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Erik Peeters, 09/07/2008


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Ben' Story
I believe I have known Jesus since I was born. My family and many family friends showed me and taught me about the love of Jesus. When I was 10 More ...
Ben Newman
Tim and Jo Sunderland
Tim and Jo move to Bristol
As most people know we are leaving Wharfedale Vineyard and moving to Bristol, but we just wanted to drop a note to say thank you before we go. More ...
Jo Sunderland
Krystyna Gadd
Krystyna's story
In 1994, looking at my life from the outside there was no reason why I should not be happy. On the inside, nothing was right and so I found everything hard - family, marriage, work and friendships. More ...
Krystyna Gadd
andrew lingham
Andrew's story
Sometimes I would wake in the night in fear that if I died I'd be cut off from God forever. Then, one night, driving home, I suddenly became convinced that if I gave God my attention, He would just change me. This was my life's turning point. More ...
Andrew Lingham
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Jamie's story
I was in a pretty dark place and had been since my teenage years, I felt alone and generally angry at the world. I tried to fill the empty void inside me with every sort of sin possible. I found myself turning to God. He answered with amazing clarity More ...
Jamie Morrison
Melanie Rogers
Melanie's Story
While at nursing school, I felt constantly in turmoil, that something was missing. After many conversations, a good friend invited me to a local church and I went with her. I didn't go again and often avoided her afterwards! More ...
Melanie Rogers
Tim Whitley
Tim's Story
I grew up in a family that did not go to church. I went away to boarding school at age 9, which made me begin to question what life was about. At 17 I left England to work in the wool trade in South Africa, then Australia and New Zealand. More ...
Tim Whitley
sally wallace
Sally's story
When I was a child my big sister introduced me to church. I started to do the things I was taught, but I was doing it like following rules. As a teenager I was befriended by a family who talked to God very naturally and believed he could change real life. More ...
Sally Wallace
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Elaine's story
My sister-in-law is a Christian and she lent me lots of books about other people’s faith. One in particular was called “Turned on to Jesus” by Arthur Blessett, an American evangelist. Through reading, I began to search for God and question who he is. More ...
Elaine Sadler
hazel faulkes
Hazel's story
After 20 years of tempestuous marriage, I told my husband I wanted a divorce. I didn’t believe in God but he must’ve done because he prayed that God would save our marriage. Within a few days God sent a Christian to our house and he had something special. More ...
Hazel Faulkes
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Annie's Story
I grew up believing in a God who loved me, so I made a decision to trust Him and follow His plans for my whole life. This choice was really challenged when my husband, who I loved very much, got brain cancer. More ...
Annie Fraser
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Ian's story
Brought up in a non-church family I had never had anything to do with God. I went on holiday to Greece with 6th form friends. I was miserable, my body was in pain with two injured feet and sunburnt eye-lids. More ...
Ian Ripping
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David's story
I have known and loved Jesus all my life. I grew up in a missionary family in Bangladesh. I made my own decision to follow Jesus at boarding school when I was 9 because I was faced with the issue of what happens when I die. More ...
David Flowers
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Erik's story
I was alone and afraid in the dark. I could not remember a single reason why I should get up again in the morning. More ...
Erik Peeters
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Healed to enjoy chocolate again!
Some years ago I started getting bad migraines every time I ate chocolate or any food/drinks with preservatives in them. More ...
Chris Thompson
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The world looks different
I can’t begin to explain the difference in vision –it’s like clouds or scales falling from my eyes. The world looks different More ...
Michele Goulding
tim farnhill
God at Work
God is moving in people's lives through worship in a school assembly. More ...
Tim Farnhill
marksaxby
God speaks - with perfect timing
I had a job interview last week. It seemed difficult to know what God was telling me until 4.45pm when two things happened simultaneously. More ...
Mark Saxby
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