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It’s Not God’s Will That You Remain Lost Another Day
-Becky Follett

On September 11, 2000, my life was changed forever. My name is Becky Follett, and I would like to share with you what God has done in my life.

I Looked OK on the Outside,
But God Saw My Heart
-Sarah Davies

The Lord had been working on me little by little for quite some time; small things, like what would I do after I graduated, what should I become, where should I go? When I would ask my mom she would say, “Pray about it.” But every time I prayed, there seemed to be a small voice saying, “the Lord will not give you direction for your future if you are not saved.” I pushed that voice away because at the time it was just easier to ignore it, but I still had doubts.

I Knew That Raising My Hand Was Not Enough to Get Me to Heaven
-Donna Anger

My name is Donna Anger, and this is my story. My parents had always taken me and my twin sister to church. Then something happened, and we started attending a different church. This new church was even further from our home in New Britain, Pa.

I Felt Like I Had Just Started Living All Over Again!
-Abbi Pasterski

Have you ever desired a purpose in your life? Have you ever longed for real joy and an inner peace? My name is Abbi Pasterski, and this is my story. For several years, I lived my life trying to acquire these things. Let me tell you how I came to find them.

I Did What Was Most Convenient for Me:
God Was on the Back Burner
-Kristin Hammett

In September 28, 1994, something wonderful happened in my life. I was 13 years old when I invited the Lord into my heart to stay. He has changed my life completely, and I know it will never be the same. I would like to share with you what He has done for me and what He can do for you. My name is Kristin Hammett, and this is my story.

I Was an Empty Shell,
Walking Around with No Purpose!
-Allison Hammett

I grew up in church and also attended Christian schools. Therefore I knew the Bible and what it had to say. I partially remember an experience when I was six years old when I prayed a prayer for salvation. For many years, I based my salvation on that experience and the partial memory of a six year old mind.

For Thirty Years I Thought I Was a Christian
-Beverly Hammett

For over 30 years, I fooled myself into believing I was a Christian. But I was really lost. My name is Beverly Hammett, and this is my story.

I Confessed to God That Everything in my Life Was Wrong
-Gina Hall

My name is Gina Hall, and this is my story. I grew up in an Italian, Catholic family where I was the oldest of four children. My parents faithfully took us to church every Sunday and enrolled us all in the Catholic school.

Nothing But Leaves
-Joel Dafoe

Hello. My name is Joel Dafoe, and I would like tell you a bit about myself. All my life I have attended church, prayed to God, and read my Bible. I learned these things as a young boy mostly because my father was the pastor of a Baptist church, and these things were expected of me.

Do You Believe in Miracles?
-Timothy Anger

Do you know what an inoculation is? Maybe as a child you were immunized with shots so that if you were exposed to measles and whooping cough and other diseases, your body would be immune to them. What happened is that a weakened form of the real disease was put into your body while you were young, and your immune system fought against it, and won. And by doing that you built up a resistance to that disease so you would never contract the full-blown disease. For me, growing up in a Christian home was like that immunization shot. I was “inoculated against being a true Christian.” Let me explain.