Faith Stories with Naomi Reed

Seni’s story | Jesus and rap music “I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all impurities and from all your idols. I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you […]

Barbara’s story | Walking inside the church, age 5 “Jesus said, ‘Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.’” (Matt 11:28) “I’ve always wanted to step inside the door of a church. I’ve wanted it since I was 4 years old. And finally, two years ago, I […]

Graham’s story | A child’s faith can impact the whole family  “Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith.” (Heb 12:1-2) “When I was 12 years old, I walked down the street in New Zealand, looked at the mountains, and decided […]

Glenyce’s story | The gift of a son and a whole new life “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord.” (Isaiah 55:8-9) “When I was 14, my dad came home from work and said, “How would you like to live in Zambia?” It was 1968. We’d […]

Don’s story | The voice in the fire “‘But what about you?’ Jesus asked. ‘Who do you say I am?’ Peter answered, ‘You are the Messiah.’” (Mark 8:29) “There was a major fire in Parkes, in 1983. A fuel tanker caught fire and it was pretty serious. The flames were a couple of miles in […]

Roxanne’s story | Understanding the Gospel broke my heart “But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.” Joshua 24:15 “I was one of eight children, and both my parents were alcoholics, which was pretty hard. My mum had social anxiety. She drank at home and never went anywhere. They were both […]

Paul’s story | But God is changing us, slowly! “Love the lord you God with all your heart and soul and mind and strength. And love your neighbour as yourself.” (Mark 12:30-31) “At 25, I’d made a real mess of my life. I was in a toxic, aggressive relationship. There was a lot of fighting, […]

Valerie’s story | The Lord is especially close in grief “The Lord is close to the broken-hearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” (Psalm 34:18) “When I was 46, my husband died very suddenly, from a stroke. We had no warning whatsoever. He’d been to a conference in Melbourne, and he got home […]

Binay’s story | But Jesus came to save! “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28) “I was born in a Hindu family in remote village in Nepal and my dad was the traditional healer. He made herbal medicines and performed Hindu mantras for healing, […]

Allan’s story | Finding refuge and faith in the back of a church “But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain.” (1 Cor 15:10) ESV “I was born in Oberon. My dad was a Maori, and he took us to church. But church […]

Margaret’s story | Coming to Jesus at age 98 “If you declare with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” (Romans 10:9) “My mother (Margaret) was born in 1920 and died in 2020, six weeks off turning 100. She had a […]

Jane’s story | I just felt the drawing of God  “Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.” (John 1:12)  “I grew up in a household of humanists. Both my parents saw themselves as being thoroughly modern and science-based people. […]

Steve’s story | Desperation on an ice wall turns to prayer  “I’ve always loved the mountains, since I was a boy. Back then, I was rubbish at football. If you can’t play football, as a boy, what are you good for? But I got into rock climbing and realised it was something I could do. […]

Abi’s story   “Both my parents became Christians as adults, and they loved Asian culture. They had a heart to serve God in Asia, so they lived in Singapore for a few years and then Macau. That’s where I was born but we came back to Australia when I was two. Then we moved to New […]

Paul’s story | Now I even serve communion at church!  “My parents told me I was a mistake. They said I should have ended up in a bucket. When I was 6 years old, I was molested at Sunday School. I told my parents, and they didn’t believe me. They said never speak of it […]

It’s been a wonderful four years, for me, gathering 300 Faith Stories for Eternity News. Thank you for travelling along with me and listening to each person as they described their journey to faith in the Lord Jesus. I continue to be amazed, daily, by the way that God works, in every place, drawing us to himself, […]