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2778 Sherry Goodwin Classic Pt 2 Sep 27, 2026

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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.

2779 “Mac” Classic Sep 27, 2026

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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.

2780 Bryan Stensaas Sep 27, 2026

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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.

2782 Sharon Merhalski Pt 2 Sep 27, 2026

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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.

2772 Viorel Ghita Sep 27, 2026

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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.

2789 Marquita Wilson Pt 1 Sep 27, 2026

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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.

2762 Kathy Smith Sep 27, 2026

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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.

2764 Sam Rotman Pt 2 Sep 27, 2026

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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.

2628 Ed Carter Sep 27, 2026

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2629 Ron Amos Sep 27, 2026

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