UNSHACKLED! Audio Dramas

Gangs seem to offer protection and acceptance to troubled young people. But Ricky Bueno learned they were a trap that dragged him down.

In an age of permissiveness and shattered families, how does a young girl learn to say “no”? Betty Coon struggled and failed repeatedly, a slave to her own weak will. Parental Guidance is suggested for this remarkable true story of how Betty’s will and her life were transformed.

If you’ve ever pretended to be something you weren’t, then you can identify with Frank Edwards. “The truth will out”, they say. And the truth is what set him free to be real, honest and successful.

Living in darkness and fear, Stephanie Lane ran away at fourteen and sought protection in the occult and drugs, which deepened her bondage. Invite your friends to hear the exciting story of how she was rescued and her life transformed, another true dramatization on “Unshackled!”

Ray Peterman had a problem, one he denied and desperately tried to cover up. Fortunately, he also had a wife who loved him; and with the help of a Friend that sticks closer than a brother, he’s a different man today.

Sandy Schroeder endured repeated abuse as a child and then during her marriage. She didn’t know how to forgive the ones who hurt her until she herself received forgiveness. Parental guidance is suggested because of the sensitive nature of this inspiring story of how she was set free.

Greg Locke’s grandmother loves the Lord and prays for Greg. He needs prayer because he gets addicted to rap music at age thirteen. By then he’s already stealing and has been before a judge three times. Wanting to be a rap star, he does well and has a chance to make a TV commercial. But the court orders his mother to put him in a home to learn discipline. She chooses a Christian home, and while the...

Born in poverty, Earl must quit school at fifteen to help support family. He works 84 hours a week for seven dollars. He marries Essie, takes job as bartender as well, learns to drink and gamble. Nearly dies of tuberculosis, but God heals him. Earl goes back to gambling, cheats brother, runs away to Las Vegas. Family follows, son is saved, Mother still prays for him. Earl again runs away to Califo...

Mike rejects God as a teenager, joins the Marines but doesn’t go to Vietnam. He feels guilty at serving. A drug addict in denial, he becomes deputy sheriff, involved in undercover drug investigations. Illness, drugs and death threats destroy his marriage, and he plays Russian roulette. Takes dangerous job as a security guard, but steals drugs. As first part end, Mike is planning to kill the judge....

Mike continues to flaunt death, taking a gun to court but God intervenes. He attempts suicide with pills, but his daughter and a former Marine stop him. He moves to Florida where his wife files sexual harassment charges against her boss and the man threatens Mike and his family. Defending them, Mike courts death again. God intervenes. He loses his family, tries cults, then goes to church. Finds be...

Jay views pornography at age ten, which leads him and a friend to explore their sexuality until another friend is repulsed by their behavior. At eighteen, Jay remembers those events and fears he is homosexual. He becomes promiscuous; his girlfriend gets pregnant several times and has abortions. His newly-saved aunt urges him to read the Bible and go to church. Finally he goes and is saved. He mana...

Steve’s parents run many businesses, so home is chaotic. His grandmother takes him to church and he’s baptized; but Jesus seems distant to him. Overweight and with acne, Steve withdrew into fantasy and drugs. Joins the Navy, explores the occult, attempts suicide. He then does well in the military but explores homosexuality and adultery. Drinks heavily. A civilian again he tries education. Disillus...

Growing up without any knowledge of God, Fred succeeds in college, in the Air Force and in business. A poor relationship with his stepfather makes him a poor father after he marries and has two children. Several close calls as a navigator make him wonder about God and death, especially when his stepfather dies in his arms. Then his eight year old son attempts suicide and Fred cries out to God.

After Fred’s eight-year-old son attempts suicide, Fred calls out to God and reads the Bible but he is unable to explain the change to his wife. She leaves, taking their daughter. Fred gets custody of his son but is still bitter. As he reads the Bible, God’s Word teaches him forgiveness and he prays for his wife. She remarries and divorces three times, but Fred remains faithful and waiting, 36 year...

Alma & family live in Poland when Russian army invades. Father sent to Siberia. Family is split up, forced to labor on farms for four years. Then they are reunited and sent to East Germany. Each escapes to West Germany. She meets and marries Fred, and they immigrate to America. Three children, good life, but Alma is empty inside until she hears evangelist on radio and receives Christ. Fred follows...

Jeff’s family is dysfunctional. Dad gone a lot and depressed when he’s home. Jeff is a peacemaker who likes to help others. When his best friend is killed in an accident, Jeff decides to join the Peace Corps. He spends two years in Korea, helping fight TB and leprosy. A leper with faith in Christ prompts Jeff to read the Bible. He helps a missionary with orphan children. When he comes home, he tea...

Jim grows up ashamed of his alcoholic father, yet he loves him and does well in college until his dad dies. Then guilt and depression set in and he becomes addicted to alcohol and anti-depressants. He manages to graduate, lands a good job and marries. But alcohol controls him and he loses one job after another, even one marriage after another. The first part ends as he is arrested for DUI’s and se...

Jim continues to try treatment for his alcoholism, but fails. He loses jobs, lies, gambles and commits adultery. His second wife divorces him. He squanders his retirement cache, sells possessions, ends up living with Christian cousin and goes to church, talks with pastor and prays for salvation. Marriage and family are reconciled. Now in ministry.

Kermit never attends church growing up in South Chicago. His parents leave him and brother with Grandmother for several years. He steals and cuts school after parents split when he’s a teenager, and he does a year in bad boy’s school. He learns to drink with co-workers. Is drafted and sent to Vietnam where he works to be a good soldier. But back home, drinking controls him and leads to breakup wit...

Kermit’s hard drinking leads to his cousin’s death and leaves him plagued with guilt. He loses a good job and ends up on the streets where he shoots a man during a confrontation. A friend tells him about Jesus, Who will change his life. So Kermit searches for the rescue mission, comes to Pacific Garden Mission and gives his life to Christ. He and Mary are married, and he is still serving God at PG...

Mavis has a normal life until her kidneys fail at age thirteen. As she lies dying, a stranger says God has a purpose for her life. When she’s a senior in high school, she has a grand mal seizure and is diagnosed with epilepsy. After graduation she’s hospitalized, overmedicated and is put in the mental ward. Finally, the epilepsy is controlled enough that she works in a day care center, sharing an...

In this conclusion Mavis and Dudley adopt a daughter. She continues to have seizures and pain from her lupus. Once she pulls her own tooth because they have no money for a dentist. Then she is diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Chemotherapy fails, so they attempt a bone marrow transplant, which is horrific but seems to succeed. The cancer returns and she refuses additional treatment. She trusts in God...

Harvey’s dad is an abusive drunk who drives away Harvey’s mother. He grows up a witness to violence, lying and stealing and joins the ranks, getting expelled from school for violence. He has some exposure to Christian love and goes to church with sister; but he is drawn into alcohol and drugs and fighting pit bull dogs. After he nearly overdoses on crack cocaine, he cries out to God, reads the Bib...

Bill grows up with a succession of fathers and a bad attitude. He smokes marijuana at 11, drinks and gets in trouble. Sent to a detention home at 13, he works to straighten up. Can’t graduate, continues to drink and do drugs. He meets Melissa and they live together, then marry. She threatens to leave because of his wild life with accidents caused by drinking. A daughter is born and he still carous...

Jacob is born into a poor Muslim family. His name is Abdulihe and he supports himself by serving as a guide to tourists. His father is Arab, his mother is Ethiopian, and he is hated by both groups. He becomes a guide to two Christians, who give him a New Testament. Reading the Gospel of John, he sees that Christ lets us choose to follow Him. He becomes a believer and his life is threatened. The co...