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Jeanne Dennis (Omaha/Hopi) Part 4

Jeanne’s teenage son was murdered. She lived with great anger and hurt… and spent years trying to keep the killer behind bars. Despite her efforts, he was paroled. How does one move forward? Jeanne shares her personal experience that made all the difference.

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Jeanne Dennis (Omaha/Hopi) Part 3

When Harlan walked out, Jeanne was going to reach for the bottle again to ease her pain. But instead, she reached out to Jesus. She realized that she wanted her marriage more than she wanted a drink. But now what? What would make Harlan come back to her.

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Jeanne Dennis (Omaha/Hopi) Part 2

Jeannie and her husband, Harlan, were being driven apart by alcohol, and she finally divorced him. When nobody else wanted him, he came back, promising to change, and he did. He turned to God. Jeannie did not believe him, and did everything she could to make him fall. Finally, she succeeded in driving him from…

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The Story of Carla Parnacher (Creek/Cherokee)

Family is important. Growing up, Carla had many cousins, and getting together was a part of life. Generations are important. She recalls the faith of her Grandpa and the influence that he had on her… and how what was important to him would become important to her.

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Jeanne Dennis (Omaha/Hopi) Part 1

Jeanne grew up in an alcoholic home. It wasn’t a safe place and she suffered terribly because of it. Things like this leave scars. Later, as a young mother of three, she left an abusive marriage. She managed to complete her education and support her family… but she eventually had her own trouble with the…

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Florence Flett (Cree) Part 2

Florence’s husband said to her, “Flo, you know what happened is that I got saved, I got saved.” And you know, and of course he started preaching to me, “You know, you need the Lord too, you need to be, you need to know the Lord, you need to be forgiven.” And I’m like,Yeah right….

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Florence Flett (Cree) Part 1

Florence was raised up north in Manitoba in the small community of Red Sucker Lake. She bounced around between relatives until she was 17 when she met Conrad. He asked her to marry him. What happened next was interesting.

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Thank God I’m Alive – The Story of Carla McKay (Ojibwe)

“I was going through a lot of hurt and loneliness; I didn’t feel like I added up. I had one very close friend, and I was thinking about suicide; we talked about it, like I told her, “Maybe it’s the only way out.” And then I heard somewhere later, that if you do that, you…

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Lord, help me change this life. The Story of Ted Murdock (Cree)

When alcohol is your master, it effects every part of your life. For some, it comes on slow. But eventually you begin to realize the grip is not you on the bottle, but the bottle on you. Ted speaks candidly of his journey to find freedom, and the demons he faced along the way… including…

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Gordon Thayer (Ojibwe) Part 3

Gordon’s problems with the spirits weren’t over just yet. “When I went home, the stuff was still in my home; the odors, the foul voices, literally torment…”

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