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One80: Testimonies of Transformation
Hosted by OneWay Ministries · EN
Be inspired by stories of Christian transformation from around the world--and next door! Hear miraculous coming-to-Jesus stories from all walks of life and be amazed at how God writes a story in all of us. One80 is a production of OneWay Ministries.
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118: Irresistible God: Beyond Fortune Telling, Jade
Feb 1700:34:04Tap to summarizeHear Jade’s testimony of growing up behind the Iron Curtain and during the Chinese Cultural Revolution. She shares how communist atheism, along with Buddhism, Taoism, and traditional folk beliefs, shaped her view of suffering, healing, and the supernatural. These influences eventually led her into fortune-telling and divination. Yet even in that spiritual darkness, the faithful witness of Chinese believers began to bring light into her life.The story takes a pivotal turn when her husband is diagnosed with terminal cancer. Through grief, doubt, and the timely influence of Christian colleagues, they begin to explore faith and ultimately choose baptism. Follow Jade’s journey from the transactional spirituality of her upbringing to a personal relationship with God, where she discovers hope, comfort, and the assurance of being chosen and loved.Let us know what you thought of the show!Follow One80 on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or our website.Never miss a One80. Join our email list. Follow us on Instagram.Share One80, here's how!OneWay Ministries
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117: Yoga Led To Destruction, Dr. Laurette Willis
Feb 1000:45:49Tap to summarizeFrom New Age spirituality and yoga to a vibrant life in Christ, Dr. Laurette Willis shares her incredible journey of faith, deliverance, and calling. Laurette opens up about her family’s struggles, her search for meaning in spiritual experiences around the world, and the pivotal moment when she heard God’s voice calling her home.Be inspired by her honesty about addiction, loss, and the emptiness of seeking fulfillment outside of God. Laurette discusses the spiritual realities behind yoga, its history and roots, and the Christian alternative she founded, PraiseMoves. She also offers insight and advice for reaching out to those still entrenched in New Age practices.Don’t miss this compelling story of transformation, faith, and calling on Laurette’s One80!Helpful links:Laurette’s video on the dangers of yogaPraiseMoves.com ~ The Christian ALTERNATIVE to YogaLaurette’s video on the dangers of yogaLaurette’s video on proper Christian meditationLet us know what you thought of the show!Follow One80 on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or our website.Never miss a One80. Join our email list. Follow us on Instagram.Share One80, here's how!OneWay Ministries
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116: Not Ready Yet, Bert Berrios
Feb 300:23:32Tap to summarizeWhat would you do if you were in prison, labeled a security threat, and locked in isolation?For Bert Berrios, it was reading the Bible. Bert was serving time for murder and was stuck in segregation, with little hope of connection. Yet, God reached him in the most unlikely of places. The twist? The man who put him behind bars was the one who guided Bert toward hope and new life.Hear the story of how Marco David was called to help Bert find the truth of scripture and be set free. When the unlikely pair meets up, redemption begins in Bert’s life. This is a One80 you won’t want to miss!You’ll learn a lot about what it’s like to grow up in a gang and what prison life was like for Bert and experience his first-hand account of true healing, the grace of God, and the power of forgiveness. Bert now leads his own prison ministry, given rare permission from Cook County to reenter Division Nine of Cook County Jail as a parolee to preach the Bible.Helpful links:Bert’s book RedeemedManny MillKoinonia HouseRadical Time OutLet us know what you thought of the show!Follow One80 on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or our website.Never miss a One80. Join our email list. Follow us on Instagram.Share One80, here's how!OneWay Ministries
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115: Christ, Cancer, and Collateral Blessings, Marco David
Jan 2700:14:48Tap to summarizeMarco David is both a Chicago cop and pastor who finds himself leading Bert Berrios to faith in Jesus in prison–after he was one of the men who put him there. Learn how he came into that dual career and how God’s true calling on his life was neither of these. Hear how Marco came to faith after overhearing another conversation where the gospel was preached. You never know who’s listening as you are witnessing to others! Marco shares about what he calls collateral blessings, things that the enemy meant for evil and God uses for good, like his own multiple cancer diagnoses and the collateral blessings he finds in others’ circumstances. He guides us in reading the Bible, hearing what God has to say, and prayer.Helpful links:6:4 fellowship Collateral Blessings, Marco’s bookManny Mill, Koinonia HouseRadical Time OutLet us know what you thought of the show!Follow One80 on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or our website.Never miss a One80. Join our email list. Follow us on Instagram.Share One80, here's how!OneWay Ministries
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114: From Apartheid to Faith, Effie Damianidou (Cyprus, South Africa)
Jan 2000:32:55Tap to summarizeWhat if the road out of faith is the very path God uses to lead you home? Effie’s journey begins in a sun-soaked Cypriot village and detours through apartheid-era South Africa, where barred windows, schoolyard prejudice, and a harsh home life force hard questions about God’s goodness. How can a good God cause such prejudice?Watch Effie's faith come alive after a friend's prayer to end nightmares. And We walk with Effie as Scripture comes alive—offering a clear-eyed account of the fall, a compelling vision of the image of God.Then, years in Chicago’s club scene pull her far from what she once knew. When everything unravels, an unlikely person through another dream lure Effie back to walking with Jesus. Effie returns—not with fireworks, but with a steady yes to a Father who gives more than second chances.The show concludes with Effie's new biblical convictions on suffering and how to face it with God. If you’ve ever wondered whether you’ve gone too far or asked how faith speaks to racism and suffering, this conversation is for you. Listen, share with someone who needs hope, and if this story resonates, subscribe and leave a review.Let us know what you thought of the show!Follow One80 on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or our website.Never miss a One80. Join our email list. Follow us on Instagram.Share One80, here's how!OneWay Ministries
