Who made a difference in your life?

"My walk with our Lord Jesus Christ grew exponentially with the encouragement, teaching, mentoring, shepherding by Barbie Larson when I was about 20 years old. Through worship music and Bible study I learned how to apply..."

"Well I have to say that my wife Mary was the one who really stared me down this path to Jesus Christ. I always believed but didn't follow the teachings of the bible. She encouraged us to get into a church which we did. I..."

"Myrna Strack had a women’s prayer group in her home. I was just saved and a girl from the Jesus people coffee house took me to Myrna house. These were Southern Full Gospel women who started Womens Aglow . They took me..."

"“Toes in the Water” Richard Ellis 7/23. God told me to mark the four corners of our ranch with a ribbon and pray over the boundaries. Our ranch had been on the market for two years and not selling. To mark all..."

"Years ago when I was in my early twenties I was not living the life that God would want me to. A man at work by the name of Michael Norman kept inviting me to church and demonstrated Christ's love to me. Had it not been..."

"My wonderful mom was the one who showed me how to pray and who showed me who Jesus Christ is. I was raised in a Catholic home and practiced it much of my adulthoodl life. Until my husband found Jesus Christ about 8 years..."

"When I was younger it had to have been The Lord to direct me to pick up and read one of those small, orange Gideon bible. I knew who Jesus was but I was in the process of “running” even as a young kid. As an adult I..."

"My story began initially when I was 10 years old. My grandmother who became ill when I was young, loved the Lord but was unable to take me to church. So when an opportunity arose, she would send me to church or VBS. Fast..."

"It was a great grandmother, Alma, who has the biggest impact on my spiritual life. I did attend Sunday School and Church on a regular basis, with my mom as a Sunday School teacher. Once old enough I moved away from home..."

"My Great grandmother Nanny for telling me how much Jesus loved me. Also, my Aunt Cindy who would take me to Sunday School and church on Sundays when I was a young girl and she was in High School. 🩷"

"When I was 13 I went and lived with with mom's parents (my grandparents). It was not by my choice and I was very unhappy and gave them a lot of grief and heartache. They kept after me with prayer and common sense about..."

"Mom and Dad, my sister Ginger, my brother Rusty, John Bisagno, my husband Mike, Allen Rigg, Richard Ellis, Greg Laurie, John MacArthur, Steve Smith, Abigail Gulley. THANK YOU ALL for helping me grow and share. My biggest..."

"John Gillespie discipled me. He taught me how to listen to God and do what He says. John changed my entire life. God blessed me tremendously when He brought John into my life. I am forever grateful for John’s impact on..."

"I hope they remember my love of Jesus and how He shaped my life. My decisions, my actions, my feelings. Even in hard times how i had joy because i new He had His arms around me and we would look back and see how God had..."

"Ellen came into my life when I knew I needed God, sobriety, and people who were living the kind of life I wanted to live. She kept inviting me to a Christian 12-step study in her home until I finally said yes. That..."

"At the age of 22, I lost my mom, dad, and my sister. Orphaned. My parents were Hindu before I was baptized. After baptism, it took many years to follow the ways of the Lord. I struggled with multiple challenges and..."

"At the age of 8 I was infected with Encephalitis I was in a coma but the prayers of my family especially my Mother that was desperate for me to not die I was in a Iron lung for a week or more GOD answers desperate..."

"Betty Lou Jones, my grandmother, lived a rock-solid faith in 'her Jesus" by praying and speaking openly to Him as though He is continually at her side. Living w/type1 diabetes for 50+ years, she relied on Jesus in all..."

"I am eternally grateful to Helen, our next-door neighbor when I was three years old. She took me and my four year old brother to church along with her five-year-old son. My mother did not want to go to church and so she..."

"My mother, Olga Julia B. She provided 24/7 care for my twin sister who was injured at birth. Amidst all that circumstance entailed, she never complained but made sure she read the scripture every day while I was home..."

"My dad, Todd D, has been one of the most influential people in my journey with Christ. I will forever be grateful for his spiritual gift and ability to share the Gospel in such a relatable way. Every time I come to him..."

"When I was at my lowest, I met a guy who was a very busy business man, traveler, presenter, keynote speaker, and a powerful witness for Christ. Thinking he would never have the time to meet with me, I still reached out..."

"I will be forever grateful to Fred and Margaret Luke who have been our mentors and friends for over 35 years. They have shown us what discipleship looks like and the importance and replicating that to others, who in turn..."

"A few people come to mind. My youth ministers in Olympia and Tacoma, Washington: Mike and Amy, and Don. All three had a significant impact on who I am today. Don prioritized time for me. Mike and Amy challenged me to be..."