Living Proof Stories
Carpenter in the Kitchen
Michael Linderman is sharing Christ's love, one meal at a time.
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Chloe's Calm
Eight-year-old Chloe stared up at the belly of the vehicle as its wheel rolled over her and one thought filled her mind: I am going to die.
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Extraordinary Entrepreneur
What would drive a teenager to sell Christian books door-to-door? Certainly this is not a normal activity. Most 16-year-olds are more concerned with learning to drive, going to parties, playing video games or working at a fast food restaurant for cash. But Kelly Brueske is no ordinary teen.
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Ryan's Story
Ryan was diagnosed with epilepsy at age six. During his sophomore and junior years at Upper Columbia Academy, the convulsions raged out of control. Instead of every five months, Ryan was having a convulsion every three days.
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Unexpected Service
Chelle wasn’t expecting God to call her to serve Him halfway around the world. She had been planning to spend her junior year of college working as a taskforce dean at Upper Columbia Academy—but had been unable to complete the application. “I couldn’t find the time or motivation to do it,” she remembers.
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Wired for Mission Adventures
What do you do with a five-year-old who blows his nose on a gentleman’s silk handkerchief and steals food off people’s plates at church potlucks? Tye’s parents found few disciplinary methods to change his impish ways, but they finally found a solution -- money. Tye loved to earn money and hated to have it taken away.
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Dave Delivered
Out of high school Dave followed his dad and grandpa’s footsteps working on the Soo-Line Railroad. His life was off track because of drinking and drugs. One day a neighbor lady walked over to his house and asked his wife Teresa if they needed help. She offered to give Bible studies. Dave thought to himself, “Who in the world would ever be interested in Bible studies.” Then he felt the Holy Spirit speak to him.
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Hugged by the arms of God
Gina remembers the day when, for the first time, she walked into the Linwood Seventh-day Adventist Church. Skateboard in hand and a backpack and bedroll on her shoulders, she expected that if her multi-colored, dreadlocked hair, skate shorts and heavy metal t-shirt didn’t turn people off, surely the fact that she was high on crystal methamphetamine would.
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Toni's Testimony
It was in public high school that Toni first came to Christ. One teacher was a Spirit-filled Christian who spent noon hours teaching kids about Jesus. “I soaked it up like a sponge,” she says.
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Chance or Choice
At age sixteen, Kathy faced a big decision. Her family was moving from Arizona to California and she would be attending a new school, making new friends and basically carving a new nitch for herself.
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Chris at a Crossroad
This is where I come from and this is where I’m gonna stay,” wrote Chris Duckett, a shy, young songwriter. He was 16-years-old and at a spiritual crossroad – not sure if the song would be a rock song or a religious song, or if he would ever choose to give his heart to Jesus.
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Reached by a Rival
Cheryl and Shelly grew up in the same community in St. Louis, attended the same University and applied for the same job at the Famous Barr Department Store in St. Louis – Cheryl, with a bachelor of arts in history and Shelly, an intern with a master in business administration. Cheryl got the job and Shelly was upset. No longer a mere acquaintance but now a rival, Shelly was eventually promoted at Famous Barr which later became Macy’s.
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