Relationships Stories
Abby - Dream Husband Story
My childhood was very heavy. Mum was not in the space to be having a baby.
Adrian
One day i'd be really happy and then another day i'd just notice that something ...
Aidan
Grew up in Epsom, in Auckland. As a typical kiwi fun loving kid. Loved to be out...
Alex
So when I was growing up I was an only child and when I was around 5 years old m...
Alex & Yvonne - Hope in God
Alex travelled alot. He was away approximately 6 months of the year on and off w...
Amanda & Aroha
In October 2016, we were getting ready to go out to an event and I remember brus...
Amelie & Nicole, part 1
There was nothing really in my teenage years that were kind of out of the ordina...
Amelie & Nicole, part 2
I don't really think I had any other choice. I think it came to that crossroads ...
Ants
One night there was a big knock at the door, a real loud thumping knock which wa...
Ben
I am the eldest of about 7 children. My parents had 4 children but raised 3 of m...
Ben
The first time God spoke to me, I was 6 years old. I heard my name called, Ben ...
Ben & Raelene
Ben and I met when we were in high school and I was actually a cheerleader and ...
Bex
Well we were never really in one place for long. I often find it quite difficult...
Caitlin
Life growing up was, adventurous. I lived on a farm and every day looked like an...
Chris
I was raised in two large famillies, my mum had 14 children. At the age of 6 I l...
Christine & Peter
I was selling rural real estate at the time and so I pretty much knew what was o...
Christine - Suicide Attempt Stories
Growing up I had two parents who were the complete opposite ends of the spectrum...
Claudia
I had no confidence in who I was and where my life was going. I couldn’t see a f...
Desiree & Waipatu - Finding Christian Love Story
Growing up as a kid was fun as we had a father that liked to spend a bit of time...
Desiree & Waipatu - Wairoa Rock Church Story
My story begins about 21/22 years ago. I remember saying to the Lord, I really w...
Dietrich
Growing up, my dad was quite a hard man. He was a classic man in the sense, he d...
Don
I came from an era where, you know as a child you were seen and not heard. In a ...
Frank & Celia
Well I was in middle management working for a multi national company, corporate ...
Gareth & Rachel
Three months into marriage I had already been rushed to hospital a couple of tim...
Geoff
Michelle and I were living together and we werent married. We didnt want to get ...
George & Naomi
Once a week on a friday I bring one of my boys that lives with me full time and ...
Grant
Over the teenage years, maybe very early twenties, probably a little bit loose. ...
Grant & Karen
I grew up in a solo parent family. I didnt really have alot of male influence in...
Hans & Ruthie
Grew up in a Samoan family, christian household. With my parents both being past...
Hayden
Just out chasing the elusive fish around, it’s something i’ve actually done a fa...
Heather & Grant
Heather and I came together through an adulterous affair. And through that affai...
Indiana
I was born into a family of 3 brothers and 1 older sister. When I was born that ...
Ingrid
Life growing up was fun. I had four brothers and one sister so it was never bori...
Jaewyn
My earliest memories as a child, don’t start until about 9 years old. And those ...
Janette & Michael - Gang Culture Story |
I was 18 when I met the father to my children, he started getting involved in th...
Jasmine - Facing Rejection
So I grew up in a christian family with a mum and dad who loved me so much and l...
Jazmin - Drug Addiction Help
When I was four, my mum and dad were fighting lots. My mum decided to take me an...
Jeff & Alana
When Alana and I were first dating in high school in the beginning stages, alot ...
Jerry & Mary
Church for me as a young guy was all about turning up. You grow up in church, yo...
Jess
Growing up me and my sisters had always been told how beautiful we were and peop...
Jessica
I grew up in a single parent home in Auckland with my mum and my brother. Growin...
Jim & Dee
We were told that we couldnt have children but we believed that we could. I reme...
Joe & Jacinta
In my head I had a plan. I’d be twenty three, i’d be married. So round twenty st...
Joel
Life growing up for me, I was always trying to find out who I was. I wanted to f...
John
We grew up in a really good environment, really good upbringing. My mum and dad ...
Joseph
We came from Samoa in the early 1980’s, looking for a better life. Our values we...
Josh & Jen
As a kid, I grew up in a small town over in the states. In a good home, had good...
