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Hi. I’m Beverly Brungardt. I was born in Hays, KS and still live in Ellis County. I am married to Keith, and we have three adult children. I enjoy putting jigsaw puzzles together, reading, crocheting, knitting, baking whole wheat bread, visiting with loved ones and hiking on vacation. I love being at home! Being curled up in a comfortable chair with a hot cup of tea and a good book is on the top of my list of my favorite things to do.

Testimony

I was a religious person, practicing the rules of the church, but having difficulty with my marriage, when I was presented with God’s plan of salvation at a women’s meeting. I listened with interest to the speaker because she was sharing how God had helped her and her husband to restore their marriage.

The speaker shared what the Bible said about becoming a Christian. She told of how we were all sinners and, therefore, separated from God and destined for eternity without God. Then she described God’s love for us. God the Father had sent His only Son, Jesus Christ, to come to earth as a baby and to live a perfect (sinless) life so that He could be the perfect sacrifice for all of our sins. (He had no sin of His own to die for, so He was able to take the penalty for all of our sins upon Himself!) Jesus was nailed to a cross and died. But God raised Jesus from the dead three days later, triumphing over death. She told us that we could be forgiven of our sins by putting our faith in what God had done for us through Jesus Christ His Son. Once we had admitted our sin, and believed what God had done for us through His Son, Jesus Christ, we would be forgiven and have our relationship with our Heavenly Father restored!

The speaker gave us an opportunity to pray to receive Jesus as our Savior, but I didn’t pray because I felt that I was a really good person and not a sinner. I felt that God saw how good I was and would let me into Heaven some day when I died because He knew that I was really good.

Some time later, I was bored with staying at home with our young son, Michael, and our marriage was still not going well. I was depressed and restless, so I decided to take a part-time job. It was at this job that I met a man who began to look like “the answer” to all my problems. An “affair of the mind” began. In other words, my thought life was consumed with how wonderful my life would be if I could be married to this other man.

Finally, I decided to end my marriage. I was ready to walk out on both my son and my husband. I told my husband of my decision, which devastated him. I tried to reach this other man by phone all that day but was unable to, so we all went to bed. By this time, though, I was having some doubt.

My dream world or thought life that I had been absorbed with was revealing some cracks as I attempted to make it reality. I couldn’t sleep. I saw how my decision was affecting Keith. I thought about Michael. Then it dawned on me that the only one I had been thinking about was me! My thought life had been so focused on me that I hadn’t even thought about how my decision was going to affect Keith or our son Michael. My choices were causing a great deal of pain. Then came the realization that I was a sinner. I saw for the first time how self-centered and selfish I was and recognized it for what it was – sin.

Seeing myself as a sinner reminded me of what the speaker had shared. She hadn’t left us with the burden of our sin problem. She had gone on to tell us God’s solution to our sin problem. I turned to God in prayer, acknowledging my sinfulness and asking Him to come into my life to change me. I didn’t want to be the kind of person that I saw that I was that night. I discovered later that the Bible says, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old is gone, the new has come.”

I feel asleep that night and awoke with a new attitude. For instance, I had a new sense of responsibility toward my husband and son. Knowing that I couldn’t just walk out on them, I wanted to make things right. I no longer had the desire to leave. Even my language had changed! I was aware that something within me had changed, and it wasn’t long before that change was evident to others as well.

God blessed us with two daughters after that - Sarah and Amy. I found I enjoyed being at home with our children and even decided to home school them! I began growing spiritually as I studied God’s Word – the Bible. Keith became a Christian a short time after I did, and we began studying the Bible together. God completely transformed our marriage and family into something beautiful!

I have found that even though I’m a Christian, I still have trouble and difficulty in my life, but it’s different as a Christian. God is with me, helping me through each and every trial. He cares about what I’m going through…my struggles, my pain and frustrations. Knowing that God loves me and hears my prayers gives me peace that, when I’m willing to accept it, is all I need.

After home schooling our children through high school, I was looking for a part-time job when David Breeden asked me if I would pray about coming to work for KPRD. I have to admit that I thought there was no way that I could ever be a radio announcer, and I told God that too! But I gave it a try, telling God that if He wanted me to be an announcer for KPRD, He would have to do it through me. I knew that I couldn’t do it. Corrie ten Boom says it best. “It is not my ability, but my response to God’s ability, that counts.”

I have learned so much since coming to work for KPRD! And I have so much more to learn. I feel privileged to be here, but even more than that, I feel a huge responsibility to say only what will glorify my Heavenly Father and to not be a “stumbling block” to anyone who listens to KPRD.

May God be glorified through all that is broadcast on KPRD.