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113: The Gay Identity Lie, Matthew Karchner (homosexuality)
Jan 1300:24:11Tap to summarizeA single question on a crowded lunch line can change a life. Matthew Karchner grew up steeped in church and Scripture, yet carried a secret that shaped his choices, hardened his heart, and led him into a “counterfeit freedom” that never delivered the peace it promised. From hidden shame to late‑night calls and alcohol‑fueled bravado, his world looked bold on the outside and empty on the inside—until an evangelist at a McDonald’s asked, “If you died today, where would you go?” Hear how that encounter changed the trajectory of Matthew's faith, purpose and life, where he is the one proclaiming, "I've decided to follow Jesus; no turning back." And how a bold stand for faith changed even his profession to missionary pastor in Cambodia.While Matthew found a new identity in Christ, he sheds light on the false identity lie often found with homosexuality.You'll never see strangers the same way again, and you might be convicted to share the love of Jesus with them after listening to today's One80. Let us know what you thought of the show!Follow One80 on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or our website.Never miss a One80. Join our email list. Follow us on Instagram.Share One80, here's how!OneWay Ministries
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112: Not Defined by Failures, Tonya Peck
Jan 600:25:01Tap to summarizeWhat if the moment you’re most ashamed of is the hinge that turns your life toward healing? Tonya Peck's story begins in a home where security and church were sparse. That lens set her chasing safety in all the wrong places, until a youth group showed her a different kind of community, one marked by peace and a relational Christ. Sometimes after Christ comes the fall. See what happened when Tonya spiraled and how redemption came.Helpful Links:Carenet, a pro-abundant life ministryA Thief in the Night movie from the 70sLeft Behind booksRomans 8:28Continental SingersTonya’s websiteLet us know what you thought of the show!Follow One80 on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or our website.Never miss a One80. Join our email list. Follow us on Instagram.Share One80, here's how!OneWay Ministries
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111: Valedictorian Skips Speech, Gains Peace Instead, Ava Ward
Dec 1600:20:20Tap to summarizeWhat do you do when your whole identity revolves around academic performance? Well, for Ava Ward, it wasn’t good. The stress to perform at top level caused anxiety, even panic attacks. After a particularly dark freshman year of high school, Ava came to the realization that her obsession with good grades had become an idol. At Bear Lake Camp, she realized she had a divided heart and her idolatry was supplanting faith in Christ. She did an about face, changed schools, changed her mindset, even changed her career path to studying the Bible and art, things a smart person just doesn’t do! It all comes to a head when Ava forgoes her graduation speech as valedictorian, fruit of a new heart.See what happens when Ava gives her burden of perfection to the Lord, gets an undivided heart, and pursues Jesus full on as a biblical studies major at Wheaton College This episode would be encouraging for those battling anxiety or perfectionist tendencies, showing them steps to freedom in Christ. Helpful Links:The Bible ProjectBear Lake CampWheaton CollegeWheaton College Biblical and Theological Studies majorThe Humble Skeptic PodcastEcclesiastes 1:14Psalm 861 Peter 4:11OneWayOneWay Internship Program (it’s awesome)Let us know what you thought of the show!Follow One80 on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or our website.Never miss a One80. Join our email list. Follow us on Instagram.Share One80, here's how!OneWay Ministries
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110: From Kibbutz to Christ, Raviv Dror (Israel), Part 2
Dec 900:19:43Tap to summarizeWhat happens when a brand‑new believer faces mockery at home, financial strain, and a nation at war—and chooses to study harder, love deeper, and answer with reasons instead of rage? Raviv Dror shares his newfound faith and path through doubt, dialogue, and devotion, exploring how apologetics turned shaky mornings into a steady, lived faith.In Part 2, Raviv explains how apologetics helped him both strengthen his new faith and share it with others. He ends with thoughts on the Israeli war, the Christian response, and how to pray for the nation.Helpful Links:Raviv’s book Three in One: Being Israeli, Jewish & Believer IN CHRISTRaviv’s book The Third WayRaviv’s Faithful Tales Children’s books, seriesApologetics resources recommended by Raviv:Dr. Frank Turek, CrossExamined.org Prof John Lennox https://www.johnlennox.org/Dr. William Lane Craig reasonablefaith.org Dennis Prager, https://www.prageru.com/Prayercast IsraelOther resources:Zionism: A Concise History, Alex RyvchinLet us know what you thought of the show!Follow One80 on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or our website.Never miss a One80. Join our email list. Follow us on Instagram.Share One80, here's how!OneWay Ministries
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109: From Kibbutz To Christ, Raviv Dror (Israel), Part 1
Dec 200:19:19Tap to summarizeWhat happens when a life built on certainty starts to crack? Hear the One80 of Raviv Dror, who grew up in a hardline communist kibbutz where the collective came first, religion, even true Judaism, was scorned, and affection felt scarce. His story carries us from growing up on a faithless kibbutz to a cross-continent love that opens a door he isn’t ready to walk through—until everything else falls apart.In part 1, hear how God broke Raviv free from communist ideology and slowly, faith starts to move in.Helpful Links:Raviv’s book Three in One: Being Israeli, Jewish & Believer IN CHRISTRaviv’s book The Third WayRaviv’s Faithful Tales Children’s books, seriesApologetics resources recommended by Raviv:Dr. Frank Turek, CrossExamined.org Prof John Lennox https://www.johnlennox.org/Dr. William Lane Craig reasonablefaith.org Dennis Prager, https://www.prageru.com/Prayercast IsraelOther resources:Zionism: A Concise History, Alex RyvchinLet us know what you thought of the show!Follow One80 on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or our website.Never miss a One80. Join our email list. Follow us on Instagram.Share One80, here's how!OneWay Ministries
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