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I couldn’t find peace in the bottle – The Story of Andrew Nelson (Aleut)

When Andrew’s wife decided to follow Jesus, he was very curious. He watched her, and had her tell him what the preacher would say at church. He couldn’t get away from the bottle, but he wanted to. He wanted what his wife had found, and one evening, he wanted it bad enough to go looking…

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God, You’ve got to help me – The Story of Don Shugak (Sugpiaq)

Don grew up in a home with an angry father, and it was passed on to him.  He didn’t realize the damage that it was causing or the problem that it really was until his wife gave him an ultimatum.  That’s when Don cried out to God for help.  

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He Delivered Me – The Story of Paul Frost (Yup’ik)

Working on the Alaska pipeline, Paul got into drugs and alcohol. It changed his life. His addictions had full control over him, until one night, when he had a dream so terrifying, that it caught his full attention. Listen as Paul shares his battle with addiction and how it finally came to an end.  

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I need Jesus – The Story of Mae Moses (I’upiaq)

Mae shares her story of faith and recounts what it was like to grow up in a remote village of Alaska. Born in the village of Unalakleet before modern conveniences reached that far, she was aquainted with the ruggedness of life in the north. Fishing and berry picking weren’t recreational, they were essential to living….

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The Storyteller Christmas Program with Chug and Karen Garreau (Lakota)

From the Cheyenne River Reservation in South Dakota, Chug and Karen Garreau welcome us into their home as they share Christmas memories and the true story of the greatest gift ever given. There was a time they didn’t know the significance, but now they do, and it’s changed everything. If you’ve ever wondered if there’s…

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Seeking revenge, finding Love. The Story of Jim Rickteroff (Athabaskan)

Jim grew up being hated, abused, and very angry… and so it wasn’t long before he was bent on getting revenge. He trained in martial arts, preparing for the day when he would meet his abusers again. He was hot on the trail of one of them in Anchorage… but when Jim would go in…

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Tom Claus (Mohawk) Shares Christmas Memories

Tom Claus reflects on what Christmas was like growing up on the Six Nations Reserve near Brantford, Ontario many years ago. After all the gifts were opened, the family would sit down together and read the Christmas story from the Bible. Tom goes on to read the story for us and then speaks about the…

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An Orphan’s Christmas – Soapy Dollar (Mescalero Apache)

Soapy Dollar is a Mescalero Apache who was abandoned at birth on the streets of Albuquerque, New Mexico.  After being picked up by a fortune teller and passed around till he was five, he was placed in a ranch for homeless and delinquent boys.  This would become home for the rest of his youth.  As…

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Abandoned, abused, forgiven, free. An elder shares her story – The Testimony of Anne Morrow (Cree)

Anne’s mother abandoned the family when Anne was just a little girl. When Anne was five years old her father put her in residential school where she was abused. How does one overcome such trauma? As she shares her life’s journey you’ll find a remarkable story of forgiveness… not just in what she says, but…

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