filled his free time with decadent living, but he still felt empty. Learn how he found meaning in another classic dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3457 "Carole" (and Jay) Classic Pt 1 Apr 16, 2017

Carole seemed to have it all, but fear and anxiety led her to the brink of destruction. See how she escaped as we bring you the classic true story of “Carole” on UNSHACKLED!

3456 "Thief On The Cross" PG Apr 09, 2017

The last day of his life was quite extraordinary— the day he had breakfast with the devil and supper with the Savior. Don’t miss this powerful and moving story of the “Thief on the Cross” on UNSHACKLED!

3455 Daniel Croce Classic Apr 02, 2017

He was a prize-fighter, who wasn’t much of a prize. After a tragic accident, he was down for the count. See how his defeat became victory as we bring you the classic true story of Daniel Croce on UNSHACKLED!

3454 Arlene Blanchard Pt 2 Mar 26, 2017

Arlene Blanchard survived the Oklahoma City bombing but lived in fear until she found her purpose in life. Don’t miss her extraordinary story, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3453 Arlene Blanchard Pt 1 Mar 19, 2017

For a fighter like Arlene Blanchard, discovering evil in herself meant she had to root it out; but would she have the courage? Don’t miss her compelling true testimony, another dramatization on UNSHACKLED!”

3452 Bill Park Classic Mar 12, 2017

Bill grew up in a Christian home, but after finding out a family secret, he leaves, at the age of 16, to pursue his own life. Then the unexpected happens. We’ll learn more about the true story of Bill Park; whose life demonstrates the love of Christ and His sufficiency in all situations from the classic files of UNSHACKLED!

3451 Rafael Maldonado Classic Mar 05, 2017

A child’s unstable home life leaves him struggling with his life and marriage later down the road. Learn how he breaks the cycle as we bring you the classic true story of Rafael Maldonado on UNSHACKLED!

3450 Charlie Koch Pt 2 Feb 26, 2017

Nothing stopped Charlie Koch from telling the secret of his success—not multiple accidents or even divorce. He even went into prison, voluntarily. Don’t miss his inspiring true testimony, a dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3449 Charlie Koch Pt 1 Feb 19, 2017

Charlie Koch was a carpenter’s son who learned to build on a solid foundation of truth after a motorcycle accident. His is a story worth hearing. Invite your friends to listen to his true dramatized testimony on UNSHACKLED!

3448 Norman Joe Jackson Classic Feb 12, 2017

How is it that one man can be a down-and-out, stumbling drunk, yet receive a prestigious humanitarian award? Something miraculous must have happened to him. You’ll find out how this all came about in the story of Norman Jackson on this real-life episode of UNSHACKLED!

3447 "Fern" Classic Feb 05, 2017

Fern’s family was split apart when she reported the criminal activities of her mother to the police. Years later she was introduced to the One who could help her forgive the unforgivable. Don’t miss her true story on UNSHACKLED!

3446 Jahan Berns Pt 2 Jan 29, 2017

Even though Jahan Berns left the Love of her life, He didn’t leave her alone in Uganda. Don’t miss her remarkable testimony, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3445 Jahan Berns Pt 1 Jan 22, 2017

Uganda’s bloody civil war left Jahan Berns so terrified she tried witchcraft, but she didn’t find peace until she turned to Someone who loved her. Don’t miss her compelling testimony, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3444 JoAnn DiCuirci Jan 15, 2017

A young girl goes through life searching for answers, but only finding darkness. Learn how she fills the void as we bring you the true story of JoAnn DiCuirci on UNSHACKLED!

3443 Michael DiCuirci Classic Jan 08, 2017

Mike came face to face with mortality after nearly dying in a drunk driving crash. Learn how he overcame the urge to drink when we present the classic true story of Michael DiCuirci on UNSHACKLED!

3442 Andrew J. Lombardi Jan 01, 2017

Does growing up with brutality make cruelty inevitable? Andrew Lombardi learned the answer in jail. Don’t miss his revealing testimony, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3441 Melvin Massey Classic Jul 27, 2026

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3440 Reed Waid Classic Jul 27, 2026

3439 "Dina" Classic Jul 27, 2026

3438 Wade Gambill Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

3437 Wade Gambill Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

3436 Madelynn Nelson Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

3435 Madelynn Nelson Classic Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

3434 Joseph Pantana Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

3433 Joseph Pantana Classic Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

3432 Richard & Maxine Kohl Jul 27, 2026

3431 Andrew Larson Classic Jul 27, 2026

3430 Robert Johnson Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

3429 Robert Johnson Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

3428 Louis Rold Jul 27, 2026

3427 Billy Wiggins Jul 27, 2026

3426 Ruth Newman Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

3425 Ruth Newman Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

3424 Hal Phillips Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

3423 Hal Phillips Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

3422 Jane Page Classic Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

3421 Jane Page Classic Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

3420 Glen Williamson Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

3419 Eve Williamson Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

3418 Steven Sauvageau Jul 27, 2026

3417 Jorge Zambrano Classic Jul 27, 2026

3416 Boris Stojilkovic Classic Jul 27, 2026

3415 Fleur Vaughan-PG Jul 27, 2026

3414 Susan S. Carter Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

3413 Susan S. Carter Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

3412 "Sally" Classic Jul 27, 2026

3411 Robert Lemp Classic Jul 27, 2026

3410 "Susan" Jul 27, 2026

3409 "Tao" Jul 27, 2026

3408 Laurel Short Jul 27, 2026

3407 Jimmy Johnson Classic Jul 27, 2026

3406 E.G. Copley Classic Jul 27, 2026

3405 Smitty Classic Jul 27, 2026

3404 Iris Griffin Classic Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

3403 Iris Griffin Classic Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

3402 Joe and Marla Baldwin Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

3401 Joe and Marla Baldwin Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

3400 Dorie Classic Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

3399 "Dorie" Classic Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

3398 Dora Jean Johnson Jul 27, 2026

3397 Thomas Ridley Classic Jul 27, 2026

3396 Matthew Hebert Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

3395 Matthew Hebert Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

3394 Hong Xiang Rost Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

3393 Hong Xiang Rost Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

3392 Tyrone Martinez Classic Jul 27, 2026

3391 Karen Hulbert - PG Jul 27, 2026

3390 John Stewart Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

3389 John Stewart Pt 1 - PG Jul 27, 2026

3364 Paula Classic Jul 27, 2026

Paula did everything she could to please her parents, but they never seemed to care. Learn how she found the love she craved in another true dramatization from the classic files of UNSHACKLED!

3363 Brad Jardine Classic Jul 27, 2026

A product of the hippie era, Brad Jardine lived a drug-fueled lifestyle, hopping from commune to commune and picking up trendy philosophies in search of life’s deeper meaning. Learn how he found the answers in another true dramatization from the classic files of UNSHACKLED!

3362 Del Ray Litle Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Not many people are hit by a train and live to tell it; but Del Ray Litle wants to tell the world how his life was spared and why. Don’t miss the conclusion of his gripping testimony, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3361 Del Ray Litle Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Nothing about Del Ray Litle was small: his size at six-four was big and so was his temper. Don’t miss the dramatic story of how this led to a train wreck … another true testimony on UNSHACKLED!

3360 Craig Massey Classic Jul 27, 2026

On this week’s episode of “UNSHACKLED!” you’ll meet a man who, though almost totally blind, had people seek him out for help in seeing life clearly. Find out why in this week’s story on UNSHACKLED!

3359 Mark Turner Jul 27, 2026

How does anyone break free of meth addiction? Mark Turner knows the answer and he’s telling the world in his true testimony … another dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3358 Ashley Turner Pt 2 - PG Jul 27, 2026

Ashlee Turner couldn’t be faithful to her own desire to escape drugs until she met Someone who was faithful. Don’t miss the conclusion of her remarkable testimony, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3357 Ashley Turner Pt 1 PG Jul 27, 2026

Meth is a terrible addiction as Ashlee Turner learned. Don’t miss her testimony, a horrifying but true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3356 Charles Woolnough Classic Jul 27, 2026

The son of a devout Christian and Bible scholar, Charles Woolnough grew up steeped in scripture and believed every word of it. But he wanted to live his own way, and made a conscious choice to reject Christ and lead a life of rebellion. Don't miss the message that finally reached him in another true story from the classic files of UNSHACKLED!

3355 Lester Myers Classic Jul 27, 2026

Lester was a drunk, had cheated nearly everyone in his hometown, operated a bootleg whiskey tavern and ran a crooked gambling house. But one day he stood outside a rescue mission debating whether the place was “respectable” enough to enter. Find out his verdict… and its results… in the exciting dramatized story of Lester Myers.

3354 Kevin Smith Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Not many people would survive being stabbed 17 times but Kevin Smith did. Don’t miss the gripping story of his fight for survival and Who helped him … another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3353 Kevin Smith Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Kevin Smith was a big man, standing six-feet-seven; but he was no match for his opponent. Don’t miss the gripping story of how he was brought down and why in his true testimony, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3352 Betty Kazbek Classic Jul 27, 2026

Growing up with a daily diet of anger, wrath, and atheism, Betty Kazbek searched for purpose and peace. Then Someone showed her the ancient, yet ever-new path. Hear what she found on this episode of UNSHACKLED!

3351 Dan Byler Classic Jul 27, 2026

The seventh of twelve children in a conservative Amish family, Dan Byler was raised with love and sheltered from the modern world's corruption. But corruption found a way to sneak into his life and poison his work and relationships. Find out how he managed to break free and return to a better life in another true dramatization from the classic files of UNSHACKLED!

3350 Arthur Katz Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Arthur Katz quit his teaching job and traveled through Europe and the Middle East. He hoped to find answers to life's deep moral questions, and the roots of his existence. In an Israeli bookstore, a woman helped him find what he was looking for. Find out what he learned in part 2 of the Arthur Katz story, from the classic files of UNSHACKLED!

3349 Arthur Katz Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

When an atheist named Arthur Katz rode a train with a disabled German man, he realized he could be capable of the same cruelty as the Nazis. He wondered how the world could be so dark in spite of all its brilliant people and cultures, and set out on a long journey to find answers. Learn what he discovered in another true dramatization from the classic files of UNSHACKLED!

3348 Floyd A Miles III Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

A friend’s suicide led Floyd A. Miles III to a dramatic change in life. Don’t miss the conclusion of his remarkable testimony, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3347 Floyd A Miles III Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

What chance does a boy have to succeed who lives in Harlem and whose mother died a heroin addict? Floyd A. Miles III often felt hopeless. Don’t miss his personal testimony, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3346 Cork Hutson Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

When he rode across the country by bus, Cork Hutson thought he was just going home; but Someone was leading him into new life. Don’t miss the conclusion of his remarkable testimony, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3345 Cork Hutson Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

When Cork Hutson took a cross-country bus trip he didn’t know that his life would be radically transformed. Don’t miss his unusual testimony, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3344 Ron Kimmel Jul 27, 2026

If you’ve ever “set your heart” on something only to be disappointed, don’t miss Ron Kimmel’s story. He discovered that “Plan B” was more wonderful than he imagined. Invite your friends to hear this inspiring testimony, another true dramatization from UNSHACKLED!

3343 J. A. Williams Classic Jul 27, 2026

J.A. Williams grew up watching his father drink whiskey all day long. He thought he could hold liquor just as well, but one drunken joyride gave him the jolt he needed to break free from his lifestyle. Don't miss this southern boy's dramatic escape from death, another true dramatization from the classic files of UNSHACKLED!

3342 Jeff Griffin Jul 27, 2026

Young people can’t wait to be independent, to get out on their own. What a surprise to learn they are not free; they must answer to someone, as Jeff Griffin discovered. Invite others to hear his testimony, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3341 Helen Barteaux Classic Jul 27, 2026

Life has a way of turning itself upside down sometimes. That often leaves us with a lack of purpose or direction, and a sense of confusion. But there’s an answer. You’ll hear how one lady found what the true Answer was on this week’s episode of “UNSHACKLED!”

3340 Travis Sharpe Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Travis Sharpe was unafraid of wrestling wild hogs, but he was terrified of meeting a group of people that he has now devoted his life to helping. Don’t miss his inspiring testimony, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3339 Travis Sharpe Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

How does wrestling wild hogs prepare a young man for his life’s work? Travis Sharpe’s testimony provides the answer, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3338 George & Mary Ozdinec Classic Jul 27, 2026

George and Mary risked their lives to escape their home country after World War II, but despite finding safety in a refugee camp, they were still at war with each other. Learn what they did to save their marriage and find peace at last in another true dramatization from the classic files of UNSHACKLED!

3388 Rob and Linda Stewart Classic Jul 27, 2026

Rod and Linda exchanged cassette tapes for nine years because Linda – blind from birth – couldn’t read regular letters. Despite her lack of vision, she helped her pen pal see the light. Learn how in another classic story from “UNSHACKLED!”

3387 Kenneth Rolin Classic Jul 27, 2026

Imagine writing a book about your life. Now try giving it a fitting title. Not the easiest thing to do. One man chose for the title of his life, “I’ll Drink to That!” Find out how he got to that point, and how his life turned around… in the true story of Kenneth Rolin… on this week’s episode of “UNSHACKLED!”

3386 Sophie Hagemann Classic - PG Jul 27, 2026

Born in a concentration camp and released at age one, Sophie had good reasons to question authority. But her rebellious streak went too far and sent her down a dark road. Learn how she found freedom when we present the classic story of Sophie Hagemann on “UNSHACKLED!”

3385 Clyde Parker Classic Jul 27, 2026

Clyde Parker always felt out of step with the world, but a construction accident made things even worse. When doctors told Clyde they’d need to amputate his leg, he knew there had to be a better option. We’ll find out what option he chose on another true story from the classic files of “UNSHACKLED!”

3384 Rebecca Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

What makes a family? When Rebecca’s family disowned her she discovered One that is faithful and true. Don’t miss her touching true testimony, a dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3383 Rebecca Pt 1 - PG Jul 27, 2026

If you were drowning and someone threw you a lifeline that would keep you from those you love, would you grab hold? “Rebecca” faced that dilemma. Don’t miss her gripping true testimony – another dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3382 Donald Thompson Jul 27, 2026

Outlaw biker gang’s often enjoy intimidating small town police departments. When an especially violent gang rolls into town, the character of the entire town can change. But is it possible for the character of a gang’s violent leader to change? Find out in the true story of Don Thompson, aka. “Seagull”, president of the Norsemen, in this week’s true life story on “UNSHACKLED!”

3381 Dean Allen Classic Jul 27, 2026

We’ve all known people who make wrong choices. But have you ever met someone who seemed to make wrong choices on purpose? Meet this man, and learn how he got into criminal activity… and how he finally made the right choice that set him on a new path. Don’t miss the true-life story of Dean Allen in this week’s episode of “UNSHACKLED!”

3380 Brian Cole Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Brian Cole--a Satanist for decades, met his match in prison when he met the One who set him free of deception. Don’t miss this extraordinary testimony, another true dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3379 Brian Cole Pt 1 - PG Jul 27, 2026

Anger and abuse led Brian Cole to a twisted form of worship and he spent half his life in prison. Don’t miss his eye-opening testimony, another true dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3378 Fred Kruger Classic Jul 27, 2026

Fred Kruger was rebellious from early boyhood. Later on he found religion, but rebellion was still in his blood, and he led a double life: Bible student during the week and reveler on the weekends. Hear all about it on another classic drama on “UNSHACKLED!”

3377 Sylvia Richmond Classic Jul 27, 2026

Is it foolish to fear death? One young woman, living in a quiet English village, reached the point where fear of death was, in itself, destroying her. She then learned a simple thing she could do to find peace of mind. You'll learn all about it when we present the classic true Sylvia Richmond story on “UNSHACKLED!”

3376 Carl Mortenson Classic Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Carl Mortenson overcame many obstacles, including polio; and he succeeded in doing the impossible. Don’t miss the conclusion of his true testimony, a dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3375 Carl Mortenson Classic Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

After four close calls with death on the highway John Henderson decided to go a new way. Don’t miss the conclusion of his dramatic testimony, another true dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3374 John Henderson Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

After four close calls with death on the highway John Henderson decided to go a new way. Don’t miss the conclusion of his dramatic testimony, another true dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3373 John Henderson Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

John Henderson loved cars, especially sports cars. But he was going the wrong way and in danger. Don’t miss his timely testimony, another true dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3372 Charles Chesnut Classic Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

After facing one tragedy after another, Charles Chesnut considered giving up on life. Learn how an encounter with street singers gave him new purpose in another true dramatization from “UNSHACKLED!”

3371 Charles Chesnut Classic Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Speakeasy singer Charles Chesnut was arrested during a raid. A later encounter with an affectionate married woman finally made him change his ways. Learn what happened in another true dramatization from “UNSHACKLED!”

3370 Jim Striegler Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Few people survive an aortic aneurysm, but Jim Striegler survived three aneurysm surgeries. He had a Great Physician. Don’t miss his inspiring true testimony, another dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3369 Jim Striegler Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Jim Striegler went to a monastery searching for truth, which he found; but first he needed a new heart. Don’t miss this unusual story, another true dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3368 William Jarabek Classic Jul 27, 2026

Ever have sore, swollen feet? How about swelling so severe you can’t remove your shoes. Bill Jarabeck’s feet were so swollen his shoes had to be cut from his feet. Meet Bill and learn what happened to him next, on this week’s episode of “UNSHACKLED!”

3367 David Dang Jul 27, 2026

Why would a man born and raised in China have feelings of emptiness even though he had great accomplishments? Don’t miss the testimony of David Dang, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3366 Susie Dang Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Growing up in China, Susie Dang had no idea of the awesome future that lay ahead. She would travel to a place where she would reach the world. Don’t miss her remarkable true testimony, another dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3365 Susie Dang Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

We all have a cry of the heart, an unknown, unspoken desire. Susie Dang had such a longing but Someone knew her heart. Don’t miss this unique testimony from China—another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3337 "Ray" PG Jul 27, 2026

“Ray” was accused of murder though he was innocent. While he was imprisoned he met Someone who set him free. Don’t miss his extraordinary testimony, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3336 Bobby Hopper Classic Jul 27, 2026

We usually think of carnival workers as liars, cheats and thieves. This was true of Bobby Hopper, a carnie from California. But his life and addiction to prescription drugs turned around and he became a new man. Don’t miss this exciting story on this week’s episode of UNSHACKLED!

3335 Fred De Frain Classic Jul 27, 2026

Lost in a bottle and out of a job, Fred turned to stealing to keep him in drinking money. But the mission across the street from his cheap hotel room showed him the way out. Don't miss this ex-con's journey up from rock bottom – another true dramatization from the classic files of UNSHACKLED!

3334 Cheryl Boggs Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Should we forgive those who ruin our lives? Cheryl Boggs learned that was the key to the Door of new life. Don’t miss her amazing story, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3333 Cheryl Boggs Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Abused as a child led to years of heartache for Cheryl Boggs. Don’t miss her shocking but illuminating testimony, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3332 Dann Slator Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

When a cowboy becomes a Marine you can expect trouble, and it came for Dann Slator. Don’t miss the conclusion of his unique testimony, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3331 Dann Slator Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

When his father and mother didn’t want him, Dann had a Protector he didn’t know. Don’t miss this cowboy’s story of fighting for survival—another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3330 Glen Woodward Classic Jul 27, 2026

Growing up in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Glen Woodward learned the value of hard work. But later, hard work led to a heart attack. Hear how Someone changed his heart, making it new. That’s on this episode of UNSHACKLED!

3329 Tino Carrasco Classic Jul 27, 2026

There’s a lot of talk these days about the effects of marijuana. In the exciting true story of Tino Carrasco, you’ll hear how marijuana and alcohol nearly drove him to murder, and almost destroyed his life… and what saved him. Be sure to hear the Tino Carrasco story on UNSHACKLED!

3328 Andrea Beane Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Are you stumbling through life like Andrea Beane? She has the Light of the world now, so don’t miss her revealing testimony, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3327 Andrea Beane Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Andrea Beane was drawn to troubled men and would have done almost anything to gain love and attention. Then she met Someone who sacrificed everything for her. Don’t miss her compelling story, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3326 Patricia Lawrence Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

When does life begin? Patricia Lawrence learned that life begins at the time appointed. Don’t miss her remarkable true testimony, another dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3325 Patricia Lawrence Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

A woman’s “right to choose” is the battle cry for abortion these days, and Patricia Lawrence made the right choice. Don’t miss her inspiring testimony, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3324 Robert Allred Jul 27, 2026

Robert is saved at age eleven but ignores God’s call to ministry because he’s shy. Instead, he becomes a master barber and marries Pat. Finally, he surrenders and goes to Bible College. His testimony is laced with God’s provision and grace but also hardship and heartache.

3323 Charles Emerson Classic Jul 27, 2026

At a critical time in your life, has anyone ever given you an answer that led you down a wrong path? It can have devastating consequences. This week on “UNSHACKLED!”, you’ll hear the true story of a man who was given bad advice. When he followed it, he ended up wandering aimlessly around the country until he realized it was ruining his life. Listen to as his story comes to life on UNSHACKLED!

3322 Fred Garland Classic Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Tuberculosis was once the leading cause of death in the U.S. Don’t miss the harrowing story of a man who beat the disease with the help of a Friend. Invite others to hear Fred Garland’s true testimony from the Classic files of UNSHACKLED!

3321 Fred Garland Classic Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Fred Garland had great success in show business until alcohol ruined his flourishing start and led to other problems. Don’t miss his true testimony, another dramatization from the Classic files of UNSHACKLED!

3320 Dwight & Nancy Land Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

If you like survival stories, you’ll love Dwight and Nancy Land’s story of living in Africa as missionaries. He was a jungle pilot. Invite your friends to listen to their dramatic true testimony on UNSHACKLED!

3319 Dwight & Nancy Land Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Dwight Land always wanted to fly but his own poor judgment held him back. Learn Who helped him overcome and sent him flying on the true testimony of Dwight and Nancy Land, a dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3318 Debra Hedgcorth Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

There is only one Hope for those addicted to meth, and Debra Hedgcorth latched onto that Hope. Don’t miss the exciting conclusion of her testimony—another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3317 Debra Hedgcorth Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Drugs became a dirty snowball around Debra Hedgcorth, rolling her downhill faster and faster, picking up debris. Don’t miss her dramatic testimony, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3316 Art Husfelt Classic Jul 27, 2026

Driving and drinking—they don’t mix. Art Husfelt found that out when he killed two of his own family members in a car crash. Art was eventually separated from his wife and children by a court order. Homeless and jobless, he heard for the first time about the difference Christ could make. It’s an amazing true story, and you’ll hear it all when you join us on UNSHACKLED!

3315 Mickey Kalman Classic Jul 27, 2026

How do you stop someone who’s headed down a slippery slope? For one man it came when someone kindly asked, “Why don’t you stay around awhile and do some work?” For that man, a drifter who was sliding deeper into a life of crime, the question led to a new life. Hear the true story of Mickey Kalman, on this episode of UNSHACKLED!

3314 "Nickolay'' Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Growing up under atheist Communism, “Nickolay” didn’t believe in God until he faced his own demise. Don’t miss his gripping true testimony—another dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3313 "Nickolay'' Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Pride can spur someone to great achievement, but pride can be costly as “Nickolay” discovered. Don’t miss the testimony of this Russian law student who disregarded the severest law of all, a true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3312 John Lira Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

When John Lira made a promise he didn’t keep, he discovered Someone who always keeps His promises. Don’t miss the conclusion of his dramatic testimony, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3311 John Lira Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Is there any hope for a gang leader, a young man who’s in and out of prison numerous times? Invite your friends to hear John Lira’s testimony, a gripping true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3310 Eddie Huffman Classic Jul 27, 2026

Eddie Huffman’s search for peace of heart and mind began when he ran away from home. Although he became a successful prize fighter, he didn’t find peace until he lost everything. Don’t miss this timeless testimony, another true dramatization from the Classic files of UNSHACKLED!

3309 Royal Leeson Classic Jul 27, 2026

First, he was addicted to gambling, then alcohol. On a stormy night in Chicago, Royal found “True North” on his spiritual compass. Hear his intriguing dramatization from the Classic files of UNSHACKLED!

3308 Abby Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Secrets harbor deception and eat away at our souls as “Abby” discovered. Invite your friends to hear the story of how she learned to speak the truth, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3307 Abby Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

As a teenager, “Abby” was caught in a web of deception. Don’t miss the story of how she was rescued, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3306 Axel Bolin Classic Jul 27, 2026

Most people who end up in prison seldom do so of their own free will. But Axel Bolin went there for the sole purpose of showing inmates how to have freedom and new life despite the iron bars holding them. Don’t miss this remarkable true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3305 David Perryman Jul 27, 2026

David Perryman was afflicted with Dystonia, a rare and progressively crippling disease; yet he is an inspiration to many people because of his joy. Don’t miss his inspiring true testimony, another dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3304 Frank Novak Classic Jul 27, 2026

Are young people affected by media violence? You’ll want to hear Frank Novak’s story before you decide. Don’t miss this timely true testimony, another dramatization from the Classic files of UNSHACKLED!

3303 John R. Hand Classic Jul 27, 2026

John Hand was looking for adventure when he ran away from home at fourteen. He got more than he expected. Invite others to hear this compelling testimony, always timely, from the Classic files of UNSHACKLED!

3302 Jack Crowe Jul 27, 2026

Gambling can be as addictive as drinking or drugs as Jack Crowe learned. Don’t miss the unusual story of how his hand of poker was transformed by the hand of God, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3301 Carl Hatch Jul 27, 2026

Carl Hatch was suicidal because of rejection. Then he met his real Father and everything changed. Don’t miss his insightful testimony, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3300 Dana Pankey Classic Jul 27, 2026

Dana Pankey found himself in the cross-over generation from horses to cars—a cowboy and a mechanic. Then he met an old cowboy, singing on a street corner. You’ll hear what happened in this Classic true story on UNSHACKLED!

3299 Joel Quiones Classic Jul 27, 2026

At the age of nineteen Joel Quiones was sentenced to life in prison, where his violent life continued. He believed he would never be free—until Someone intervened. Don’t miss this timely true testimony, another dramatization from the Classic files of UNSHACKLED!

3298 Harland Eastwood Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

What becomes of a man whose father constantly disparages him? You might be surprised at Harland Eastwood’s story, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3297 Harland Eastwood Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Failure seemed to be ordained for Harland Eastwood until his eyes were opened to the truth. Don’t miss his relevant, remarkable story, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3296 James Bailie Jul 27, 2026

Irishman James Bailie tried to relieve his anger in the boxing ring. Don’t miss the story of how peace finally came to his war-torn soul, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3295 Tricia Jul 27, 2026

Hope deferred makes the heart sick and “Tricia” was no exception. Don’t miss her compelling story, a dramatized, true testimony on UNSHACKLED!

3294 Tom Knox Classic Jul 27, 2026

For as long as he could remember, Tom Knox was running from something. But when his addiction to alcohol dumped him on to skid row, Tom knew he’d reached the end of the line. What—and Who--he found there turned his life around. Hear this amazing true story, dramatized from the Classic files of UNSHACKLED!

3293 Tom Smith Classic Jul 27, 2026

They say the higher you climb, the harder you fall. That was true of a young man who became a rising pool star, an Air Force medic and a black-belt judo champion. When his life crashed, so did the room around him. Don’t miss the true story of Tom Smith from the Classic files of “UNSHACKLED!”

3292 Terry Baxter Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Why does adversity come into each life? The answer, as Terry Baxter discovered, may surprise you. Invite others to hear the powerful conclusion of his true story, a dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3291 Terry Baxter Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

How does anyone reach the 10th grade unable to read? Terry Baxter did but graduated able to read 1600 words per minute. Don’t miss his inspiring true testimony, another dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3290 Truman Thompson Classic Jul 27, 2026

Looking for answers to his empty life led Truman Thompson to a bottle, and the endless night of an alcoholic. He found relief in the one place he made every effort to avoid. Don’t miss this timely true testimony, another dramatization from the Classic files of UNSHACKLED!

3289 Sandy Doren Jul 27, 2026

Constantly suppressed emotions will find an outlet one way or another. Sandra Doren’s outlet was unhealthy and dangerous before she found the right Way. Don’t miss her story, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3288 Allan Sutphen Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

We speak of “calling up” the National Guard to protect our country but Alan Sutphen had a different call, one that led him to the front lines of battle. Don’t miss the conclusion of his testimony, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3287 Allan Sutphen Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

People know where to go when they want to have fun; but where do they go when tragedy strikes? Alan Sutphen learned. Hear his true testimony, a dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3286 "Kimberly'' Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Cancer seems to ravage every family, and Kimberly’s was no exception. Don’t miss the story of how she faced this terrifying foe … another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3285 "Kimberly'' Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

How do you reach those who have problems but sincerely believe they’re all right? A woman called “Kimberly” was like that and you’ll hear how she was liberated on the dramatization of her true story, on UNSHACKLED!

3284 Arthur Gordon Classic Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Imagine being paralyzed from the neck down and still being an inspiration to others. Don’t miss the conclusion of Arthur Gordon’s testimony, another true dramatization from the Classic files of UNSHACKLED!

3283 Arthur Gordon Classic Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

There’s nothing like war to prioritize what’s important, and a world war prepared Arthur Gordon for the personal war that would follow. Don’t miss his compelling testimony, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3282 Jonathan Yuuki Hayashi Jul 27, 2026

What if you were the only person among your peers who believed something and you were ridiculed? Yuuki Jonathan Hayashi discovered faithfulness through his ordeal. Don’t miss his unusual testimony, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3281 ''Collie'' Jul 27, 2026

What happens to children when their mother abandons them? A woman called “Collie” learned that she was not forsaken. Hers is compelling true testimony of God’s faithfulness … another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3280 Pearlene Willis Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

How does a woman run a daycare center right next to a drug house full of violence? Pearl Willis reveals the answer in the conclusion of her dramatic testimony, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3279 Pearlene Willis Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

How can a girl who grows up knowing the right way go the wrong way? Pearl Willis answers that question in her dramatic testimony, another true story on UNSHACKLED!

3278 James Hinkle Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

What does it really mean to “trust in the Lord?” Jim Hinkle discovered the true meaning when he was severely tested. Don’t miss the conclusion of his stirring testimony, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3277 James Hinkle Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Before going to battle a warrior trains to endure hardship and obey orders. Jim Hinkle learned that spiritual warfare is no different. Invite others to hear his compelling testimony, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3276 Larry Anslow Classic Jul 27, 2026

Filled with anger and hate, Larry Anslow even refused to look at his newborn baby. That anger tainted everything in his life… until one day he met a man on a horse. Don’t miss this true, dramatized story on UNSHACKLED!

3275 Robert Parish Jul 27, 2026

People joke about losing their mind but Robert Parish faced that reality when he was assaulted and robbed. Don’t miss the gripping story of his survival, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3274 Ron Cook Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

How does a man find the courage to joke in the face of adversity? Ron Cook knows and shares the Answer in the conclusion of his testimony … another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3273 Ron Cook Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Ron Cook worked out to become a wrestler and succeeded until he was pinned by a powerful opponent. Ron’s struggle with the issues of youth is appropriate for any age … another true dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3272 William Raws Classic Jul 27, 2026

It takes more than crossing the ocean to break free of alcohol as William Raws discovered. Don’t miss his inspiring testimony, another true dramatization from the Classic files of “UNSHACKLED!”

3270 Jean Schlosser Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

What does fear have to do with bitterness? Plenty, as Jean Schlosser learns when she overcomes a bi-polar disorder. Hers is an inspiring testimony of courage, another true dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3269 Jean Schlosser Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Fear is natural when the enemy surrounds us, and Jean Schlosser had real enemies. Hers is a story of courage in spite of fear. Don’t miss the true testimony of her liberation, another dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3268 Peggi Lucas Jul 27, 2026

Moving to new places gave Peggi Lucas the chance to reinvent herself, leaving behind depression. Then she became completely new without moving a hair. Don’t miss her true dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3267 Bob Bell Classic Jul 27, 2026

What does a dirty shirt have to do with overcoming an addiction to alcohol? Bob Bell found the answer. He struggled for years trying to shake his addiction. Don’t miss the dramatic presentation of this story, on “UNSHACKLED!”

3266 James Gale Sequel Jul 27, 2026

Why would a blind man leave the only work he can do and step out in the unknown? Hear the answer in the conclusion of Jim Gale’s story, on the Classic files of “UNSHACKLED!”

3265 James Gale Classic Jul 27, 2026

When James Gale went hunting with his dad, an accident took something that could never be replaced. Don’t miss this dramatic testimony, another true story on “UNSHACKLED!”

3264 Tess Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

“Tess” was a battered woman, beaten by her husband but mostly by deception. Don’t miss the story of her deliverance, another true dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3263 Tess Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

When she was nine she lost her mom; then, she lost her way. But Tess had a Friend who stood by her. Don’t miss this sad but true story, another dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3262 Ellis Lucas Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

A change of heart often leads to a change of direction, true of Ellis Lucas. He was facing a long prison sentence when he found freedom. Don’t miss the conclusion of his true testimony, a dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3261 Ellis Lucas Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Bullies ruined the childhood of Ellis Lucas; drugs and bitterness ruined his adult life. Don’t miss his remarkable liberation, another true dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3260 Rick Murdock Classic Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Rick Murdock quit speaking to his parents for more than a decade. What he finally said may surprise you. Don’t miss the conclusion of his true testimony, another dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3259 Rick Murdock Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Rick Murdock spent decades using others for his purposes. Imagine his surprise when he was outwitted by Someone more powerful than he. Don’t miss his compelling true testimony, another dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3258 Lillian Wise Classic Jul 27, 2026

Looking for answers to questions about life brought Lillian Wise to a nervous breakdown. A Friend delivered her from the bondage of anxiety. Don’t miss this timely true testimony, another dramatization from the Classic files of “UNSHACKLED!”

3257 ''Loraine'' Jul 27, 2026

A woman called “Loraine” endured eighteen years with a drunken abuser. Learn how she broke free in her true testimony—another dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3256 "Woody" Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

After 35 years as a drug addict, “Woody” seemed hopeless. But not everyone gave up on him. Don’t miss the conclusion of his remarkable testimony, another true dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3255 "Woody" Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

What is it like to be a drug addict for more than thirty years? A man called “Woody” reveals the degradation in his true testimony, another dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3254 Kenneth Watkins Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Kenneth Watkins had no reason to forgive his father who caused great pain and suffering in his family, but forgiving others became easy for Ken. Don’t miss the conclusion of his testimony, another true dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3253 Kenneth Watkins Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

What do you do with a father so immoral he burns the family home to collect the insurance? Learn how Kenneth Watkins dealt with that situation in his dramatic true testimony on “UNSHACKLED!”

3252 Denise Donovan Jul 27, 2026

Parental kidnapping is traumatic for a child. Denise Donovan knows. She also knows that she had a Protector through years of fear and shame. Don’t miss her timely true testimony, a dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3251 Leslie Gentry Classic Jul 27, 2026

Les Gentry survived the Dust Bowl and World War II battles, but he almost didn’t survive the whiskey battle. His story is a caution for all and on the continuing dramatization of “UNSHACKLED!”

3250 Joseph & Margaret Meeko Jul 27, 2026

If someone asked you to leave everything and everyone you know to help someone you don’t know, what would you do? Joseph and Margaret Meeko made a courageous decision. Don’t miss their true testimony, another dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3249 Dean Ford Classic Jul 27, 2026

Dean Ford was 22 when he met his father for the first time. Fortunately, Dean was standing on solid ground. Don’t miss his inspiring testimony, another true dramatization from the Classic files of “UNSHACKLED!”

3248 Pablo Montez Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Pablo Montez was nearly killed five times before he realized Who was protecting him and why. Don’t miss his timely testimony … another true dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3247 Pablo Montez Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Pablo Montez lived on the edge of disaster, flirting with death. His is a story of life on the mean streets of Detroit, another true dramatization from “UNSHACKLED!”

