Hi Bruce
I am from South Africa. I read your
interview in the "Rooi Rose" Afrikaans
magazine (December 2004). I was struck
by your willingness to confess
vulnerability as a Christian.
From different articles of personalities
like you, one mostly gets the perception
that their life is just one picture of
success and strength, and that often
makes people who have struggles (like
me) feel bad about ourselves. It is
also inspiring to read your advice to
grab each day as if it is your
last. What a difference we can make in
the world through Christ, if we just get
"out of ourselves" and go for it as you
suggest. Thanks for being an
inspiration.
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Hi Bruce, I was going to church and
Bible studies for years but something
was missing. One day I saw your book and
bought it. I started reading it and
things started to click. When I got to
the last page I was in tears and just
wanted Jesus. At the time I had a house
full of kids, but I so needed to be
alone. Forgive me, but into the
bathroom I went with your book. I gave
my heart to Jesus that day sitting in
the bathroom. Thank you.
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Dear Bruce,
I was given your book to read and I
just want to say that I'm only on the
1st chapter and I've laughed and cried
so much already. Your words
have encouraged and inspired me to seek
God on a more personal level than ever
before. Thank you.
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Dear Bruce,
I am one who has been preaching the
Gospel for 15 years, and you have made
Jesus so much more real to me. Thank
you. Keep up the great work.
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Dear Bruce,
I want to tell you how much the Lord is
using your ministry in my life. There
are so many times when I am going
through a time of struggle or just the
weight of so much "life stuff." I will
listen to your CD or read out of one of
your books and I am returned to God's
tender embrace and filled with HIS
strength to keep going. Thank you.
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Dear Bruce,
Thank you for sharing with our church the
last two evenings - I can't wait for
tomorrow morning's service. This evening
was so moving, I couldn't stop the tears,
and know that we celebrate with the angels
in heaven over those who gave their lives to
the Lord this evening.
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For Bruce. This past week we ministered to a bunch
of girls from the inner city. Lots of heartaches.
Physical abuse, disrupted homes, cutters, and so
much I don't have time to tell you. We got into
"Jesus Wept" and wow. Bruce I tell you God used it
so much to melt hearts that were hard. May God be
praised as you continue to do His will.
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Dear Bruce:
When I heard you would be speaking in XXXX, I
thought of another time you spoke here. You probably
don't remember, but toward the end you said you felt
there was a man in a specific need, and you
spoke from Scripture for him. It was me, and it
changed me forever. I thought you'd like to know.
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Dear Bruce,
I just wanted to let you know what a blessing your
travel journal is. Every so often I need a little
strength and I go to your travel journal... and
there is always an entry that is like it was written
just for me! I thank Jesus--and thank you for being
such a willing vessel to spread His love and joy.
Thank you very much for taking the time for this
part of your ministry. It truly is appreciated by at
least one person Jesus touches through it.
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Bruce,
This is a note of gratitude for your book and DVD,
"In the Footsteps of Jesus". Your presentation
of Jesus in non-religiousness reality is of great
significance. I am also very encouraged by the
respect that you place on women. Your openness, humanity, uncomplicated "pure Jesus,"
sense of fun and enthusiasm you share is contagious
and uplifting. If you speaking itinerary brings you
to NZ or Australia again, I will be there.
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I want to thank you for your online travel journal.
The things you say and the way you say them
have truly has brought me closer to God. I
began asking God to give me that same desire that
you have, that same passion so I could reach out to
people. I asked Him for a hunger for his word and
his presence like never before. And He has wasted
no time in answering my prayers. I am "enjoying"
Him and "seeing" Him constantly, where before all I
could see were my problems and I had no joy. I have
taken my selfish, self-involved hat off and begun
giving everything to Him. Now already I am moving
in directions where I would never have gone out of
my own doing. People at my work are asking me
to pray for or with them, and there are
opportunities to talk about Jesus. I am learning
about giving of myself and getting my head out of my
own wants. It is all so wonderful. Thank you!
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I just want you to know that you have impacted this
life in a profound way. I read an article in a
Christian magazine which was an excerpt from your
book and an interview of you. I was so built up in
my faith through your testimony in those pages. I
can't tell you specifically what it was that touched
me, but it was like I was visited by the Lord as I
read it, and wept and wept and wept. I could not
talk for the remainder of the evening and I
remember crying in repentance before the Lord and
yearning for Him more than ever
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Dear Bruce,
Hi, from down-under, in Australia. I met you very
briefly, about 12-18 months ago, when you visited
Melbourne, Australia, and spoke at XXXXXXXX. I want
to sincerely thank you for helping me to really meet
Jesus for the first time in my life, that night.
At the time, I guess you would call me a
professional pew polisher. I had been raised a
“Christian,” knew
about
Jesus but didn’t
know
Jesus; could even quote Bible verses.
The night of the meeting came and I wasn’t sure as
to why I was really going but my wife wanted to
go. As you began to speak I found myself getting
tighter and tighter inside. I wasn’t there because
of wanting to hear what you had to say, but all of a
sudden, my world was blown open. I found
myself desperately wanting Jesus and
His forgiveness. I wanted to be clean. CLEAN!
That night I met Jesus, full on, for the first time
in 48 years. Thank-you for showing
me JESUS. Since then it has been one step at a time,
some times he has to carry
me and some times he has to pick me up, dust me off
and stand me up again. But
I am still walking with him!
Bruce, I know that it may be a bit strange saying
this, but Bruce, don’t give up, don’t
let go of what you do, no matter how hard, how
discouraged, how rough or difficult it gets. You
are just giving us pure Jesus. What you do is too
important. Without you sharing guys like me won’t
get to see Jesus,
the real
Jesus that loves and hurts for
me no matter how rough around the edges I may be,
rather than some remote dude togged up in a white
bed sheet that is above it all.
Don’t let go. What ever you do, DON'T STOP AND DON’T
LET GO.
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I
would like to encourage and thank Bruce. I was
thinking about my life and the road the Lord is
taking me on. One of the turning points in my life
was when I listened to Bruce speaking about 6 years
ago. Before that time I felt called to missions but
could never take the step. When I heard Bruce that
night I got a revelation of Jesus that "broke the
ice" and soon after that I was serving on the Anastasis
Mercy Ship and in YWAM.
May the Lord continue to bless you Bruce as you
spread the lovely fragrance of Jesus. It released me
into ministry. I have a heart for the East and Arab
nations, and in His season I hope to share Jesus
there.
God Bless!
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