StoryTellers Live

Are you a peacemaker? Do you want to make sure everyone around you is happy, sometimes sacrificing your own needs and voice as a result? Katie, who serves on our StoryTellers Live team in Memphis, TN, tells us her story of losing her voice and becoming, in her words, "a victim of her own making" until God brought her to a place of freedom in community and confidence in Christ.

Suzanne, from our Vestavia, AL community group takes us into her life journey with God. She teaches us about the unconditional love of our Father, waiting for His perfect timing, and the importance of being honest and transparent with God. Suzanne also vulnerably shares the path she walked when her mother passed away - a beautiful story to hear as we come upon Mother's Day. (Recorded from our Facebook Live meeting during the COVID-19 shelter in place restrictions )

Through the adoption of her two children from Ethiopia, Angie, from Katy, Texas, shares how God taught her complete dependence on Him. She reminds us that while God can use our gifts and our service for Him, what He really wants from us is an intimate relationship and understanding that Christ alone is our righteousness.

Tobi, from Statesboro, Georgia, takes us into her story as she tells us about the day her life changed forever - the day her husband was in an accident and became a quadriplegic. Tobi shares her struggles, all God has taught her, and she graciously tells us how to better help care for someone who has walked through a tragedy.

After a near death experience, Kellie, from our community group in Memphis, shares how God helped her break the bondage of addiction she lived in for years. As she tells us in her story, “everybody falls down, it’s how you get up that means everything,” Kellie’s story is a source of encouragement and hope to anyone who is struggling with addiction or knows someone who is.

Amy, from our community group in Auburn, Alabama, shares her story of fighting alongside her husband as he battled through the diagnosis of ALS and how she is surviving since his passing. Throughout it all, Amy reminds us that God is trustworthy, He is faithful, and that our joy is found in Jesus not our circumstances.

Natalie, Kyrah, and Josh share their experiences with social media and what they wish their parents would have done or now appreciate what their parents did in regards their interaction with social media. For all you parents out there with preteens and teenagers, you might want to take some notes!

Addie speaks openly and honestly as she shares her story that began her junior year in high school when she found herself unexpectedly pregnant. She openly expresses her struggle with shame, the disappointment she felt in herself, and how the odds were stacked against her. But today, she now sees God’s amazing grace and tender mercies throughout her story. (Recorded in Auburn, Alabama)

Losing a child is one of the most painful experiences a parent can endure, and for most of us it is an unimaginable experience. Today, our Storyteller, Jill, from our community group in Jackson, Mississippi, shares her heart, and so much more, as she tells us her story of walking through pediatric cancer with her son, Campbell. Jill’s story is one of immense loss, but throughout it, she points us all to the sovereignty of God, the hope we have in Jesus, and the peace He alone can provide when we are faced with insurmountable pain and suffering. (Note: the sound quality of this story is imperfect, but the story is so powerful we didn’t want to not post).

A short message from Robyn about online gatherings!

Anxiety can manifest itself in many ways - for our Storyteller, Martha, it came in the form of constantly searching for acceptance and identity in the things of this world. Martha shares how her anxiety led her to discovering the power of God’s word and listening to His truth rather than the whispers of the world. (Recorded in Vestavia, Alabama)

When things in our lives (and our children’s lives) don’t come easy, our flesh has a tendency to scream, “this isn’t fair!” Today’s storyteller, Christine, from Katy, Texas, shares how the diagnosis of her daughter’s dyslexia put her on a mission of finding other avenues where her daughter’s confidence could be built up. Through pep squad tryouts to dance tryouts, Christine shares the struggles she experienced as she learned to trust God completely and give her children to the Lord. Show Sponsor: villagedermatology.net (promo code: storytellers20 for 20% off 1 item) Follow StoryTellers Live online :: Instagram @storytellerslivepodcast. Facebook @storytellerslive Visit our website :: storytellerslive.org

Have you ever asked God why? Like...Why won’t you answer my prayer? Why are you allowing this to happen to me? Why would you allow me to struggle when I’m doing everything you have asked me to do? Well, those are all questions our StoryTeller, Christy, asked God. Her story includes the hard road of an unplanned pregnancy, the struggles of being a single mom, the difficulties a marriage can bring, and an unexpected health crisis. Through all of these experiences though, Christy realized there was purpose in her pain, and God gently led her to a new question.. this time a question she needed to ask herself - why not me? Show Sponsor: https://boulosolutions.com Follow StoryTellers Live online :: Instagram @storytellerslivepodcast. Facebook @storytellerslive Visit our website :: storytellerslive.org

On the surface, Samantha thought having a child with Down Syndrome was going to be devastating, but God, in His all-sufficient manner, had other plans! Samantha shares how she questioned God for giving her this path and how those questions brought her from darkness into the light. Prepare to laugh as Samantha is transparent, humorous, and straight-forward in her struggles. And, in the end, you’ll see it’s those exact struggles she gives credit to for the beauty, depth, and uniqueness of her story.

Let’s face it, marriage can be hard, especially when life hits you with an unexpected, tragic event. Paige, from our community group in Auburn, Alabama, expresses how she and her husband got through the battle of a lifetime after her husband lost both of his legs serving our country, only to find themselves back in the trenches to save their marriage. Paige is raw as she shares about her insecurities, her control issues, and the healing that only God could orchestrate in her marriage.