Bryan's story.
Bryan’s story is one that is out of Luke 15. His story is the story of the prodigal son. God is still performing miracles and Bryan’s story is one of hope for everyone. Bryan’s desire is to share his story with men of all ages to be the dad, husband, man, and follower of Jesus that he was created to be.
Bryan will share moments of his life that have shaped him as an adult. He will share how abandonment, abuse, and addictions carried over into his marriage which ultimately led to the decision to have an affair with another woman. However, the story wasn’t over. He will share the redemptive grace that he experienced when he surrendered his life to Jesus and experienced new life.
This question will be asked, “What are you running from?”. Bryan knows from his own life's experiences that you are either running towards something or running from something. He will incorporate marathon running into his message and how it relates to his journey with Jesus.
This message will have moments of disbelief, amazement, laughter, tears, and celebration. He will challenge the audience to look at their own story and encourage them into a relationship with Jesus or strengthen that relationship.
Bryan’s story will leave a lasting impact no matter the audience and confirm that an encounter with Jesus changes everything.
Shayla's story.
Shayla grew up in the church. She grew up in a strong Christian home. Her parents have been married over 50 years. She had the foundation. But she turned her back. She walked away from Jesus.
She will share her story of making the decision to repurpose her life for Jesus when she had nowhere else to turn. Shayla’s story of forgiveness and overcoming fear will have your audience holding their breath as she shares what it was like living with an addict and learning of the other woman.
She will share what it means to become a follower of Jesus even in the darkest of times. She provides real life examples of how she learned to trust again. She talks about walls that she put up to protect herself from being hurt again and the challenge of breaking down those walls to love others and to be loved.
Shayla has a gift to love women right where they are. Her desire is to encourage the moms who are exhausted and the wives who wonder if they can make it another day. She will talk about overcoming postpartum depression and how she learned to experience joy as a new mother.
Shayla has a unique ability to relate to each person in the audience her message of living by faith over fear.