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2783 Al Wentzel Sep 27, 2026

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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.

2784 Barbara Wood Sep 27, 2026

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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.

2785 Terry Leggett Sep 27, 2026

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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.

2786 Andrew Barbour Sep 27, 2026

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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.

2787 Harry Saulnier Classic Pt 1 Sep 27, 2026

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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.

2788 Harry Saulnier Classic Pt 2 Sep 27, 2026

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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.

2773 Kevin Smead Sep 27, 2026

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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.

2771 John Reed Sep 27, 2026

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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.

2752 Bill Bryant Sep 27, 2026

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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.

2770 Jesse Glassburn Classic Pt 2 Sep 27, 2026

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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.

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