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3088 Tom Ray Part 2 Sep 27, 2026

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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.

3089 Michael Vijayakumar Sep 27, 2026

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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.

3090 “Dion” Sep 27, 2026

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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.

3091 “Randy” Sep 27, 2026

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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.

3093 James Guerra – Part 1 Sep 27, 2026

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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.

3102 Bruce Burling Sep 27, 2026

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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.

3094 James Guerra – Part 2 Sep 27, 2026

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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.

3095 James Wilkins – Part 1 Sep 27, 2026

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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.

3096 – James Wilkins – Part 2 Sep 27, 2026

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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.

3099 Nancy Keel Sep 27, 2026

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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.

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