The Storyteller http://www.withoutreservation.com The Storyteller is a 15-minute weekly radio program and internet broadcast featuring true stories from First Nations people across North America who are following Jesus Christ without reservation. Don't be fooled, this is not some religious, feel good program. This is real life. It's raw, direct and personal. If you're tired of trying to figure out who we really are, or wonder if there really is hope for something better, you may want to listen to some folks who understand. The Storyteller is heard in more than 280 communities in Canada and the US. en-us 2012 Without Reservation webmaster@withoutreservation.com http://www.withoutreservation.com/assests/stpodcasticon1.jpg The Storyteller http://www.withoutreservation.com Without Reservation True Stories from across Native North America Without Reservation storytellers@withoutreservation.com The Storyteller is a 15-minute weekly radio program and internet broadcast featuring true stories from First Nations people across North America who are following Jesus Christ without reservation. Don't be fooled, this is not some religious, feel good program. This is real life. It's raw, direct and personal. If you're tired of trying to figure out who we really are, or wonder if there really is hope for something better, you may want to listen to some folks who understand. The Storyteller is heard in more than 280 communities in Canada and the US. no Native american americans indian indians first nations nation storyteller stories radio culture faith tradition traditional elders Thu, 17 May 2012 00:01:00 -0500 720 Arlene Edd (Navajo) Part 2 http://www.withoutreservation.com/media/low/038-ArleneEdd-2.mp3 Struggling with bitterness, Arlene was determined to bring change in her life. She was tired of dealing with the way others treated her because of her mother's illness. She did find change, but it wasn't what she had anticipated.]]> Mon, 14 May 2012 00:01:00 -0600 Arlene Edd (Navajo) Part 1 http://www.withoutreservation.com/media/low/037-ArleneEdd-1.mp3 Arlene grew up in the heart of the Navajo reservation. It was a simpler time, but her life was deeply effected by the stigma that her family was cursed.]]> Mon, 07 May 2012 00:01:00 -0600 Mario Swampy (Cree) Part 4 http://www.withoutreservation.com/media/low/230-MarioSwampy-4.mp3 I said, “Ever since God came into my life and I became a Christian, I’ve learned to forgive. I forgive you.”

What was even more astonishing was, he said, “Thank you. I’m thankful to Jesus that you’ve forgiven me.”

Ever since that moment I’ve chosen to forgive him, I’ve never had to deal with that bitterness and that resentment and that hatred which really would only weigh heavy on me. I left it to God.]]> Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:01:00 -0600 Mario Swampy (Cree) Part 3 http://www.withoutreservation.com/media/low/229-MarioSwampy-3.mp3 "One of the things that pastor said to me in Teen Challenge, “If you go shoveling mud with a pair of white gloves, you can be guaranteed that those gloves are going to get muddy, not the other way around. The mud’s not going to get 'glovey'. You got to be careful, too, who you hang out with and places you go.” I had to learn to separate myself from a lot of the places I went, the people I hung out with, because even that in itself can really weigh on your spirit." ]]> Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:01:00 -0600 Mario Swampy (Cree) Part 2 http://www.withoutreservation.com/media/low/228-MarioSwampy-2.mp3 After doing cocaine, I felt this pain in my chest and my heart pounding and I started freaking out, panicking, and all I could think was, “I don’t want to die and go to Hell.” I remember just crying out to God, “God, please, I don’t want to die, please, get me through this night.” The next day I was alive. I woke up, and it was just on my conscience heavy; “You prayed to God and you asked God, ‘get me through the night’ and He did. What are you going to do?” ]]> Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:01:00 -0600