Free On the Inside - Prison Podcast

Send a text Episode 24 — Kelly Master Today we sit down with Kelly Master. Kelly is a Motivational Speaker, Author, and Director of the non-profit organization, "For Dignity," located in New Jersey. She is a captivating storyteller with a beautiful gift of translating life's trials into opportunities of hope. Kelly has authored two books, Fierce & Free and, SHINE: Uplifting Word...

Send a text Episode 25 — Misty Lumley Misty Lumley is a beautiful Southern Belle whose life was once ruled by addiction, and reckless behaviors. Raised with a very religious background and a Grandfather who was a pastor, Misty was saved and baptized at an early age. But soon she began to run with the wrong crowd, and became a thrill seeker with no boundaries. Before long she was experimenting with...

Send a text Episode 26 — Kyle Hunter Kyle Orth was a danger to society. If he didn't like you, that was a bad thing. If he did like you, that was a different kind of bad thing. Because Kyle was strong, violent, had a broken moral compass, and did everything to the extreme, he was a threat. But he was also a top 1% salesperson. This meant he could talk anyone into doing anything. That proved to...

Send a text Episode 27 — The Lundays It's not often you get to hear a recovery story like this one. Today we sit down with Ken Lunday and his wife and daughter. You will hear how God miraculously saved him from the grips of drug addiction that was sure to end his life. It's an earthshaking reality of how drug addiction not only destroys the lives of the addict, but in turn negatively affe...

Send a text Episode 28 — Stephanie Vine Stephanie Vine began using marijuana and alcohol as a teen, and by the age of 15 she was using meth on a daily basis. Becoming pregnant in her twenties she attempted to sober up, but ended up losing custody of her son when he was 3 months old due to her continued drug abuse. Stephanie struggled for years in her addiction and eventually found herself pregnant...

Send a text Episode 29 — Hannah May Barnett Hannah May Barnett was born in a Christian home, and her grandfather was a pastor. She grew up in the church, and loved Jesus. But one day after church her parents informed her that they were getting a divorce. It was completely out of the blue, and Hannah was totally blindsided. Soon Hannah found herself using drugs, and in a homosexual relationship. Sa...

Send a text Episode 30 — Tyler Vine Tyler Vine moved all over the place as he grew up, he had godly parents and grandparents, and a loving father, but unfortunately when Tyler was young, his father was a drug dealer. Seeing the damage drug addiction caused in his parents lives and marriage, Tyler determined to never follow in his dad's footsteps. But when Tyler turned 11, he got high for the...

Send a text Straight from the pages of Cosmo Girl Magazine 2004, Valeria Salazar joins us today to share her amazing testimony.   Valeria was your average young adult struggling to get through college,  when her life took an unexpected turn.  Finding herself in Federal Prison,  Valeria thought her chances of having a successful life and career were over.  But God stepped in.  Valeria's story...

Send a text Tracy Kovach grew up in a broken home and lived much of his life on the streets.   He started injecting meth by the age of 14  and had police contact 37 times as a juvenile.   Tracy has been in 13 different prisons in California and Arizona.  His first term was 1988 in Folsom Prison in California at the age of 23. In 2007, Law enforcement in Arizona drove a tank into his house looking...

Send a text In this episode we are talking to Sam and Noelle Borgia.  Noelle is an author,  ministry school graduate,  teacher,  pianist,  and vocalist.  She has a heart for those struggling with addiction and a passion for introducing people to a personal relationship with the Lord.  She is married to Sam Borgia,  a corporate executive chef,  who was freed from the bondage of addiction in 2018. T...

Send a text On this episode,  we will be joining our host Donna Sparks,  as she interviews  Melisha Johnson.  Melisha was raised in a loving Christian home,  but quietly battled insecurity,  rejection,  and feelings of unworthiness.  These struggles led her down a difficult path,  resulting in a 12-year federal prison sentence.  In the depths of prison,  Melisha experienced a spiritual awakening. ...

Send a text Today we will talk to Chris Smith.    Chris Smith's life is a testament to resilience and transformation. Raised in poverty with early exposure to drugs and alcohol, he entered the criminal justice system at just seventeen, spending a total of twenty years in and out of prison. Since 2017, Chris has redirected his focus to recovery and wellness. Today, he serves as a Recovery Coac...