Josh - Prodigal Son Story
I definitely had loving parents, really looked after us and really remember my m...
Kate
We moved around alot when I was a kid. We actually lived in alot of little towns...
Katie & Siaosi
I grew up on a farm in Kaitaia, up north. It was pretty busy but it was a good u...
Keith
I'm Keith Barrington Pace and I'm a train driver. My childhood was not the best,...
Kohi & Paku
Kohi and I were childhood sweethearts so we grew up together and we went through...
Lachlan
So my parents split up when I was about 6 years old. And when they split up my f...
Larry - Learning to Forgive
Mum's paraplegic, she gave birth to four kids and raised us all by crawling arou...
Leilani - Trusting God
I grew up in a mixed cultural home. My father is Fijian and my mother's a kiwi w...
Lou
So I was eight years old when my Mum was diagnosed with breast cancer. And I thi...
Mandy - Healing Multiple Sclerosis
I was born in Christchurch as a twin, I was the second born. It was a great life...
Marama & Wi
So I worked for some years as a doctor in the hospital and then I did my GP trai...
Marina
My mom grew up in a very broken environment and ended up being sexually abused. ...
Mark
Most of my childhood years were with the extended family. My mum, my nana, my au...
Matt
So I was born in England and my parents broke up when I was two years old. My mu...
Matt
So it was 10pm, October, the year 2001 and my whole life changed. First time I e...
Matt
When I was 8, Dad and Mum sat us down and Dad said that he was leaving. They wer...
Matt
I came from a family of six children, got five boys and the youngest is a girl. ...
Meaalofa
Growing up, Dad was always there for my sports. Even though there were like 8 ki...
Melissa & Shane
I sorta got into the bad crowds and then got kicked out home and it sort of just...
Neville
When I was a young fella, my brother and I we both lived in Mount Maunganui and ...
Pam & Owen
Owen and I were brought up in totally different backgrounds. He was brought up i...
Paul
Me and my family migrated over to New Zealand when I was about two years old ove...
Paul Kelly - Marriage Restoration
My journey started with being baptised as a catholic but not truly understanding...
Petrina
These triangles on my finger and represents all of my sisters and myself. And we...
Phil
My dad had the ability to create an atmosphere of fear in the home. He would be ...
Phil's - Motor Neuron Disease Story
I was diagnosed in January 2013 and they gave me at the most 27 months. Accordin...
Rees & Cathy
So about 6 months into being married we thought lets try we'll try to have kids....
Rima & John - Dealing With Depression
We met on a wednesday night which is irregular for me. We got to know each other...
Robbie
My mother had arrhythmia. Her heart wasn’t beating properly and it was a problem...
Romy
I grew up in South Africa in a town called Port Elizabeth and I was one of 5 chi...
Sara
I must’ve been 7 years old at the time. Jumped off the bus, ran down the drivewa...
Sarah
My grandfather, he’s 92, he’s a Salvation Army officer and he tells this amazing...
Sheena & Meaalofa
Even though we lost Lofa’s dad, we also gained another life as well. It was only...
Stephanie
At the age of 3 I encountered my first sexual abuse, I also went through it at t...
Stephen
My loneliness was self induced and self professed in some ways I think too. I de...
Sue & Jeff
Marriage in the early years was quite challenging. We had alot of discussions an...
Sulu
I was twenty years old, this was my last chance at netball, and I wasted it.
Sumita
I was born in Punjab, India. My parents were trying for a child and they were no...
Tanielle
When I was 13, I was molested by a family friend. And that was the start of a ve...
Tanya
It’s pretty crazy to be back here, this was my primary school. I was probably ab...
Taylor
My story sort of starts off, before myself actually. It starts off with my Mum, ...
Teresa
From the first memory I have, we were in Auckland then moved to Wellington. This...
Thomas
I was born in the cook Islands, in Atutuki. Beautiful place, beautiful island. B...
Umberto & Jacquie
When we first met it was at my best friends wedding. We ended up at the same tab...
Ursula & George
I am Ursula and this is my husband George. And we have a long and interesting st...
Vinze - Child Abuse Story
I was born in Manilla Philippines in a little suburb called Quezon City. I lived...
Winkie Pratney
I had the second highest caning. They used to cane in those days, beat the fat o...