3246 Fred Trautner Classic Jul 27, 2026

Fred Trautner was a man without a family or even a country; but he’s the citizen of a great city now, whose Builder and Maker kept an eye on him. Don’t miss this heart-warming story, another true dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3245 Kathy Leslie Jul 27, 2026

A broken back in the army didn’t break the spirit of Kathy Leslie. Don’t miss her unusual story of redemption—another true dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3244 Mickel Millard Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Can a man forgive his father for murdering his mother? Mike Millard couldn’t, not until he saw the darkness in his own heart. Don’t miss this gripping testimony, another true dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3243 Mickel Millard Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Fourteen-year-old Mickel Millard tried to stop his father from killing his mother and failed. Don’t miss his riveting testimony, another true dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3242 Roy Hatfield Classic Jul 27, 2026

Roy Hatfield was a prisoner of war during World War Two. Don’t miss the exciting story of his escape from the enemy … another true dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3241 Camilla Anderson Jul 27, 2026

Having Grandpa live with them nearly undid Camilla Anderson, a pastor’s wife. Invite others to hear the eye-opening story of how to survive being a caregiver—another true dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3240 Henry Blair Classic Jul 27, 2026

After he suffered sunstroke in India, Henry Blair was nearly buried alive. That wasn’t the end of his troubles, either. Don’t miss his remarkable true testimony, another dramatization from the Classic files of “UNSHACKLED!”

3239 "Gail'' Jul 27, 2026

Where does a woman turn when her husband drifts away and her mother is struggling with alcohol? A woman called “Gail” has the answer. Don’t miss her true testimony on “UNSHACKLED!”

3238 Sandy Roberts Jul 27, 2026

Sandy Roberts had suffered for a dozen years with Multiple Sclerosis when she had an encounter that transformed her life. Don’t miss the harrowing testimony of her life on “UNSHACKLED!”

3237 Shirley Duncan Jul 27, 2026

She wasn’t an orphan when she yearned to live in an orphanage, but going there changed her life. Don’t miss the testimony of Shirley Duncan, another true dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3236 Tiffany Embers-Holubec Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

How does a teenager deal with the suicide of both parents? Tiffany Embers-Holubec faced one tragedy after another, but hers is a story of hope. Invite others to hear this inspiring true testimony, another dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3235 Tiffany Embers-Holubec Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Suicide is devastating for loved ones left behind as Tiffany Embers-Holubec knows too well. By the age of 14 she lost the two people closest to her and suffered dire consequences. Don’t miss her testimony, another true dramatization from “UNSHACKLED!”

3234 "Joseph'' Jul 27, 2026

Pornography can destroy families as Joseph learned. He also learned how to fight this rampant evil of our time. Don’t miss this appropriate testimony, another true dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3233 'Billy'' Jang Hwan Kim Jul 27, 2026

How does a poor Korean boy end up traveling the world, speaking to world leaders? Hear the answer in the remarkable testimony of Billy Jang Hwan Kim, another true dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3232 Bill Staley Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

How does a man who spent more than two decades in a prison called “the Rock” now abide on the Rock? Don’t miss this remarkable testimony, another true dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3231 Bill Staley Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

What causes rebellious, anti-social behavior? Bill Staley has some answers in his true testimony. Invite your friends to hear this illuminating dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3230 Jim Fitzgerald Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Jim Fitzgerald used to ask himself: Is this all there is? He doesn’t ask that anymore, not since he met the right Person. Don’t miss the conclusion of his testimony, another true dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!’

3229 Jim Fitzgerald Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

What do policemen and car salesmen have in common? You might be surprised as you listen to the true testimony of Jim Fitzgerald who tells the secret … another dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3228 John Deming Classic Jul 27, 2026

John Deming had a physical deformity and throughout his life people mocked and teased him. After been fired from several jobs and kicked out of his home, he was lonely, dejected and destitute. Don’t miss the remarkable story of how he found comfort, peace and love in another true dramatization from “UNSHACKLED!”

3227 LaVerne Poole Classic Rebellion, Crime Jul 27, 2026

LaVerne Poole had a gun in his pocket and a scheme in his mind when he walked into a place that transformed him. Don’t miss his true testimony, another dramatization from the Classic files of “UNSHACKLED!”

3226 Darlene Moede Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

After a disappointing marriage without trust, Darlene Moede met Someone she could trust completely, even with her life. Don’t miss her compelling true testimony, another dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3225 Darlene Moede Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Blended families are common these days, but Darlene Moede’s family was larger than most and less than she desired. Invite others to hear this timely and eye-opening testimony … another true dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3224 Norma Finley Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Battered women have a difficult time breaking free of their abusers, but Norma Finley learned it’s much easier with a Helper. Don’t miss the conclusion of her true testimony, another dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3223 Norma Finley Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Why would any woman stay with a man who abuses her? Norma Finley will tell how fear held her in a dangerous marriage. Don’t miss her true testimony, another dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3222 A. Grace Hanson Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Grace Hanson spent her time in fantasy, looking for love. Don’t miss the conclusion of her unusual story and how she found a love that was faithful and true—another true dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3221 A. Grace Hanson Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

After Aggie Hanson was violently abused, she ran away; but she ran into bigger problems than she could handle. Don’t miss the first part of her explosive testimony—another true dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3220 Eddie Quinn Classic Jul 27, 2026

Eddie Quinn became a police officer so he could take bribes but Someone changed his mind and his heart. Don’t miss his unusual true testimony, another dramatization from the Classic files of “UNSHACKLED!”

3219 Doug Swafford Jul 27, 2026

Others thought he was a saint, but in his heart Doug Swafford knew better. Don’t miss his timely true testimony, another true dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3218 Charles Oswalt Jul 27, 2026

A chaotic childhood led Bud Oswalt to question his reason for living until he met Someone who gave his life purpose. Don’t miss this uplifting yet timely testimony, another true dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3217 Ray Young Jul 27, 2026

Ray Young had the courage to join the Navy and fight a war but he didn’t have the courage to take a step that would change his life. Don’t miss his exciting testimony, another true dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3216 John Thomas Allen Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

John Thomas Allen spent the second half of his life making up for the things he did in the first half. Don’t miss the remarkable testimony of his impact on others … another true dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!’

3215 John Thomas Allen Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

John Thomas Allen loved to fight, but he had an opponent that was too much for him. Don’t miss his compelling testimony, another true dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3214 Bill Hathaway Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Bill Hathaway found his purpose in life among a people he considered his enemies until a Friend showed him otherwise. Don’t miss the inspiring conclusion of his testimony, another true dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!’

3213 Bill Hathaway Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Bill Hathaway spent many years in an orphanage until he was found and adopted by his Father. Don’t miss this gripping true testimony—another dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!’

3212 Gary Cohen Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

From being cursed and bullied to accomplishment and honors. That’s the career of Gary Cohen. Don’t miss the conclusion of his life story, another true dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3211 Gary Cohen Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Gary Cohen grew up with persecution because of who he was. Being an only son he knew his parents would disapprove of him for what he became. Don’t miss his remarkable testimony, another true dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3210 Amy Luke Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Trapped in Japan after Pearl Harbor, Amy Luke suffers increasing vision loss. Invite your friends to hear the conclusion of her extraordinary testimony, another true dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3209 Amy Luke Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Amy Luke was half Japanese, half British … and trapped in Japan during World War Two. Don’t miss the first of her gripping two-part testimony, another true dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3208 Promod Haque Classic Jul 27, 2026

What happens to people who dabble in spiritualism, seeking to raise the dead? Promod Haique’s family raised a specter of fear. Don’t miss his unusual testimony, another true dramatization from the Classic files of “UNSHACKLED!”

3207 Mitchell Boggs Jul 27, 2026

Mitchell Boggs never drank or prowled around, yet he has a story to tell that mirrors many other lives. Invite your friends to hear his heart-warming story, another true dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!’

3206 Dean & Dee Mader Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

When Dean and Dee Mader face a head-on collision on the Pacific Coast Highway, it was no accident. Invite your friends to hear the conclusion of their true testimony, another dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3205 Dean & Dee Mader Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

How does someone who lives in fear learn to fear not? Dee Mader came close to death on the highway before she learned how to live. Don’t miss this unusual true testimony, another dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3204 Linda Kropp Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Linda Kropp spent 13 years helping people in India and Pakistan; today she’s helping people in her home state of Illinois. Don’t miss her inspiring testimony, another true dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3203 Linda Kropp Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Linda Kropp didn’t feel as if she fit in while she was growing up in Illinois. When she found her place in life, she traveled the world telling others the Good News. Don’t miss her remarkable true testimony, another dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3202 Jeanette Towne Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

How to escape an abusive husband seemed impossible to Jeanette Towne. Don’t miss the conclusion of her gripping testimony, another true dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3201 Jeanette Towne Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Why would anyone stay with an abusive spouse? Jeanette Towne will tell how she became entangled in a bad marriage. Don’t miss the first part of her insightful testimony – another true dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3200 Lynda Remus Jul 27, 2026

Growing up, she lived with so much abuse that Lynda Remus made some bad decisions until she made the right one. Don’t miss the timely story of this young woman, another true dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3199 David Spurgeon Jul 27, 2026

David Spurgeon wanted to live free and thought motorcycles were the way to go. Many deaths later he learned the Way to be free, the Way to go. Don’t miss his inspiring true testimony, another dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3198 Mem Luton Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

By the time she was 21, Mem Luton had three offers of marriage but not from the one she loved. Don’t miss the story of how the Prince of Peace brought her love from halfway around the world, another true testimony on “UNSHACKLED!”

3197 Mem Luton Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Do spirits control our destiny? Growing up in Thailand, Mem Luton thought so. Don’t miss her compelling true testimony, another dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3196 'Hezi'' Jul 27, 2026

He was an Israeli war hero who had made hundreds of parachute jumps. So why did he plan to jump from a tall building without a parachute? Don’t miss the gripping true story of “Hezi” from the Classic files of “UNSHACKLED!”

3195 'Firuz'' Jul 27, 2026

Was an accident that left him paralyzed a punishment for his religious views? Don’t miss the gripping story of “Firuz”, another true dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3194 Cynthia'' Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

We all want to have control of our lives, but a woman called Cynthia learned that there’s a better Way. Don’t miss the conclusion of her testimony, another true dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3193 "Cynthia'' Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

All that “Cynthia” ever wanted was to be a rock music singer, but success didn’t fill the emptiness in her heart. Don’t miss her insight into the darkness that lies on this road that many seek to travel … a true testimony on “UNSHACKLED!”

3192 Holly Hammons Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Although she grew up hating school, Holly Hammons taught for decades because she learned the most important lesson in life. Don’t miss her timely true testimony, another dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3191 Holly Hammons Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Why would anyone refuse a Life Preserver when they’re trying to cross a bottomless sea? A young woman named “Holly” describes her dilemma, another true dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3190 James Wilson Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

But for an amazing intervention, James Wilson should have died during the Korean War when an underwater mine exploded on his ship. Don’t miss this remarkable true dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3189 James Wilson Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

If you think being good will get you into heaven, you’re not alone. James Wilson thought so, too. His was a moral life at the U.S. Naval Academy but not good enough. Don’t miss his testimony, another true dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3188 "Paul'' Jul 27, 2026

When “Paul” chose a Friend Who sticks closer than a brother, his family shunned him. Don’t miss this unique but true testimony, another true dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3187 Henry Christian Jul 27, 2026

Who would think that a man whose drinking cost him his wife and children could become a chaplain? Listen to Henry Christian’s story and hear wondrous things … another true dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3186 Ron Wheeler Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

We don’t usually think of cartoons in the context of faith, yet Ron Wheeler has combined the two in his life’s work. Don’t miss the conclusion of his unique testimony, another true dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3185 Ron Wheeler Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Born with artistic ability and a love for cartooning, Ron Wheeler made decisions that took him from his destination. Don’t miss the first part of this unusual and timely testimony—another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3184 Robert Mortenson Classic Jul 27, 2026

Can cynical disillusionment ever be rectified? Robert Mortenson’s life is a good example, so invite your friends to hear his true testimony … another dramatization from the Classic files of UNSHACKLED!

3183 Ron Unger Jul 27, 2026

Trying to fill a void in his life, Ron Unger tried alcohol, drugs and even crime, but it took a Person to fill the void. Don’t miss the story of love that changed him … another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3182 Lane Turner Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

If you’ve ever found buried treasure, then you’ll know how Lane Turner felt when he found and began sharing a great treasure. Don’t miss the conclusion of his true testimony, another dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3181 Lane Turner Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Lane Turner loved to work in construction, yet he was unaware of the work being accomplished in his own life. Don’t miss his timely true testimony, another dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3180 Warren & Jenny Winter Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Warren and Jennie Winter were caught up in civil war in China, yet they weren’t afraid. Invite your friends to hear the conclusion of their extraordinary story, another true testimony from the Classic files of UNSHACKLED!

3179 Warren & Jenny Winter Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Warren and Jennie Winter left the city of Chicago to live on a boat in China, where they encountered lepers and babies left by the roadside. Don’t miss the first of their two-part testimony, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3178 James Byron Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Hardship can be preparation for a greater purpose as Jim Byron learned. Invite your friends to hear the inspiring conclusion of his testimony … how he found love and learned to forgive … another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3177 James Byron Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

He had to fend off bullies as well as pain, but James Byron overcame an overwhelming physical disability. Don’t miss the heart-warming first half of his story on UNSHACKLED!

3176 Rebecca Terry Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Calamities will test anyone’s faith, yet Rebecca Terry overcame everything -- from a mentally ill husband to her daughter’s murder. Don’t miss the remarkable story of how she returned to the China of her youth—another true dramatization from UNSHACKLED!

3175 Rebecca Terry Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Trying to be good became the purpose of Rebecca Terry’s life, and her efforts were in vain. Her story begins in China, moves to a ship’s fire at sea and then to disillusionment. Don’t miss this gripping true testimony, another dramatization from UNSHACKLED!

3174 Timothy Ellis Jul 27, 2026

Timothy Ellis was locked up 64 times because of the hatred and deception locked in his heart. Don’t miss the story of Who unlocked his cage and set him free … another true testimony, dramatized on UNSHACKLED!

3173 Gordon Young Jul 27, 2026

Punk music isn’t for everyone, and it didn’t help Gordon Young overcome his anger at the world. Don’t miss this unusual story from down under … another true dramatization from UNSHACKLED!

3172 Cecil Moe Sequel Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Cecil Moe went from the bottle to the battle … the battle against the enemy who had held him in bondage for years. Don’t miss the conclusion of his unusual testimony … another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3171 Cecil Moe Classic Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Getting the right kind of help is crucial when your life is at stake. Cecil Moe had to learn that lesson the hard way. Don’t miss his timely story, another true dramatization from the Classic files of UNSHACKLED!

3170 Daniel Glushefski Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

How does an alcohol-afflicted man who has never known his father’s love ever find his Father’s love? Daniel Glushefski bares his soul in the conclusion of his testimony, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3169 Daniel Glushefski Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Daniel Glushefski’s father was a drunk. Did that predispose him to the same fate? Don’t miss the first part of his testimony that seems to answer in the affirmative, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3168 Liam'' Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Acting out was natural to a man called “Liam” because of bitterness from the past. He overcame that pain with the help of Someone Who loved him. Don’t miss the conclusion of his true testimony, a dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3167 Liam'' Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Custody battles confuse children. “Liam” buried his anger when his parents divorced and his confusion became destructive. Don’t miss this timely true story, another dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3166 Lawrence Hufhand Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Why would a man stay in public speaking when he stuttered badly even after seven years of speech therapy? Lawrence Hufhand will share the answer to his deliverance in the conclusion of his heart-warming testimony—another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3165 Lawrence Hufhand Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

An abusive and alcoholic father led four brothers to look out for each other. Invite your friends to hear Lawrence Hufhand’s testimony of where he was led and why … another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3164 Susan Malnati Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Life as a single mother was not what Susan Malnati wanted, but she’s not alone. Invite others to hear the conclusion of this heart-gripping story … another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3163 Susan Malnati Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Susan Malnati ran track but battled anorexia until Someone set her free. That same Person was preparing her to run a different race, one to help her husband. Don’t miss the first part of this compelling testimony, another true dramatization on “UNSHACKLED!”

3162 George Mohr Classic Jul 27, 2026

Why would any man leave a loving wife to roam around homeless? George Mohr answers that question in his true testimony … another dramatization from the Classic files of UNSHACKLED!

3161 Akira Tomita Classic Jul 27, 2026

War and peace. Akira Tomita knew one very well, but the other eluded him. Invite your friends to listen to this unique testimony of a man’s search for peace … another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3160 Greg Dixon Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Imagine having three different names by the time you’re nine years old. Then as a man, Greg Dixon followed the name above all names. Don’t miss the conclusion of his unusual testimony, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3159 Greg Dixon Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

He had three different names by the time he was nine, yet Greg Dixon would receive an even greater Name at fourteen. Don’t miss this unusual testimony, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3158 Jean Schneider Classic Jul 27, 2026

How does a widow with eight minor children survive all alone? You’ll hear the answer in the Classic true story of Jean Schneider on UNSHACKLED!

3157 Lester & Grace Place Jul 27, 2026

Lester Place wanted to be a Jazz musician until Someone changed his mind. Yet he and his wife traveled the U.S. and beyond as renowned musicians. Don’t miss their true testimony from the Classic files of UNSHACKLED!

3156 Sultan Ali Rahim Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Are you willing to risk everything for the One Who loves you? Sultan Ali Rahim has as we’ll hear in the conclusion of his remarkable testimony—another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3155 Sultan Ali Rahim Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

If you feel like an alien who doesn’t belong, listen to the story of a man who couldn’t bow down to the god of his people. Don’t miss part one of the true testimony of Sultan Ali Rahim, a dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3154 Gunnar Hanson Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

It takes courage to be a U.S. Navy SEAL. But Gunnar Hanson found that it also takes courage to speak the truth. Don’t miss the conclusion of his remarkable testimony on UNSHACKLED!

3153 Gunnar Hanson Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

What does it take to be a U.S. Navy SEAL? You’ll hear the answer in the remarkable story of Gunnar Hanson … another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3152 James Mullen Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Who in their right mind would choose to live in a drug-infested, crime-ridden center of a city? James Mullen does with his wife and children. Learn why in the conclusion of his true testimony, another dramatization from UNSHACKLED!

3151 James Mullen Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Learning to fight against bullies, James Mullen became one until he learned the truth. Invite your friends to hear the testimony of a world champion in kickboxing, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3150 Ron Mullins Jul 27, 2026

Love was all he wanted and desperately tried to keep; but Ron Mullins didn’t know what love really was until he met the Love of his life. Invite others to hear this true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3149 Jeff Barker Classic Jul 27, 2026

Jeff Barker had to break his leg twice before he learned to walk a new Way. Don’t miss his compelling true testimony—another dramatization from the Classic files of UNSHACKLED!

3148 Elishaba Speckles Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Elishaba Speckels ran for her life to escape degradation. Don’t miss the conclusion of her traumatic story, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3147 Elishaba Speckles Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Barely able to read and isolated from the world, Elishaba (Uh-leash-uh-buh) Speckels feared her father with good reason. Don’t miss this gripping true testimony of paternal abuse, another dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3146 Dan Seifert Jul 27, 2026

At the age of four he fell from a wheelbarrow; twenty two years later Dan Seifert nearly fell over the woman he would marry. Don’t miss this heart-warming true testimony, another dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3145 Brett McCormick Jul 27, 2026

Pornography is a booming business, and has many addicts. Brett McCormick was one, but he warns against unforeseen consequences. Don’t miss his true testimony, another dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3144 Russell Anderson Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

If you had millions of dollars, would you give it away like Russell Anderson? Don’t miss the conclusion of this extraordinary story, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3143 Russell Anderson Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

He paid a debt he didn’t owe and Russell Anderson became a multi-millionaire, able to give away millions. Don’t miss the first of this inspiring two-part testimony on UNSHACKLED!

3142 Al Worthington Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Pitcher Al Worthington helped win the American League Pennant in 1965, but he won more than that. Don’t miss the conclusion of his inspiring true testimony, another dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3141 Al Worthington Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

What does it take to be a professional baseball player? Al Worthington made it on his own – he thought. Don’t miss his testimony of rising to the major leagues, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3140 Lynne Miller Jul 27, 2026

You’re invited to meet the invisible woman … at least that’s how Lynne Miller felt. Someone saw her and revealed that He understood her sorrow. Don’t miss this revealing testimony—another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3139 David Tripiciano Jul 27, 2026

Being faithful didn’t come naturally to Dave Tripiciano, not until he met Someone Who exemplified fidelity. Don’t miss this tragic yet relevant testimony … another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3138 Patricia Phillips Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Patricia Phillips had to lose her children before she could find the One Who lost His Son for her. Don’t miss the conclusion of her remarkable testimony... another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3137 Patricia Phillips Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

If a child grows up with violence, she learns to hate. Don’t miss Patricia Phillips’ story of losing her mother, of foster homes and gangs before Sonshine came into the darkness … another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3136 "Levi'' Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Ensnared by pornography, “Levi” violated his marriage vows. Don’t miss the conclusion of his unforgettable story, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3135 "Levi'' Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

He didn’t see how his secret lust for pornography could hurt anyone, but a man called “Levi” learned otherwise. Don’t miss this relevant true testimony, another dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3134 Jeff Mayon Jul 27, 2026

Not many bar owners pour their liquor down the drain, but Jeff Mayon did. Find out why that courageous act brought him something he always wanted. Invite your friends to hear this compelling true testimony, another dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3133 Sam Dalton ''Classic'' Jul 27, 2026

What is the key to preventing suicide? In Sam Dalton’s case it wasn’t “what”, it was “Who”. Don’t miss his timely true testimony, another dramatization from the Classic files of UNSHACKLED!

3132 Don Killey Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

After Don Killey attempted suicide, another Man’s death brought him to his senses. Don’t miss the conclusion of his powerful testimony, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3131 Don Killey Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

How could a man whose career was in law enforcement and who hated thieves become one himself? You’ll learn the answer in Don Killey’s remarkable testimony, another true dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3130 Kelly Stigliano Jul 27, 2026

Why do some people put up with abuse? Kelly Stigliano did for years until she learned that Someone had suffered for her. Don’t miss this timely true testimony, another dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3129 Denise Cooper Jul 27, 2026

She survived being dragged from a car for a block, but Denise Cooper almost didn’t survive her own bad choices. Learn how she did in her true testimony, another dramatization on UNSHACKLED!

3128 Doug & Debbie Kollar Classic Jul 27, 2026

Doug, who already lives in fantasy when he goes to college, becomes a drug-addict and drops out rather than flunk. He joins the Navy to avoid the draft and continues to use drugs. But he fears becoming a heroine junkie. A believer witnesses and takes him to church where Doug prays for salvation and quits using. He meets Debbie who has joined the Navy to escape foster care and who drinks to be accepted. Doug leads her to Christ and they marry, called to become missionaries.

3127 Robert Cunningham Classic Jul 27, 2026

Bob’s depression starts when his fiancée breaks their engagement. He drinks too much, then smokes pot and begins dealing with a buddy. A jealous girlfriend turns him in and he loses his career in the air force. A lawyer helps him avoid prison but not the prison of despair. He takes anti-depressants until a friend gets saved and tells him about Jesus. After reading the Bible, Bob cries out to the Lord, then goes to Pacific Garden Mission where he serves as a counselor.

3126 Scott Stinar Jul 27, 2026

Scott hungers for answers to life’s questions but his father is 40 years older and doesn’t know how to communicate well. Addicted to pornography at a young age, Scott hides his secret until he breaks the law at age 20, ruining a career in the air force. He spends 80 days in jail, during which his dad dies of cancer. A pastor visits and Scott goes to his church where he hears the gospel and surrenders his life – and his addictions to Christ. Now married with four children.

3125 Beverly Crull Jul 27, 2026

Beverly’s parents are drunks who don’t want her when she’s born unexpectedly and prematurely with cerebral palsy. Her grandmother tells her about Jesus. Her drunken father beats her and her brothers abuse her also. Strangers violate her and leave her for dead. Sent to a girl’s home, she runs away and plans suicide until God speaks to her heart. A rescue mission counselor takes her in and teaches her about God. Beverly receives Christ, then falls in love with John who stands by her even when she goes to a state mental hospital. They marry and she witnesses to her family.

3124 Jackson Chien-Ming Lee Jul 27, 2026

Jackson grows up in Taiwan, excels in school and goes to Louisiana to get a PhD in chemistry. He starts an import business and does so well that he gives up his research. But his marriage suffers and he and his wife divorce. He moves his business to L.A., suffers health problems and tries Chi, breath-control to influence fate. Spirits of darkness oppress his life and he withdraws. A Christian banker shares the gospel and Jackson reaches out to Jesus, Who transforms his life. Jackson goes to seminary, marries Janeffer and they are now missionaries to China.

3123 Charles Svoboda Jul 27, 2026

Charles’ father dies of alcoholism, so his mother raises her children alone. Born again when he’s in high school, she persuades him to attend a tent revival where he and his fiancée, Eleanor are saved. They marry and Charles fights in World War II in North Africa and Anzio. After the war he attends Bible school and becomes a counselor to pastors and churches having conflict. He starts a ministry of reconciliation where he still counsels by phone at age 90.

3122 Cathie DuLaney Part 2 Jul 27, 2026

Cathie marries a third time, a man who rescues her from an abuser; but she cannot be faithful, and the third marriage ends. She uses cocaine, becomes a dealer and police arrest her. Sentenced to seven years in prison, she has Bible study with a mentor from the outside but Cathie isn’t saved. When she’s released, she goes on a cruise where she meets Christians who help lead her to Christ. Now ministering to women in prison.

3121 Cathie DuLaney Part 1 Jul 27, 2026

Cathie and her sister are late-in-life babies whose parents send them to church but otherwise let them do as they please. Both girls run wild, smoking, drinking and sleeping around. Cathie runs away several times with different boys, marries and divorces and uses drugs. She thinks she’s a Christian but the first part ends as she gets her second divorce and second abortion.

3120 Norma Landsberg Sequel Jul 27, 2026

Norma is raised by foster parents but sees and loves her blood mother. Mischievous but determined, she goes to Bible college, then visits her dad in Oregon where she is bitten by mosquitoes and contracts a disease that puts her in a coma for seven weeks. Her foster mother cares for Norma, who is unable to speak, walk or even swallow. After 13 years she walks and learns to talk some, becoming a witness for God.

3119 “Jennie” Jul 27, 2026

“Jennie” grows up with recurring high fevers from a bad kidney. She slips into depression after graduation from high school and quits her job. Unable to talk with a psychiatrist, he hospitalizes her and gives her shock therapy. When the insurance dries up, she is put in the state hospital. There she cries out to God who miraculously heals her. She meets and marries Harry, but after their son is born, her mother-in-law’s control makes Jennie ill again until she learns to stand up for herself.

3118 Meritan Baraku Part 2 Jul 27, 2026

As a pastor, Tani’s dad carries his sermons to remote Albanian villages that have no radio or TV. He dreams of starting a radio station to reach people. Just as he gets the station started, he has a heart attack and nearly dies. Efti comes to work for the station and she and Tani plan to marry. Tani’s father takes a month-long trip to the U.S. and dies of a heart attack. Tani loses faith in God, but believers help him see God’s plan. Fulfilling his father’s dream, Tani manages the radio station that now reaches remote Albanian villages.

3117 Meritan Baraku Part 1 Jul 27, 2026

Tani and his parents live with his grandparents in Albania, suffering under Communism, which falls in 1990. Missionaries come, preaching on the streets where Tani’s dad exhibits his paintings. They give him Bibles in the Albanian language, and Tani’s dad receives Christ while reading the Gospel of John. He stops painting to evangelize. Naïve Albanians fall into financial pyramid schemes that fail, leading to chaos. The first part ends as armed thieves try to steal missionaries’ cars.

3116 Ray Comfort Part 2 Jul 27, 2026

After he leads his surfing buddies to Christ, Ray discovers that they are falling away and dying from drug use. Ray writes tracts and books, discovering the all-important truth: knowing God’s Law before grace can be comprehended. He begins a ministry that he still pursues in the U.S.

3115 Ray Comfort Part 1 Jul 27, 2026

Ray’s mother is Jewish, his father a Gentile. Ray is ADHD and discovers surfing when he’s 13. He lives for the sport. After graduation he works in a bank where he meets Sue and they marry. He has everything; but death awakens him to the futility of life. A surfer friend leads him to Christ, and Ray enthusiastically makes converts of his mother and buddies. Zeal without knowledge. The first part ends as one of his “converts” dies from a drug overdose and Ray vows to help others.

3114 John Wagner Classic Jul 27, 2026

John’s mother dies and his mean stepmother beats him so he runs away at nine, linking up with Steve, a hobo who teaches him to drink. At thirteen John goes it alone till age 17 when loneliness drives him to his dad, an alcoholic who rejects him. John spends 28 years on Skid Row in Chicago, till he comes to Pacific Garden Mission where he’s saved.

3113 Charles Cravey Classic Jul 27, 2026

Charles grows up on a farm in Georgia. At 13 he and some friends break into places and end up in jail. His probation officer helps him. Also at 13 he and friends form a band. His dad dies of a brain tumor when Charles is 15. One of the boys gets saved and drops out of the band. Charles is bitter but goes to a Bible study, then prays for salvation at 18. He graduates, trains to be a medical technician in Atlanta, plays in a bar then quits the school—called to ministry. Married and still a pastor, he continues to write gospel songs and serve the Lord in missions.

3112 Tom Geremia Part 2 Jul 27, 2026

Tom leads his cousin astray, then tries to make amends after he’s saved. The cousin rejects Christ because his parents’ divorce leaves him bitter. The cousin loves to travel and goes to Israel with Tom’s church. There he witnesses the prayers of a parishioner and God’s answer; and he longs for inclusion. The parishioner leads the cousin to Christ and God answers his prayer at the Garden of Gethsemane.

3111 Tom Geremia Part 1 Jul 27, 2026

Tom grows up going to church with his family, but his older brother dominates him and he learns to fight. He also has a fascination with fire and firecrackers, setting a dumpster on fire when he’s 12. He has many risky encounters as a teenager … gets a job in a grocery store and steals to buy marijuana, which he denies when he’s confronted. He finally quits his job and becomes a security guard at night. He listens to “Unshackled!” and prays for salvation as the first part ends.

3110 Randy Weyeneth Jul 27, 2026

Randy’s family is prosperous but godless. They never go to church. At 16 he’s invited to a youth camp where he hears the Gospel and prays to receive Christ. In college he is discipled, graduates and joins the Marines where he becomes an officer. He marries and they have three daughters; but his wife commits adultery with a friend while he’s stationed overseas. She divorces him and he gets custody of the girls. For ten years he is a single parent, faithful to God. Then he meets Sandy in ministry and they marry after a courtship that makes their love worth the wait.

3109 Sandy Weyeneth Jul 27, 2026

The middle child in a large religious family in Indiana, Sandy is mocked for staying pure in high school. Anxious and withdrawn, in college she rooms with a woman who gently leads her to Christ. When she gains the courage to tell her parents, they question the radical change in her. After graduating, she stays with the ministry Navigators, working in Peoria and then Colorado Springs, where she remains single. At 39 she helps the ministry with a conference where she meets Randy and they begin a long-distance relationship. Her story ends as he’s about to tell her his testimony.

3108 Rob Rytaran Part 2 Jul 27, 2026

After his salvation, Rob throws away the alcohol and drugs, and his wife Gail is enraged. She comes and goes, taking and leaving their daughter, then gets pregnant by someone else, but he accepts and loves the 2nd daughter. Their marriage ends when she slashes his clothes and stabs him. She takes everything. He tries to understand but turns from the faith after the divorce. Finally, he repents and gets custody of the girls, meets “Rose” and they marry. He witnesses to his dad before his dad dies. Rob is still faithful.

3107 Rob Rytaran Part 1 Jul 27, 2026

The oldest of 11 children, Rob learns at age 16 that his dad is not his real father. His mother admits that she wanted to abort him. His parents trick him into working to save money for a car, then take the car he buys. He gets even by exposing their dishonesty at work. He gets his own home, but drinks & does drugs, falls into depression and lives with an unstable girl, much like his mother. When she gets pregnant, he marries her, is miserable but loves their daughter. He hears the gospel at work, and the first part ends as he prays for salvation.

3106 Marrion Furr Classic Jul 27, 2026

Marion grows up in Christian home but turns from the Lord as a teenager. She becomes a surgical nurse but begins drinking after graduation and cannot stop. When alcohol affects her professionally, she resigns from nursing, tries counseling and A.A. but cannot quit. Her mother continues to pray for her. Marion meets Jimmy, another drunk and they marry. After five years and nearly dying of alcoholism, Marion prays to Christ. Jimmy surrenders after five months. She returns to nursing at the county hospital that saved her life.

3105 Butch Kopak Jul 27, 2026

Homeless by choice at 15, Butch manages to elude reform school, unlike his two older brothers. His mother tries but cannot help him. His older brother dies from drinking-induced pneumonia. Panhandling, he meets a woman who sends him and friends to a mission. He leaves, then returns nine times. His drunkenness leads to crime, and he is stabbed in the stomach but lives. His mother goes to the mission, is saved and prays for him. Finally, he is given one last chance and surrenders to Christ. While blind, he gets his GED, college and master’s degrees.

3104 Karen Noe Jul 27, 2026

Karen’s father is an alcoholic who beats her mother. He abandons them when she’s four, and she spends her life longing for a reconciliation. He wants nothing to do with them even when he’s dying. Karen’s grandmother loves the Lord and takes her to church, but Karen becomes an alcoholic during a first, failed marriage. She weds Bud and they adopt children. Working at a crisis pregnancy center, Karen gets saved, but her addiction ends only when she surrenders to Christ six months later. By phone, she leads her father in a prayer of salvation. Still at the pregnancy center.

3103 Jerry Beaver Jul 27, 2026

Growing up, Jerry comes between his stepdad and Mom when they fight. He becomes a brawler as a teenager, drinking, crashing his car while drunk. He plays the bass guitar in a small band, wants to be a rock star and writes songs. Looking for lyrics, he searches the Bible, then reads Revelation and is scared. He quits drinking, reads the Bible and goes to a coworker’s church, where he is saved. He becomes a soul-winner and goes to Bible college. On a trip home, his mother confesses that she tried to abort him. Now a pastor.

3102 Bruce Burling Jul 27, 2026

His alcoholic mother abandons the family when Bruce is eight, and his dad puts him in an orphanage for two years. Bruce has a speech problem. When he goes home, his sister and he break into churches. He goes to juvenile lockup till he’s 16, where he learns to work hard. Back home he marries reluctantly at 21. His wife and he pray with some Christians, but salvation would come later. Their marriage breaks up because of her infidelity, Bruce swallows drain cleaner. His life is spared but he loses his stomach and esophagus. He consumes alcohol in his feeding tube. Finally, he comes to Christ and now ministers to other addicts.

3101 Fenton McCahill Jul 27, 2026

Fenton is adopted from an orphanage at age four. His new dad abandons them when Fenton is 11. He fails two grades: first and fourth, but he’s saved at camp when he’s 17. He serves the Lord eagerly. After the army he marries Carol. They go to Bible college, have two children, and he teaches and stays busy in Christian service. His daughter turns from the faith taught to her. Fenton resigns from the pastorate but becomes a chaplain. He and Carol continue to serve the Lord in unique ways.

3100 Stephen Keel Jul 27, 2026

Disillusioned with religion, Steve becomes an atheist. He enjoys academic success and moves to Alaska for adventures. Returns home with wife, Nancy, and they have a daughter. After Nancy is saved, he decides to leave but her pastor intrigues him with unusual faith acts, so his plans change. They travel to a retreat to pursue the validity of another one of Nancy’s dreams about an earthquake. Steve drives a pastor to a city near the retreat. On the way, the pastor shares the gospel with him throughout the four-hour trip. Steve resists. But at the retreat he prays for salvation, an insincere prayer. On the third day he yields to Christ, an earthquake occurs in his heart. Served many years as layman; now in ministry.

