Storyteller

Eric Sinclair (Ojibwe) Part 1

Eric has fond memories of his childhood on the reserve. He heard about Jesus, and felt a desire to accept His gift of salvation, but had no one to walk with on that path. Instead, by the age of 16, he was into partying, and judged his life to be worthless. On a cold, dark…

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Don Shugak (Sugpiaq) Part 2

Don tells about the 1964 tidal wave that hit his village of Old Harbor, and about the people that gave their lives to save his village. He also shares about another disaster, his problem with anger. Don’s family was being torn apart. When his wife finally gave him an ultimatum, he knew that he had…

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Don Shugak (Sugpiaq) Part 1

Don grew up in Old Harbor, Alaska on Kodiak Island. He knew what it was like to live off the ocean, to hunt seal and bear. He also knew the darkness that effected the lives of people in his village… including his own family.

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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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