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2921 Michael Sean Walsh Sep 27, 2026

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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.

2922 Rose King Classic Sep 27, 2026

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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.

2923 Tim Conti Pt 1 Sep 27, 2026

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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.

2826 James Wendorf Classic Sep 27, 2026

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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.

2828 Daniel McCarty Sep 27, 2026

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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.

2829 Charles Boren Classic Sep 27, 2026

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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.

2857 Ernie Pahlek Sep 27, 2026

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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.

2858 Patricia Hanson Sep 27, 2026

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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.

2859 John Paul Kejick Sep 27, 2026

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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.

2867 Jeanne Haverstick Pt 1 Sep 27, 2026

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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.

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