3099 Nancy Keel Jul 27, 2026

An only child, Nancy’s dad commits suicide months after she marries Steve. They are in Alaska as teachers. She has stomach pains and fears death, especially after she has several dreams. Desperately, she prays, and feels that God took away the pain. Wanting to learn God’s name, Nancy studies all the religions, but none of them have a God who talks to His people. A woman suggests she read the Psalms. She discovers the Jewish God who talks to His people. In another dream her life is in danger, and she calls the name of every god she can remember to save her. When she calls out to Jesus, she wakes up. Thereafter, she comes to repentance and faith. The first part ends as Steve prepares to leave because of her love for Jesus.

3098 Mark Zinke Jul 27, 2026

Drinking is prevalent in Mark’s family of nine children; talking isn’t. When Mark uses his dad’s van without permission, his older brother beat him up. Mark drinks too much and drives his snowmobile into a semi-truck, nearly dying; speech impaired. After recovering he goes back to drinking, his mother uses tough love and he goes to rehab in Chicago. There he prays and Christians mentor him until he is saved. He agonizes about turning in his brother to police for car theft, but his mom insisted, so he does. He becomes an aggressive soul winner, goes to Bible college and marries Julie. Now in ministry.

3097 Lurene “Penny” Wilkins Jul 27, 2026

Penny is born prematurely but survives only to suffer double pneumonia at six. The family suffers through the Depression, but Penny goes to Bible college where she meets George. They marry, graduate and go into ministry. Four children are born, but the youngest is murdered at 19. After George dies in 1989, Penny serves with missionaries in Mexico. James Wilkins is a guest speaker at a meeting, and she prays that he would desire marriage to her one day. She nearly dies in a car accident with her sister but survives and continues to pray for James. They marry in 1996, and now they serve the Lord together.

3096 – James Wilkins – Part 2 Jul 27, 2026

After his father dies, James’ mother goes to a nearby church. James goes, then quits, then returns and is saved. He begins witnessing to his family, and a brother is saved. But his brother switches churches, saying the nearby one is flawed. Ultimately, James agrees and goes to his brother’s church where he surrenders to ministry. Before his mother dies, she reveals her abortion attempt, and James struggles to deal with this new revelation. James discovers his birth certificate that says, “Infant Wilkins”. He and his brothers serve the Lord in proclaiming the liberating message of the gospel and also to present the eternal hope of God to other survivors of abortion.

3095 James Wilkins – Part 1 Jul 27, 2026

Jim’s father is crippled in an accident at work, and his overwrought mother tries to abort her pregnancy: James. Weeks prior to the accident, his 14-year-old aunt is abused by three men, who are shot and killed by the girl’s brother. Jim’s grandmother prays and Jim is born. The family struggles in poverty until World War II. Jim grows up, stubborn and difficult. He becomes a sports nut. His dad reads the Bible but won’t go to church. His brothers return from the war. The first part ends when Jim’s favorite brother is killed in an accident and he is left wondering what really happened to his brother in death.

3094 James Guerra – Part 2 Jul 27, 2026

James admits his crimes to the parole board and serves three years of a 16-year-sentence. He reconciles with his mother, works for a non-profit ministry and is promoted several times; but his church doesn’t welcome him, so he reaches out to them. He gets a B.A. degree and then proceeds to get an M.B.A degree and serves with the ministry that helped him in prison. Today he’s a chaplain, married and the Director of Correctional Services for the State of Texas.

3093 James Guerra – Part 1 Jul 27, 2026

His parents divorce when James is five and he never sees his father again. Feeling that his mother has rejected him, he turns to drugs and gangs. His mother takes him to a Curandero, a witch doctor but James gets addicted to heroin, burglarizing houses to support his habit. Violence reigns. His mother keeps him out of prison when he’s 17, but after more crimes, James goes to prison at 21. During his second term, he read the Bible to impress the parole board but discovers the love of God and is saved as the first part ends.

3092 Richard Frantz Jul 27, 2026

During combat Richard vows to serve God, but afterward slides sideways until his parents’ prayers intervene. He goes to Bible college, meets Jean and they marry. They become missionaries to Indians in Mexico, then start various ministries to Spanish-speakers in Texas. Jean writes Bible doctrine books before she dies in 2008. Richard is still in ministry.

3091 “Randy” Jul 27, 2026

Randy survives several life-threatening incidents as a child; then his father leaves the family of eight children. He works to help from the age of seven, but slips into drinking and drugs. Mostly illiterate, he works hard but spends everything on cocaine. Becoming homeless, he and a friend turn to robbery. Randy is caught and goes to jail where he learns to read the Bible and meets Christ. Released, he graduates from seminary, marries and then slips back into drug use. He’s arrested but God restores him in prison. He is a chaplain and counselor to addicts before he dies of cancer.

3090 “Dion” Jul 27, 2026

Dion's parents’ divorce and his mother takes him to Canada, her homeland. A drunk named Joe moves in and belittles and bullies Dion, who has learned to smoke pot with cousins. Caught shoplifting at 14, Dion is kicked out of his mom’s home at 16. He can’t keep jobs because of his drug use. He’s arrested for armed robbery and is sentenced to a year in prison, then loses his girlfriend. A neighbor gets him to church and Dion prays for salvation at home. He backslides badly because he doesn’t go to church and grow in faith. After seven years the prodigal son returns. Now married and in ministry.

3089 Michael Vijayakumar Jul 27, 2026

Michael goes to a Christian boarding school where he doesn’t study hard and misbehaves. When he is 24 he marries Pushpa who loves the Lord and prays for Michael, especially after he goes into politics, leading a band of fierce bodyguards. Factional fighting leads to bloodshed and murder and jail for a year. After 14 years of fighting, Michael cannot sleep and is suicidal. His wife takes him to a pastor who leads him to Christ. Now in ministry.

3088 Tom Ray Part 2 Jul 27, 2026

Tom is arrested for counterfeiting money and his wife and sons bear the brunt of the shame. Hit-men are hired to kill him because he knows too much. He decides to work with federal agents and goes into the Witness Protection Program, exposing the mob. A bomb explodes before one trial but Tom continues to testify against the underworld, bringing 36 men to justice. Tom is given leniency for his help. His sons go into ministry and persuade Tom to tell his story to help others.

3087 Tom Ray Part 1 Jul 27, 2026

Tom learns the art of salesmanship as a youth helping his father at auctions; but he also learns to drink and gamble. He quits high school to join the Navy in World War II, but returns to finish. He joins the Air Force during the Korean War, meets Bobbi and they marry. A salesman, he is gone a lot and falls in with shady characters. They rig poker games and Tom is nearly killed several times. Then he starts counterfeiting money. Meanwhile, his wife and sons are saved. The first part ends when Tom prays for salvation.

3084 Chris Brosnan Jul 27, 2026

As a boy, Chris dreams about a grave swallowing him and fears death. His dad takes him to the Catholic church, but he doesn’t understand. Prideful, he doesn’t make friends easily and is accepted by the wrong crowd who expose him to rock music, video games and pornography. His parents divorce. Then a young man at work tells him the gospel and he prays for salvation. He witnesses to his dad, who is saved and his mum who rejects the gospel. After graduating from Bible college, he is now in ministry.

3083 Paul Licciardi Jul 27, 2026

Paul grows up without his father but around a drunken uncle. As a child he hears a preacher talk about hell and is terrified. Still, he drinks and steals and ends up in juvenile prison, escapes and goes to maximum juvenile lock up. He drops out of school in the 7th grade, works and drinks; loses his license to a DUI. He meets Cordie and they marry, but he can’t quit drinking. He keeps seeing a Bible verse in granite on a church and finally calls on the name of Lord and is saved. Now a pastor in Texas.

3082 “Ginger” Jul 27, 2026

Coming from a church that was weak on Biblical doctrine, Ginger has no guidance. She drinks, uses drugs and sleeps around. She marries a drunk and she’s unfaithful, takes a job as a stripper and then works as a “dancer” in a men’s club. She divorces, meets Gary and seduces him into drug use. He becomes a dealer. Her best friend, another dancer, is murdered and Ginger quits the clubs and hard drugs. She reads the Bible. Gary is arrested, rededicates his life to Christ in prison and they marry when he’s released.

3081 James Blair Jul 27, 2026

James, one of ten children, never goes to church, quits school at 14 and learns to drink with his brothers. He has many accidents and nearly dies. He marries Wanda, whose mother dislikes his drinking but takes him to revival where he is saved. He makes restitution for stealing and serves the LORD the rest of his life. His wife leaves once but returns. He and daughter, Jean, start a ministry to teens that is still going strong. After Wanda’s death, James writes Christian articles for a newspaper. He writes until 2009 he dies of cancer at age 96.

3080 Jeffrey Schmidt Jul 27, 2026

Jeff is the youngest of six, and his mom and dad neglect and abuse him as a child. Poor, hungry and beaten, he goes to school feeling worthless. He works in his dad’s auto repair shop at 14, builds a fast car that helps his self-image. After high school his parents secretly divorce and sell the house. His mom writes a letter rejecting Jeff. He becomes a drunk, wrecks many cars and motorcycles, even hits a train but survives. Finally, he hears a radio preacher and is saved. He marries Jackie. Before his father dies, Jeff and he are reconciled.

3079 Robert Saler – Part 3 Jul 27, 2026

Robert supports missionaries in India before he goes there as a missionary, paying his own way. There he builds a prayer tower, a children’s home and digs a well for various villages. On his second trip a cobra bites him, but he continues his preaching and feeding people. On his third trip he gets cholera. His fourth trip is his last. Then he meets and marries Kathy.

3078 Robert Saler – Part 2 Jul 27, 2026

Robert and three buddies escape a North Korean prison camp. After his discharge Robert runs a catering business that helps when he opens a Christian rest home. He takes in his sister’s children, witnesses to his guests and fends off false accusations of misconduct in the rest homes. The first part ends as he is helping missionaries in India and bringing a couple from India to help in his rest homes.

3077 Robert Saler – Part 1 Jul 27, 2026

While shoe-shining in Chicago at age 7, Robert stops at a tent revival and is saved. He takes his dad to PGM but his dad continues drinking. A brick-layer, he falls from a seven-story building and is killed, leaving Robert’s mother with 5 children. Robert works to help the family but continues taking Bible classes and commits to being a missionary to India. He’s drafted after World War II ends, serves in Korea where the first part ends when he is shot in the leg and captured.

3076 Donna Bossert Jul 27, 2026

Donna’s dad suffers seizures, so her mom takes her to California, then leaves her with strangers while she works. Donna is neglected and abused in one home after another. At 15 she finally lives with her mom who drinks. Donna meets her dad who takes her to church where she is saved. She marries Allen and they have two sons. When her mother needs help after having a seizure, Donna overcomes retaliatory feelings and looks after her mother and an aunt. Both are saved before dying, and her mother witnesses in her nursing home.

3075 Christmas Special Classic Jul 27, 2026

We go back in time to hear prophetic scripture from the Old Testament that foretell the coming of Messiah according to God’s planning and foreknowledge. Also, the disciples and Mary quote passages from the New Testament that reveal how Jesus fulfilled those prophesies. The script ends as the announcer quotes some scriptures yet to come.

3074 Stephen McPherson Sequel – Part 2 Jul 27, 2026

Stephen goes to seminary and then is called to New Guinea where he has many adventures teaching physical education to natives and missionary kids in school. Returning home his church sends him to linguistic school where he struggles. His beloved grandmother dies and his brother is hospitalized, near death. After two years his brother dies and Stephen preaches at his funeral.

3073 Stephen McPherson Classic Part 1 Jul 27, 2026

Raised by his maternal grandmother and mama, Stephen prays at 12 but fear of peer rejection leads him to backslide. A fast runner, he excels at track in high school. But he steals and is caught; then racial tension and prejudice keep him unnerved. He hears the gospel but refuses to accept Christ. He goes to college but quits the track team, smokes pot and drinks too much. A man shares the gospel with him and he prays for salvation. He reads the Bible but still waffles. The first part ends as he makes a commitment to follow Christ.

3072 Craig & Lauri Hartman – Part 2 Jul 27, 2026

Craig continues to study scripture with Mark until their son is born. Afterward he and Lauri meet for Bible study with Mark. They even go to a church service. Then Craig’s beloved grandfather dies and he is too devastated to think about eternity. Mark finally calls and confronts Craig, who makes a decision for Christ. Lauri, too, is saved. Craig begins reaching out to other Jews through churches, and eventually leaves his law profession to a full-time ministry to Jews and Christians.

3071 Craig & Lauri Hartman – Part 1 Jul 27, 2026

Craig wants answers and doesn’t get them in Hebrew School, so he drops out, then wants to make Bar Mitzvah and does, thanks to a rabbi’s help. His parents divorce but his maternal grandpa upholds him. He meets Lauri, goes to college and they marry while he’s in law school. She’s Catholic but they agree to study the Bible. When a colleague at work tells Craig about Jesus and points out the flaws in Catholic teaching, Lauri becomes an apostate as the first part ends.

3070 David Lemmond – Part 2 Jul 27, 2026

David is arrested for stabbing his brother who survives and even goes to court on David’s behalf. He quits drinking but after six months resumes, worse than ever. His marriage threatened, he quits drinking again but still sells drugs. Then he hears a radio preacher and goes to church. While reading a book by the radio preacher, he understands Christ’s sacrifice and is born again. He witnesses to his brother who goes to a Christian rehab where he is saved. Then his brother dies of cancer. Still faithful, David goes to college.

3069 David Lemmond – Part 1 Jul 27, 2026

David’s parents divorce when he is nine. His dad is a violent drunk, and David begins drinking and using drugs in elementary school. His mother puts him in a psychiatric center at 13. He repeatedly goes into rehab. He believes in God, tries church at 17, marries out of guilt and then turns against God when his wife leaves him for another man. He marries again at 19, and they have a son. But David can’t control his drinking. Drunk driving leads to jail. His dad dies of cancer before David can show love, leading to guilt. He and his brother quarrel and David stabs him as the first part ends.

3068 Floyd Plumb Classic Jul 27, 2026

Floyd has polio at age four leaving him with a stutter. He runs away from home at five, finding friends who teach him to smoke. Rebellious, he does poorly at school, is held back repeatedly and finally is expelled at 16 in the 7th grade. He marries at 20; the Depression hits, and he drinks and gambles. After a fight with his dad, he looks at his life and wants God. He drives his wife and son 80 miles on a gallon of gas to hear a preacher he’s heard on the radio and is saved.

3067 Bill & Barb Akright Jul 27, 2026

Bill and Barb marry when she is only 14 and he is 16. Bill decides to live as he pleases and get saved when he is old. When his father can no longer farm, they assume responsibility for the family dairy farm. An accident nearly kills Bill. Hospitalized for three months, he surrenders to Christ. The couple does well in farming afterward until government interference drives them into bankruptcy, after which Barb has a nervous breakdown. They overcome with prayer and Bible study.

3066 Byron Dotson Classic – Part 2 Jul 27, 2026

Byron attempts suicide several times. His doctor refuses to treat him because of the drinking problems, and his wife is at wit’s end, even having Byron put in jail for his own protection. The family tries to have him committed but the judge lets him try to change. He can’t. Finally, in an alcoholic center, a pastor explains the gospel and Byron is saved. He spends the rest of his life as a witness for Christ.

3065 Byron Dotson Classic – Part 1 Jul 27, 2026

Byron’s assertive father stirs up rebellion in the son. Wearing braces for the first six years of his life due to bow-legs, Byron walks to Sunday school and is beaten for not telling his parents. He learns to smoke and drink by age ten; commits vandalism and nearly dies. He runs away and his dad arranges to have him arrested. Byron quits school at 16 and his dad sets him up in business. Byron is successful, but alcohol consumes him. The first part ends with his dad’s death and Byron’s addiction having led to heartache for his family.

3064 Bruce & Doris Burke – Part 2 Jul 27, 2026

Daughter, Gann, chooses to go to South Africa with her parents and they arrive by Greek freighter. Their co-workers, however, are liberal and the Burkes leave the mission after 9 months to serve on their own, forming Open Bible Ministries. The government doesn’t renew their visa, so they go home but continue to raise support, starting new churches and schools. When they return to S. Africa they face corruption, losing two schools; also rebellion from students. They flee Lesotho and start a school in Fouriesburg. Their story concludes as a former Bible school convert calls, still serving the Lord.

3063 Bruce & Doris Burke Classic – Part 1 Jul 27, 2026

Bruce and Doris run away to marry when she is only 16. His motorcycle crashes into a car, and he prays for her to live, promising God to change. He doesn’t. Then she nearly dies after having their first baby. Again he promises God to change. They move to a small town where a neighbor prays for them. They go to church, hear the gospel and later that night, both pray to receive Christ. Change begins as they choose the LORD over the world. They grow as they trust in the LORD. Then God calls them to Africa and Bruce resists. The first part ends as he chooses to obey.

3062 Lawrence Durfee Classic Jul 27, 2026

Raised without God or the Bible or church, Lawrence quits school at 15 to work and become rich. He marries Wilma at 24. Violent and bitter, he loses his job, borrows money from his dad to start his own auto shop. He has amassed nearly $50,000 when an oil-sparked explosion sets him on fire at work, and he nearly dies. In a coma he has a vision of hell and cries out to God to save him. All his money is spent on doctor and hospital bills, but he has peace and goes into ministry distributing Bibles.

3061 John Denson – Part 3 Jul 27, 2026

The associate warden John works with in prison is a Messianic Jew who teaches John about the roots of Judaism in Christianity. He also tutors him for a G.E.D. As an inmate John is allowed to go to Bible college. When released, he and Donna go into ministry, speaking at prisons across the country. He asks forgiveness from his family. He brings his dad to live with them, speaking at his dad’s funeral. After training, he and Donna are now in Jewish evangelism.

3060 John Denson – Part 2 Jul 27, 2026

John meets Donna and they live together, moving often because of the contracts out on his life. Then his partner is shot and killed, and John is arrested. As a third-time offender, he faces a long sentence and tries to escape. He’s caught and put in solitary where he learns of his brother’s death from leukemia. In prison he reads the Bible and hears an evangelist. One night he prays and is saved. He asks Donna to get a pastor to help him get paroled. Instead, Donna gets saved. Miraculously, he is released long enough for them to marry. The first part ends as he goes back to prison.

3059 John Denson – Part 1 Jul 27, 2026

John’s father is paralyzed from a job injury when John is 6, and John grows up without a father in the home. A wild child, his mother takes him along as she cleans the homes of Jews, and he learns Bible stories. They also go to church, but John rejects Christ. He uses drugs, drops out of high school to join the army and marries Carla. Children are born, but he can’t quit drugs; he goes to prison again and she waits for him. He works with Jewish gangsters and his wife and he separate. The first part ends as John’s mother dies of cancer and he is bereft.

3058 Thomas Gregory – Part 2 Jul 27, 2026

Devastated after his wife’s suicide, Tom is visited by a man (George Eager) who leads him to Christ. George then persuades Tom to take his children to a Bible conference camp that summer. There Tom meets Cherie, a single mom with three daughters. He also meets John, an architect who loves the LORD. Tom and Cherie marry, and Tom’s partners ask him to leave, so he starts his own firm. Cherie opens a Christian bookstore that prospers, and Tom and John form a ministry, The Master Architect, that ministers to architects around the world.

3057 Thomas Gregory – Part 1 Jul 27, 2026

Although his parents take him to church and read Bible stories to him, Tom has religion but doesn’t know Christ as he matures. Smart and responsible, he studies architecture, meets and marries Judy, who becomes a teacher. For eight years they live near her family. Her father’s death of brain cancer and their following move to Georgia, away from her mother, leave her feeling trapped. Then his partnership dissolves. They end up divorced and she shoots herself. The first part ends with Tom’s grief and guilt.

3056 Joe Stump Classic Jul 27, 2026

Fearful in the Great War, Joe promises God that he will become a minister. Unsaved, he goes through seminary. As a pastor he meets Nelda and they marry. Her mother knows Joe isn’t saved and her comments annoy him. When an unsaved parishioner dies, pleading for peace with God, Joe doesn’t have the answer and quits the ministry. He goes to New York, talks with theologians. One of them sends him to the Bowery rescue mission. Joe is offended by the sermon but ultimately goes forward and is saved.

3055 Clinton Goodwin Classic Jul 27, 2026

The oldest of nine children, Clint and his family move from Arizona to Chicago when he’s twelve. There he’s invited to Sunday school and professes faith in Christ at fourteen. He goes to Bible classes and gives his testimony on street corners. At 17 he goes to Albuquerque to work for the railroad, working Sundays. He backslides, rides the rails, then falls in with a robber. They buy guns and commit highway robbery for 18 months. They’re caught, and in jail churches minister, but he resists. He’s sentenced to San Quentin where he finally surrenders to Christ. He serves God in jails and rescue missions.

3054 Charles Churchill – Part 2 Jul 27, 2026

Charles witnesses to his old buddies who ridicule him. Pat gives him a job in his body shop. Charles learns to prioritize and trust God as he serves in the church. He witnesses to a co-worker, but Don rejects the gospel. Charles and a mentor witness to an alcoholic friend, who also rejects Christ. The man dies that night of a heart attack and Charles feels compelled to preach on street corners. Charles goes to his former employer and confesses thefts that they forgive. He goes to Bible college, becomes a preacher. Don is saved and becomes a preacher.

3053 Charles Churchill – Part 1 Jul 27, 2026

Charles goes to church with his granny but rebels at 14 and quits as he sees hypocrisy in people. He starts drinking with friends, steals, uses marijuana and drag races. He meets Jennie and they marry three months later, then he resumes his old life, refusing to go to church with her. A biker comes into his workplace and invites him to church. That day Charles is fired for insubordination, leading to a fight with Jennie. He promises to go to church, and the next day they do. There he is led to Christ, ending the first part.

3052 Robert Brown Jul 27, 2026

At birth Robert is adopted into a Jewish family and raised as an only child. Spoiled by his mother, he is rebellious and self-centered. He graduates without motivation and marries, but both are immature. They have three sons, but he floats from one job to another, then begins smoking marijuana. After his mother dies, he and his wife divorce. As a traveling salesman, lonely and disconnected, he asks God for a woman to talk to. He meets Delilah, and she invites him to church where he prays for salvation. They marry and he begins to change, becoming a Messianic Jew and meeting his birth mother.

3051 Virginia Sartin Jul 27, 2026

Virginia’s mother dies, charging the ten-year-old to keep the six siblings together. Her dad abuses and neglects them. The next five years Virginia perseveres, feeding and watching over the family. Her dad is gone and doesn’t bring food or clothing. Their Sunday school teacher comes and shares the gospel. When she’s 12 and her brother Billy is 14, they receive Christ. Then Billy is killed in an accident. Virginia meets Lewis and they marry when she’s almost sixteen. She fulfills her mother’s charge, raising the children, praying for her dad. He repents at age 79 and lives with them till he dies.

3050 Thomas Graumann – Part 2 Jul 27, 2026

Tom serves as a missionary in the Philippines where he meets Caroline. They marry, but when they adopt two children, their mission drops them. For 25 years they live in the U.S., serving in spite of illness and setback. They return to the Philippines to serve, but more illness interferes. When Communism falls in Eastern Europe, Tom returns to Czechoslovakia where he obtains citizenship, serves as a missionary and links up with his past.

3049 Thomas Graumann Part 1 Jul 27, 2026

A Jew, born in Czechoslovakia, Tom’s parents put him on the train to England to escape Hitler’s persecution. He hears the gospel and trusts Christ at age 9. His family dies during the war. He is called to missions at age 16, goes to nurses training and then Bible college in Glasgow. The first part ends as he and his foster “Uncle Jimmie” pray together.

3048 Rudy Peterson Classic Jul 27, 2026

Rudy grows up in a Christian family, leaves home to work on the railroad around corrupting men. He marries a girl from his Sunday school class. After a few years he decides to read the Bible, then he memorizes 1000 verses. He’s made a conductor. An accident causes a train car to run over his legs, mangling them. Doctors want to amputate but he refuses. God saves his legs, and during 107 days in the hospital he leads several men to faith. He goes back to work as a conductor and helps at PGM on layovers.

3047 Bob Phillips Jul 27, 2026

After his mother dies, Bob’s father raises him and his older sister. Speaking Cherokee at home, he struggles in school. Tribal superstitions rule. His dad remarries, a woman who takes them to church and teaches responsibility; then she dies. His dad drinks; Bob sneaks alcohol and steals, feeling shame. Finally, he graduates, goes to vocational technical school but drops out. His father dies of a heart attack in Bob’s arms, and he rages at God. Drunk and homeless, he stays here and there. A man gives him a tract; he goes to church. The pastor leads him to Christ. He serves as youth pastor and meets Charlene. They marry & he goes to Bible college. They are still serving as missionaries on a reservation in Washington.

3046 Charlene Phillips – Part 2 Jul 27, 2026

Charlene’s family mocks her faith; her stepfather forbids her to go to church and she rebels briefly, trying to get drunk. Then she asks God’s forgiveness, ignores her stepfather and goes back to church. She and Bob, the youth pastor, marry. They go to Bible college, and he becomes a missionary to Indians on a reservation in Washington State. She witnesses to her family. Her parents and two brothers profess faith in Christ.

3045 Charlene Phillips Part 1 Jul 27, 2026

Charlene’s family life is full of drunkenness and fighting. Her stepfather feuds with his family and they move constantly. Her step-grandmother and mother practice spiritualism, bringing fear. When she’s 12, her stepfather tries to molest her and continues trying until she’s 17. She begins using drugs, sniffing paint. A girl at school witnesses and takes her to church. Charlene runs away but has a bad experience and ends up in the hospital. She reads the first chapter of Proverbs and knows God is real. A pastor comes to the house and takes her to church. She prays to receive Christ, but the first half ends with learning her stepfather’s sordid past.

3044 Becky Brooks Jul 27, 2026

Becky struggles with the assurance of salvation but finally trusts in God’s Word. Marshall becomes a preacher, and she gives herself wholeheartedly to the church. Then she’s hurt when others leave or gossip, betraying her trust. She goes into depression and struggles for two years, writing poetry to ease the pain. She learns to trust God. Their younger son walks away for ten years, then returns and is saved. The family is still in ministry.

3043 Marshall Brooks Jul 27, 2026

Marshall goes to church growing up but stops when he’s 18. He sneaks alcohol with friends. He marries Becky, tries college for a year then quits to run a motorcycle shop. Becky hates the drinking and drugs. When he buys a bar, she keeps the books and is there the night two drunker patrons have a shootout. No one dies, but Marshall is sick of his lifestyle. He talks with a friend who is saved and who ultimately leads him to Christ. Marshall becomes a preacher.

3042 Holland Oates Classic Jul 27, 2026

Holland hears the gospel at a mission but his wife doesn’t want to pursue God’s nudging. Holland becomes a drunkard; but when their baby daughter falls ill, he wants to pray. The baby dies, and a drunken Holland almost knocks over her casket. Mortified, he prays, asking God to save him. He quit drinking but smokes cigars until he stops by PGM and a counselor prays with him. Holland begins preaching at PGM. When his son dies in the war, Holland becomes an itinerant preacher.

3041 Ashley Mariela Kovach Jul 27, 2026

Her father dies when she is four and her wayward mother leaves her with an aunt who neglects Ashley’s baby brother, who dies in Ashley’s arms. After beatings and rape from a stepfather, who also leaves her without food, she becomes homeless at age 6 when he throws her out. She tries to end her life but is rescued. Many foster homes and orphanages later, she is adopted by an American. At Bible camp Ashley hears the gospel and accepts Christ at 13. She goes to Bible college where she meets and marries Paul. They are missionaries in Brazil.

3040 Kay Henderson Jul 27, 2026

Kay’s troubled brother causes her anxiety and depression even though her parents are educated and loving. She tries to be perfect but suffers more depression in college until she meets Matt and they marry. She becomes a Special Ed teacher while he’s in Vietnam as a Marine. Afterward, he practices law and they prosper, having two children. When he confesses to fathering a daughter with his secretary, Kay is devastated. A neighbor leads her to Christ, and she leads Matt to the Lord. They begin adopting children, bi-racial and Hispanic—even his illegitimate daughter.

3039 Matt Henderson Jul 27, 2026

Starting in high school, Matt drinks too much. He goes to law school after college, where he meets Kay. Before they marry in his senior year, he enlists in the Marines. He goes to Vietnam and survives. Afterward, he practices as a lawyer. Seven years into his marriage he has an affair with his secretary who becomes pregnant after seven years. She keeps the baby that Matt supports. He tells Kay and she goes to a neighbor for comfort who leads her to Christ. Then Matt and their children get saved. They begin adopting bi-racial children. They even adopt Matt’s illegitimate daughter. He shares his testimony at churches.

3038 Jettie Evans Classic Jul 27, 2026

Jettie is the fourth of twelve children. She believes in God but her family doesn’t go to church. She goes occasionally with a neighbor. She has to quit school at 14 to help at home. At 18 she’s allowed to stay behind when the family moves. She works, meets Brady and he promises to get a job. He joins the army and they marry. But his bad discharge from the navy ends his enlistment. He becomes a drunk, staying out all night. Jettie prays for salvation and leaves him. After he is saved, they move to Chicago and discover “Unshackled!” They go to PGM for years and foster a child from the Women and Children’s Division.

3037 Brady Evans Classic Jul 27, 2026

Brady’s father dies when Brady’s a child, and his mother goes blind; so he grows up without supervision. He joins the navy but receives an Undesirable Discharge for drinking and pilfering cargo. Unable or unwilling to work, he turns to stealing and goes to jail for 11 months. Then he meets and marries Jettie Mae. Again he makes bad decisions and she leaves him. He finally cries out to God, quits drinking and goes to Chicago. Jettie Mae joins him. They hear “Unshackled!” and he gives his testimony at PGM.

3036 Worth Ellis Classic Jul 27, 2026

Worth’s family is poor. His dad has skin cancer and drinks whiskey to deal with the pain. Scared of hell during revival, Worth joins the church at 12 but doesn’t know Christ. He drops out of school to work, then drops back in. But the Depression forces him to work. He falls in love with Dot, but gambling controls him after they marry. He mocks his sister’s faith. After his brother is killed in World War II, he becomes bitter at God. His sister reminds him that if he had been killed, he’d be in hell. He finally yields to God and eventually becomes an evangelist.

3035 Louis Holguin Jul 27, 2026

Louis grows up in a Catholic family. Strict father. He joins the air force after graduation, becomes a medic and serves in Vietnam. Afterward, he meets Sharon, a nurse and an officer. She takes him to church, he feigns salvation and they elope. Then he prays for salvation. When their first son is born, he tells his family he is born again, and his father renounces him. Louis goes to Bible college in Chattanooga where he has adventures pastoring hill people. They endure many personal trials. Still a pastor in Las Vegas, New Mexico.

3034 Douglas Hainer Jul 27, 2026

Doug grows up in abusive home. His mother beats him with a 1x2; his sister slams a rifle butt into his face when he’s four. He becomes a loner, mistrusting everyone except faces that he sees on his bedroom wall. He has nightmares, fights at school where he learns to make tiger pits, practicing on his dad. He plans mass murders to get even for his pain. At 11 he goes to Christian summer camp where he is saved. He memorizes scripture, studies hard, goes to Bible school for a year. Then graduates from electronic school and spends three years on Guam as a technician for Trans World Radio. Still in Christian radio in Cleveland.

3033 Michelle Morales Jul 27, 2026

As the youngest child of four, Michelle endures a childhood of abandonment, cruelty and fear. Her mother attempts suicide; her sister is raped and Michelle lives with one person after another. At sixteen she gets pregnant and has an abortion. She keeps the second baby after her sister helps her, but she and her boyfriend don’t marry. The whole family uses drugs, but sister, Anna, gets saved and persuades the other two sisters to go to church. Michelle reads passages in the Bible, goes back to church and prays for salvation. When she gets pregnant again, she realizes she cannot marry her boyfriend who rejects Christ. Through Anna she meets and marries a believer.

3032 David Hicks – Part 2 Jul 27, 2026

David does poorly at college until he meets Janice, who prays with and encourages him. They marry and he goes to seminary at Princeton. After graduation he is ordained as an Army chaplain. He does well through various Army posts, even serving as an airborne chaplain. He witnesses to his brother and dying father, but neither is receptive. David rises in rank, assigned to the Pentagon during 9-11. He becomes Chief of Chaplains and leads his brother to Christ. Now retired.

3031 David Hicks – Part 1 Jul 27, 2026

One of twelve children, David’s father sets a proud example of black fighters in World War I. But David doesn’t do well in school and drops out to join the army, and he learned to drink with other soldiers in bars. He becomes paratrooper like his brother and they carouse. When his brother is discharged, David suffers turmoil. He talks with the chaplain, receives Christ and then baits Satan. He goes to jail, but the chaplain restores him and David goes on to give his testimony and study the Bible. The first part ends as he leaves the Army to go to college, called by God to the ministry.

3030 Bob Gardner Classic Jul 27, 2026

Bob is born blind, and his mother dies in childbirth so his deaf but godly grandmother raises him to age 11. Then he goes to a school for the blind. He meets another blind boy and they play and sing country music together. They record a song that sells millions, and Bob goes to California where he squanders his money. He returns to Chicago, teams up with his friend and they do well. He meets Francis in a restaurant, they marry but he doesn’t change. When she becomes ill he prays for her. People invite him to revival then pray for Francis. When she’s well she goes to revival and is saved. He ultimately receives Christ, leaves his singing career and joins the staff at PGM.

3029 George Eager Jul 27, 2026

George is convicted at age seven, but no one tells him how to be saved. He grows up depending on his own efforts. In college he meets Laura and they fall in love. He is a senior in Naval ROTC when Pearl Harbor comes. He and Laura marry and he goes to war. When he returns, his father dies and he works the family farm. Then he accidentally runs over his 7-year-old son who dies, and George is devastated. He goes to his mother who talks about Job and George surrenders to Christ. God leads him into children’s ministry, and he founds the Mailbox Club for children, now all over the world.

3028 Chris DiGiacomo – Part 2 Jul 27, 2026

Chris goes to college but joins a fraternity where he drinks and gets into immoral behavior. For five years he fails to go to church and drifts away from God. He is miserable but doesn’t know why even though he has a good job and home. He meets Jennifer and they live together. His mother keeps telling him to go to church. Finally, he goes, is convicted and recommits his life to Christ. Jenn is saved and they marry. Chris witnesses to his dad who refuses to pray, but repents later with a pastor. Chris goes to Bible college and is preparing to pioneer a church in Boston.

3027 Chris DiGiacomo – Part 1 Jul 27, 2026

His parents divorce when Chris is ten and his mother falls out with the church. At eleven his stepfather tells him he must work and leave home at 18. The mixed family is troublesome and his mother seeks God. She is saved while Chris works at a Burger King. There he meets Pat, a thrill-seeker who tries car surfing and falls. Chris does CPR but his friend dies. Chris is devastated, seeks counseling that doesn’t help his panic attacks. The first part ends when he prays for salvation with his mother’s pastor.

3026 Gary Beikirch – Part 2 Jul 27, 2026

Gary spends ten months healing in a veteran’s hospital, tries drugs in his search for God. Then tries college but drops out after some students spit on him. He visits his cousin and her husband gives him a New Testament. He discovers Jesus and is saved. He is reconciled to his father, also saved, and then he goes to seminary. While there he’s called to Washington to receive the Medal of Honor. He meets and marries, Lolly, gets a Master’s in counseling and counsels middle school students.

3025 Gary Beikirch – Part 1 Jul 27, 2026

Gary’s parents divorce when Gary is five. He goes to many different school but excels. Becomes a leader under the encouragement of his high school sweetheart. They go to college and she dumps him, so he joins the Army Special Forces and becomes a medic with the Green Berets. He gets drunk and piles up so many charges that he re-enlists for Vietnam. He loves the Montagnard people, the peace and purpose. The first part ends after a huge battle when he is injured three times but keeps helping others, which will earn him the Medal of Honor.

