I was raised in a Message family in the outback of Western Australia. In the mid-1960s my dad, Alan O’Dwyer, received a few Brother Branham tapes from a denominational friend. His friend did not believe but something rang true in my dad’s heart. From that time he felt a burden to distribute the Message to others. Dad always encouraged me to believe the Message and when I was a young boy he gave me a few sermon books, one of these was "There Is A Man Here That Can Turn On The Light". I really treasured that book believing it was very special but not truly understanding the significance of what lay inside. Shortly after that I was baptised, then at the age of 10 my dad was killed in a mining accident. My mother Jessie, raised us six youngsters on her own with a lot of help from above. It is a great blessing to know that whatever life holds God always provides us with the grace to overcome. I inherited dad’s old reel to reel tape player, a treasured gift that I kept close by my bedside to hear God’s Voice speaking words of life to me. The power in those words kept me in my teenage years and opened to me the reality that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Christ in us living the Life.
Today it is such a privilege to be part of God’s great machine. I really admire the VGR teams in the region, their fearless approach as they present this life-giving resource to their people. I want to express my sincere thanks for their gallant efforts.
I want to especially thank Brother Joseph and the staff at VGR and all the brothers and sisters who have truly caught the vision with a burning desire in their hearts to get the Voice of God to the people of every nation and then, one day, very soon we can all go home to be with Him.