Swensen Family

As promised, here is the ending to last weeks story.


After becoming a Christian, Guy realized his life had value and God had a purpose for his life. He is now married with his own family and is a successful businessman. More importantly he is willing to share his testimony of how God changed his life, and gave it purpose and value. His smile and sense of humor were contagious, and a testimony of his faith.
When Bill, Jonathan, and Guy shared their testimonies everyone listened. I am sure that there were many people listening who shared some similar life experiences with these men. It is my belief that many realized that if these men could have their lives restored by Jesus, so could they. I believe that the testimonies of these three men gave some people the hope that their lives could be wonderful, productive, and have purpose, too.
Jonathan shared at many of the villages about how God had gifted Native American people with the use of drums and native dance to praise the Lord. His testimonies reminded me of the stories of David in the Old Testament, when he praised the Lord in the same way. During one of the songs at each concert, most of the people attending would join hands to form a long chain of fellowship and praise. Then everyone circled the room following Guy as he led us around the place of worship in a dance to the Lord. In Nome the young people honored Broken Walls by performing a dance of their own for the band.
At the first village where we stopped, a 22-year-old man had just committed suicide, and a broken hearted father shared how his daughter ended her live a few years earlier. At the end of the meeting, many of the fathers in the village came forward for prayer, and the village elders committed themselves to finding a solution to suicide together as a village.
The band was able to minister at another village where there had been three recent suicide attempts. At a third village a group of young people came forward and gave their hearts to the Lord. The last night of the trip, several people came forward for prayer. Everywhere we went all of the team members ministered to people’s needs, especially the youth. Young people would come up after the meetings and visit with them, and were encouraged to play with the band members, who would witness to them during this time of fellowship.
I know that I was richly blessed by the testimony of these men, the grace that was evident in their lives, and the blessing they were to everyone with whom we came into contact. After the trip, which was a week long, it was hard to say goodbye to people that were such a blessing to me. I will always have fond memories of our trip with Broken Walls. - - Bob Widman