3024 Bessie Tollberg Classic Jul 27, 2026

Bessie’s beauty is her god. As a youth she sings at a mission but then falls away as a teenager. She meets and marries Nick, a Mafia type who is killed after their marriage. Her behavior degenerates and she sickens of her life and goes to Chicago where her family has moved. Her mother takes her to church and Bessie goes to the altar and prays to receive Christ. In street ministry she meets Bill, an accordionist, and they marry. He joins the Navy after Pearl Harbor and is killed in action.

3023 Dick Lane Classic Jul 27, 2026

Dick Lane’s cruelty is as famous as his skill at blowing safes. A newsman tries to help Dick by offering him a job, but Dick refuses. He disdains rehabilitation and thwarts the efforts of other inmates to go straight. After he breaks the wrist of a Christian who offers friendship, Dick’s hard shell cracks along with his career. He goes to the newsman who gives him a job but he can’t escape the memories. He walks by Pacific Garden Mission, gets saved and begins helping other guys on the street. One of them robs and shoots him.

3022 Rodney Williams – Part 2 Jul 27, 2026

While making methamphetamine, Rodney is set on fire. A neighbor takes him to the hospital where he recovers. The pastor of the Christian rehab visits, and Rodney goes there when he’s released. He finishes the course, lives with his dad and has many opportunities to witness for Christ. He finishes college, writes a book and becomes pastor of a church. He counsels Jennifer, a former drug addict, and they marry. Now in ministry.

3021 Rodney Williams – Part 1 Jul 27, 2026

Rodney is molested at age four but turns to God for comfort. At nine he walks away from God to friends that lie and swear. He drinks, does drugs and is in several accidents, breaking both legs. He squanders insurance money on drugs, gambling and a sport car that he wrecks. He marries, has a son but his drugs and neglect lead to divorce. He repents but doesn’t get his family back, so he gets into Meth use, deteriorates and tries rehab. When that doesn’t work he asks his mother for help and she takes him to a Christian rehab. But he walks away to go back to Meth. The first part ends with a fiery explosion.

3020 “Trudy” Jul 27, 2026

Trudy’s parents are religious until she’s twelve and they start listening to Christian radio. They receive Christ, but her father leaves when she’s 17. She quits seeing Dad who remarries. Trudy works to help her mother financially until her siblings graduate, then Trudy goes to missionary training in Canada. There she meets Jeff and they marry. They serve in Manaus, Brazil. When her mother is dying of cancer, Trudy cares for her until she dies. After 22 years she is reconciled with her dad, and all the siblings are there when he dies. Still serving in Brazil.

3019 Julio Velasquez Jul 27, 2026

Julio’s father is a philandering alcoholic who dies when Julio is 16. He grows up with religion but not the Bible. He studies agricultural science at university and meets an American missionary who tells him about Jesus. Foolishly he steals car parts and goes to jail for a week. Afterward, the missionary tells him Jesus will set him free. He goes to church but to mock. After he graduates he gets drunk and nearly dies of pneumonia. He starts graduate school, then gets saved. His family rejects him and he lives with the missionary, whose daughter he marries. They go to the U.S. so he can go to Bible college and he becomes a missionary to Spain and Venezuela

3018 James Fickley Jul 27, 2026

His father abandons the family when Jim is five, leaving his mother to raise five children. His grandmother sends him to church and he works, but he and his brothers get into trouble, stealing, smoking, fighting. A classmate invites Jim to a Bible club when he’s sixteen, and he prays for salvation. Another classmate dies unexpectedly of a seizure and Jim realizes he must witness more. Unable to graduate, he joins the army, stands up for Jesus against a bully sergeant and breaks his hand. After the army he goes to Bible college, meets his wife and they become teachers.

3017 Barbara Caldwell Jul 27, 2026

Barbara’s parents divorce when she’s an infant and she grows up afraid of her father. Her mother is strict but they go to church faithfully. Barbara confesses Christ at age 8, but she drifts into singing and acting, goes to college and does well until senior year when she has a nervous breakdown. Diagnosed as manic-depressive, she is in and out of the hospital for 15 years, wanders into parapsychology and fear. She runs away often. Finally, she cries out to God to save her and today, fifteen years later she is writing and recording Christian truth.

3016 David & Norma Winget – Part 2 Jul 27, 2026

David and Norma marry after she finishes college. When he graduates from Bible college, they start a church near his family. His dad attends and professes faith. David gets his Master’s degree in theology and becomes department head at their old college. They witness to her family, but the brothers and dad resist. Norma develops Pulmonary Fibrosis, and David cares for her. Her brother, Harry, finally professes faith in Christ at 84 and dies just before Norma does. They keep the faith even through the ordeal of death.

3015 David Winget – Part 1 Jul 27, 2026

In 1944 David’s dad begins making moonshine with David’s help. He is 14. His mother finally objects and the family moves to Florida where David finishes high school at 16. David goes to hear an evangelist at the church next door and after a week of sermons he prays to receive Christ. His whole family, except for his dad, gets saved. His dad resists the gospel. David becomes superintendent of Sunday school, grows in the Lord, leads several people to Christ and his pastor encourages him to go to Bible college. The first part ends with him at Bible college, meeting Norma.

3014 Jack Ferguson Classic – Part 2 Jul 27, 2026

Jack travels with an evangelist for three years, then goes to Bible college where he studies Spanish evangelism. In a ministry to Spanish people at his church he meets and marries Gloria. They adopt two girls and have a son and daughter. He leads the Spanish ministry four years then quits. Called to be a missionary to Mexico, he quits his job and they go to Mexico. After ten years they go to Tabasco where flooding destroys half their possessions. He accidentally hits and kills a man on the highway and is jailed but his church helps him. Still ministering to the poor.

3013 Jack Ferguson Classic – Part 1 Jul 27, 2026

Jack burns his picture out of the school yearbook and his family sends him for psychiatric help. A thief and drug dealer, he flees his family after high school and goes to Florida. There he hears the gospel at a rescue mission and feigns conversion. A motorcycle accident causes him to bargain with God but he doesn’t keep his promises. He drinks too much, is charged with rape and spends a year in county jail where another inmate preaches to him. When he violates parole he goes to prison, gets serious with God and goes back to witness to his family as the first part ends.

3012 Bill Behrens Jul 27, 2026

Bill hates parochial school, gets in trouble and fights growing up. He joins the Marines after high school, meets Marly and falls in love. He goes to Vietnam where she stops writing after he proposes. He survives the Tet Offensive, comes home and reconnects with Marly. He becomes a drill instructor, desensitizing him to life. When his tour is up, he goes to college and he and Marly are engaged. But she gets saved and breaks the engagement. He goes to church with her, keeps going back because the church is troubled and he expects a fight. One night he attends a deacon’s meeting where he is saved. He and Marly marry. Now an evangelist.

3011 David Astwood Jul 27, 2026

His family’s cult religion doesn’t allow doctors, so David suffers ear infections as a child. Finally, he has surgery to remove tonsils and adenoids, then gets swimming water in his inner ear leaving him with Meniere’s Disease. He suffers ridicule for being off balance, isolates himself and does well in chemistry. In college he idolizes his professor who reduces him to tears. In graduate school he meets a Christian who leads him to Christ. David’s father professes faith in Christ before he dies of cancer. David follows Jeff to seminary but is rejected as a missionary. Now works as a consultant writing standardized tests.

3010 Bill Rieser Jul 27, 2026

Bill grows up in New York City. Gifted in basketball, he’s molested at 12 by a gangster and left with rage. His drinking ruins his NBA chances but he finishes college and marries Carolyn. When a back injury ends basketball, he has an affair. Carolyn learns and wants a divorce. After her pastor prays, she has peace and offers Bill forgiveness if he accepts Christ. He does but keeps drinking until his liver rebels. At a men’s gathering, he forgives the molester and finds peace. Now leads a recovery ministry.

3009 “Eda” Jul 27, 2026

“Eda” is the oldest of three sisters. Their grandmother secretly talks about God in a godless country, closed to the world. No one trusts anyone. Education is paramount to her family and she is obedient. Communism begins to fall when she is 14. Churches open and she hears an evangelist on TV and prays with him. Someone gives her a Bible and she reads voraciously. As a teenager working at a public radio station, she repels the advances of her boss. Civil war in Albania strengthens her faith. Then the Kosovo crisis comes and she sees the evil of mankind. God opens the door for her to run a Christian radio station in Albania.

3008 Roger & Naomi Walkwitz – Part 2 Jul 27, 2026

Roger and Naomi are a challenge to the existing church in Banaue that takes them to court. Roger wins. He and a native believer, George, translate the Gospel of John into Ifugao. The mission wants Roger to teach chemistry in Manila, but he resists, so they send the couple to Baguio. There they establish Bible fellowships for the mountain students. After 32 years they retire and go to Israel, enduring the Gulf War. They start a Messianic ministry. Then their oldest son and family die in a plane crash. Roger and Naomi are still in ministry.

3007 Roger & Naomi Walkwitz – Part 1 Jul 27, 2026

Roger is saved at 13 and studies chemistry, planning to teach in high school. Instead he’s recruited to teach at a Bible college where he meets Naomi. He’s drafted into the army where he works as a chemist, hears a Wycliffe call to teach the Bible in the Philippines and submits to God. He and Naomi apply to be missionaries. He’s accepted, she’s rejected. They marry anyway and both are approved. They go to Manila where their first son is born. The first part ends as they arrive in Banaue.

3006 Ken Edwards Classic Jul 27, 2026

Beginning as a teenager, Ken Edwards traced a life of crime across the nation leaving a trail of stolen or counterfeit loot. He lived a style many yearned to imitate but for the reckoning which came in a Florida jail. His mother and grandmother had prayed for years – without seeming effect. But at last, from a source he had spurned, Edwards experienced the grace hundreds have found.

3005 “Sophie” Classic Jul 27, 2026

While she’s a child, Sophie’s sister, mother and brother all die, leading to her fear of death. To placate God she goes to church and prays often as a teenager. She meets Nick but is afraid to marry him until he converts to her church. When their daughter is born, Sophie becomes even more fearful. Even when they go out with friends to party, the fears haunt her. She hears a radio preacher and prays for salvation, then talks with a neighbor who has been praying for her. At first Nick is upset with the change in her, but after several accidents, he professes faith, too. No longer afraid of death, Sophie witnesses in the hospital

3004 Jimmy Rowe Jul 27, 2026

Jimmy grows up without a dad and starts smoking pot at 12 even though his mother is a police officer and they go to church. He marries Patty although her dad opposes the match. Jimmy promises to straighten up at 30 but doesn’t. A drug dealer, he becomes addicted to Oxycontin, then crack cocaine. His addiction leads him to steal from his wife, his mother and daughter. He resists conviction several times. Finally, he steals his wife’s 401K check and disappears for a week. She finds him. At home he wrestles with the devil but finally surrenders to Christ. Now in Bible college and ministry.

3003 Charles Palmer Classic Jul 27, 2026

Chuck joins the navy at 17, hears and rejects the gospel during boot training. Later he says “yes” to Jesus but not with his heart. He marries 15-year-old Nell when he’s 20. They party and have a son, Larry, but alcohol nearly drives them apart. When the navy sends him to Iceland, she wants a divorce. He persuades her to try again but the marriage founders. A sailor urges Chuck to come to Bible study and he eventually prays for salvation. Nell comes at Christmas but they fight, and he sequesters the boy. She goes back to Texas and he prays for two years. Finally, she returns, hears him preach and professes faith in Christ. The marriage is restored.

3002 Becky Kelly Jul 27, 2026

3002 Becky Kelly: Becky resents her step mom. She also resents the restrictions of diabetes and steals sweets, then money to buy sweets. A liar and thief, she becomes promiscuous and has a bad reputation in high school. Her parents send her to a mental health clinic where she meets a guy she eventually marries. But he is a homosexual who abuses her. The marriage is annulled, and Becky runs around, meeting John, an Irish con artist. They live together, adopt a baby boy because her pregnancies are difficult. But she has two more healthy sons. Seeking to baptize their “adopted” son, they go to church where Becky is saved. She takes care of John for 14 years after a stroke that brings him salvation.

3001 Mamie LaFlamme Classic Jul 27, 2026

Mamie’s mother gives her to a stranger who takes her to France and teaches her to deal cards, smoke and drink. She marries at fifteen, has a daughter, Sonia. Her husband dies and Mamie raises Sonia by dancing in cabarets. She becomes a drug addict, enduring the Nazis. Her daughter dies, further embittering Mamie. When the war ends she goes to Canada where she contracts polio and is crippled. A woman invites her to church, and she goes to mock but is saved. She becomes a missionary to the bayou of Louisiana.

3000 Kathy Wellin Jul 27, 2026

Kathy’s bitterness toward her busy father causes many problems: bulimia, rebellion, drinking and a bad attitude. She meets Kip in high school and they go off to college together, but she cannot be faithful. Her sin leads to depression and she has several accidents, but she finishes nursing school. She and Kip marry but her bulimia returns after her first baby is born. She goes to a clinic, overcomes bulimia and meets Christians in exercise class. She learns about Jesus, goes to Bible study and receives Christ. But she still takes anti-depressants for 14 years. After a crisis when she’s diagnoses with psychosis, she and Kip go to a seminar where she learns to trust in the Lord and she throws away her meds.

2999 Johnny Spence Classic – Part 2 Jul 27, 2026

Johnny becomes addicted to narcotics when the “rest home” gives him Demerol to wean him off alcohol. He loses his right eye in a rest home brawl. Bitter and unable to work, he sells his possessions and then borrows. Reduced to the gutter, he decides to end his life, but a friend takes him to the V.A. Hospital where a chaplain prays for him. He goes to hear a former golf student at the chapel and gives his life to Christ. He witnesses to others including his father.

2998 Johnny Spence Classic – Part 1 Jul 27, 2026

His dad abandons the family when Johnny is 14. At 17 Johnny takes a job as professional golfer and chooses to work on Sunday rather than go to church. His mother pleads with him to no avail. He begins drinking and drinks too much. He marries Dorothy and they build a country club. When World War II comes, he converts the club into an officer’s club. He’s drafted but the army has him teach golf rather than go overseas. He continues drinking to excess, tries rehab, spurns his mother’s prayers and pleading. Dottie stays with him. The first part ends when he’s drunk and crashes his car into a truck.

2997 Michael Swiger Jul 27, 2026

Mike blames God for setbacks in his life. When his older brother beats a man to death, Mike covers for him and lies to the police. Thinking they’ve gotten away with it, Mike is engaged to Susan. Then he’s arrested. In county jail he’s outraged by a preacher, reads the Bible and is convicted of sin. He prays for salvation, expects to be exonerated but gets 21 years. Susan faithfully visits him. He grows in faith, gets a seminary degree and leaves prison after 16 years. He and Susan marry and he is now in prison ministry.

2996 John Stehr Classic: (Bavarian Waiter, European Traveler) Jul 27, 2026

When John is six his father goes insane and tries to kill the family. At seventeen John goes to Vienna to become a waiter. A pastor in Munich sends him to a Christian Waiters’ Home in Paris. There he sees a plaque: Where will you spend eternity. He visits his mother before going to London, where Christian waiters’ testimonies help him come to Christ. More adventures follow as a waiter at sea before he comes to the U.S. He witnesses to guests and at PGM.

2995 Bill & Joyce Scott – Part 3 Jul 27, 2026

Joyce and Bill marry and serve with the mission school in India. Bill has a vision from God to get Bibles into every home in India, but illiteracy is widespread and the nation is closed to the gospel. After nine years with the mission school, they leave to work at the mission hospital. In time India opens more to the gospel and they begin a school of evangelism, sending local men out to villages. Joyce writes a literacy manual and they teach people to read using the Bible as content. Hundreds of thousands learn to read. Many stories of God’s work over the years. Joyce dies but Bill still goes back to India.

2994 Bill & Joyce Scott – Part 2 Jul 27, 2026

Joyce and Bill Scott meet in London, where she tells her life story, salvation and call to India while they ride the bus to the shipping office. They become acquainted as they sail to India together with 77 other missionaries. Bill has several humorous mishaps. They share the train ride to Secunderabad, their mission field, for language training. Two weeks after their arrival Bill proposes marriage, and the first part ends with Joyce waffling, unable to decide and not wanting to be married.

2993 Bill Scott – Part 1 of 3 Jul 27, 2026

Bill’s family in Belfast, Ireland is poor but hard working. Bill’s father and he both gamble pocket money. They don’t go to church, but his mother takes him to Sunday evening services at a local mission. At school he learns to memorize scripture daily. Working at fourteen, he begins stealing money from his boss. Then a friend is saved at the mission and proselytizes Bill. He goes to a prayer meeting and gives his life to Christ. He confesses his theft and begins preaching at fifteen. A benefactor at the mission sends him to Bible school in Glasgow. The first part ends as Bill prepares to go to India as a missionary.

2992 Philip Foxwell – Part 2 Jul 27, 2026

Phil is in Bible college when he falls in love with Jane, the president’s daughter. She spurns him and becomes an army nurse. His friends encourage him to pursue her, and he visits her with an engagement ring. She interrogates him on his theological position so he keeps the ring. Still a magician, he entertains troops but is deferred from serving because he’s in seminary. He and Jane ultimately marry and then go to Japan as missionaries. Old friend, Don Hoke, visits them and also comes to Japan as a missionary. Phil, 93, still serving God.

2991 Philip Foxwell – Part 1 Jul 27, 2026

Mesmerized by magic, Phil studies and practices to be a magician. In high school he hears a sermon and goes forward, giving his life to Christ. He graduates in 1932 and works as a magician. An agent friend mocks him for praying because Phil is too poor to buy food. So Phil and his mother pray, asking God to honor His name. The next day Phil is offered a contract with Lyceum, going to schools across the country performing his magic. God takes a back seat. But Phil hears sermons and sees a sign that makes him think. The first part ends as Phil leaves the circuit to go to Bible college.

2990 Tommy Neiman Jul 27, 2026

Saved at age nine, Tommy dreams of a baseball career but God has other plans. He becomes a paramedic and firefighter at age 23. God puts suicidal people, drug addicts and other desperate people in Tommy’s life, and he witnesses to one and all, including a former neighbor who brought fear to Tommy as a child. He even recounts one instance of failing to witness to a dying man. All the vignettes are examples to us of God’s grace and love and our responsibility to tell others.

2989 Billy Crone Jul 27, 2026

Billy’s parents work, leaving their children in turmoil and without God. He cries out to God at 13 but doesn’t get an answer, so he turns to drugs and alcohol. He gives his soul to Satan at 17, then tries suicide. He graduates but a friend’s accidental death makes him wonder what will happen when he dies. He goes to California with his brother, works, tries a relationship, then worldly things, then New Age to fill the emptiness. A coworker tells him about Jesus. When Billy begins seeing a dark apparition, he cries out to God to save him. He goes to Bible college and becomes a pastor. Still in ministry.

2988 Sonny Fleming: (Country Music, Alcohol) Jul 27, 2026

Sonny goes to the altar at ten, but is led astray by country music. He succeeds, elopes with Mary and joins the Navy in World War II. He and his group hit it right in New York and Chicago, where they play for nationwide radio. But he drinks too much. A salesman comes to his house and offers to pray for Sonny who continues to run from God. One day he is unable to sing and begins to shake. He promises God he’ll do anything. Unable to even drink, he confides in a Bible-reading girl at the Chicago bus depot. Then he gets on the wrong bus and has to walk three miles in sleet. He cries out to God, is saved and becomes an evangelist. He counsels Laura Swaringim.

2987 Laura Swaringim Jul 27, 2026

As an only child, Laura grows up privileged but without God. At 14 she wins first place in a country music TV competition. She meets Rusty, also a musician, and they marry when she’s 17. They go to Nashville, hoping for success but fail. They have two sons, then he leaves her for another woman. She fights the divorce, loses after three years and lives in denial. For the next nine years she serves the Lord while his mother and she pray for reconciliation. Finally, she accepts her situation, meets Don, a musician, and they marry. Both minister in music & still married after 30 years.

2986 Tim Lee Classic – Part 2 Jul 27, 2026

On his way to Vietnam Tim tells God that he can’t live for Christ. His Marine buddy, Lee Gore, tries to encourage him. After ten months of combat, Tim steps on a land mine. He comes to with Gore weeping and praying for God to spare Tim. He loses both legs; no more running. After eight months in the hospital and 13 operations, he goes home, falls in love with Connie and they marry. He surrenders to preach the gospel and then becomes an evangelist. During a revival, his old buddy Gore appears and they are reunited. Tim is still an evangelist.

2985 Tim Lee Classic – Part 1 Jul 27, 2026

A willful child, Tim prays for salvation at age 10 because he fears hell. But as a teenager he rebels against authority. He smokes, breaks rules as well as track records in the long jump and high hurdle. He moves out, gets a job and goes to college. A bad accident makes him think but not enough to change. He joins the Marine Crops, shapes up and gets meritorious promotions. Then he gets his orders for Vietnam, goes home and goes to the altar. The first part ends as he heads for Vietnam, telling God he can’t live for Christ.

2984 Bill Shade Classic – Part 2 Jul 27, 2026

2984 Bill Shade Classic – Part 2: (Amputee, Inner-City Missions) After hearing a policeman describe youth crime, Bill launches an inner-city ministry in York. God provides people and resources to help him take hundreds of poor gang members to camp where they fight. Asked to preach, Bill begins sobbing and they listen and respond. God helps him buy buildings as centers for youth. Riding his motorcycle, Bill is hit by a car and his leg amputated. A nurse saves his life. He goes through a time of darkness as his ministry shrinks but at the end he has been chosen director of a world-wide ministry.

2983 Bill Shade Classic – Part 1 Jul 27, 2026

Bill grows up an only child. His mother reads him Bible stories and the family goes to church. At church camp when he’s 13, Bill asks Jesus to save him, but he later denies being a Christian. His parents encourage him to join a social club where he learns to smoke, drink and play poker. After his dad is saved, Bill rebels. His smoking ruins his health and he is hospitalized with rheumatic fever. Dying, he asks God to let him lead one person to Christ. He lives and goes to camp where he leads a young man to faith. He goes to Bible school where he meets and marries Ruby. They serve in Kentucky. The first part ends as a Supreme Court decision forces them to leave their ministry.

2982 Harold Witmer – Part 2 Jul 27, 2026

Faye teaches Harold until she goes off to college. He joins the army, gives his testimony in the Stockade, and a colonel hears and takes him under his wing. He gets his high school education, marries Faye and when he’s discharged, the colonel helps him start a Christian Servicemen’s Center. He helps start a Youth Challenge ministry to help troubled teenagers and leads his pastor to Christ. He takes Russian Bibles to East Germany, then to Russia where he starts orphanages and witnesses to a Russian judge who professes faith in Christ. Still serving in various ministries.

2981 Harold Witmer – Part 1 Jul 27, 2026

Harold’s aunt and grandmother look after him and his siblings when his dad is gone and his mother works during World War II. They never go to church, but his grandmother has a picture about Jesus knocking on the door of the heart. His father buys a farm when he returns from the war and Harold, as the oldest, does much of the work. Being a daydreamer in school and having failed several grades, Harold quits school at age sixteen without being able to read. He wants to know God, though, and goes to a church service where he is saved. But he is unable to read the Gospel of John given him.

2980 Odell Summer – Part 2 Jul 27, 2026

The birth of his son, Joshua, motivates Odell to live under a false name to be with him. After the 9-11 terrorist attack, he prays and goes to church, but keeps smoking pot. Loretta leaves him and he prays, asking God to help. He’s arrested. While in jail he studies the Bible and prays for salvation. As a trustee, Odell witnesses to his grandfather. Danny, a Christian, befriends Odell. When he’s released, he and Danny rebuild a porch to make restitution for a burglary Odell once committed. He gets custody of his son after Loretta is arrested for bank robbery. He finishes Bible school and visits Loretta in prison.

2979 Odell Summer – Part 1 Jul 27, 2026

Odell’s childhood is horrible: his father beats him and leaves him with uncles; his uncles give him marijuana; his mother vanishes periodically. Sent to a school for kids with behavior problems, he does well but goes back to drugs. He quits school to work, gets involved with Loretta who cannot be faithful and they come and go in each other’s lives. He loses his driver’s license, goes to jail and there a man comes and tells him about Jesus. Put on probation, he tries to stop sinning then gets angry at God when Loretta again fails him. The first part ends when his mother commits suicide and with Loretta expecting his child.

2978 John Conley Jul 27, 2026

John’s father goes to prison and he grows up never having his dad hug him or say, “I love you.” His grandmother reads him the Psalms, but disillusionment leads him to rebel. He drinks, smokes and runs away at 13, returning to finish two years of high school. At 19 he marries a girl with a baby and they binge drink for several years. When her drunken relative threatens to shoot John, he leaves and gets a divorce two years later. Then he meets Pat, a woman with three children. They marry. A co-worker witnesses to John and he takes the children to church. One day he collapses unexpectedly and goes to the hospital where his co-worker’s pastor comes and leads him to Christ. He wants to be a pastor but his divorce precludes that option.

2977 Percy Edmonds Jul 27, 2026

Percy’s stepfather takes the family to church where they all profess faith when he is about ten. He sings in the choir and is an honor roll student in high school. But gangs terrorize him, and he goes to live with his grandparents in Chicago. There he falls under the sway of drugs and gangs. He sells drugs and is arrested, charged with a felony. He spends two-and-a-half years in prison, goes back to the gang and commits more crime. Re-arrested, he hears the gospel and commits his life to Christ. After prison, he goes to PGM and learns to serve. Now in Bible college.

2976 Hans Nikoley Jul 27, 2026

Hans and his family immigrate to the U.S. in 1952 when he’s 13. He works hard to lose his accent, falls in love with Mary and joins the Nevada Air National Guard after graduation. He learns to drink with friends and he and Mary wed. He quits the Guard and becomes a cabinet maker, then becomes a realtor. His excessive drinking, threats and a bad accident sends Mary into a breakdown and suicide attempt. Still he drinks. She and their two children are saved and she prays for Hans, who believes he is a Christian. He rebuffs all who witness to him. Finally, he goes to a Christian Businessmen meeting where he receives Christ. He goes to Bible college and into the pastorate.

2975 David Walker Jul 27, 2026

Spinal Meningitis as a toddler leaves David with A.D.D. and he is given Ritalin, a drug that leaves him by turns disruptive or zombie-like. He is eleven when his dad dies, and at 13 he’s put in a home for disturbed youth. He feels rejected, runs away, addicted to drugs. He commits burglary, goes to prison and when he’s released he goes to California. For 13 years his is a life of crime, drugs and prison. He returns to Ohio and another four years of drugs. After he steals a computer from a job, he’s arrested. Alone in a cell, God speaks to his heart and he discovers that his purpose in life is to know and serve God. He gets a degree in counseling and now helps troubled youth at a Christian home for youth.

2974 John Knoble – Part 2 Jul 27, 2026

John feels called by God to give up acting and go to Bible school. Then he applies to a mission group and is accepted for Japan. In language school in Japan he meets Barb and they marry. A son and daughter are born to them. The conclusion of his testimony deals with their means of reaching the Japanese people, their furloughs home to gain support and God’s use of his use of acting to achieve those ends.

2973 John Knoble – Part 1 Jul 27, 2026

John learns drama and zest for life from his mother, who dies when he is 14. He joins in the Navy, returns home and goes to drama school in New York City. He works at Saks but returns home after five years. His father disdains acting, which John pursues, frequently changing jobs. He goes to Bible study and hears about a Jesus that his liberal church doesn’t teach. He prays for salvation. His father dies and the first part ends as he sees the need to choose between acting and following Christ.

2972 Eric West Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

After his salvation Eric smokes pot and struggles with demonic oppression until he repents. He goes to a Christian leadership training ranch in Kansas where he learns humility and trust in the Lord after some conflict with students. Then he goes to Wichita as an urban missionary. He dates Andrea but both waffle about commitment, she as a victim of incest, he because of his gang background and stuttering. They marry but his job losses create marital discord. They separate and he tries counseling. After two years they reconcile and adopt two babies. His stepfather calls to ask forgiveness

2971 Eric West Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Until age six Eric is raised by his grandmother. He is molested several times, then his mother and stepfather take him to Watts in L.A. where he goes to Bible Clubs. He stutters badly, is ridiculed and bullied so he forms a gang, then joins the Crips at 13. He defies his abusive stepfather who leaves home. Eric’s mother drinks too much. He meets his real father and goes back to Arkansas several times. He drops out of school. Many deaths on the streets and in the family leave Eric with fear and he seeks his Bible teacher who leads him to Christ as the first part ends.

2970 Kevin Noles Jul 27, 2026

Kevin repeats a prayer at age nine and thinks he is saved but grows cold to God. As a teenager he starts drinking. A bad accident nearly kills him but he doesn’t repent. He starts using drugs, including cocaine and Meth. He lives with Debbie and they have a son that he neglects. He’s arrested and spends 7 months in jail. His parents pray for him, but he ruins his father’s business. Released, he starts going to church but keeps using drugs. He becomes a trucker. At revival in church he finally receives Christ and he and Debbie marry. Now in ministry at church.

2969 Max Forman Classic Jul 27, 2026

When he is a baby, Max Forman’s father dies in Russia, so his mother brings the children to Philadelphia to live near her Orthodox Jewish parents. Proud but poor, Max becomes a coppersmith in the Naval shipyards when World War II comes. He marries Evelyn and they have a daughter. He rides to work with Tony, a Christian who witnesses constantly. Then Max changes jobs and the rides end. After he gets a car they drive past Tony’s house, stop by and hear more scripture. The next week Max and Evelyn stop by and end up praying for salvation.

2968 Fred and Janey Smith Classic Jul 27, 2026

Fred and Janey marry after college, and he pursues his love of acting. They move to Chicago where he buys a Great Dane dog and does well. He gets roles on “Unshackled!” But when hard times come, he keeps feeding the dog even though his children go without things. Angry at his fate, he talks with Jack Odell and Genie Price who urge him to receive Christ. He reads the Bible and prays for salvation. Convicted about the dog, he goes to a pastor, admits that he sold the previous dog that was dying, and then gives away his Great Dane to the man. Janey and daughters profess faith in Christ.

2967 Matilda Wright Jul 27, 2026

Tillie grows up feeling unloved and marries four different men searching for love. Each husband is wrong for her. She makes bad decisions based on emotions instead of facts and leaves them out of fear. Her first daughter is born out of wedlock but her second husband adopts the girl. Tillie has several nervous breakdowns and lives mostly on welfare, turning to her sister and husband for help from time to time. Finally, she goes home. Her oldest daughter receives Christ at 21. Seeing the joy, Tillie calls a pastor who tells her the gospel and she prays for salvation.

2966 Don Hoke Jul 27, 2026

After Don’s father gets saved when Don is in high school, his parents put him in a Christian high school for his senior year, and Don gets saved. He goes to a Christian college, where he’s called to the mission field. But World War II interferes. He’s invited to pastor a church while he’s in graduate school and meets Martha. They marry. Don becomes assistant to the president of a Christian college, which seems like a detour. But God has plans. After Don goes to Japan on a mission survey trip, the couple go there as missionaries. Don helps found a Japanese Christian college and radio station. After 22 years he then helps with the world evangelism conference. Then he became a pastor again. Now with the Lord.

2965 Martha Hoke Jul 27, 2026

Martha’s father leads her to Christ when she is ten. Like him, she learns to take a stand for her faith and commits to being a missionary as a teenager. She travels as a soloist with an evangelist, then goes to Wheaton College where she meets Don, a pastor. They marry and go to Japan as missionaries in 1952 with their two sons. In spite of much illness, they stay and Don helps found a Christian Bible College. After 22 years they go to Lausanne to help with world evangelism. Their faith never falters even when their oldest son is killed in a plane crash. Still serving the Lord in retirement.

2964 Alexander Thompson Classic Jul 27, 2026

Alex grows up with alcohol and lives to get drunk in high school. He drops out to join the Navy where he learns to box and gets into numerous brawls. Drunk, he drives through a bridge railing into a muddy inlet but survives. He takes “the pledge”, moves around but can’t quit drinking even after he marries Eileen. She leaves him and he is so drunk he hears voices. A.A. helps him get sober and he goes to church where he hears the gospel and receives Christ. They move to Idaho & Montana where he teaches the Bible. Now in ministry in Florida.

2963 David Chapin Jul 27, 2026

Dave grows up with an alcoholic father and a mother who prays, reads the Bible and takes him to church. He fakes a conversion at age nine to please her. At thirteen he lives with a farmer for three years and learns many valuable lessons. Dave goes home and takes up drinking with friends. He joins the army and marries, but his drinking destroys his work and his marriage. The army gives him a less-than honorable discharge. His marriage ends and he’s arrested for writing bad checks. His nephew’s sudden death leads Dave to call a Christian cousin, then he prays for salvation. He quit drinking, meets and marries Mary, but the anger persists until pastors help him use scripture to root out the past.

2962 David Aponte Classic Jul 27, 2026

When he is three, David’s life is saved by the family dog. His mother takes him to church and he learns about God. He prays for peace after he argues too much as a teenager, and sees his father recover from a heart attack. But he turns away from God, Who doesn’t seem to answer his prayers. He drinks, joins the army, and realizes that God did answer his prayer for peace. But drugs and rock music lure him away again. When a fellow soldier is murdered, David once again is jarred into reality. He marries his girlfriend, gets out of the army and goes home. There he goes to church with his parents and finally surrenders to Christ. Still in the national guard, he witnesses to other soldiers.

2961 Chuck Cofty Jul 27, 2026

Chuck grows us with an alcoholic dad and learns to fight. He joins the Marines and marries Lenora two months after they meet. She is horrified by his drinking and fighting. He becomes an officer, trains in counterintelligence and goes to Vietnam. In Hue he survives the Tet Offensive, escaping several traps for eight days. Finally he is rescued. Back home he debriefs POWs when the war ends and their horror stories break him. Lenora has received Christ and prays for him as he weeps for days. She leads him to Christ and Chuck declares his salvation in church. He retires from the Marine Corps and becomes a preacher. Now in evangelism.

2960 “Terrson” Jul 27, 2026

Terrson’s dad has a mistress, causing turmoil in the home. Shy and fearful, Terrson turns to alcohol as a teenager. She tries drugs but prefers alcohol. An alcoholic in her twenties, she struggles against drinking. She marries another alcoholic and they have two children. She manages to quit while she’s pregnant. She reads Leviticus and tries to follow God’s law so she’ll go to heaven but can’t. Her sister-in-law’s dad tells her how to get saved and Terrson prays and is born again that night. Her husband rejects Jesus and divorces her. Terrson learns to forgive him and the other woman. She remarries and she and her husband are serving the Lord.

2959 Bette Hammang Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Bette drops heroin for Meth and her life becomes even more degrading. She’s arrested for burglary and her father refuses to bail her out or get an attorney. Faced with prison, she goes into hiding with a friend whose husband finds them. He sends Bette home on a bus and she decides to turn herself in. In jail she experiences the Lord and is born again. She goes to Bible study and worship and when she’s released on probation, she keeps going to church and helps with ministry to the homeless. Her faith helps her through drug recovery. She meets Kevin and they marry. Now in prison ministry.

2958 Bette Hammang Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

When she’s sixteen her mother dies and Bette becomes pregnant. She marries but is divorced after two years. Irresponsible, she becomes addicted to pot and parties, smuggles drugs from Mexico and is busted. She spends 30 days in jail but returns to drugs. She has a friend, Tracy, who parties with her and they try heroin and get mixed up with bikers. Trying to kick the habit, they go to church and Bette goes forward for salvation but doesn’t turn from her sin. She falls for a convict, Zack, in San Quentin and falls away from God. She and the biker marry but he is unfaithful and cruel. She leaves him after fifteen years. The first part ends when Tracy ends their friendship to kick drugs and Bette tries Meth.