Send a text Today we are talking to Aura Lynn-Rouse.  Aura has an amazing testimony.  She struggled with a life of trauma and addiction.  In November 2008, after leaving work she and a friend went out partying.  Driving home that night,  Aura hit and killed a man on the side of the road.  Absolutely unaware of the incident,  she was completely devestated when law enforcement told her what she had...

Send a text Joe Oden burns for revival and awakening. He is a product of revival himself. He was saved and delivered from drugs during the Brownsville Revival, and he has never been the same. Joe has spent the last twenty-five years traveling throughout America and the world, equipping and mobilizing the body of Christ to share the gospel and reach the lost. His heart burns with the desire to see...

Send a text Today we are spending some time with Jennifer Vickers. You may remember we spoke with her husband Michael, in Episode one.  Jennifer did not grow up in a Christian home. She endured a lot of abuse physically verbally and sexually. Jennifer says her parents did the best they could with what they had been given. One Sunday she rode a school bus to church  after a neighbor had invited her...

Send a text On today's show,  we will be talking to Cassie Cooper.  Cassie was in addiction for 19 yrs,  she had been to prison 3 times .  She lost everything including her home and her kids .  Cassie has now been clean for almost 8 1/2 years.  She is a peer supervisor for the state of Arkansas and peer support for Saint Bernard hospital .  All this is because Cassie made a decision to accept...

Send a text Ashley and her husband, Heath, are church planters in Lagrange, Indiana where they pastor Fountain Church. She is passionate about seeing girl’s lives transformed through the power and presence of Holy Spirit. She loves ministering in the local jail and to the ladies in her community through events and retreats. When she isn’t doing ministry outside of the home, she loves being with he...

Send a text Join Donna as she interviews Ministry Director and Substance Abuse Counselor, Jennifer Long.   Jennifer was a drug addict and was convicted as a felon several times.  Childhood trauma and bad decisions led her to a life of misery.  But after meeting Jesus while she was incarcerated she was radically changed by the power of the blood!   Now Jennifer serves as a Ministry Director and sub...

Send a text Amber's life was once bound by suffering,  addiction,  rejection,  guilt,  and shame.  But now she has now been transformed and is living a life of freedom and victory through Jesus Christ,  revealing God's power to turn ashes into beauty and sin into grace.   I hope you are blessed by Amber's story. Support the show Story of Grace Prison Ministry with Evangelist Donna S...

Send a text Donna interviews Serena Dyksen in this episode:   Serena Dyksen was taken for an abortion at thirteen years old after being sexually assaulted by a family member. The abortion was carried out by George Klofger, who later made headlines for hoarding thousands of fetal remains. At 16, she found herself pregnant again, but this time chose life in a Planned Parenthood parking lot. The abor...

Send a text Join Donna as she interviews Jasmine Cervini.  Having journeyed through addiction,  Jasmine now celebrates five years in recovery,  a path made possible through her unwavering faith in Jesus Christ.  Jasmine's story is a powerful reminder that redemption is always within reach.  From hopeless and alone,  to a beautiful life filled with love and freedom. Support the show Story of G...

Send a text On this episode,  we will be joining our host Donna Sparks, as she interviews  Keith and Katie Goodwin.  Keith and Katie Goodwin are youth pastors from southern Indiana.  After many years of struggling in active heroin addiction,  their lives were radically transformed when they encountered Jesus in a county jail.  The Lord restored them,  restored their family and set them on fire for...

Send a text Today we catch up with Donna Sparks and her ministry partner Sue Baker as they share a conversational teaching on the Holy Spirit and the gifts and working of the Holy Spirit.   What are some topics you would like to hear us discuss on the show?  Write to us and let us know.  Send your mail to:  Story of Grace Prison Ministry   P.O. Box 13  Lexington,  TN 38351 We pray you are blessed...

Send a text Today Donna sits down with Evangelist Andrew Rosenbarker: Andrew may be walking in his calling now,  but he had a rough start.  Andrew grew up in poverty in an addiction household.  He experienced sexual abuse from a female babysitter when he was only 4 years old. This led Andrew into 12 years of active addiction,  alcohol,  weed,  pills,  and coke.   But,  today Andrew has lived 14 ye...

Send a text In this episode Donna interviews fellow Assemblies of God Evangelist, Julie Seals. Julie Seals is The Hope Dealer! An ordained prison minister and evangelist with a relentless passion for sharing the life-transforming power of Jesus Christ through her personal testimony, she is a sought-after keynote speaker and workshop presenter for women’s conferences, church revival services, and y...