2957 Kevin Hammang Jul 27, 2026

Growing up, Kevin fights to protect a brother with cerebral palsy. He starts drinking and using drugs at fifteen, is arrested at 16 & again at 17 so he joins the Navy & serves in Vietnam. Then he orchestrates his discharge by going AWOL. Back home he gets in trouble with drug dealers, flees to Oregon where a drug buddy kills a man with a gun Kevin has stolen. He’s sentenced to life in prison but paroled after five years. He’s in and out of marriage and many prisons because of heroin until he faces another life sentence. He prays, asking God to save him. A cold-hearted parole board member miraculously gives him a break, but he continues to struggle until he commits his life completely to Christ. Now in prison ministry.

2956 Bret Monday Jul 27, 2026

Bret has a grand mal seizure at age four that leaves him with a learning disability. A sister’s interest in the occult brings evil spirits into his life and he sets fires and steals. He is beaten for something his brother did. In high school friends try to lead him astray but with special help Bret graduates. He goes to church and is baptized but doesn’t understand the gospel until he’s 19 when he prays for salvation. He serves in the Navy where he volunteers to be the lay religious leader. Afterward he graduates Bible college. His brother writes a letter asking forgiveness for letting Bret take his punishment.

2955 Bruce Frye Jul 27, 2026

Bruce dreams of fame and fortune as a country music star. He smokes, drinks and uses drugs at fifteen, leaves home at 17 but manages to graduate. He’s arrested for burglary but given probation and a fine. He and his brother form a band and do well, but his brother is saved and quits. Bitter, Bruce goes it alone, does well, then goes to Nashville while his brother, Sammy, becomes a pastor. Sammy’s witness and prayers and Bruce’s misery at failing to succeed lead to Bruce finally praying to receive Christ. He marries and is now an evangelist.

2954 “Dallas” Morales Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

After receiving Christ, Dallas goes home. He and his dad fight and his dad again tries to kill him. Dallas goes back to his brother in New Orleans to be discipled. Returning home, he visits his dad, now diseased with diabetes. His dad rejects the gospel but accepts help through a partial foot amputation, hyperbaric oxygen treatment and dialysis. Dallas offers his kidney and the transplant is successful. When his dad keeps drinking, Dallas leaves for seminary, where he marries after graduation. Threatened with a leg amputation, his dad receives Christ; and Dallas and he have a loving relationship until his dad’s death. Dallas is now an evangelist.

2953 "Dallas" Morales Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Dallas is an Army brat whose mother prays for her family. Dallas worships his volatile, hard-drinking father who has fought in three wars and was shot four times. His dad retires and goes to college with Dallas who is using and selling drugs. They drink together in bars; but during a trip with friends, his drunken dad shoots Dallas at close range as they argue. Miraculously, the bullet doesn’t kill Dallas. But his love turns to hatred and both men continue to feud. His older brother invites him to Louisiana where his brother witnesses to Dallas who prays to receive Christ. The first part ends as he refuses to forgive his father.

2952 “Peter Lee” Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Peter is detained a year, then allowed to return to college. The Communists trick people into airing grievances and Peter does. Again sent to labor camp for nearly four years, he is brainwashed and tries to deny God. They release him and he finishes college but is sent to labor camp for another year for listening to English radio to learn English. Still persecuted, he finally meets Chang and they marry; but the persecution continues. As a scholar he goes to the U.S. where other Chinese believers help him see God’s mercy and grace. He recommits his life to Christ, brings his family to the U.S. and goes to seminary. Now a missionary to the Chinese worldwide.

2951 “Peter Lee” Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Peter grows up in Communist China, where his mother dedicates him to the Lord and takes him to church. He is saved during revival when he is 16. Although he is an outstanding physic student, he is denied a place in the best university, the beginning of his persecution. At college he witnesses to students and leads 17 to Christ. He persuades two pastors to leave the state church. During summer vacation his pastor is arrested and then Peter is told to return to college where he is accused of being anti-revolutionary. He is interrogated ruthlessly and then encouraged to write about his faith which is used against him. The first part ends as he is taken to labor camp.

2950 Mary Goloversic Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Mary’s physical and emotional pain is so great she bangs her head against walls and attempts suicide. Her pastor often rescues her. Finally, she leaves home, taking a bus to Chicago where she goes to Pacific Garden Mission. She stays for three months, getting wise counseling and seeing a doctor for exploratory surgery. When she goes home, her doctor won’t perform corrective surgery. Still in pain, she regresses, bangs her head and fights with Jim. Finally, a specialist operates and corrects her problems. She learns to make wise decisions and writes books to help others.

2949 Mary Goloversic Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

As an only child, Mary grows up with a negative, protective mother, who sends her to church alone. Mary longs for acceptance. She marries Jim, joins his church and they go to Spain for two years, where Mary has a miscarriage and the marriage deteriorates as he spends time at bars. Back home, they got college degrees and have three sons. Mary suffers from chronic colitis and nearly dies in childbirth. She is hospitalized in a psychiatric ward where a friend visits and invites her to Bible study. After two years she prays to receive Christ. The first part ends as she tell her husband she is leaving his church.

2948 Jerry Kaifetz Jul 27, 2026

Jerry grows up in a Jewish family. Trained in schools in France and the U.S., he loves adventure sports, especially downhill ski racing. He also tries kayaking on the Colorado River and scuba diving. He drops out of college to sell LSD, goes to jail for six months and then follows a new age cult. Disillusioned, he spends many years as an instructor at resorts around the world. But he is unable to reach God. He finally prays, asking God to show him a church to attend, and the next day two women knock on his door. He goes to their church, and the pastor leads him to Christ. He goes to Bible college, gets married, writes a book and is still following Christ.

2947 Carolyn Knapschaefer Jul 27, 2026

Carolyn is adopted at seven months, grows up with loving but non-Christian parents. Carolyn rebels as a teenager, smokes, drinks and gets pregnant. The family doctor tells her to get an abortion. She resists but is so sick that she has the abortion and nearly dies. She aborts a second baby out of fear even though she is engaged. The marriage lasts a year. Led astray by a new-age friend and church, she spends nine years in drinking and immorality. Then she meets Rick, gets engaged, becomes pregnant, and a Christian doctor dissuades her from a third abortion. She and Rick marry, have the baby and fight because both are selfish. She meets a Christian, goes to church, gets saved and Rick repents. After her adoptive mom dies, Carolyn finds her birth mother. Now counsels in a crisis pregnancy center.

2946 Anne Carlo Classic Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Ann and her husband begin ministry to neighborhood kids. Through His Word, God prompts Anne to visit those in prison, which—like Jonah, she resists. Finally, she obeys and discovers great joy and purpose after she is widowed. Her jail ministry lasts for three decades until old age puts her in a nursing home, where many celebrate her 100th birthday. Two months later she dies and the mantle passes to one of her “adopted” kids.

2945 Anne Carlo Classic Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Anne grows up with a repressive mother, a kind stepfather and a grandmother who reads the Bible and takes her to church. Anne wants to be a missionary but secular teachers destroy her faith and she goes to business college instead. Her mother quashes successive attempts to date and then sends Anne to a delinquent girl’s school. Embittered, Anne lives to have fun. During the Depression she learns the grocery business, dates Fred, and marries him before he goes off to the war. Her Aunt is saved. When Fred comes home, their marriage falters because of Anne’s willfulness. But they remarry and continue to struggle. The first part ends when Anne comes to Christ.

2944 Kazuo & Hisako Ozaki Jul 27, 2026

Bombs destroy Kazuo’s home during the war but he to goes to high school where he learns English, becoming a translator after graduation. Asked to translate sermons for a missionary pastor, he is convicted and receives Christ. A chaplain sponsors him to Bible college where he meets Hisako and they marry after he graduates. He works for Pacific Broadcasting Association, producing radio programs, then is called to Quito, Ecuador to translate and produce Japanese programs. He and Hisako serve for nearly four decades until her death in 2006. He is still in ministry.

2943 "Tammy" Jul 27, 2026

Tammy and her older sister are molested by their stepfather while their mother works. She accepts Christ as Savior at age six but the family quits going to church. Her sister accuses the stepdad, but their mother thinks she’s lying. She marries, tells her husband of the abuse, and they go to the prosecutor. Tammy is removed from her parents’ custody, but her mother threatens to disown her, so she returns home. She meets Kurt, a follower of Christ. But she dates a college guy who gets her pregnant. She has an abortion and drinks to ease the guilt. She plans suicide, but Kurt comes back into her life and persuades her to go to Bible college with him. There she finds the courage to confess her past and they marry.

2942 Earl Wafford Jr. Jul 27, 2026

Earl’s mother takes him to church but his dad, a Navy deep sea diver, is mean and Earl fears him. His mother and several pastors have Earl pray for salvation but don’t mention Jesus Christ. He grows up fearing God but Jesus is a curse to him. He dates Shirlee but they break up when he goes into the Navy where he does well. Various people have him pray, asking God’s forgiveness for his sins without mentioning Christ. He goes to church with his boss, goes forward, and again doesn’t hear about Jesus. Finally, a co-worker urges him to attend church where, after several months, Earl stops resisting and surrenders to Christ. Now in several outreach ministries.

2941 "Stephanie" Jul 27, 2026

Stephanie’s dad is killed in Vietnam. Babysitters molest her and she discovers pornography. When her mother remarries and has a new baby, Stephanie rebels at 13, runs away, lies and fakes a suicide attempt. Her parents put her in various treatments, adding to her feeling of rejection. At 15 she’s raped; at 16 she starts using drugs and tries prostitution. She’s arrested and an officer tries to warn her. She tries to change but meets a black man who turns her into a prostitute. He tries to kill her many times. After three years she leaves him, meets Luke and they marry, he hoping to save her. But she cannot change, still needing the attention of men. She has four children and suffers panic attacks. Then she is saved and Jesus Christ changes her.

2940 Bobby Jackson Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

After his mother’s death, Bobby and his father are estranged over the family house. Bobby builds a sound studio, produces records and does well until a girlfriend lures him into cocaine use. Rapidly, he loses everything to his addiction. He borrows, steals and hates himself; but calls a radio preacher who prays for him. When he steals a friend’s VCR, he goes into drug rehab. There a Christian group comes in and reads the Bible. Bobby prays for salvation. He is reconciled to his father before his father’s death. He marries and starts his own agency. Now a church deacon and pianist.

2939 Bobby Jackson Classic Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Bobby, the youngest child, adores his mother and fears his drunken father, who is kind when sober. When he’s sixteen, Bobby confronts his dad who backs down. Bobby’s musical talent is developed by a voice trainer and he’s accepted in Chicago’s Lyric Opera. His mother takes him to church and he avoids drugs, but he is morally loose, fathering various children. At 28 he signs a record contract, getting a financial bonus that he spends on himself and his mother’s house. Six months later she dies, leaving him bereft as the first part ends.

2938 Patricia Patton Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Working as a barmaid, Pat meets Richard and they marry. Both drink, and Pat becomes a mean drunk because of the rage within her. Defying him one night, she is hit by a van and nearly killed. Being hospitalized leads her to think about eternity, but she goes back to drinking. Blackouts and depression lead her to seek psychiatric help and shock therapy. Her daughter has become a Christian and talks to her about God. Pat argues, so her daughter suggests she talk with her pastor. Pat does and he makes her think about eternity. After her grandson is born, Pat talks to God. She faces possible cancer that leads to her salvation cry. Still faithful.

2937 Patricia Patton Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Pat’s real parents give her to friends who adopt her; but her adoptive dad dies when she is eight. Her drunken adoptive mom lets men abuse Pat. She abandons Pat, who goes to a children’s home where she hears the gospel and hopes God will bring back her mom. When He doesn’t, she despairs and quits believing. A self-pitying, angry girl, she leaves the home at 17, tries college, tries suicide and several times commits herself to a psychiatric ward. Hooked on drugs, she again tries suicide. A friend rescues her and they live together. She gets pregnant and they marry but fight. Pat’s entanglement with her real family leads to her leaving her husband as the first part ends.

2936 Jerry Harpool Classic Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Jerry goes to Bible college in Chicago where he meets Jan. They date for six months until he leaves for Swaziland. After five months he asks her by telegram to marry him, and she accepts and comes to Africa. They marry and he becomes headmaster at the Christian school that his mission founded. The king’s son attends and Jerry longs to meet the king. Eventually, the king’s son arranges an audience, giving Jerry sermon material. After 20 years in Africa they return home so their daughters can attend college in the U.S. Now pastor of a church in Ohio.

2935 Jerry Harpool Classic Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Jerry lives in the shadow of his older brother and their mom’s dominance. Ridiculed at school, he sees himself as a victim. At 13 he follows his brother to the altar for salvation, but remains unchanged. Jerry helps his history teacher grade papers and Jerry changes grades for classmates. Confronted by the teacher, he lies. Seeing his deceitful heart, he is genuinely saved at 17. After graduation he finishes college, becomes an English teacher and does well teaching in high school. He then leads Bible study and friends encourage him to go to Bible school, which angers his mother. The first part ends as Jerry goes off to Bible college.

2934 Thomas Castellaw Jul 27, 2026

Tom’s mother, married four times, won’t go to church because her father is a deacon, so Tom grows up without faith. When a co-worker invites him to church, his parents refuse but Tom goes. Eventually, he prays for salvation, but his love for the Lord leads the family to think he’s in a cult and they move to another state. For three years Tom falls away from God. He graduates, joins the Army and goes to Germany where he see such immorality that he goes back to church where he learns that he is still saved. He meets Angie, they marry and serve the Lord together. His mother professes faith in Christ before she dies. He and Angie are missionaries in Germany.

2933 Angie Castellaw Jul 27, 2026

Angie’s parents divorce when she is ten, and she grows up without her Italian father. Her mother works, so they go to church only on Christmas Eve. At an advanced academic school she learns English and then goes to England when she’s 17 as an exchange student, where she falls in love with philosophy and becomes an atheist. Back home, a Christian challenges a teacher about disrespecting Jesus, and Angie goes to church with a friend where an evangelist shares the gospel, which Angie fails to accept. At the university she plans to be a journalist and change the world, but her old friend gets saved and helps Angie understand God’s love. She opens her heart to Christ. A Scottish exchange students disciples her. She witnesses to her former teacher and leads her mother to Christ.

2932 Darwin Merrill Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Dar and a friend go to California to evangelize but are ill-prepared. Dar meets a missionary who impacts his life but who is later martyred in Brazil. Back home he is disillusioned by an unfair believer and a charlatan, but his pastor’s sermon revitalizes him and he dedicates himself unconditionally to Christ. He goes to Bible college, becomes assistant pastor and marries Elaine. They pastor a church for 16 years, during which they travel to India and feel called as missionaries to unreached areas. Still in ministry.

2931 Darwin Merrill Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Dar grows up in poverty. He helps his dad make beer and teaches his friends to do the same. His mother takes him to church once when he is five. He cooks dinner and irons for his younger sister because his parents work. He caddies at age eleven with Johnny, a boy who is faithful in church. Dar has a gift of humor and enters a contest that he wins over thousands; but he turns down a contract to go to Hollywood. Too poor for college, he works at the battery factory where his dad works and Dar is made the manager. Then he buys a gas station. Johnny invites him to church where Dar gives his life to Christ. The first part ends after he leads his sister to the Lord.

2930 Nathan Raymond Stigler Jul 27, 2026

Nathan grows up with a twin brother, a fear of God and a family devoted to religion. Going to parochial school he hears stories of God’s anger but also hears Bible stories read aloud. His anxiety about death causes heart palpitations. Nathan talks to and experiences God at ten, but his faith is not nurtured; and religious rituals, peer pressure and his fears squash his love for God. He drinks in high school, swears to be accepted and takes a job as carpenter after graduation. A friend mentions Revelation, and Nathan reads and becomes convicted of his sin. On the job he cries out to God and finally asks God to save him. His father rejects the gospel but Nathan continues to follow Christ.

2929 Ashish Majmundar Jul 27, 2026

Ashish is born into a Hindu family in Bombay. He idolizes first cricket, then a rock star. He is selected for a near-professional cricket team that goes to England; but when he fails to make his college team, he despairs, drinks alcohol and tries hashish. Then he and a friend volunteer at a blind organization and Ashish goes to a camp for the blind in North Carolina. There he meets Emily and is introduced to Christ, Whom he rejects. He works on his Master’s degree in the U.S., finally receives Christ and marries Emily. Getting his Master’s in Bible, hoping to go back to India to share Christ.

2928 George Snow Classic Jul 27, 2026

George quits school in the seventh grade to work and slides into gambling with dice. Then he works for a gambling joint and is taught to cheat at cards. His mother prays for him and asks him to take her to Pacific Garden Mission. He does but ignores the truth he hears. After 25 years of cheating people, he begins to lose, lives in fear for several days before going back to the mission where he gives his life to Christ. He shares his testimony there for years, well into his eighties. The story is set around 1900.

2927 Susan Duncan Jul 27, 2026

Susan goes forward at five and is baptized but doesn’t remember and grows up doubting her salvation although her father is a pastor. She quietly rebels, lying to her parents and sneaking out to movies. She goes to Bible college but her true nature lurks near the surface. She cheats once in college. She marries Larry who becomes a pastor. Home-schooling their four children, her angry outbursts increase and she fears death. She confides in a prayer partner who gives her a book, and as Susan studies the Bible, she realizes she is a sinner and repents.

2926 Billy Comfort Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Bill witnesses to his family, but only his brother, Ron, responds. Bill gets an early discharge, goes to Bible college and persuades Ron to go to the Christian high school attached to his college. Coming home during summer, he meets Shirley. As a missionary in Honduras, he gets amoebic dysentery and nearly dies. He goes into depression that school year. The next summer he reads a book that helps, and gives the book to other students, incurring the displeasure of school authorities. But he graduates, marries Shirley and pastors a church in Norfolk. Shirley fights breast cancer at the same time that Bill’s stepmother dies of cancer. After Roxie dies, Bill’s dad professes faith after hearing Ron preach. Both brothers now presidents of Christian colleges.

2925 Billy Comfort Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Bill’s dad teaches him to fight as a child. His dad is a drunk; his mother is unstable and abusive. She neglects him and his siblings and sends them to their father who has divorced her and remarried. The family goes by bus from New York to North Carolina where Bill prospers as a teenager, becomes a leader and gets a job. Then his dad abruptly goes back to New York, taking his sons along. Bill quits school, joins the army and there he hears a street preacher and yields his life to Christ. The first part ends as he witnesses to his brother, Ron.

2924 Tim Conti Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

After his arrest, Tim becomes an F.B.I. informant, going undercover. He serves time in jail, then goes to drug treatment. While on probation he goes to church on Mother’s Day where he meets Hylea. She befriends him, writing to him in jail. After the indictments are served, he proposes to Hylea and they marry before he is sentenced to prison for 30 months. Kept in isolation, he weeps and reads the Bible, then after a fit of rage, he experiences God’s presence. He’s moved to a prison in Texas where he meets a believer who mentors him. After release he reunites with friend, Steve, in ministry before becoming an evangelist and then returning to a secular job and serving his church as a devoted layman.

2923 Tim Conti Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Tim and his older brother are molested by their stepfather who dies when Tim is 12. Both boys get into drugs and after his brother attempts suicide, Tim rebels and is expelled from school twice. His mother turns to Christ and puts him in a Christian reform school where he continues to rebel. His real father dies and Tim feels yet more alienated. Although he has professed faith in Christ several times, he doesn’t deal with the pain of his past. He becomes addicted to cocaine in college, drops out, gets in trouble with the law and threatens suicide. Then he slips into dealing cocaine. The first part ends when he is arrested.

2922 Rose King Classic Jul 27, 2026

Rose is one of ten children living in poverty when their home is destroyed by fire. Her father thwarts her dream of being a nurse, refusing to let her work or finish high school. When she leaves home at 18, she goes to Boston and falls in with a dissolute man who lures her into alcohol and immorality. After many years she finally leaves him when he beats her. She goes to Chicago but slides into a worse life of drunkenness. She often goes to jail where a PGM woman visits and takes her to the mission. After many relapses, Rose yields her life to Christ.

2921 Michael Sean Walsh Jul 27, 2026

Mike’s parents divorce when he is 12, and he drifts into using and dealing drugs. A friend’s uncle shares the gospel. When his girlfriend is arrested, he becomes an informant to the police, yet he continues to deal and burglarize with a friend, who plans to rob the safe of a local business. Mike’s girlfriend is released from jail, saving him from being considered as a suspect in a crime that ends in murder. Mike-the-informer becomes a pariah who attempts suicide until God speaks to his heart, and he listens. He reads the Bible at his uncle’s place in the mountains, gets his GED and joins the USAF, becoming a trainer of dogs and a SWAT instructor. Afterward, he joins the Houston Police Department, serving for 20 years. Now seeking full-time ministry.

2920 Chad Klunder Jul 27, 2026

After his parents divorce, Chad drifts into trouble, shoplifting. A buddy tells him about hell. But he quits going to church at fifteen and starts using drugs and alcohol. He denies God’s existence even when he has a near-fatal accident on a four-wheeler. He’s arrested several times for underage drinking. Then he and his friends steal things and are turned in to the police. They flee to Ohio where Chad has a surreal drug experience and believes he has sold his soul to the devil. They go to Phoenix where he listens to radio preachers and decides to turn himself in by going home. He’s sentenced to jail and drug treatment where he meets a Christian but still feels in bondage. Another believer hands him a tract and then comes to disciple Chad who finally prays for God’s forgiveness. Married with three sons.

2919 Patrick Gosnell Jul 27, 2026

Pat’s dad abandons the family and his mother is a drunk. He and his brother live with uncles or in foster homes. His brother teaches him to drink and use drugs; then his brother goes to prison for robbery and Pat drops out of school at 13. He meets Terry, an undercover cop who talks to him about God and the Bible. But Terry smokes pot and leaves town after a drug bust. Pat goes back to drugs. When Terry returns, he’s addicted to cocaine and ends up killing himself in front of Pat, who becomes suicidal. He marries Deanna but can’t quit drugs, so she leaves him, and their pastor sends Pat to a rescue mission. He surrenders to Christ, quits drugs and witnesses to his dying father. Pat is preparing for full time ministry

2918 Melvin James Jul 27, 2026

Adopted as an infant, Mel joins the church to please his Mother. In high school and college he cares more about girls than studies. He joins the Air Force after Pearl Harbor and trains as a bombardier; but the war ends before he goes overseas. Back in college he marries Marj, parties with friends but doesn’t commit adultery. He re-enlists in the Air Force to fight in Korea, where he again womanizes and has several close calls. Back home he and Marj become active in church, but Mel realizes that the church teaches falsehoods about the Bible, and they seek a new church, where the pastor leads him to Christ. He & Marj help missionaries; their daughter is a missionary in Mexico.

2917 David Wolfe Jul 27, 2026

Dave grows up an only child with asthma. His parents move to the Southwest for Dave’s health. They send him to a private boys’ school where he learns to cuss and drink. He races a hotrod and breaks many driving laws. Then he buys a motorcycle and risks his life. He flunks out of college because of parties, crashes a friend’s car, then decides to go back to college to study agriculture. He goes to church, hoping God will help him graduate. He and a drunken farmer crash a pickup with trailer but aren’t hurt badly. He marries a Mormon who leaves him after nine months, and Dave threatens suicide. Then he talks with a pastor who leads him to Christ. Dave goes to Bible college where he meets Bev and they marry.

2916 Wayne Brown Jul 27, 2026

Wayne’s parents drink and fight until he is eight when they go to church and profess faith in Christ. But his mother becomes disillusioned and they quit attending when he is twelve. He follows the world, learns karate and hurts others. He drinks, loses his license and his front teeth when he brashly rides a bull that horns him. His principal, a pastor, tries to warn him. He is badly burned by hot tar, promises to get back to God but doesn’t. Unable to work, he gets into drug dealing, has many close calls and even flies to Colombia, where God warns him again. Finally, he goes back to church, commits his life to Christ and walks away from drug dealing. Married with three daughters, he is faithful in ministry.

2915 Jack Franklin Classic Jul 27, 2026

As the youngest in a family of five, Jack grows up feeling like a loser. When he gains too much weight, a doctor puts him on amphetamines, launching fifteen years of drug addiction. He often fakes illness to get morphine at hospitals. He forms a music group at fourteen and in college, then strikes out on his own, moving to Colorado. But his drug abuse ends his music career, and he works at a publishing house where he meets a Christian. After numerous accidents, his brother’s witness and then a near-fatal time of wandering in a blizzard, he calls his friend who leads him to Christ in 1971. Jack is still an evangelist.

2914 Earl Ankron Jul 27, 2026

Earl’s dad doesn’t drink but his mother drinks and uses drugs daily. She won’t let him join Cub Scouts because she doesn’t believe in God. At age eleven he begins listening to heavy metal music and the lyrics lead him astray. He cuts school, hangs out in bars and leads a degenerate life, quitting school at 16. He attempts suicide and hates his life and himself. He meets Amy and they live together. She urges him to quit drinking & drugs. A friend invites him to church and he goes. Then a man from church comes to his job and leads him to Christ. His family ridicules him, but Earl is still in ministry.

2913 Mary Anderson Jul 27, 2026

Her father’s murder when she is seven leads to her mother’s mental breakdown and the dispersion of the four sisters. Several uncles try to molest Mary. She and a younger sister end up with their maternal grandmother, who is poor but firm and loving. Mary longs to kill the murderer. Her sister runs away but Mary does well in school, graduating salutatorian. Her grandmother dies that day, and Mary weds her high school sweetheart who is abusive. Finally, Mary takes their two children and divorces him. She drinks to ease the pain, meets Jay and they marry. After he quits drinking, she talks with his sister, who leads her to Christ. She is able to forgive the murderer and serve.

2912 Frank Hampshire Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Frank joins the army but is so undisciplined that he is discharged honorably. Back home he meets Cheryl. They fall in love and marry and she has a calming effect. He works hard, goes to college but becomes briefly hooked on prescription drugs for stress. He works for a biomedical firm that moves them to Georgia where the owner prays for Frank one day. He’s transferred to South Carolina, and a preacher comes to their house, invites them to church to hear evangelist, Phil Kidd. The last night they go and Frank is convicted but not saved. The pastor and evangelist visit again and Frank submits to Christ. His dad professes faith before he dies. Frank forgives his mother and is now in ministry.

2911 Frank Hampshire Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

The first part begins as Frank visits an inmate in prison. He relates how he was bullied by his older brother and hoped the brother would get killed in Vietnam, then felt responsible when this happened. He is expelled from school many times; his mother threatens to kill him and banishes him from home except to sleep. His father doesn’t know what to do. Frank goes into a black depression, and at 15 sees a psychiatrist at school. He steals, lies and is permanently expelled for violence. He and a friend smoke pot and steal marijuana from a grower. The first part ends as Frank, now saved, witnesses to the inmate.

2910 “Valerie” Jul 27, 2026

Valerie grows up on a large dairy farm. Her older brother molests her until she’s nine and refuses. Her father dies when she is sixteen and she and her mother move to a small town where Valerie blossoms but has illicit encounters. She works to stay in college for two years, then meets a man in the air force, thinks she’s in love and talks him into marriage. They are miserable. He’s transferred to Germany where he confesses to meeting prostitutes and selling on the black market. She forgives and they return to the states where she has an affair with a man and both leave their spouses. When she gets pregnant and has an abortion, both are guilt-ridden; but they marry. A woman visits, wanting to take their children to church. Finally, they go and Valerie unburdens to the pastor. After several moves, she hears the gospel and prays for salvation.

2909 Samuel Hyde Jul 27, 2026

Sam is raised on a North Carolina farm near a godly grandmother. He goes forward at age thirteen during revival but no one explains how to follow Christ. At fifteen he abandons godly efforts and drinks with friends. At seventeen he and a cousin leave home and don’t tell their parents for eight weeks. He is drafted, goes to the Korean War and when his girlfriend breaks their engagement, he drinks harder. His sergeant and captain warn him, and he promises God during a fierce artillery battle that he will live for Him. He doesn’t. He comes home, drinks too much and has an accident, then lives with his sister who is saved. He falls in love with Shirley, whose family he helps one day. Finally, he surrenders to Christ, marries Shirley and goes to Bible college. Still in ministry.

2908 James Holland Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Jim begins a 20-year odyssey, drifting around the country, staying at rescue missions, riding freight trains. When he tries to cash a stolen Treasury check, he’s arrested and sent to prison, where he studies college courses. After three years he is paroled but violates his parole by getting drunk and riding a train out of state. He goes back to prison. When he’s released, he still drinks, ends up in jail but his family helps him, sending him to an alcohol recovery center. He stays sober, graduates from college and works for the state. He goes to see a blind and paralyzed woman who leads him to Christ. Married and in ministry.

2907 James Holland Pt 1 Classic Jul 27, 2026

Jim quits school in 6th grade to work. Age 20 he’s sent to fight in the Korean War where he learns of his dad’s death. His mom gets him a hardship discharge. He joins the Air Force, learns to drink hard with another airman. His C.O. punishes him but Jim still drinks. Finally, he is sent to Guam where he gets drunk, wears an officer’s rank and then breaks into a shoe store while drunk. He feigns mental illness, is shipped home and given a Dishonorable Discharge. He fails to show up for his own wedding because he’s drunk. His Mama gives up on him and he sells his blood to buy wine. Goes to a rescue mission, hears the gospel but not saved as the first part ends.

2906 Al Vescera Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Al witnesses to inmates in the jail and the judge, who dismisses the charges. Al also shares the gospel with a neighbor, John; but he is awkward as he continues his odyssey West, seeking God’s will. He stops in Wichita and works for an airplane company where he has his first experience seeing someone yield to Christ. He drives on to Los Angeles, where he hears a Messianic Jew on Christian radio and learns personal evangelism with him. He quits his job to attend a missionary training school and goes to Africa as a missionary for three years. He does well at evangelism but has problems with other missionaries. Eventually, he leaves the mission to be an independent missionary, going to 40 countries.

2905 Al Vescera Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Al hates his father, an abusive alcoholic. Unaware that he has dyslexia, Al fells inferior, daydreams and doesn’t handle conflict. He quits jobs and joins the army where they make him an electronics instructor. His father dies and Al still hates him. Hospitalized several times, he volunteers because he likes the praise. At home he fights with his mother. He goes to technical college, dos well but fails a political science class, then quits without graduating. He joins a group of men who form a company that does well but he works too much. A Christian invites him to church and he goes, falls in love but is rebuffed. Then he is saved, and decides to travel the country, searching for God’s will. The first part ends when he is arrested in St. Louis after an accident.

2904 Ron Comfort Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Ron and his brother, Billy, spend the summer street preaching together. After three weeks of preaching in the town rescue mission, Ron receives enough money from donations to go to the Christian academy his brother attends – over his dad’s objections. He completes college and becomes a full-time evangelist, working with friend, Larry. He meets and marries a young woman who is saved at one of his revivals. Then his eyesight deteriorates and he is diagnosed with Keratoconus. He eventually has a corneal transplant, teams up with Larry and they travel the world as evangelists. His dad is saved. In 1989 he starts a college for preachers.

2903 Ron Comfort Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Ron’s grandmother stops his mother from throwing him out the window as a baby. The next seven years he endures his mother’s drunkenness, immorality and neglect while his dad is away in the army. He and his older brother join gangs in Brooklyn. His mother finally sends the children by bus to live with their dad who has remarried. The family moves to North Carolina where a woman prays for them and takes them to church. Ron’s dad and stepmother get drunk and fight every weekend. His dad wants Ron to be in show business and gets him onto a local radio station. His brother joins the Air Force, is saved and comes home to witness. Ron professes faith but is really saved during a revival weeks later. The first part ends as Ron witnesses to his dad.

2902 Melva Harding Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Melva and Wayne get back together and marry. While he’s away at the Korean War, a new preacher creates doubt in her heart about her salvation. When Wayne returns, he tries several jobs then confesses that he’s running from God, Who called him into ministry. She’s thrilled, and they go to Bible college. She sits in on his classes and again feels troubled about her soul but decides she must be saved. After Wayne begins his first pastorate, their old pastor comes to preach. He confronts Melva about her lost condition. Other women admit their doubts. Finally, when she is 34, Melva asks God to show her, and He leads her to Romans where she sees her sin and repents.

2901 Melva Harding Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Melva and her family move from Kansas to western Colorado when she is nine. At seven she had gone forward during a tent revival for salvation but doesn’t feel saved later, listening to a radio preacher. She lives by good works, obedient to parents and studying hard in school. Because the family is poor, she works for room and board in high school and earns a scholarship to college where she tries smoking but doesn’t drink. She drops out after the first year, goes home and works as a secretary. She begins dating Wayne, who goes to church with her and gets saved. The first part ends as he walks away when she refuses to marry him.

2900 Neil Schlang Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Neil shares an apartment with another musician. A friend takes him to a Sunday evening service where he hears Truth that makes him miserable. He thinks of suicide. Then a friend comes by and leads him to Christ. Neil tells everybody, including his family, who are upset but don’t disown him. He loses his job and goes to Bible college. His blind friend, Joe, is his best friend. Desperate for love, Neil hears about Cathy, calls her and they begin a romance that ends in marriage and ministry as evangelists. He suffers from disk collapse in his back but hopes to return to preaching.

2899 Neil Schlang Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Neil is born with congenital glaucoma. His poor Orthodox Jewish family moves downstate so he can attend the state school for the blind. There he encounters prejudice but makes a few friends among the black students, who introduce him to boogie-woogie music which becomes a passion. Because of prejudice about Jews, he decides to study Hebrew and passes his bar mitzvah, planning to be a rabbi. Liberal teaching ends that interest and he pursues music becoming an accomplished piano player. Because he is overweight and blind, no girls are interested in him. He graduates and goes to college, meeting Christians who take him to church. He doesn’t drink or use drugs but he becomes an “atheist”, playing in nightclubs. The first part ends when his mother dies.

2898 Gilbert Massengill Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Gil meets Nancy, a Jew, and they elope, living with her parents until he graduates. He works for a print shop whose owner pays poorly, and the men try to unionize but lose their jobs. They plot to kill him; then Gil is diverted to Atlanta where he works and takes his wife and four children. He goes overboard with drinking and drug use. Some church ladies come to the door, inviting them to church. Gil slams the door on them three Thursdays in a row. Then he overdoses and spends a week in the hospital after which he takes his family to church and is saved. He goes to Bible college, Nancy is saved and they go to Brazil as missionaries. Now in ministry to Jews.

2897 Gilbert Massengill Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Gil’s parents drink, fight and practice infidelity. His aunt provides each of the five siblings with a week of respite at her home. Gil’s father, who spent five years in prison for bootlegging, punishes the children for their occasional church attendance. But Gil loves his dad more than he loves his mother; and when dad dies of liver failure, Gil chooses to go to a boys’ home. His mother visits once to tell him his younger brother has accidentally shot and killed his youngest brother. He runs away but is caught and returned. At a church service at the home, he learns to pray. Gil’s aunt brings him home after three years, but he rebels, drinking and doing drugs with school friends. The first part ends as he sees the girl he will marry.

2896 Steve Sokola Jul 27, 2026

Steve grows up without his father. Between three marriages to alcoholics, his mother works at a tavern run by Steve’s Aunt Lil. Steve and his brother steal from the tavern as well as their aunt and uncles’ cars for joyriding. At 16 Steve and two buddies attempt a burglary but are caught. Aunt Lil helps him bail out. Steve, his brother and mother go forward at a church service, but fall away from the faith. Steve flaunts the law by drag-racing. Then his brother is nearly killed in an accident, and he urges Steve to get right with God. Three months later Steve feels the Lord calling him. He goes to church and is saved. He witnesses to his uncles and aunt but they stall. His aunt is killed later, but his uncle comes to Christ before he dies. Steve marries, goes to Bible college and seminary and is still a pastor.

2895 Phyllis Broome Jul 27, 2026

Phyllis has many disappointments in life. She is born with a heart defect. Her father is a master weaver in a large textile mill that provides heart surgery when she is fifteen. She is gifted at the piano and her mother teaches her, but her father can’t afford college and sends her to secretarial school. She marries Gil but they can’t have children so they adopt. Gil secretly drinks, sending Phyllis into despair. She goes to a hospital where the chaplain encourages her to play the piano again. She leaves her husband to get alone with God, listens to Christian radio and prays to receive Christ; then she goes back to Gil. God delivers him from alcohol, but a year later he develops cancer, lives ten years, then dies. Phyllis now plays piano and witnesses to others.

2894 “Caleb” Jul 27, 2026

Caleb’s mother is a widow with two daughters when she marries Caleb’s father, who is abusive, forcing his sons to read the Bible and pray. He home-schools the boys while their mother works. Caleb grows up hating religion and runs away numerous times. He prays to be saved but is never sure. He joins the army to get away but is so rebellious he is discharged. He goes to live near his grandparents and his sister, who tells him her stepfather molested her growing up. This drives Caleb away from God to drugs and the occult. He attempts suicide. In the hospital a preacher visits and shares the gospel. Caleb then goes to Hollywood to study music. Life with drug addicts is scary, and he is cheated and longs for peace. Finally, he prays, trusting God for salvation. Now in Bible college, preparing for missionary service.

2893 Harvey A. Thomas Jul 27, 2026

Harvey is one of ten children, the only one to graduate from high school in his family. He surrenders to full-time ministry and manages to work his way through a Christian college. He marries Norma but isn’t accepted at seminary, so he becomes a lay minister in his church then is ordained – with difficulty – through equivalency ordination. As a pastor of several churches, he reluctantly visits relatives of church members in prison and thus begins a jail ministry to which he devotes himself.

2892 Ed Tibbits Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Ed steals a car loaded with marijuana but the police catch him. In a jail Bible study he meets Pastor Don, who visits him in prison and helps Ed when he’s released. Ed gets drunk, but Don and the church keep accepting him. Ed goes back to prison for parole violation, gets out and then fails by getting drunk and trying to rob a restaurant. Pastor Don doesn’t give up. Ed gets probation, goes into recovery for a year, where he surrenders his life to Christ. Pastor Don takes him into his home for a year; Ed meets and marries a cousin of Don, goes to Bible college and is now in ministry.

2891 Ed Tibbits Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Ed grows up with his mom, grandma and great-grandma, but no father. He fears his grandma, who is mean to him and his mother. At ten he is addicted to alcohol. At thirteen he drops out of school, addicted to drugs. He and his drug friends take over the house. Ed is violent. He steals his mother’s car, breaks into a gas station and goes to jail but not for long. He forges his grandma’s checks and goes to jail for six months. His mother becomes delusional and Ed trashes his grandma’s house, so they are evicted. He becomes a vagabond for ten years, roaming the country, a drunk who fears both death and life. He begs at a church and hears the gospel. The first part ends as he hits the road again, unsaved.

2890 “Nick Randolph” Jul 27, 2026

Nick’s parents divorce and his father raises him and his sister. In drug and gang infested Detroit, Nick and his friends make a pact to never use drugs. They steal some plywood to build a skateboard ramp and the police catch them. In high school they fall prey to drugs and gangs, but Nick graduates. His best friend is killed in a car accident and then his father nearly dies of a brain aneurysm, leading to fear of death in Nick. He hears a radio preacher and gives his life to Jesus, then goes to Bible college after being called to ministry.

2889 Robert Pock Jul 27, 2026

Robert begins stealing at five to gain attention. He smokes at ten, uses drugs at twelve and steals from his employer at sixteen. He burglarizes a store and is sent to prison at eighteen. Unable to break the meth habit, he marries and has a son, tries drug treatment eleven or twelve times over the years. His wife divorces him, and he allows another man to adopt his son. He falls in with bikers and the low-level life they lead. His father has to rescue him once, but his family generally shuns him. He prays for salvation several times, but doesn’t follow through. Finally, Robert asks to stay in rehab for six months, breaks the meth addiction and gets serious with God. His son commits suicide at 20, and Robert is now in jail ministry.

2888 Larry Gannon Classic Jul 27, 2026

Larry tries alcohol at fourteen, gets drunk and becomes an alcoholic. As a chef, working at country clubs and hotels, he learns the art of ice sculpture. During the war he serves as a cook, stays on in France, drinking. He goes to Korea as a government employee, meets Ethel and then becomes ill. Paralyzed and blind, he is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and deemed incurable. But his mother and Ethel pray and he is miraculously healed. He and Ethel marry, but he degenerates, unable to hold a job and depressed. Ethel gives him books to read and he meets Jesus in the Bible. After salvation they plan to be missionaries but he can’t raise support until he begins using ice sculpture with his testimony. Now missionaries in France.

2887 Jay Dalrymple Jul 27, 2026

His harsh dad causes Jay’s heart to harden. At ten he begins using alcohol and drugs. He has a bad motorcycle accident at thirteen, but rides motocross and does well. A friend’s drug overdose causes him to quit school at sixteen and run away to Florida. Life from then on is downhill. He steals, gets in trouble and goes home. He marries, has a son and they split. He goes berserk and trashes his mother’s house. He lives with Joan, but is involved in the beating and rape of a girl, and is sentenced to prison. Joan stands by him, but after prison he continues to drink, and they marry but divorce. He lives with his brother and they make crystal meth, burning their trailer. More jail time where a chaplain leads him to Christ. He stumbles on parole, returns to prison where he commits to Christ. Now in jail ministry, remarried to Joan.

2886 Neil Verwey Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Neil and his wife Peggy expand their hospital ministry to include prison evangelism. They use newspaper ads as well as radio to reach millions with the gospel. Anecdotal dramas provide insight into the various problems they encounter and the false religions that permeate Japan. Their son, David, and his family have joined the ministry as the second part ends.

2885 Neil Verwey Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Neil grows up with a godly mother who dies when he is twelve. In despair he quits going to church but prays for forgiveness for his worldly lifestyle. After hearing an evangelist he believes God and is called to Japan as a missionary. His girlfriend drops him and he vows to stay single. In Japan he meets Peggy and regrets his vow; but God releases him to marry. They launch a ministry, Japan Mission; then switch to hospital evangelism to reach the millions of TB patients. The first part ends as they decide to begin a radio ministry through the Pacific Broadcasting Association.

2884 Art Seely Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

During Bible college, Art is called to the mission field. He falls in love with Florence, on her way to China as a missionary and reluctant to commit to Art. China’s civil war forces Florence to Japan where Art also goes. He continues his courtship, but the two misfire, and he gives up in frustration. Then they are reconciled and marry. He and five other missionaries launch PBA after some difficulties.

2883 Art Seely Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Art grows up with restrictions and lots of Bible verse memorization. He attends Bible college in Chicago but rebels and is expelled. He joins the army and goes to radio communication school. He meets a girl and they plan to marry when the war is over. He serves in China, drinks too much because of Japanese bombing and meets a missionary who urges him to go back to his faith. When the war ends, Art stops by his sister’s Bible college where the gospel brings conviction. He goes back home where a cousin’s sermon brings him to God. The first part ends as he begs the Bible college to accept him so he won’t yield to temptation.

2882 Bob Boardman Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

After being shot in the throat, Bob is rescued by fellow Marines. He is taken by hospital ship to San Francisco where he and the lieutenant are reunited; then he goes to Idaho where his father visits and is offended by Bob’s faith in Christ. Bob then goes to Philadelphia for specialist surgery where he spends a year. He returns to Salem to work for a Christian missionary, cares for his terminally ill father. God calls him to go to Japan but Bob resists until he hears the testimony of a veteran who learned to forgive. Bob decides to go to Japan, asks Jean to marry him and they serve 33 years as missionaries.

2881 Bob Boardman Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Bob grows up in a liberal church and family. He joins the Marine Corps after Pearl Harbor, trains as a tanker and ships out to Australia, where he severs tendons in his wrist during a drunken brawl. Chagrined at his failure, he reads the New Testament for months as he recovers and then receives Christ as his Savior. His unit sees combat in three different islands, culminating on Okinawa, where he and his buddies are wounded. The first part ends as he struggles to survive.

2880 Matthew Rath Jul 27, 2026

Matt and his older brother are sexually molested by older boys. He becomes a binge drinker to forget, and his brother has a mental breakdown at age 18. Matt goes to college where Christians witness to him. His best friend is killed while drunk driving, and matt flunks out of college. He marries, finds a tract at work and prays for salvation. Then he becomes psychotic and is taken to a mental ward. He has two more psychotic episodes, one of which leads him to crash his car, making him realize he must take his meds. He and his wife go to church and the pastor holds Bible studies for them.

2879 Cindy Kelly Jul 27, 2026

Cindy’s mother, a paranoid schizophrenic, often beats her and Cindy locks herself in the bathroom to sleep at night. Her father has numerous girlfriends and begets half-brothers and sisters who also beat up on the hapless girl. She finds a Bible that gives her comfort until her mother chops it up while she’s at school. When she gets pregnant by a local rowdy, they marry, prompting her father to disown her. She escapes into romantic fantasy novels, divorces her husband and raises their daughter. She lives with Mike for several years, but his family doesn’t accept her. They marry, have a son and go to church. The pastor visits and leads them to Christ. Both are active in ministry at church, but Cindy is now battling multiple sclerosis.

2878 Ron Allen Jul 27, 2026

Ron’s mother abandons the family when he is four. His grandma takes him to church and prays with him, so Ron asks God to spare grandma as she is dying of heart failure. Grandma dies leaving Ron disillusioned with God. He joins a gang, then joins the army to fight in Vietnam, becoming an Airborne. A black soldier witnesses to him. Ron is wounded by mortar, and the black soldier saves his life. Ron marries but the marriage ends in divorce. He is disillusioned at America’s treatment of Vietnam vets and becomes a hermit. After eight years, he marries Glenda. Her brother invites them to church, and after a nephew witnesses to Ron, he finally receives Christ.

2877 Walter St. Clair Jul 27, 2026

Walter’s mother dies when he is ten, having prayed that he will be a preacher. His dad, brothers and sister help raise him. Walter joins the Navy during World War II, and his ship is torpedoed and sinks. He loves God and receives Christ after coming home and is called to preach. He goes to Bible college, accidentally sets himself on fire but survives. Then he meets Connie and they fall in love. They marry and become pastors, she with a puppet ministry. He has a heart attack and eye problems, but Connie develops breast cancer that takes her home to the Lord. He is still preaching.

2876 Suzanne Andrus Jul 27, 2026

Suzanne suffers dizzy spells from age two. Her parents’ lack of love leads to hiding her feelings. Seven deaths, including her father’s from cancer, during her teenage years harden her to loss. She rebels, meets Kyle and they are forced to marry when she becomes pregnant. The baby needs surgery for deformities, and she doesn’t bond. She commits adultery several times, meets Russ and files for divorce when she becomes pregnant again. Her second marriage doesn’t fill the void in her life, so she works in the hospital, then is laid off. Both her sons leave because of her temper, and the estrangement sends her into depression. She visits her brother, where riding horses brings joy but parting brings rage. Her sister-in-law quotes Bible verses. When her husband threatens to leave her, she cries out for release and is saved. God heals the marriage, the dizziness and her sons’ relationship.

2875 Tom Rakow Jul 27, 2026

Tom’s first rebellion is poaching a deer at age eleven. His beloved grandfather dies when he is thirteen. Six months later his older brother is killed, and Tom quits going to church. His anger is aggravated by drinking, and he picks fights, has accidents and starts using marijuana. But he hates himself for hurting his parents, and prays for salvation after hearing an evangelist on television. He struggles, can’t change his lifestyle, so he goes to Houston where he meets a false prophet, prays and returns home to Wisconsin. He keeps reading the Bible, finally talks with the pastor and a counselor and has the assurance of salvation. Now a pastor with a ministry to hunters and fisherman.

2874 Dick & Deb Foreman Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Deb and Dick meet at church and he tells how his grandparents raised him. Twenty-nine-year-old Dick has just learned to drive and has no job but has been saved for two years. Possessive Granddad tries but fails to prevent their marriage. When he dies, Granddad leaves everything to Dick, who goes to Bible college. After graduation Dick and Deb serve in a rescue mission that closes after five years. While on vacation, Dick falls down stairs and suffers a severe head injury. He has three operations and slowly improves; but Deb now speaks for him. She learns to let go of bitterness.

2873 Deb Foreman Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Premature Deb needs oxygen that leaves her blind at two months. She attends public school, prays for salvation at ten and again at fourteen when she is raped by her sister’s fiancé. She and her father quarrel so much, she goes away to a school for the blind but a bad housemother leaves her bitter. She graduates and attends a vocational school for the blind. But the rape secret leads to emotional illness and anorexia. She is hospitalized for four months. Afterward, she goes to another school for the blind where she meets Don, also blind, and they live together before marriage. He is abusive, beating her often. A pastor comes to their home and they recommit their lives to Christ. Don dies of an epileptic seizure and heart failure as the first part ends.

2872 Patricia Adams Jul 27, 2026

Patricia struggles in school because of buck teeth and is ridiculed. After she gets braces, she does better and dates. After graduation she meets Geoff who divorces his unfaithful wife. Pati and Geoff marry and have a son. But he persuades her to get an abortion the second time she gets pregnant. After a second son is born, he demands two more abortions and they begin to fight, separate and then reconcile. Both use drugs and get into a biker group. She tries to fulfill a dream of rock music fame but her son gets into drugs and crime; so Geoff moves the family to Florida, where during rehab for the son, they meet a couple who lead them to Christ. Pati is now in a crisis pregnancy ministry.

2871 Bill Marshall Jul 27, 2026

Bill’s father is a cowboy whose drunken abuse drives Bill to drink and use drugs. A school counselor is no help. After his father yanks an earring from Bill’s ear and throws him out, Bill uses intravenous drugs and his life spirals down. He marries Pam and they have two daughters, but his drinking, drugs and neglect drive her away. A cousin who urges him to go to church and a couple that gives him a New Testament lead to his conviction and salvation. God restores his marriage, and he goes to Bible college. Now an evangelist.

2870 John Ruhlman Classic Jul 27, 2026

John is a hopeless drunk with eight children, whose wife, Sophie, stands by him. Told through daughter Grace, who sees her mother pray against all odds, John goes to a revival one night, where his old drinking buddy leads him to Christ. John and Bob start a church, and John visits a Tuscarora Indian Reservation where he becomes pastor, serving for 27 years. He adopts orphaned Indian boys, serving until he dies at 75.

2869 Merlyn Dillow Jul 27, 2026

Merlyn pretends to be saved when he is fifteen just to impress his girlfriend. He likes to drink and surf and does poorly in school. He works in a grocery store where a Christian witnesses to him, but Merlyn disdains the gospel. He meets Joyce and they marry while both are in different high schools. His drinking drives her away after their daughter is born, but they reunite. He works at a paper mill and goes out drinking after his shift. Through her job at a bank, Joyce meets a preacher having revival, and Joyce persuades Merlyn to attend. On the last day he is saved. He’s now in prison ministry.

2868 Jeanne Haverstick Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Jeanne loses her job but Gloria, the babysitter, befriends her. Dave sends flowers, beginning a friendship that turns into marriage. Gloria tries to warn Jeanne against marriage so soon after the death of her husband; but Jeanne ignores the warning. Dave’s drinking turns Jeanne into a nag. Gloria continues to disciple her. Dave is pronounced dead after a bad accident, but is revived at the hospital. He promises to quit drinking if God spares his life. He lives but their marriage is still rocky until God tells Jeanne to drop the mask. Dave commits his life to Christ. Jeanne is now a public speaker, giving her testimony.

2867 Jeanne Haverstick Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Jeanne’s father dies when she is three, and her mother marries a rich but cruel man who verbally abuses Jeanne. The family lives a pretentious life, and Jeanne longs for truth. Jeanne’s stepfather dies after she graduates but the inheritance goes to his first wife. Jeanne falls in love with Ed, whose mother doesn’t like her. They marry, and he becomes a policeman. After five years and the birth of their daughter, Ed is killed on duty. A week later Jeanne’s mother dies. Jeanne’s babysitter, Gloria, is a Christian whose compassion carries her through the suffering. The first part ends with Jeanne’s desire to die.

2866 Doris Martens Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Doris and Pete marry and have five children in four and a half years. But Pete’s family doesn’t accept her, and she becomes increasingly stressed and bitter at his demands and indifference. Christian women invite her to Bible study, but she is so “works” oriented, that she’s unable to grasp the gospel. In despair she runs away to her sister where a doctor puts her on anti-depressants. She and Pete return home where another Christian helps lead Doris to the Lord. A few years later Pete is saved. Twenty-one years later Doris learns to forgive the man who molested her and she now shares her testimony.

2865 Doris Martens Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Doris is the youngest of four children. Her parents leave her alone to go out drinking, and she is molested, leaving her bitter. Friends invite her to Vacation Bible School where she learns the gospel but doesn’t repent. Ashamed of her poverty, she rebels as a teenager and falls in with a rough crowd that steals cars and vandalizes. She ends up in reform school several times, then tries to straighten up. She drops out of school and begins dating Pete, whose family is part of an isolated, doctrinally strict church. The first part ends when they secretly marry because she is pregnant.

2864 “Carolyn Williams” Jul 27, 2026

Carolyn’s father becomes disillusioned with churches and keeps the family away from faith. He falls into heresy, then begins molesting her when she is twelve. Ashamed and despairing, she studies hard to get a scholarship. In high school she meets Gary who takes her to church and leads her to Christ. They marry when she is sixteen; but four years later Gary is killed in an oil rig explosion. A young man in church woos Carolyn and they marry. They serve as evangelists until he slides into exorcism and divorces her after 24 years of marriage. Today she is in prison ministry to women.

2863 Kurt & Agnes Stebner Pt 3 Jul 27, 2026

Agnes is an orphan when she meets and marries Kurt in 1941. She goes to live with his parents in East Russia where their first child is born. Her mother-in-law is controlling, and Agnes longs for independence. When the Russian Army draws near, she and her daughter flee to West Germany in 1944. Kurt comes home in 1946 and they struggle to survive in post-war Germany. They apply to immigrate to the U.S., arriving in 1952 where they serve seven years with a mission farm. Kurt becomes disabled and Agnes cares for him as his illness becomes terminal. She is now 83 and still faithful to God.

2862 Kurt Stebner Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Kurt and thousands of other German prisoners travel by truck to Morocco to a POW camp where some men make an escape. From there they go by ship to the U.S.; Camp Livingston in Louisiana. Kurt’s experiences range from good food and friendship to slave labor and hunger as the war ends. A German POW who is a pastor encourages him to pray for salvation, which Kurt does. From then on he sees God’s hand in his life. In 1946 he goes home by ship and train and is reunited with his wife.

2861 Kurt Stebner Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Kurt is an only child, born to a farming family in East Prussia. He goes to agricultural college, planning to take over the family farms. He becomes engaged in 1938, the year he’s drafted into the army. Because he can drive, he’s put in charge of the motor pool. After war breaks out in Poland, he travels all over Europe, marries his sweetheart in January 1941, and fights on the Russian front, where burn injuries send him back home. In 1943 he’s sent to fight in Africa. The first part ends when the English capture him.

2860 Shawn Leary Jul 27, 2026

Shawn’s parents receive Christ when he is nine and put him in Christian schools. He hears rock music on the bus, gets mixed up with school rebels and begins smoking pot in public high school. His stressed-out mother has a nervous breakdown and he rebels even more. He drops out of school to drink and do drugs, hanging out with evil kids who threaten to harm him. Accidents, violence and overdose fill his life until his mother helps him go to a Christian drug center where he encounters Christ. Now an evangelist.

2859 John Paul Kejick Jul 27, 2026

John Paul is born in a small village near Ottawa, Canada. He and older siblings are sent to a church school and forced to learn English. At 16 he returns home, starts drinking at 17 and becomes a drunkard. He feels so hopeless he attempts suicide, is sent to a psychiatric hospital for nine months. Goes back to drinking. Then he passes out in a January snowstorm and loses three fingers to frostbite. A Christian couple takes him to a retreat and cares for him. As he studies the Bible, his thirst for alcohol vanishes. He is saved and baptized in 1985, goes to Bible school and is still serving Christ.

2858 Patricia Hanson Jul 27, 2026

Patricia is molested by her stepfather and others throughout her childhood. Her mother works too hard to notice. In high school Patricia works, improves her appearance and dates Steve. They marry and have three sons. They give their lives to Christ and decide to go to Bible school, where Pat grows depressed and even talks of suicide. A friend stops by and Pat confides the past. The friend gives her Christian books to read, and Pat begins to dig out the roots of her depression by clinging to God’s Word. She forgives her stepfather and writes songs about her journey of faith. Both she and Steve are in ministry.

2857 Ernie Pahlek Jul 27, 2026

Ernie’s parents are Auschwitz survivors. Ernie rebels against his Orthodox Judaism after his Bar Mitzvah. He marries a Jew and has two sons, then divorces. Five years later he marries a Christian. His mother dies of Alzheimer’s. His father suffers three heart attacks, dying after the last one. When Ernie sees the look of terror on his father’s face, he knows there is a hell and begins a search for God. He comes to faith through the witness of believers, a radio preacher, and Bible reading. Listening to a Christian song while driving, he prays for salvation. He ministers to the church now by giving his testimony.

2856 John Ballentine Jul 27, 2026

John grows up in Minneapolis during the Depression, fifth child of six. His family is religious, goes to church every Sunday. His dad works for the railroad. After high school, John and a friend ride the rails to look for work. He returns home, joins the National Guard and meets Marva, whom he marries after Pearl Harbor. He goes to fight in Europe and during a German attack, he cries out to God. After the war he and Marva struggle and her sister invites them to church where they pray for salvation. He leads his sister to the Lord but the rest of his family is liberal. Now a retired pastor.

2855 Russell Smith Jul 27, 2026

Russell’s parents are divorced and he runs away often, lives in abandoned places, marries at 17 when his girlfriend gets pregnant. He works hard, drinks harder and is unfaithful but tries to commit suicide when his wife has an affair. Her second affair ends the marriage. His second marriage to an alcoholic ends after two years. His drinking leads to blackouts, five DWI’s and an anxiety disorder. After a weekend binge, he hides in his apartment and cries out to God to end his life. After three weeks, he goes to church, a changed man. He marries a third time but they divorce for two years, then remarry.

2854 Bonnie Neufeld Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Bonnie meets a doctor who offers to provide drugs in exchange for sexual favors. The arrangement lasts for six years during which time she marries a second time and has a second son. Then she divorces. When the doctor drops her, she attempts suicide. Wayne Neufeld has been taking her sons to church, and he finds her limp body and takes her to the hospital. She blames Christians, returns to bars and meets a biker, who shares her with his buddies. She moves and he follows her. She is again hospitalized, told to give up drugs and alcohol, and she goes to rehab. There she reads the Bible and gets saved. She finds Wayne to ask forgiveness and they marry. Now in ministry as drug counselors.

2853 Bonnie Neufeld Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

As the oldest child of six, Bonnie grows up feeling rejected by her dad. Her grandmother is the only source of faith. At twelve she’s molested by a family friend and feels betrayed. Hooked on LSD at 14, she drinks at 16, passes out and her boyfriend molests her. She gets pregnant and they marry but party and fight. They divorce, and she takes their son. She continues to shoplift and deal drugs. Then a pimp gets her hooked on heroine and drags her into prostitution. He throws a knife at her, cutting an artery and their relationship. The first part ends as she comes home from the hospital and her grandmother calls, urging her to accept Christ.

2852 Tommy Gordon Jul 27, 2026

Tommy learns to play guitar. His parents divorce when he is twelve, and he doesn’t see his dad for fourteen years. A buddy entices him to smoke, drink and use drugs, but Tommy gives up beer when he sees the consequences in his friends. His older brothers go their own way and Tommy’s girlfriend dumps him. He has a panic attack during a performance and says the name “Jesus”, which ends the attack. He goes to Los Angeles and joins a rock band but prays the sinners prayer while watching a televangelist. He goes to church, reads the Bible and his brother asks him to leave. Tommy quits the band, goes back to Virginia to see his dad. Now married and in ministry.

2851 Mike Small Jumper Jul 27, 2026

Mike is sixth child of ten born to Lakota Sioux Indian family. His parents are alcoholics and the court sends Mike and siblings to a religious boarding school for five years. Mike is moved to a different school where he skips and breaks into a liquor store. The court sentences him to training school, but then releases him. He goes to an Indian art school in Santa Fe but fighting gets him expelled. He fathers an Apache child, has adventures with the police and travels to Texas before spending time in federal prison. He goes home and fathers a Sioux child; then goes to Albuquerque and fathers a Pueblo Child. Ends up on skid row, goes to a mission halfway house on his home reservation, where he receives Christ. Now has terminal cancer.

2850 Tommy Lewis Jul 27, 2026

When Tommy’s dad nearly dies of a heart attack, he receives Christ as Savior and begins taking the family to church. Tommy rebels as a teenager, smokes, drinks with friends and cuts class. He falls in love at thirteen but the girl doesn’t love him. Disappointed at love and denied the chance to play basketball in high school, Tommy drops out. He steals, gambles and has several close calls with death as his parents continue to exhort him. Finally, Tommy cries out to God, goes to church and gives his life to Christ at 22. Still single at 38 but with a ministry to nursing homes.

2849 Norval Pittman Jul 27, 2026

Norval grows up on an isolated farm and never meets his father, who suffers from Parkinson’s. He likes to live on the edge, gets in trouble with the law as a senior in high school. He goes to college, graduates and dates a girl. When they get carried away and she becomes pregnant, her family won’t let Norval see her, and she gives up the baby for adoption. He loses his job because of drinking and takes a job as a banker. Then he meets Jane and they marry, have children and he settles into a job teaching wrestling. After his mother dies, he contacts his father’s family. Retired but serving in the Gideon Ministry.

2848 Doris Ehlenfeldt Jul 27, 2026

Doris is sexually abused by her brother’s friends and cousins, leading to guilt and shame. After she graduates she joins the U.S. Navy and does well. She hungers to know God but doesn’t know how to find Him. She marries another sailor and they move to Minnesota where his drinking destroys their marriage. She raises their three children, joins a singles group and begins bar-hopping. After many bad relationships, she meets a man who gives her a Bible. New Year’s Eve she is born again. Her second marriage lasts for 26 years. Now a widow.

2847 Dennis Rice Jul 27, 2026

Dennis grows up in a permissive family. His parents send him to church, but he rebels, tries drugs in his dad’s pharmacy. Drops out of school and hitchhikes to Mexico. He goes to San Francisco and is arrested for drug possession. Back in Phoenix he gets hooked on heroin and resorts to burglary. Third arrest leads to drug rehab. He returns to San Francisco, marries and has children. He quits drugs, but his wife doesn’t. They split and he takes the children. He falls in with the Manson family, commits armed robbery to help the leader get out of jail, but is arrested and sent to San Quentin. Hears “Unshackled!” After numerous paroles and breaking parole, he prays to receive Christ. Now in prison ministry.

2846 “Hafiz” Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

“Hafiz” goes to Iran where he helps an Iranian Muslim know Christ. He finds no Christians in China so he returns home, where Muslims cause an accident that leaves him disabled for more than a year. When he can walk and work again, he buys a mini-truck and works as a salesman for a food factory. Repeatedly he is beaten and driven out when his Christianity is discovered. He marries and has children. Burglars invade his home and steal, terrifying his wife; so he goes to the Emirates. Christian friends help him and his family escape to South Africa.

2845 “Hafiz” Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

“Hafiz” is born into an Orthodox Muslim family and memorizes the Quran. At fifteen he finds a Christian pamphlet and compares the Bible to the Quran. He believes in Jesus and his family throws him out. The persecution continues; he goes to a Christian tech school, returns to his home town and his family tries to kill him with poison. He recovers and begins traveling from one country to another—is jailed in Syria for possessing Bibles. There he helps a fellow prisoner who has converted to Islam out of fear. The first part ends as Hafiz travels to Iran.

2844 “Starla” Jul 27, 2026

“Starla” grows up with parents who fight hard. She reads her father’s porn collection and develops an unhealthy attitude toward sex. In college she gets pregnant and her boyfriend arranges an abortion after which she is disillusioned. They break up and Starla drifts into the party life. Eight years later she meets a Christian who helps her understand God’s love. Starla receives Christ, drops her friends and grows in faith. Then she picks up a drunken woman who confesses to an abortion, which opens the buried past. Her pastor recommends post-abortion counseling, and Starla learns to love her lost baby. Now married with two sons and unafraid to share her testimony.

2843 Darren Jones Jul 27, 2026

Darren’s parents divorce when he’s six. His mother’s involvement with palm readers and horror movies confuse him although his father gets saved and takes him to church. Left alone, he smokes with a friend. His older brother plays in a band and Darren does, too, at age thirteen. Drugs and music consume his life. He quits school at seventeen and lives with one person after another. His dad takes him to youth camp at nineteen, where he surrenders to Christ. Now in ministry.

2842 Danny Basham Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Danny gets a football scholarship to college, but in his senior year he begins to party and gets hooked on methamphetamines. His older brother comes out of prison and has a bad drug experience, almost dies. He induces Danny to rob a dealer-friend. Danny confesses his complicity but becomes paranoid, afraid of losing his mind. He’s arrested and faces prison for receiving stolen property. He quits drugs and finds his old youth pastor. Recommits his life to Christ. Now in ministry to youth.

2841 Danny Basham Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Danny’s parents never marry. His father is an alcoholic, his mother a paranoid-schizophrenic who lashes out violently. His older brothers are criminals. Danny feels shame at his family yet likes the protection his brother provides. He finds a niche in football, an outlet for his anger. A girlfriend encourages him to learn to read and he goes to church with her. At a youth group Bible study Danny receives Christ but doesn’t live a godly life. His girlfriend breaks up with him, and he drifts away from God as the first part ends.

2840 Gary Waddell Jul 27, 2026

Abuse displaces love in Gary’s family. His parents drink; his father beats him; he is a poor student who becomes a bully. He joins the air force, marries and has two children. His wife leaves him as does the second wife, who makes life miserable for him. In desperation he cries out to God but isn’t obedient. Then he finds a good church and is discipled. He learns to trust in the Lord and witness boldly.

2839 Harvey Thomas Classic Jul 27, 2026

Harvey grows up in London, goes to school at Westminster Abbey but finds the chapel service stiff. He hears the gospel at a Bible camp and gives his life to Christ. His parents want him to study law and he does for two years. Then Billy Graham comes to Manchester and Harvey drops the study of law to assist in setting up the crusade. He meets Sylvia, goes to the U.S. and she follows. The two marry and witness at Pacific Garden Mission.

2838 "Bryce Robertson" Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Bryce tells his alcoholic father about being saved, but his dad rejects the gospel. A month later his dad is killed in an accident. Bryce marries Kim. They take their baby daughter back to Michigan where he is arrested for violating probation. The judge lets him go, but when officials come snooping, Bryce panics and they run back to Florida. He confides in his pastor who persuades him to go back and turn himself in. The pastor drives him, and they stay with his mother. When Bryce avoids prison, his trust in God is established. Both his brother and his mother profess faith in Christ.

2837 "Bryce Robertson" Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Bryce’s family is an alcoholic who batters the family. Parents divorce when Bryce is fifteen. He joins the air force but stays in trouble, attempts suicide, goes AWOL. At home his mother refuses to take him in, and he and friends commit burglaries. Grandfather urges him to turn himself in. He spends eleven months in jail, reads a book about peace with God, is discharged from the air force. When he gets in trouble at home, he violates probation and leaves the state, going to see his father in Florida. There a witness leads him to Christ. Still facing a warrant for his arrest as first part ends.

2836 Dominic Mance Jul 27, 2026

Dominic works in the family pizza / bar from age six. He lifts weights and boxes to gain strength. Money is all-important. He attends all-boys church school, goes to college and falls in love with Lynette, a nurse. They marry and have two daughters. Dominic achieves success in international banking but loses his wife. The bank files for bankruptcy the same week. He wanders aimlessly on the streets, meets a Christian surfer, reads the Bible and gives his life to Christ. Now a writer and artist with a ministry to the homeless.

2835 Bruce O’Neill Classic Jul 27, 2026

As a child, Bruce sees his police-officer dad steal and decides it’s okay. He quits going to mass at age sixteen but works hard. He marries Shirley who is an atheist, and they move to Florida, then Arizona, where he works for a major hotel chain. He begins taking things home from work. Then his young nephew dies, and Bruce is faced with mortality. He starts reading the Bible, goes to church and is saved. Shirley resists but soon gives her life to Christ. They have a prison ministry. Shirley dies in 2001, but Bruce remarries and continues the prison ministry full-time.
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2834 Violet Duracka Classic Jul 27, 2026

Daughter of Bohemian immigrants, Violet finds Christ through her father’s involvement with Pacific Garden Mission. However, the few years of her life covered by this story are filled with sorrow, disappointment and tragedy. Yet Violet emerges “happy as a sunflower,” because of her unwavering faith in Christ and her belief that God makes all things work together for good in the lives of His children.

2833 Mollie Rollins Classic Jul 27, 2026

Five-year-old Mollie comes to Jerry McAuley’s rescue mission in New York City to hear the music. Her mother is a drunk who yanks the children out of the meeting. The McAuley’s pray for the family, and one night seeks help when their drunken father locks them out. Maria McAuley ministers to Mollie’s mother as she recovers from delirium tremens. The woman then comes to a service and gives her life to Christ. Within months the woman lies dying of tuberculosis and asks that the funeral be held at the mission.

2832 Rowdy Brown Classic Jul 27, 2026

Known for his ability to drive men up the rigging of sailing ships by the sheer force of his physical prowess, “Rowdy” ships out of New York and other ports around the world. Sailors are afraid of him. He fights off death and danger – even beating his former ship’s captain within an inch of his life. Then through the testimony of some of his former shipmates in the Water Street Mission of New York, he comes face to face with Jesus Christ, Who turns this fearsome hulk of a man into a winsome witness to the saving power of Christ, showing there are no cases too tough for God to reach.

2831 Phil Welsher Classic Jul 27, 2026

Phil is saved at age ten and shows evidence of God’s life within him. He tries to reach his girlfriend, who had never gone to church. After graduation he joins the Marines – just before Pearl Harbor. His letters home encourage his parents. Then in 1943 the letters stop for six months. His parents worry but go to Pacific Garden Mission to help at the Servicemen’s Center. Finally, in November a letter comes from Phil written before his death. His dad, who narrates the story, begins a ministry using Phil’s last letter about God’s grace to reach others.

2830 Emiline Strauss Classic Jul 27, 2026

Emiline’s childhood is miserable, so she marries at sixteen. Her husband, Fred, begins to change after the birth of their second daughter. He treats her badly. Her brother, Bob, talks to her about Jesus before he dies at nineteen. Then two baby sons die after birth. Her husband becomes abusive and she runs around to get even. Finally, after the birth of a son, she divorces him. She meets Orville, a new Christian who also dies, and she puts Christ in the center of her life. She hears “Unshackled!” and goes to Pacific Garden Mission for help.

2829 Charles Boren Classic Jul 27, 2026

Having grown up in southern Illinois, Charles leaves home to escape the restraints of his father and make changes in his life. However, he finds himself enslaved to the vices of Al Capone’s Chicago. Later, living in Detroit, he opens his own speakeasy. After numerous encounters with the law, he attempts to take his own life during a struggle with a cop. “Out of the blue” he decides to attend church and find out if there is salvation for a man’s soul. Finding the Lord, his life finally changes, and he becomes an evangelist, speaking in 42 different states and Canada.

2828 Daniel McCarty Jul 27, 2026

Dan feels inferior because he stutters, is skinny and has buck teeth. His parents divorce when he is six, and he skips school to lift weights. He puts on muscles, excels at track and gets braces but still stutters. Alcohol helps with the stuttering, and he becomes addicted to booze and drugs. He marries Linda but their marriage suffers, and she leaves frequently, taking their daughters. A neighbor witnesses to them and Linda gets saved. Then Dan is arrested for DUI and he goes to church with Linda where he commits his life to Christ.

2827 Gerald Pipher Jul 27, 2026

Gerald goes forward at twelve but leaves God behind at sixteen when he falls in love with Geraldine. Doesn’t go to church for the next 20 years. Goes to Europe to fight in World War II as an electrician, repairing fighters. Meets up with his brother there. Comes home and marries Geraldine but goes from job to job. Rejoins the army to get an education, serves in Korea. Working for IBM, he steals a few parts, has heart problems and is hospitalized. There he discovers part of a Bible verse and rededicates his life to the Lord. Has had a prison ministry for many years.

2826 James Wendorf Classic Jul 27, 2026

Airplanes, warships, fast cars and other hazards nearly cost Jim Wendorf his life as a young officer in the Navy, and are part of the story of how this respected Wisconsin lawyer came to see he was not ‘just lucky’ or leading a charmed life – but that God had a purpose for keeping him alive through all these hazards. That purpose has been richly realized once he faced his life squarely and realized he wasn’t going to make it to heaven or escape hell just on will-power or luck. Jim Wendorf came to the place – by God’s grace – he recognized God’s hand in his seeming miraculous preservation from sudden and violent death – to carry on a ministry of sharing the Gospel – the good news that Jesus had died for him and for all who would trust Him.

2825 “Carlene” Jul 27, 2026

Carlene grows up in a happy family until she is molested by her father, bringing fear and shame. She prays for God to intervene, and her mother discovers them. Her father stops molesting her, but is physically abusive. She goes to college and marries Sean, but pushes him away. She finally confesses the abuse but tries to forgive. Learning that her sisters and others have also been molested, she begins to confront her father about the past. Through prayer, counseling and Bible study, she is able to help others who’ve suffered incest.

2824 Martin Garland Jul 27, 2026

Life had become desolate for Martin Garland. Then a conversation on an airplane headed home set this weary executive on an entirely new course. Perhaps what Martin learned is exactly what you need as well. Find out when you listen to this dramatic true story on “UNSHACKLED!”

2823 Ray Thombs Classic Jul 27, 2026

After his parents divorce, Ray’s father neglects his sons, and Ray becomes bitter. His grandfather is a good role model, and an older neighbor also witnesses about Christ through her kindness. Ray flounders in school but graduates. He joins the Navy and develops an addiction to alcohol. Some sailors invite him to Bible study, but only when his grandpa dies does Ray turn to the Lord. He marries, graduates from Bible college and goes into ministry; but struggles to forgive his father. He begins praying for his dad, who is the first in the family to profess faith. Now retired.

2822 Leroy Van Wright Jul 27, 2026

Leroy is a sharecropper’s son who is drafted in the army where he learns to drink and smoke. Injuries to his left eye when he is a boy and later during a barroom brawl leave him blind in that eye. He comes home, marries but continues drinking. A black woman witnesses to him over the years. His dad listens to Christian radio, and Leroy goes to hear the man preach and gives his life to Christ. Serves as a pastor for more than forty years.

2821 Alex Rogers Jul 27, 2026

Alex grows up in a God-fearing family, but he rebels. He’s expelled from Christian school, and he and his friends drink, fight and use drugs. He wrecks a car and is suicidal. They plan to go to a school in Florida, but an acquaintance steals their money. He meets Donna and they live together before marriage. His wife is unable to have a baby, and Alex begins listening to radio preachers as a comfort. Driving home he gives his life to Christ and learns that his wife is pregnant. Now in ministry.

2820 Thomas Williams Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

After Tom joins the Navy and his girlfriend drops him, he is depressed. A buddy tries to talk to him about Jesus, but he rejects the overtures. Then he foolishly goes AWOL for a day and is sentenced to work fifteen hours every day for three months, except for chapel. In chapel a man shares the gospel and Tom prays for salvation. He witnesses to his family and all but his father profess faith. He marries, has five children and still serves the Lord faithfully.

2819 Thomas Williams Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Tom’s parents have problems: his dad drinks and rarely comes home; his mother, a manic-depressive, slides into mental illness as his father becomes unfaithful. Tom and siblings live with an aunt when his mother is hospitalized. The aunt and uncle provide guidance and discipline, taking the siblings to church. Tom falls in love but graduates and becomes a merchant sailor on the Great Lakes, planning to marry. His girlfriend drops him, leaving him depressed. The first part ends with Tom in the Navy and his aunt telling him to get a relationship with Christ.

2818 “Bob Grant” Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Bob’s mother rails against his decision for Christ, mocking him and making him leave home. He serves in the navy, returns home to work in the machine shop, but decides to go into ministry. He marries Jean, witnesses to his family, but they are unreceptive. His older brother, abandoned at birth, finds the family, but Bob’s mother rejects him. This brother and Bob’s younger brother die as well as Bob’s father, who prays the sinner’s prayer before death. Retired now, Bob contrasts his life with his older brother, now in prison, and his mother, still unyielding at 94.

2817 “Bob Grant” Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Bob’s mother abandons her three children to live with Bob’s father, who is an alcoholic gambler. Bob and his younger brother are born and grow up with fighting and fear. Two of his mother’s children return home, and his older half-brother teaches him to steal. Both boys are required to leave school at sixteen to work. The family goes to mass every week, but live sinful lives. Bob works at a machine shop with a believer who gives him a Bible and answers questions about salvation. First part ends with Bob’s salvation.

2816 Clayton Miles Jul 27, 2026

The youngest of four boys who played country music on radio, Clayton grows up longing to be a country music star. His brother encourages him to read the Bible, which he does, a chapter a day; but he is not saved. After graduation, he goes to Nashville with friends and slowly rises to achieve stardom. He marries a woman who is a bigamist and they have a daughter. He is saved but divorces her and leaves country music to become a preacher and evangelist.

2815 Stan Lander Jul 27, 2026

Stan grows up in a semi-orthodox family of Jews. His mother dies when he is twelve, causing him to question God. At eighteen he is arrested on felony drug charges. Christians pray for him, his girlfriend gives him a Bible and ultimately the charges are dismissed. Stan goes to college where fraternity friends and an older woman continue witnessing. He prays for salvation and asks God for a sign. The next evening he has dinner with Corrie Ten Boom and has his sign. He now has a ministry sharing Jewish festivals with the church.

2814 Siegfred de Guzman Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Fred grows in faith, witnessing to classmates, standing up to teachers. He leaves commerce college to tackle Bible school where he learns to submit to God by submitting to unfair authority. He marries Suzette and they serve in a communist infested area, receiving death threats and no support. Fred suffers periodic paralysis and a heart attack from an untreated thyroid condition, but he labors on serving the Lord.

2813 Siegfred de Guzman Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Fred is one of nine children whose parents work hard but live in poverty in the squatter’s area of Manila. Fred’s mom begins gambling and loses her small salary, which infuriates her husband. Fred is drawn into gambling, too. The family is Catholic but his mother gets saved at a friend’s church and pressures the family to get saved. Fred thinks money is the answer to life’s problems and begins commerce college. The first part ends with his salvation.

2812 Morris Snook Classic Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Morry marries Jean and they raise five children while being active in ministry. Sons Craig and Brent rebel, smoking, drinking and using drugs. Brent surrenders to Christ at fourteen and Craig goes forward but can’t quit using drugs. Brent takes his brother to a Christian movie where Craig gets saved. Both brothers are now pastors. At 75 Morry has a stroke and lives in a nursing home. A soldier in Brent’s church is captured in Iraq and the story ends with Brent’s sermon on our hope in Christ.

2811 Morris Snook Classic Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Morris grows up in a Christian family, but he longs for affirmation and acceptance that he receives from classmates when he sings. He dreams of singing with the big bands, cuts class to drive to Chicago to hear stars sing. He is disappointed in love while he’s in the navy, and disillusionment grows the longer he’s in the world. His parents pray for him. He gets drunk and spends a night in jail. He finally agrees to hear an evangelist after which he gets alone and prays for salvation, where 1st part ends.

2810 Marvin Lacy Jul 27, 2026

Marvin grows up in a poor share-cropper family that loves music. He goes forward for salvation at fifteen but falls in with rowdy boys after the family moves to Florida. In the army he plays in a band and learns to drink. Afterward he forms his own band, writes songs and has a major country music star record one of his songs. He marries and is increasingly conflicted about the lyrics of country music. Asked to be a music director at his church, he turns away from the world to serve the Lord.

2809 Sidney Jordan Jul 27, 2026

When he is seven, Sidney’s parents have a bitter, contested divorce and he is left confused and angry. They live with grandparents. He rebels against church and family, smokes pot and cuts school. Expelled at sixteen, he works as a plumber by day, taunts the police at night. At nineteen he brawls with seven deputies and goes to jail, but is put on parole. He gets hooked on cocaine, steals and can’t hold a job. Tries rehab and fails. Finally, he lives with his mother in Georgia. A man at work reads the Bible to him. Sidney goes to church and prays for salvation. Now married and a step-grandfather.

2808 Grady Johnson Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Grady works as a logger and meets Bridgett. He leads her into marijuana smoking and they fight. When his mother is dying of cancer, he prays for her healing but she dies, and Grady is bitter at God. At work a new mechanic is hostile and the two men become locked in a bitter and deadly fight. Grady marries Bridgett. A tree falls on him and, fearing death, he gives his life to God.. Still disabled, he is now a chaplain in prison ministry.

2807 Grady Johnson Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Grady witnesses the drinking and violence of his parents. While drunk, his dad threatens to shoot the family with his shotgun. But Grady goes to church and trusts God. He loses faith when his dad beats him for obedience. At age 12 Grady gets a BB-gun and accidentally shoots himself, blinding one eye. Both his parents get saved, and Grady goes to the altar, hoping God will restore his sight. He turns from God when his hope is dashed. Ridiculed at school, he becomes bitter and hangs out with bullies. The first part ends when Grady rebels and starts drinking and using drugs.

2806 “Heather” Jul 27, 2026

With an overly critical mother, Heather grows up feeling worthless. Her marriage at fifteen fails, and her parents put her in a girls’ school where she has an affair, which ends badly, leaving her physically and emotionally sick. She gets her GED, joins the Navy and marries at 18. Her husband drinks and is abusive. They divorce in spite of having two children, which Heather leaves with her parents while she lives a debauched life with other women. Finally, a Christian at work witnesses to her and she prays for salvation. She takes care of her mother before death, and has served the Lord since 1978.

2805 “Brianna” Jul 27, 2026

Born three months after her mother leaves her father, Brianna’s innocence is compromised by her drunken father. Overweight, she spends time in a bar and becomes boy-crazy at fourteen. Has an affair, gets pregnant and has an abortion. When she goes to college, she becomes promiscuous, has another abortion, then tries to straighten up. Finally, goes to church and gives her life to Christ. She goes to Bible college, marries and describes the difficulties of having an autistic son. Now has a jail ministry.

2804 Larry Hale Jul 27, 2026

Larry confesses Christ at age twelve to escape hell, but lust for fame as a rock music star leads him into immorality and drugs. He leaves his wife and children, becomes a dealer of cocaine. When the law closes in, he cooperates, quits the band, marries his girlfriend and takes a respectable job. A man at work witnesses to him. Larry’s parents pray for him, and he is sentenced to six months work release, after which he receives Christ. His new wife leaves him, but he is remarried and they are evangelists together.

2803 Greg West Jul 27, 2026

Rebellious and wild, Greg worships his older brother who teaches him to fight. When he disappoints his brother, Greg becomes self-destructive, injecting drugs with his cousin. Treatment doesn’t help, talking with the pastor doesn’t help. He marries Tammy, and they are invited to revival at church, where Greg gives his life to Christ. Now an evangelist.

2802 Dwight Tomlinson Jul 27, 2026

Dwight’s family is poor and he is ridiculed in school for his southern accent. He becomes a rebel, fighting and being suspended from school, drinking, smoking pot and stealing. He joins the army at 17 and fights in Vietnam, but gets three courts martial. Ashamed that the army wants to dump him, he asks for another chance. On leave at home, his parents are born-again, but he refuses salvation. Finishes his tour in Nam, goes home and his brother is saved. After a car wreck, he gives his life to Christ. A pastor for 30 years.

2801 Lloyd Glickstein Jul 27, 2026

Lloyd grows up in an Orthodox Jewish family. He joins the army at nineteen to escape his domineering mother. His bi-polar disorder manifests itself in the army and he gets two courts martial. His father hospitalizes him. From then on Lloyd periodically sees a psychiatrist. While manic, Lloyd can’t control his impulses to run away or gamble in Las Vegas. Gambling and infidelity destroy his first marriage and threaten his second one. At age 73 he meets a pastor who invites him to church. Finally, Lloyd receives Christ at 77. Still active in church at 81.

2800 Levi Whisner Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Levi asks his dad’s forgiveness, and the two are reconciled. He finishes Bible college, marries Phyllis, and begins serving the Lord as pastor. In 1972 his daughter brings home books from school that contain abhorrent teaching, and Levi starts a Christian school. The State of Ohio takes him to court and Levi fights a four-year battle to the State Supreme Court, winning the right to have his school and winning his adversary to the cause. Still teaching Bible study at 80.

2799 Levi Whisner Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Levi grows up in a large poor family in West Virginia. His dad has a violent temper, so Levi takes a beating for his brother at age sixteen, leading to a schism with his dad. He joins the army after Pearl Harbor, fights in Europe with Patton’s army and learns to forgive the Germans as the war ends. He is injured and hospitalized with blood poisoning, but recovers. Coming home, his dad still won’t talk to him. Levi and sister go to Cincinnati to school where another student takes him to a mission and Levi is saved. First part ends as he prepares to go home and tell his dad about Jesus.

2798 Tom Herro Jul 27, 2026

Tom grows up in a religious family, a descendant of Arab Christians. As a boy, he is fearful of God’s wrath. He discovers pornography as a teenager and becomes addicted, lying to his parents, hiding his obsession for x-rated movies. He marries Mary Jo but their marriage suffers because of his secret life. After five years, they begin going to Bible study with his cousin, and both get saved at a church retreat. They go to Bible college, then serve as missionaries to Arabs in Israel. Now a chaplain in a jail ministry.

2797 Reuben Collins Jul 27, 2026

When Reuben’s parents divorce, he starts drinking at thirteen and running with the wrong crowd. Drugs and a bad attitude cause him to fail at school. Arrested for assaulting police officers, he joins the army, but gets in trouble there, too. He marries Coretta and fights in the Gulf War. When he returns, his sister visits and talks about Jesus. He finally goes to church with her, where he and Coretta are saved. After serving in Germany, he leaves the army for Bible college. His father is saved at the graduation. Now pastoring a church in Providence, home of his father’s family.

2796 Thelma Hildebrand Jul 27, 2026

Thelma’s mother, who often abandons her children, forces Thelma to quit school at age fifteen and marry. Thelma’s husband dies, leaving her with eight children and no income. One daughter runs away. Destitute, Thelma gives up three daughters for adoption. “Unshackled!” writer, Kennetha, comes back home however. Thelma manages to build her own house. Kennetha gets saved and witnesses to Thelma, who is hostile to the gospel but who prays for salvation before her death.

2795 Terrance Kelly Jul 27, 2026

Born in Quebec, Terry and his twin brother are adopted by an American couple. Terry is dyslexic and constantly ridiculed at school as stupid. His parents love and support him, but he withdraws into an imaginary world of fantasy. In spite of his father’s death when Terry is twelve, Terry graduates and completes training to be a mechanic. He hates the job, but a co-worker leads him to the Lord, changing everything.

2794 Solomon Mekonnen Jul 27, 2026

Solomon is blinded and burned over all his body when he pulls a pot of boiling beans on himself as a child. His family abandons him, giving him to Emperor Haile Selassie, who supports the boy. Solomon is educated in a Christian mission school, but rebels against God and mocks Christianity. One day he enters a chapel to hear the music and goes forward to give his life to Christ. He goes to law school and marries; but they are persecuted by the Communist government in Ethiopia. Solomon comes to the U.S. on a Fulbright Scholarship and now serves with the mission that helped him.

2793 “Gary” Jul 27, 2026

Gary grows up in a Catholic family and always goes to church, believing God rewards good works and punishes bad. He continues going to church long after his peers quit, but his real gods are money and success. In college he uses drugs to gain acceptance and even sells cocaine. After graduation he lands a good job in sales, does well, but feels empty. Success isn’t enough. His boss invites Gary to Bible study, where Gary realizes he doesn’t have to earn God’s love; Jesus earned it for us. Now married with three sons.

2792 Bill & Elise Taylor Classic Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Blind drunk, Bill pushes Elise down the stairs and she separates herself, having him live alone downstairs. Feeling compassion one day, she helps him, but he tries to choke her. As she surrenders to the Lord’s will, Bill releases her. Diagnosed with cirrhosis, he quits drinking. They are reconciled. They retire to another state where Bill becomes active in church and commits to the Lord. When he dies, Elise recognizes her self-righteousness and God’s plan for their life all along.

2791 Bill & Elise Taylor Classic Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Elise grows up in England but comes to the U.S. from Canada. She meets Bill who pursues her but feels unworthy of her. They marry just as the Depression hits, and jobs are nil. A daughter is born to them. They go to church but are not saved. Bill’s drinking leads to abuse. Elise goes to her brother but returns when she is unable to live on her own. Their daughter is born-again at sixteen. Elise & Bill find his sister and learn about his past. His drinking gets worse, and the first part ends when Bill pushes Elise down some stairs.

2790 Marquita Wilson Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

She gets pregnant but has the baby. Then she begins living with Gus and they slide into drug and alcohol addiction. Living in a shelter, she hears the gospel from a woman. After a murder in the shelter, Marquita prays for salvation. She and Gus marry, but testing comes. Marquita has a double mastectomy and sinks into depression. Gus gets saved. Her mother dies, and at last she is prepared for ministry. She is serving the Lord in her church.

2789 Marquita Wilson Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Although her grandfather is a preacher and the family has Bible study and devotions, Marquita’s parents divorce because her dad is abusive. She is bullied and beaten by schoolmates and molested three times: at age three by a stranger, at fifteen when she is drugged and again by a teacher in high school. The first part ends as the teacher denies the rape.

2788 Harry Saulnier Classic Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Told through his wife, Gene’s eyes, Harry accepts the job of superintendent in 1940 and faces a badly run-down mission that he cleans and changes from top to bottom. He begins a Women’s Division, a Serviceman’s Center and “Unshackled!”, but faces his wife’s unhappiness when he neglects his family. She prays and comes to understand God’s will and supports him.

2787 Harry Saulnier Classic Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Harry grows up in a family that goes to church but doesn’t know the Lord. Harry has a fascination for electricity and is self-taught. They move to Chicago when Harry is 20, and he works for the Edison company. A co-worker invites him to a Bible conference but there’s no invitation to receive Christ. Harry finally kneels and prays at home. After salvation, he preaches on street corners and at Pacific Garden Mission. He meets Gene and they marry. The first part ends when Harry is asked to be superintendent at PGM.

2786 Andrew Barbour Jul 27, 2026

Andy’s parents, addicted to alcohol and prescription drugs, isolate him and he has panic attacks and does poorly at school because of dyslexia. He drinks vodka at sixteen, which helps him socially. In college he marries Susan, transfers to business college and excels. But he must intervene in his parents’ lives, putting them in mental hospitals. His father commits suicide, adding guilt to Andy’s problems. After severe illness caused by alcohol, Andy quits drinking. Seven years later he goes to church and is saved. Now in church ministry to prisoners.

2785 Terry Leggett Jul 27, 2026

Terry grows up during the Depression hating alcohol because his father sometimes got drunk. The family of eleven children are impoverished and move to Illinois when Terry is 17. He drinks with buddies, breaking a promise to his sister, then he enlists in the navy, where he becomes an alcoholic. Afterward, he marries Grace and they have six children. He tries to quit drinking but can’t. His brother invites him to church. Terry gets drunk with his uncle, has a vision of Jesus on the cross and cries out to God. He and Grace go to church and go forward. Still witnessing in spite of illness.

2784 Barbara Wood Jul 27, 2026

Barbara is raised in strict family and church, where salvation is by baptism. In college she is distracted by evolution, joins the army to please her boyfriend. They marry but are miserable, and she gets a hardship discharge after six months. The marriage fails, and she slips into drinking, pot smoking and promiscuity. She gets pregnant, goes to an abortion clinic but then relents and has the baby. She finishes college but lives an undisciplined and dissolute life until she hears the gospel on TV and prays for salvation.

2783 Al Wentzel Jul 27, 2026

Al goes to church with a friend at age nine. His parents profess faith, but Al resists and begins rebelling: smoking, drinking and doing drugs. He drops out of school, traps wild animals and sells drugs. He’s arrested four times, then charged with assaulting an officer. While serving time in jail, his old drug buddy visits, sharing the gospel. When he’s released, Al finally goes to church and yields to Christ. Now married and an evangelist with prison ministry.

2782 Sharon Merhalski Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Sharon marries Peter and they miraculously have a son, which is life-threatening. Because of her mother’s continued abuse, Peter moves Sharon to another state. They adopt a daughter. Sharon’s health deteriorates and she almost dies of respiratory failure. She bargains with God but cannot keep her vow because of secret fears, then through Bible study gains strength. Her father dies, her mother dies and Sharon learns that her natural father is her dad’s cousin, giving her peace at last.

2781 Sharon Merhalski Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Sharon’s mother is neglectful and abusive, all the more after Sharon gets polio and needs special care. With a trache tube in her throat, Sharon is unable to attend school. A teacher comes and gives her the love she needs. At thirteen she starts school in the sixth grade. As a teenager, her home life gets worse. Her father stays away, having affairs. A car crash nearly kills Sharon, making her mother more hateful. When Sharon dates, her mother tries to kill her. The first part ends with her mother in a mental hospital.

2780 Bryan Stensaas Jul 27, 2026

Bryan is tormented and rejected in his younger years at school. He has perfect attendance at church. In high school he goes all out for football and is at last accepted; but drinking and smoking are part of that acceptance. He joins the navy to please his father, marries right away and risks his marriage by drinking too much. Based in Spain but flying around Europe, a friend witnesses to the couple, taking them to church where Bryan gets saved. A year later his wife also receives Christ. They and their grown children are missionaries in Uganda.

2779 “Mac” Classic Jul 27, 2026

Sherry Goodwin stops to help a crippled old man who is embittered by having been robbed and left for dead. She gives him money, prays for him and gives him rides to town each week. She eventually goes to the shack, where he lives without electricity and water, then invites him home. She tries to help him materially until she realizes his spiritual need. In time she leads him to Christ.

2778 Sherry Goodwin Classic Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Sherry is invited to speak at an International Students’ Fellowship Home in Minnesota. The home has 22 students, most from Africa. She gives her testimony at dinner, and a young man named Binyam comes to her room where she leads him to Christ. The students barely have enough to eat, so Sherry buys groceries and prepares dinner. After she speaks on Sunday, Binyam shares his testimony of escaping from prison in Ethiopia.

2777 Sherry Goodwin Classic Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Sherry excels in school and is ambitious even after her marriage to Jerry at seventeen. Being a housewife bores her, so she goes to work against her husband’s wishes and is successful in the political arena. She serves many gods: money, power, friends, even “good works” and astrology as her marriage slides downhill. Her godly mother prays for her. An old friend and she work together, and the friend leads her to Christ. The first part ends when Sherry is diagnosed with MS.

2776 Vladimir Makarenko Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Volodya is arrested and taken for interrogation, where he realizes God must exist if they resist Him so much. He defiantly says he will teach the Bible. Then he goes back to the church and receives Christ. Persecution begins at school and continues in the army where he is threatened and even beaten for his faith. Still serving Christ as missionary and church planter in Russia.

2775 Vladimir Makarenko Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Vladimir grows up in a Christian family in the Soviet Union. Churches are burned, Bibles banned and Believers persecuted. Atheism is enforced at school, and he is ridiculed and mocked. He learns to drink from his grandfather, learns about God from his grandmother and parents. But he joins in rebellion, vandalizing and drinking. He goes away to school at fifteen where a born-again cousin talks to him of God and takes him to underground church. The first part ends when police break up this meeting and he is arrested.

2774 “Susan Brooker” Jul 27, 2026

Susan’s baby brother is born with Down Syndrome, and the family quits going to church. Hungry for God, she falls prey to a family who practice Vedanta, believe in reincarnation and many paths to God. At college she mocks an evangelist on campus. She breaks her engagement to move to Ohio where she believes her destiny lies. There she teaches school, and a co-worker leads her to Christ.

2773 Kevin Smead Jul 27, 2026

Kevin grows up hearing about Jesus in church and from his grandfather. He goes forward and is baptized twice; but he doesn’t know the Savior. His family quits going to church when Kevin is twelve, and he smokes pot and drinks. His feelings of failure lead him to drink and fight constantly. He wrecks his truck and fears hell. He meets Michelle who leads him back to church where he truly gives his life to Christ. They marry and Kevin is now a preacher.

2772 Viorel Ghita Jul 27, 2026

Viorel is born into a poor family in Romania, where his drunken father abuses his mother and beats the children. The parents separate, and Viorel begins to run with bad boys as a teenager, drinking, stealing and lying. He meets Mihaela, who refuses to date him. After a drunken fight with his father, he runs away to work on farms, but returns home after a few months. Mihaela marries him, but his drinking ruins their marriage. During a big fight, Viorel throws himself off a fourth floor balcony, but his trousers snag on the railing. He reads the Bible and gives his life to Christ. Six years later his wife is saved.

2771 John Reed Jul 27, 2026

John grows up feeling ashamed of his controlling mother, who humiliates him. His father goes along with her to avoid fights. John discovers a love for basketball but is kicked off the court by a bully. He practices secretly, becomes a star and finds acceptance. But in college he does drugs and drinks. After graduation, he dates a depressed girl who ultimately shares the gospel. John prays to receive Christ and is liberated. He marries and becomes a pastor.

2770 Jesse Glassburn Classic Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

When the church comes to plant his corn, bringing a meal and testimonies, Jesse still won’t go to church until fall revival when seven different farmers come to invite them to church. Finally, he and his wife go and both get saved. Owen, the son and narrator, prays for salvation two weeks later and eventually the whole family receives Christ. Owen becomes a missionary evangelist traveling the world. Jesse dies in his arms.

2769 Jesse Glassburn Classic Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Jesse is a moonshiner, barely able to survive as a hardscrabble farmer in West Virginia. Government agents raid his farm but cannot find his still. He is arrested but the sheriff lets him go. He moves his family to Ohio but cannot find work because of the Depression, so he moves to a farm intending to make moonshine again. A neighbor tries to help but Jesse rebuffs him. The neighbor prays, then the whole church comes to help Jesse plant corn as the first part ends.

2768 Randal Rodgers Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Randy suffers many setbacks but finally leaves the hospital for a rehab center. After one day there he is rushed back to the hospital where, after two weeks of tests, he despairs of getting well and decides to starve himself. A Christian friend confronts him, and Randy decides to try again. He sees many others suffering and witnesses to one disfigured man. After four months, he finally goes home. Church becomes a lifeline. He tries to return to college but abandons classes because of his poor health. He manages to preach some and write a book.

2767 Randal Rodgers Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Randy grows up in a Christian family, taught to work hard and finish whatever he starts. His dad becomes a pastor when Randy is twelve. Randy is working his way through Bible college, goes forward to gain assurance of salvation, and marries Tina, also a student. After three children are born, he drops out to pay debts, opens a painting business. He falls from a scaffold and breaks his neck. The first part ends as he survives surgery but faces grueling rehabilitation as a quadriplegic.

2766 Ken Duffield Jul 27, 2026

Ken becomes a Mama’s boy while his brother becomes a favorite of his pop. He goes to church with his mother but rejects the church in high school to hang out in pool rooms. He runs with a con-man, drives drunk and has close calls. Becomes disillusioned with life after an abortive trip to California, tries therapy but efforts to reform himself fail. Pretending to be Christians, he and a friend go to a Bible camp where Ken is saved but the friend wanders away. Ken marries and has a ministry in Mexico. Now retired with disabilities.

2765 Christopher Boda Jul 27, 2026

Christopher’s father is the headman of his Banjara village of Untouchable people. A missionary offers to take the children and educate them at a local mission. Christopher learns English. At fifteen he is injured playing soccer. His leg becomes gangrenous, and a Christian doctor presents the gospel and tells him only Jesus can save him. Christopher prays for salvation. When he is healed, he goes to his village to tell them about the Savior, is nearly killed by his father. He marries a girl who first gives her life to Christ. A missionary helps him go to Bible college and he now has a ministry to his Banjara people.

2764 Sam Rotman Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Sam is a third year piano student at Julliard when Christians challenge him to read the New Testament and see that Jesus is the Messiah. Sam reads and is astonished at the claims of Christ. He reads the whole New Testament, ignoring piano practice for a week, and prays to receive Christ. His parents disown him. He marries Deborah, competes in several international piano competitions and is acclaimed. When his children are born, his parents soften a bit. He goes into ministry as a pastor and then as a musical missionary, giving his testimony during each concert he performs.

2763 Sam Rotman Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Sam grows up in a very religious atmosphere at home, following his religion faithfully yet unable to control his lustful thoughts. He begins piano lessons at age nine, has talent and dedication, wins competitions and a place at the Julliard School of Music. There he discontinues going to synagogue but still prays at night. Part 1 ends when Sam meets and is confronted with the claims of three born-again students who say Jesus is the Messiah.

2762 Kathy Smith Jul 27, 2026

Kathy has a hunger for God as a child but cannot keep the rules and gives up. Goes to public high school and is exposed to immorality. Begins readings in eastern religion and witchcraft but fear leads her to discard such books. Goes to college, immerses herself in the party life, gets bored with drunks. Starts reading the Bible, doesn’t understand. An old friend tells her to read the Gospel of John, which she loves. Goes to Bible study, tries another party, feels dirty, goes back to her dorm and prays for salvation. Becomes a nurse, marries a mechanic. She and husband in training with Wycliffe.

2761 Amy Faber-Beard Jul 27, 2026

Although her family drinks too much and doesn’t go to church, Amy has a grandmother whose talk of God’s judgment frightens her. At 17 she is diagnosed with lupus, which devastates her body in many ways. Her grandmother encourages her to thank God for everything, and Amy reads the Bible and is saved. Her sister provides humor and compassion, helping Amy persevere. Amy meets and marries a man when she is 36. Still with lupus, she gives flute lessons.

2760 Philip Dougan Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Philip moves into a new rooming house and makes friends with Jack, another atheist. Phil goes out to dinner and is pressured into drinking whiskey for the first and last time. Because he and Jack return to the rooming house late, they are moved into a room with two Christians, considered fanatics. Humorous attempts to discourage the believers fail, and Phil comes under conviction as the two pray openly for him. He and Jack finally go to church and are saved. Phil walks eight miles in the rain to witness to old friends who are also saved. After 40 years of ministry, Phil is listed in Who’s Who in the World.

2759 Philip Dougan Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Phil’s parents divorce when he is nine. His mother rents a home in the country for the four boys. Life is tough and Phil runs away several times. A snowstorm collapses the roof, destroying their piano and his hopes for a musical career. His mother becomes a housemother to a fraternity, where Phil resumes piano lessons. When his mother insists he live with his father, Phil rebels, rents a room and gets a job while going to school. A Christian witnesses to Phil, and the first part ends with his moving to escape the conviction.

2758 Saji Lukos Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Saji’s father beats him bloody for receiving Christ then kicks him out of the home. Saji returns to college where his Christian brothers help him. He prospers in his work, rents a house and brings his siblings to take care of them, softening his father’s heart. All profess faith in Christ. Saji marries Moni, goes to the U.S., planning to get rich. God puts India on his heart, he goes to seminary, starts a ministry to spread the gospel in India. His whole family now serves as missionaries in India.

2757 Saji Lukos Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Saji grows up in a nominal Christian home with a drunken, abusive father and a mother with mental problems. Anger and fighting seem to be the family’s chief inheritance. His sister is demon possessed at fourteen. Saji persists in getting his education, goes to live with uncle where a teacher talks about Christ. Then he rents a room near the college just prior to his graduation and two evangelists visit him and share the gospel and God’s love. Saji yields his life to Christ. Part 1 ends as his father beats him severely for his conversion.

2756 “Clara” Jul 27, 2026

“Clara” is raised in a Christian family where the parents pray and read Scripture. She rebels against a repressive church, goes to nursing school to get away from home. She works far from home in a psychiatric unit, absorbing godless philosophy. Drinking in bars, she ends up living with a man she eventually marries. They adopt children; Clara adopts alcohol and becomes addicted. She has blackouts, DWI, attempts suicide. Her mother comes to help, takes her home where a pastor’s wife leads Clara to the Lord.

2755 Jacob and Almaz Mesud Pt 3 Jul 27, 2026

Almaz is raised in a prosperous Ethiopian family. From her mother she learns to help others, sacrificing time and money for the poor. The country falls to Communism, and Almaz pursues a career in medicine by going to Russia to study. She hates communism, prays for God’s guidance. Jacob writes her from Sweden, proposing marriage. She asks for a sign: to get her lost passport, which God does; so she meets Jacob in Athens and they marry. Their life is dedicated to sharing the gospel in various countries.

2754 Jacob Mesud Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Jacob is arrested during Sudan’s civil war and falsely accused of sedition. He spends four months in prison, then his aunt comes from Saudi Arabia and rescues him. She takes him from Saudi Arabia where he could be executed for apostasy and smuggling Bibles into the kingdom. He violates the Ramadan fast, admits he is a Christian and then goes on the run from authorities. Part 2 ends as he escapes to live in Sweden, praying for a wife.

2753 Jacob Mesud Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Jacob is born into a poor Muslim family. His name is Abdulihe and he supports himself by serving as a guide to tourists. His father is Arab, his mother is Ethiopian, and he is hated by both groups. He becomes a guide to two Christians, who give him a New Testament. Reading the Gospel of John, he sees that Christ lets us choose to follow Him. He becomes a believer and his life is threatened. The communists take over Ethiopia, and he flees to Sudan. The first part ends with civil war erupting in Sudan.

2752 Bill Bryant Jul 27, 2026

Bill grows up with a succession of fathers and a bad attitude. He smokes marijuana at 11, drinks and gets in trouble. Sent to a detention home at 13, he works to straighten up. Can’t graduate, continues to drink and do drugs. He meets Melissa and they live together, then marry. She threatens to leave because of his wild life with accidents caused by drinking. A daughter is born and he still carouses. She leaves him before Christmas. He sees a movie about Christ, reads the Bible and gets saved. Eventually, Melissa returns. Bill is now in Scotland as a missionary.

2751 Harvey DeVaughn Jul 27, 2026

Harvey’s dad is an abusive drunk who drives away Harvey’s mother. He grows up a witness to violence, lying and stealing and joins the ranks, getting expelled from school for violence. He has some exposure to Christian love and goes to church with sister; but he is drawn into alcohol and drugs and fighting pit bull dogs. After he nearly overdoses on crack cocaine, he cries out to God, reads the Bible and quits drugs. He is born again in church several years later. Now in music ministry at church.

2750 Mavis Donaldson Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

In this conclusion Mavis and Dudley adopt a daughter. She continues to have seizures and pain from her lupus. Once she pulls her own tooth because they have no money for a dentist. Then she is diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Chemotherapy fails, so they attempt a bone marrow transplant, which is horrific but seems to succeed. The cancer returns and she refuses additional treatment. She trusts in God to the end.

2749 Mavis Donaldson Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Mavis has a normal life until her kidneys fail at age thirteen. As she lies dying, a stranger says God has a purpose for her life. When she’s a senior in high school, she has a grand mal seizure and is diagnosed with epilepsy. After graduation she’s hospitalized, overmedicated and is put in the mental ward. Finally, the epilepsy is controlled enough that she works in a day care center, sharing an apartment. Another crisis and she’s diagnosed with lupus. A roommate leads her to Christ, and then she meets Dudley and they marry. The first part ends with her pregnancy.

2748 Kermit Hagerman Classic Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Kermit’s hard drinking leads to his cousin’s death and leaves him plagued with guilt. He loses a good job and ends up on the streets where he shoots a man during a confrontation. A friend tells him about Jesus, Who will change his life. So Kermit searches for the rescue mission, comes to Pacific Garden Mission and gives his life to Christ. He and Mary are married, and he is still serving God at PGM.

2747 Kermit Hagerman Classic Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Kermit never attends church growing up in South Chicago. His parents leave him and brother with Grandmother for several years. He steals and cuts school after parents split when he’s a teenager, and he does a year in bad boy’s school. He learns to drink with co-workers. Is drafted and sent to Vietnam where he works to be a good soldier. But back home, drinking controls him and leads to breakup with Mary, his true love. First part ends with his alienation.

2746 Jim Bottorff Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Jim continues to try treatment for his alcoholism, but fails. He loses jobs, lies, gambles and commits adultery. His second wife divorces him. He squanders his retirement cache, sells possessions, ends up living with Christian cousin and goes to church, talks with pastor and prays for salvation. Marriage and family are reconciled. Now in ministry.

2745 Jim Bottorff Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Jim grows up ashamed of his alcoholic father, yet he loves him and does well in college until his dad dies. Then guilt and depression set in and he becomes addicted to alcohol and anti-depressants. He manages to graduate, lands a good job and marries. But alcohol controls him and he loses one job after another, even one marriage after another. The first part ends as he is arrested for DUI’s and seeks rehab.

2744 Jeff Watson Jul 27, 2026

Jeff’s family is dysfunctional. Dad gone a lot and depressed when he’s home. Jeff is a peacemaker who likes to help others. When his best friend is killed in an accident, Jeff decides to join the Peace Corps. He spends two years in Korea, helping fight TB and leprosy. A leper with faith in Christ prompts Jeff to read the Bible. He helps a missionary with orphan children. When he comes home, he teaches middle school where he’s invited to Bible study and receives Christ. Now works for Christian ministry to the blind.

2743 Alma Gerstenkorn Jul 27, 2026

Alma & family live in Poland when Russian army invades. Father sent to Siberia. Family is split up, forced to labor on farms for four years. Then they are reunited and sent to East Germany. Each escapes to West Germany. She meets and marries Fred, and they immigrate to America. Three children, good life, but Alma is empty inside until she hears evangelist on radio and receives Christ. Fred follows in salvation and both serve the Lord. Fred dies but Alma still active in evangelism.

2742 Fred Jennings Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

After Fred’s eight-year-old son attempts suicide, Fred calls out to God and reads the Bible but he is unable to explain the change to his wife. She leaves, taking their daughter. Fred gets custody of his son but is still bitter. As he reads the Bible, God’s Word teaches him forgiveness and he prays for his wife. She remarries and divorces three times, but Fred remains faithful and waiting, 36 years.

2741 Fred Jennings Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Growing up without any knowledge of God, Fred succeeds in college, in the Air Force and in business. A poor relationship with his stepfather makes him a poor father after he marries and has two children. Several close calls as a navigator make him wonder about God and death, especially when his stepfather dies in his arms. Then his eight year old son attempts suicide and Fred cries out to God.

2740 Steve Tice Jul 27, 2026

Steve’s parents run many businesses, so home is chaotic. His grandmother takes him to church and he’s baptized; but Jesus seems distant to him. Overweight and with acne, Steve withdrew into fantasy and drugs. Joins the Navy, explores the occult, attempts suicide. He then does well in the military but explores homosexuality and adultery. Drinks heavily. A civilian again he tries education. Disillusioned, he turns to the Bible and meets Jesus, encouraged by his step-sister. Now in prison ministry, hoping to be a missionary to Cuba.

2739 Jay Schwab Jul 27, 2026

Jay views pornography at age ten, which leads him and a friend to explore their sexuality until another friend is repulsed by their behavior. At eighteen, Jay remembers those events and fears he is homosexual. He becomes promiscuous; his girlfriend gets pregnant several times and has abortions. His newly-saved aunt urges him to read the Bible and go to church. Finally he goes and is saved. He manages to break away from girlfriend and marries the pastor’s daughter. Now in ministry.

2738 Mike Sandlin Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Mike continues to flaunt death, taking a gun to court but God intervenes. He attempts suicide with pills, but his daughter and a former Marine stop him. He moves to Florida where his wife files sexual harassment charges against her boss and the man threatens Mike and his family. Defending them, Mike courts death again. God intervenes. He loses his family, tries cults, then goes to church. Finds believers who disciple him. Now has a prison ministry but an inoperable brain tumor.

2737 Mike Sandlin Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Mike rejects God as a teenager, joins the Marines but doesn’t go to Vietnam. He feels guilty at serving. A drug addict in denial, he becomes deputy sheriff, involved in undercover drug investigations. Illness, drugs and death threats destroy his marriage, and he plays Russian roulette. Takes dangerous job as a security guard, but steals drugs. As first part end, Mike is planning to kill the judge. His mother’s prayers stand in the gap.

2736 Earl Ray Classic Jul 27, 2026

Born in poverty, Earl must quit school at fifteen to help support family. He works 84 hours a week for seven dollars. He marries Essie, takes job as bartender as well, learns to drink and gamble. Nearly dies of tuberculosis, but God heals him. Earl goes back to gambling, cheats brother, runs away to Las Vegas. Family follows, son is saved, Mother still prays for him. Earl again runs away to California, goes to rescue mission, prays for salvation. Serves God at rescue mission.

2735 Greg Locke Jul 27, 2026

Greg Locke’s grandmother loves the Lord and prays for Greg. He needs prayer because he gets addicted to rap music at age thirteen. By then he’s already stealing and has been before a judge three times. Wanting to be a rap star, he does well and has a chance to make a TV commercial. But the court orders his mother to put him in a home to learn discipline. She chooses a Christian home, and while there Greg goes to a revival where he is saved. Now an evangelist.

2734 Sandy Schroeder Jul 27, 2026

Sandy Schroeder endured repeated abuse as a child and then during her marriage. She didn’t know how to forgive the ones who hurt her until she herself received forgiveness. Parental guidance is suggested because of the sensitive nature of this inspiring story of how she was set free.

2733 Ray Peterman Jul 27, 2026

Ray Peterman had a problem, one he denied and desperately tried to cover up. Fortunately, he also had a wife who loved him; and with the help of a Friend that sticks closer than a brother, he’s a different man today.

2732 Stephanie Lane Jul 27, 2026

Living in darkness and fear, Stephanie Lane ran away at fourteen and sought protection in the occult and drugs, which deepened her bondage. Invite your friends to hear the exciting story of how she was rescued and her life transformed, another true dramatization on “Unshackled!”

2731 Frank Edwards Classic Jul 27, 2026

If you’ve ever pretended to be something you weren’t, then you can identify with Frank Edwards. “The truth will out”, they say. And the truth is what set him free to be real, honest and successful.

2730 Betty Coon Jul 27, 2026

In an age of permissiveness and shattered families, how does a young girl learn to say “no”? Betty Coon struggled and failed repeatedly, a slave to her own weak will. Parental Guidance is suggested for this remarkable true story of how Betty’s will and her life were transformed.

2729 Ricky Bueno Jul 27, 2026

Gangs seem to offer protection and acceptance to troubled young people. But Ricky Bueno learned they were a trap that dragged him down.

2728 Marjorie Jordan Jul 27, 2026

Marjorie’s mother was a spiritualist who held séances in the home every Friday, so Marjorie grows up expecting to be a medium. Joining the girl scouts at age twelve, Marjorie learns about Jesus Christ, but falls in with girls at school who drink. As she sings in a church choir, the woman in front of her drops dead, and Marjorie responds to the invitation to accept Christ. Her life is unchanged for two years until she meets Robert, a sailor who is saved. They marry. Mother is furious about salvation, but their kindness softens her. Forty-seven years of ministry together.

2727 Christine Crawford Jul 27, 2026

Christine’s parents divorce, and she is raised by paternal grandparents. Grandmother loves the Lord, and Christine accepts Christ after listening to “Unshackled!”. She goes to live with her father at age fifteen, but he mocks her faith. She joins the Army as a nurse, meets Rob and they marry. He gives up dabbling in the occult to join her in faith. Commitment to Christ antagonizes his family, but her father receives Christ after kidney problems.

2726 Wesley Auger Jul 27, 2026

His father is imprisoned for embezzlement when Wesley is twelve, embittering Wesley and his mother. They lose home and live with relatives, who teach Wesley about God, Whom he rejects. Aunt sends him to Christian camp where he receives Christ. Mother is furious, won’t help him go to Bible school. As an evangelist, Wesley falls in love with Dorothy, who urges him to find his father, which he does. Wesley’s father receives Christ after hearing his son preach.

2725 Robert Allport Jul 27, 2026

Robert grows up on farm caring for animals. He reads the Bible in sixth grade but still lives sinful life in high school. A co-worker explains the gospel and Robert prays to receive Christ at age twenty. He marries Deb and they head to Florida for Bible school. Plans are on hold when their first baby is born hydrocephalic. Their faith is tested through three years of medical and financial crises. Baby dies, but God gives them healthy daughter and son.

2724 Terry Terrill Jul 27, 2026

Terry grows up in good home of ten children. Sports is more important than God to him, but he goes to church and youth groups. In college his hunger for God grows and he and a friend seek a good church. They both get saved. Terry studies the Bible and memorized scripture and leads friends to Christ. But he does poorly in baseball and questions God. Terry learns humility and commitment to serving Christ as coach in a small Christian school.

2723 Brian Boyes Jul 27, 2026

When Brian is ten, his parents divorce. Running the streets, he learns to drink, fight and steal. He buys a motorcycle and runs with Hells Angels. He shoots a man in self-defense and is arrested for attempted murder. He spends time in prison for weapons violations. He marries but is unable to change; plans to leave his wife on a cross-country motorcycle run when his wife receives Christ and prays for him. Brian surrenders to Jesus and now has a prison ministry.

2722 Brad Kesler Jul 27, 2026

Raised by his grandparents, Brad grows up feeling worthless because his parents didn’t want him. He makes a profession of faith at age ten, but steals and gets in trouble. As a teenager, Brad searches for his dad and finds him. Brad and his brother go to live with him, but Brad still feels empty inside. He goes to revival and is saved. Learns to submit to his dad’s authority and ultimately leads his father to Christ. Then his father is reconciled to Brad’s grandfather and leads him to the Lord.

2721 Andrew Wyzenbeek Jul 27, 2026

Born in Holland to atheists, Andrew comes to the U.S. at nineteen. The family settles in Iowa where Andrew’s inventive ability keeps him at work as a machinist. “Six dirty Swedes” who work for him get saved and the change is so extraordinary, he goes to revival to see for himself. Makes commitment, buys a Bible and reads about Jesus. Genuine repentance leads to new life. Invents many things but also has evangelical ministry around the world.

2720 E. Robert Jordan Jul 27, 2026

A sadistic stepmother causes Robert and sisters to run away when he is three. Confined to an orphanage until he is sixteen, Robert wants revenge and becomes a pugilist. He joins the Navy, drinks too much and fights in World War II but stalks his stepmother while on leave. A Christian in his unit demonstrates God’s love and forgiveness, and Robert visits the man’s brother, who leads him to Christ. Robert marries Marjorie and becomes a pastor.

2719 Masahiro Ogawa Jul 27, 2026

Ogawa’s dies of alcoholism, leaving family in hardship. Ogawa dreams of a career in film-making, even stealing from Mother to buy magazines and go to movies. Sister dies tragically, and Ogawa is more isolated. He secures job with Warner Brothers in Tokyo, but is so lonely, he listens to radio, hears Christian message that contradicts his belief in fatalism. He reads the Bible and believes, receives Christ. Ogawa helps launch Christian drama on radio, including “Unshackled!"

2718 Bernie Holritz Jul 27, 2026

At age eight Bernie loses father; but with Mother’s dedication, he grows up wanting to be a missionary to China. Bernie’s love of music distracts him from the faith, but he surrenders to Christ in college. He spends war in Texas teaching radar and doing evangelism; marries Jeanette. After the war, China is closed, so the couple goes instead to Japan as missionaries. Bernie helps launch Pacific Broadcasting Association.

2717 Phil Skeba Jul 27, 2026

Phil grows up alienated from his condemning father. Clumsiness leads to broken bones and scorn. Phil’s bitterness finds relief in heavy drinking and then drugs. Car wrecks cause him to wonder about God, but he follows the world and has an affair with a married woman. His sister and husband witness about salvation through Christ. Phil quits drinking, then commits his life to Christ. He marries and leads his terminally ill father to the Lord.

2716 Jesse Vasquez Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

As World War II ends, Jesse hopes for better relationship with his father. He starts a produce-hauling business, isn’t satisfied and give the business to family, then goes away to college, wanting to be a coach. Injury ends his dream; he goes to Chicago, is saved at Pacific Garden Mission. He spends the rest of his life in Chicago, running a successful awning business but helping poor young boys learn about Christ. He gives all his time and money to others.

2715 Jesse Vasquez Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Jesse grows up in Arizona fearing a God he sees as stern and punishing. His father’s drunken abuse leads to estrangement; but Mother’s love of God softens him. Successful at sports, Jesse dreams of being a coach. He becomes a gunner in World War II, lives through a mid-air collision and fears death. He begins reading the Psalms. Part I ends as Jesse’s mother is saved and praying for him as he prepares for a bombing run over Japan.

2714 Tommie Lee Pickens Jul 27, 2026

Tommy grows up hating his father for drinking that leaves the family on welfare. He quits going to church and hangs out with friends, drinking and stealing. Grandmother’s godly influence ends with her death. Tommy quits school, drifts for ten years, in and out of jail for minor offenses. Then he deals crack and gets hooked. Family intervenes, take him to Pacific Garden Mission where he receives Christ. He finishes Bible college, then gets Doctorate in Theology. Now a chaplain in the U.S. Army.

2713 Arthur Amsbaugh Jul 27, 2026

Arthur’s family is impoverished by his dad’s drinking. He wastes his time in school but graduates. Joins the Navy but is so immature he’s released in two weeks. Marries his sweetheart but drinks like his father. Daughter is born with cleft in face, nearly dies in later surgery. Arthur promises God he’ll go to church if God saves her. God does and Arthur keeps his promise. His wife is saved and the pastor visits and leads Arthur to Christ. Both he and Dad quit drinking, and Arthur leads his father to Christ.

2712 Fred Krauss Jul 27, 2026

Born in Nazi Germany, Fred and his family are trapped in the Russian zone when the war ends, while Dad is in the West zone. Drab life with not future, atheism surround him. Mother leads escape across border to meet Fred’s father. Restless Fred goes to Canada at nineteen, works but has no peace in his heart. Searches philosophies and nature to no end. Hears street preacher in Canada, convicted by Bible verses, goes to gospel meetings. Struggles but prays for salvation. Now an evangelist in Canada.

2711 “Doris” Jul 27, 2026

Growing up in a godly home, Doris becomes responsible for family at age thirteen when her mother dies. Dad sends her to college, but Doris longs for fun. She marries an unsaved man against her father’s wishes. Husband’s drinking and gambling strain the marriage. Doris gives her life to Christ, and remains in a difficult and loveless marriage for 62 years for her children’s sake. Her children know the Lord because of her faithfulness.

2710 Mary Jane Ponten Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Mary Jane marries Bud, who also has cerebral palsy, and helps him in his printing business. She miscarries twice, so they adopt a son. Then she gives birth to a daughter. Both want to be missionaries but can’t. Bud retires as printer and dies of cancer. Mary Jane begins ministry teaching the church to reach out to the handicapped. Today she travels and teaches around the world, including China!

2709 Mary Jane Ponten Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Not expected to live at birth, Mary Jane is slow to walk and talk and diagnosed with cerebral palsy. Her parents pray and don’t give up, but teach her patiently. She even learns to ride a bike and does well in school; but she hates being thought of as mentally retarded. Active in church, she wants to be a missionary to China. In Bible school she commits her life to Christ. Not allowed to be a missionary, Mary Jane gets a job but sinks into self-pity for a time. Part I ends as she is about to meet her husband.

2708 Christina Alexandra Jul 27, 2026

Christina’s schizophrenia begins manifesting as a teenager. She has never known her father. Feeling unaccepted by her family, she attempts suicide. Alienated from all social life, she tries psychiatry but withdraws into fantasy world. Reading the Bible, she senses that Jesus is the key, but paranoia sends her to psychiatric hospital where she again tries suicide. Medication and a Christian doctor restore her to normalcy. She hears the gospel on radio, calls the pastor who leads her to Christ. Now married and writing Christian books.

2707 Tyler Kirby Jul 27, 2026

Having grown up in a Christian home, Tyler thinks he’s okay with God in spite of being addicted to pornography and drinking. Then he slips into drugs, including cocaine. He dates a girl who loves the Lord and who finally breaks up with him because he is lost and won’t turn to Christ. A friend tells Tyler to talk with his pastor, who leads him to Christ. After he shakes his addictions, his girlfriend and he marry. He leads his siblings to the Lord and today serves in evangelism at his church.

2706 Bill Steibs Jul 27, 2026

Bill’s explosive temper results from older brothers who bully him. He quits church in high school and starts drinking. Marries sweetheart, but drinking and jealousy erode their marriage. Puffed with pride, he opens karate school and soaks up public attention, neglecting his wife. He writes and travels but is losing his wife. A client leads his wife to Christ, but after a blowup, she asks Bill to leave, then tells him to invite Jesus into his heart. He does, and their marriage is healed. They now run a Christian ministry.

2705 Henry Roberts Jul 27, 2026

In high school Henry falls in love with Lois, who loves the Lord while his family mistrusts church and Christians. They marry and he tries church for a while, but the world is more important. As a truck driver, he’s gone a lot, suffers illness, wife urges him to trust in the Lord. He refuses. Children grow up and marriage falls apart. Henry tries suicide, talks divorce. At a truck stop, a man invites Henry to gospel service and gives him a tract. Henry reads, prays and gives his life to Christ. Marriage restored, he’s now in ministry to truckers.

2704 Greg & Diane Malanick Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

His parents’ divorce convinces Greg that children break up marriages. Raised by his unloving father, drugs become his mother. Greg hungers for love and find it in Diane. After their marriage, he spends all their money on drugs and insists she abort their baby, turning her against him. He hears the gospel driving home, and marvels that Diane is suddenly more loving. She is saved. Greg overhears the gospel as Diane and friend have Bible study, and he prays for salvation. Unable to have children, they adopted a baby girl. Now serve as missionaries in New Zealand.

2703 Diane & Greg Malanick Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Rough childhood leaves Diane hungering for love. She meets Greg and wants to quit school, but her dad persuades her to graduate. Diane and Greg marry, but he doesn’t give up drugs. Friends find Christ, and Diane goes to church but Greg refuses. When Diane gets pregnant, he insists she get an abortion. Their marriage fails as her love turns to hate. Then she is saved. First part ends when a friend and she meet for Bible study at home, which Greg hates.

2702 Al Pittman Jul 27, 2026

What does it mean to be a man? Al’s father is a man’s man who works hard and drinks harder. Al hates his father for getting drunk and beating Mother; yet he loves his father who stands up for Al when he gets in trouble. At age seventeen Al intervenes and hits his dad for beating Al’s mother. When Al’s sister invites him to church, he goes out of curiosity and responds to the gospel. Now a pastor, he sees that man is someone who follows the Lord and keeps His commandments.

2701 Tom Varney Jul 27, 2026

An Australian, perceived injustice leads Tom into hatred of authority that focuses on police. Drinking releases his rage. Marriage doesn’t quell his violence. He sets fire to police cars. Arrested, he’s treated at psychiatric hospital. One arson attempts burns him badly and he is confined to a hospital for the criminally insane. Wife stands by him. He escapes, is captured and then an inmate begins reading the Bible to Tom. Released, he is discipled and born again. Now in ministry.

2700 Larry Price Jul 27, 2026

A teenager during the sixties, Larry becomes rebellious, breaking rules, stealing and doing drugs. Small crimes become bigger and he lands in Florida prison for burglary. Out again, he lives on the streets, eating at rescue missions. Another crime puts him in Georgia prison, and he tries to rehabilitate himself. Strangers visit, sharing Jesus and send their pastor who explains salvation. Larry cries out to God and grows in faith through Bible study. Now married with grown children and in ministry.

2699 Steve Sayger Jul 27, 2026

Drunken abusive father puts Steve’s mother in mental hospital. Living with Grandpa introduces him to love and fear of God but is short-lived. Poverty and fear are Steve’s lot in life. He runs away at thirteen. Sleeping here and there, he stays in school. Friends take him to revival one night and he wants salvation but is too ashamed. A friend leads him to Christ in the parking lot. His friend’s family adopt Steve. Now married with nine children.

2698 Ron Sharp Jul 27, 2026

His father dies when Ron is ten. Then Ron gets rheumatic fever and spends a year in a convalescent home. Family disintegrates as Mom drinks and kids turn to drugs and crime. Many confrontations with police, ever trapped, scared and risking death, Ron goes to prison at age 25. Hears gospel message and wants to change, but goes back to drugs and crime when he’s released. Sister takes him to church where he is saved. Now serves in prison ministry.

2697 James Bentley Jul 27, 2026

In spite of a God-fearing, loving family, James is a rebellious teenager who lies, vandalizes and drinks. When a friend accidentally shoots him below the eye, James fears death but is too proud to pray. He survives and carries on as before. God and his parents help him through crises, but James is ungrateful and bitter. Unable to bear his sin, he cries out to God, then talks with a pastor who leads him to Christ and a changed life.

2696 Richard Moore Jul 27, 2026

Richard grows up in poverty without God. Two brothers have muscular dystrophy. Joins army after graduation and goes to fight in Korea. Christian buddy influences him but back home he begins drinking hard after father’s death. Head-on collision while drunk nearly kills a boy. He joins Air Force, falls in love with woman who loves the Lord. Goes to church with her and is saved. Richard gets muscular dystrophy later but continues to serve God.

2695 Marion “Polly” Walters Jul 27, 2026

“Polly”’s mother is born-again, so he grows up in church knowing about Jesus. His dad is a drunkard, but Polly hates the taste of alcohol until he joins the Navy. Afterward, he drinks too much, even after he marries. While drunk, a stranger offers him a ride and shoots Polly, who nearly dies. Wife receives Christ, Polly is left nearly blind. His drinking worsens until family takes him to state hospital for rehab. There he cries out to God and is gloriously saved.

2694 Bill Cole Jul 27, 2026

Bill stays out of trouble growing up, works at being a good boy until he’s a teenager and challenges the pastor. College and career leave him feeling empty, so he decides to walk across America. Besieged by witnesses of Christ everywhere he goes, he reaches Denver and stops for nine months to work, then walks to Seattle, reading the Bible. Proud and self-reliant, he doesn’t realize he’s a sinner until he lies to Canadian customs. Then he prays a sincere prayer of repentance and is born-again. Now walks with the Lord as a pastor.

2693 Willie Norton Jul 27, 2026

Willie becomes addicted to pornography at fourteen, cocaine at twenty-two. Alcohol leads him to violence and blackouts. He’s arrested but slips by with fines. He lives with a woman, decides to marry and wants his dad to be best man. His dad is dying of cancer, and Willie sees his dad accept Christ before he dies. Willie’s drug addiction grows so bad, his wife issues ultimatum. He goes to see brother, is discipled by Christian, prays for salvation at work.

2692 Fred Howard Johnson Jul 27, 2026

Although family is poor, Howard is born with musical talent and he helps support family by playing the piano in burlesque theatres in Chicago. Wine, women and son lead him astray, to the horror of his Christian parents. He marries Ruth, a chaste Christian, but can’t give up the old life. He visits Pacific Garden Mission often for coffee but resists the gospel until his wife issues ultimatum. He goes to PGM and receives Christ as Savior, rejects old life and plays music for Lord thereafter.

2691 Nadine Sovocool Jul 27, 2026

Nadine endures abandonment by her mother and an abusive father who raises them on a farm. She and sister do all the farm work and go to school. Her health breaks down. A school friend invites her to church where she learns God loves her. She goes to Bible college. Sisters profess faith in Christ, but father dies without repentance. Nadine and husband, Roger, serve the Lord in children’s ministries.

2690 Ralph Reagan Jul 27, 2026

Ralph grows up longing to help his single mom, who struggles to provide for the family. He takes odd jobs, starts drinking, quits school, gets in trouble. He marries at seventeen. Drawn into organized crime, Ralph is confronted by a hitman but dissuades him. He’s nearly killed in an accident, but lives to serve his time in prison. During second time in prison, no one visits except evangelist, who gives him a Bible. Ralph reads and believes. Marriage healed; he now runs a rescue mission.

2689 Bill Lenz Jul 27, 2026

Family health problems, including Dad’s epilepsy and retarded brothers, leave Bill ashamed and confused. He blames God. Near drowning at age twelve. Classmates’ taunts lead him to rebellion, drinking and drug use. He deals drugs, drops out of football. Caring coach helps Bill return and succeed. But Bill hates everyone including himself. His dad keeps reaching out to him. Watching TV evangelist, Bill receives Christ and his life is transformed. Now pastors a church.

2688 Carl Ternahan Jul 27, 2026

A nightingale cannot sing a note, until it first hears the song of another nightingale. A tiny template planted in the brain of the little bird must be triggered by its hearing the notes sung by another nightingale, not those of a robin, or lark or bluebird, only the nightingales song. Perhaps there is a “template” implanted in us, which will be activated by hearing the word of God. This is what happened to the man whose story you will hear on Unshackled.

2687 James Gilles Jul 27, 2026

Rebellious streak begins at age twelve and includes smoking pot, breaking rules and resisting authority. Drug use leads to job losses. During one drug party, a guy reads the Bible. Jim is drawn to the gospel but hates to give up drugs. Goes to a rock concert where singer blasphemes God. Horrified, Jim asks God to save him right there. Quits drugs and later witnesses to the same rock group. Now an evangelist.

2686 Stephen Lungu Pt 2 Jul 27, 2026

Stephen learns not only the Bible but manners and hygiene. He becomes an evangelist, menaced by the revolutionaries he once followed. He marries and has five children, learns to preach in English, overcomes inferiority complex. Mother comes to revival; he leads her to Christ and overcomes bitterness toward her. Eventually finds his father and leads him to repentance. Stephen now a world-wide evangelist.

2685 Stephen Lungu Pt 1 Jul 27, 2026

Born in Zimbabwe, Stephen’s mother abandons him and his two younger siblings when he is seven. Aunt lets him sleep in chicken coop. He forages in garbage cans for food. Completely illiterate, he tries to hang himself at fourteen but is rescued. Joins revolutionary gang bombing churches and banks. Tries to bomb a tent revival, gets saved instead. Part One ends with Stephen being discipled by a white missionary.

2684 David Presson Jul 27, 2026

David’s family is poor and godless, hard-drinkers and fighters. Mother gets saved but David won’t listen. At seventeen he is shot in stomach. The next year he is shot in shoulder. Christians witness in hospital but he won’t listen. Drunken dad fires shotgun in David’s face, blinding him. Filled with bitterness, he turns to drugs, almost overdoses, cries out to God. He goes to church with Mother, gives his life to Christ. Told to forgive his dad, he backslides, nearly dies in car crash and recommits life to the Lord. Forgives his father.

2683 William Wilmerton Jul 27, 2026

Bill is New York City policeman who works hard, drinks harder. His son is estranged by Bill’s harsh treatment. Wife gets saved and Bill fights her church-going and prayers. Bills health fails and sister invites evangelist to visit. Bill goes to service and receives Christ. As he retires, he goes to Bible school, but still can’t relate to his son. Bills pastors churches and teaches Bible school. Asks son’s forgiveness but dies before reconciliation.

2682 Rebecca Davis Jul 27, 2026

Rebecca is intelligent and goes to college at seventeen. Father gets saved, but she’s disinterested. Several men take advantage of her in college, then her boyfriend abandons her when she gets pregnant. He is killed in an accident. Rebecca takes daughter to church and gives her life to Christ. Then she is led astray by cult church and loses touch with reality. Diagnosed schizophrenic, she gets therapy and medication. Now a writer and speaker.

2681 Michael Talaga Jul 27, 2026

Mike grows up believing in salvation by works. Works and studies for degrees, then marries. Very responsible but success leaves him empty inside. Wife finds Christ and Mike finds a girlfriend. Wife prays but doesn’t condemn. Boss invites Mike to men’s prayer breakfast where he’s convicted of sin. Prays with wife for salvation. Now a pastor.

2680 Richard Prescher Jul 27, 2026

Rich replaces church with parties when he’s in high school. Drug addiction leads to aimless life. He works but moves often, feels lonely. First marriage lasts only three weeks. Discovery of brother’s homosexuality leaves questioning all beliefs. Lives with Julie but cocaine addiction devours their life. She has two abortions then goes into rehab. Rich is so desolate he cries out to God, watches TV evangelist, prays for salvation. Witnesses to gay brother who dies of AIDS.

2679 Julie Prescher Jul 27, 2026

Being in military family leaves Julie insecure. Drinking gives her confidence and she becomes alcoholic in high school. Graduates, goes to beauty school. Meets Rich and they move to Florida to sell cocaine. They steal and work part-time to survive. Julie gets pregnant twice, aborts both because she can’t stop drinking. Guilt makes her drink more. Prays for salvation but doesn’t surrender will. Rich gets saved while she’s in rehab and they follow Christ together.

2678 Roger Sovocool Jul 27, 2026

Because both his parents die when he is a small child, Roger is raised in foster homes, some good, some bad. He nearly dies of pneumonia at ten. Fears death. Brother is killed when both are teenagers, adding to his despair. Joins the Air National Guard, but is medically discharged after nervous breakdown. Finds his sister who was adopted as baby. Ends up in rescue mission where woman demonstrates the love of Jesus in ministry. Roger is saved, brother, too. He marries Nadine and they serve the Lord in children’s ministry for 35 years.

2677 Paul Ferguson Jul 27, 2026

Are you widely respected? Do you live a clean life? Do you enjoy considerable success? Are you considered to be at the top of your game in whatever field of endeavor you are in? Soon you will meet a man who was all that and more. He was a champion in the fine art of fisticuffs until he realized that entering the battle for the souls of men would be the greatest victory of all.

2676 Samuel Anselmi Jul 27, 2026

Sam’s dad is saved and imposes restrictions on children who rebel. Sam and brother are out of control, drinking, stealing. Father gives up. Sam & brother beat a friend for stealing their musical equipment and they go to jail for six months. His Christian sister constantly witnesses to him. He marries but frequent moves and failed business ventures prepare his heart when they live with sister, go to church and receive Christ. Now in ministry.

2675 C. Jack Orr Classic Jul 27, 2026

Jack grows up in Christian family but he resorts to mockery and profanity in high school. He has religion but not Christ. At his job a drunken mechanic gets saved and changes dramatically. Jack is impressed but offended when the man confronts him. He leaves that job, marries and does well. They serve in church. A speaker offends Jack, and he asks God for answers, starts reading the Bible, convicted. He struggles, confesses to church board and the church holds revival. Jack and his wife receive Christ as Savior. Becomes pastor serving 34 years before death.

2674 Jeff Krontz Jul 27, 2026

Illness causes Jeff to be held back in school and he suffers ridicule. Then the grandfather he loves dies. Family moves to the South where his accents brings Jeff ridicule. As a teenager, he drinks, smokes pot, works for uncle. Parents kick him out for drunkenness and irresponsibility. A friend witness about Christ, and Jeff takes a job on power lines, working with believers. He goes to church and prays for salvation in his grandfather’s cornfield. Wife and he now missionaries in Bulgaria.

2673 Judie Baker Jul 27, 2026

Abandoned by her mother at age one, Judie is raised by Italian grandparents. Abusive grandmother terrifies her. She marries abusive man and they drift apart as children grow up. She has numerous affairs but guilt plagues her & she lives on tranquilizers. She leaves her husband for another man and gets her children but is still unhappy. Her aunt leads her to Christ, then her husband is saved. They take care of her grandmother before she dies. Both now in ministry to troubled boys.

2672 Rebecca Buckner Jul 27, 2026

Raised by strict grandparents, Rebecca rebels as a teenager, lying and stealing. With a car and a job, she is popular with peers; but she gets raped and then starts using drugs. She becomes promiscuous and a drunk. She marries an unfaithful man, has numerous DUIs and finally leaves him. Her life is a revolving door of men. Co-workers witness and she goes to church. Then she marries a man who goes to prison. She finally gives her life to Christ and changes. Now raising her daughter in the Lord.

2671 Terri Beaty Jul 27, 2026

Terri has good family but marries into a cult. When they move to be near his family, she gets depressed. When her husband leaves, she becomes manic and is put on lithium. She reads self-help books but becomes suicidal. Husband returns but they bicker. She goes off her meds and becomes psychotic, calls police. Family has her committed, then she does therapy for a year. Her daughter leaves the false church and is born-again, witnesses to Terri. She receives Christ at a Christian church.

2670 Debbie Johnson Jul 27, 2026

With cerebral palsy, Debbie’s life is hard. Parents fight and dad takes Debbie gambling. A school bus driver molests Debbie and she has temper tantrums. Grandmother is bad influence, smoking and entertaining men. At 15 Debbie goes to church and receives Christ. She quits going gambling with dad. Her test scores are so high, she goes to college but parents won’t support a Christian education, so she works her way through as janitor, then works with the disabled.

2669 Victor Downs Jul 27, 2026

His parents divorce when he’s young, and Victor grows up shy and uncertain. He nearly drowns at fourteen. He and a friend are caught stealing food and shot by police with mystery gun. After surgery he can’t walk for months. He finishes high school with awards for his paintings but is too shy to accept them. He gets a job and learns his boss is his real father, confusing him. Girlfriend’s cruel behavior after daughter is born drives him to a pastor friend who leads him to Christ. He gets custody of daughter when girlfriend dies, raises her in the Lord.

2668 David Pearson Jul 27, 2026

Dave has traumatic childhood. His adoptive mother dies when he’s four. His dad takes him to bars, leaves him alone or gives him to strangers. But Dave receives Christ when he’s seven and loves his dad. When he’s put in a children’s home, his aunt and uncle take him to Florida where he is discipled and grows in faith. They adopt him, and he goes to college. Dad is saved, gets cancer and dies. Dave marries and for the first time in his life has a relative when his son is born. His wife dies of cancer but he’s still in ministry.

2667 Robert Guzman Jul 27, 2026

Robert’s aunt and uncle raise him but they are alcoholics like his father and mother. He goes to church, learns to pray, tries to achieve in school. Graduates and works, marries sweetheart, but begins using drugs. Downward spiral drags his wife into drug use, neglecting children. Robert tries rehab, fails, goes to jail. They end up in rescue mission. He tries rehab again and wife dies of drug complications. Robert goes back to drugs, then goes to church and receives Christ. Now working and in ministry to drug addicts.

2666 Billy Schneider Jul 27, 2026

A brutal alcoholic father and being molested at age ten set the stage for Billy’s life of conflict. He sells his body to men on the street, uses drugs and has a girlfriend on heroin. In and out of prison, they marry but neglect their son. Both are unfaithful and split. Billy climbs to top of bridge but is coaxed down. Nine times he goes to prison. A pastor friend gets him into Christian rehab and he’s clean but diagnosed HIV. After falling from grace, he returns to his wife and cares for her as she dies from cancer. Then he serves as a counselor at the rehab.

2665 Fred Hayes Jul 27, 2026

Father’s abuse drives Fred to rebel, and he’s put in a home for troubled boys until his dad commits suicide. He graduates to drug dealing, is arrested but lies and is treated lightly. Has good job but loses it because of cocaine habit. Crack addiction makes him unstable, and he faces death or prison. He’s arrested, but a friend’s pastor explains salvation. Fred goes home and prays. He goes to Christian rehab, then serves two years in prison. Now married and in a church ministry for drug addicts.

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