One80: Testimonies of Transformation

Chaim Bentorah is so much more than a bus driver for Jesus. But in his day job, he serves the least of these through driving people with disabilities. Learn how through his struggles with Asperger Syndrome, Chaim had a unique encounter with the Lord that encouraged him to see God in a new way. He now leads others to the heart of God with his other job, an author and teacher of Hebrew and Aramaic....

Pro-wrestler Gareth "Angel" Thompson is a pastor who holds “wrestling church” in Bradford, England, replete with sermons and suplexes, bodyslams and baptisms.  In his powerful testimony, hear how as a child he was mistreated and left for homeless until Christians came to his aid and how he now disciples wrestlers and evangelizes England with a unique message of hope. "We've kin...

Liv LeDuc is a junior at Wheaton College and "the most reluctant future missionary." Though Liv grew up in the church, her own insecurities and bipolar disorder kept her from an intimate relationship with the Lord. She reluctantly chose to go to a Christian college, but while there, was overcome with the sincere faith her fellow classmates lived out. This encouragement propelled her to a...

Today’s One80 features testimonies from Muslim born believers from India, Turkey and Saudi Arabia, part of OneWay’s Love Muslims initiative. Be encouraged as you see how God moved mightily in their lives to call them to saving faith in Jesus and hear how you can be part of making One80s happen, by praying for Muslims during Ramadan, their month of prayer and fasting. Join our Ramadan Prayer Challe...

Today’s One80 is a rootin-tootin cowboy testimony! Monty Rieck was a cowboy through and through. Hear how he went from a “black hat wearing” cowboy–rodeo roping, gun toting and chasing the things of this world– to the Cowboy Preacher. Monty pursued a business venture and didn’t know he was surrounded by Christians. He was overcome with the love they had for their wives, and his own need for a savi...

Alexandra Justyna had overcome so much before coming to Jesus: drug and alcohol addiction, abuse, bullying . But it was actually her eating disorder that trumped everything else and did the most harm. And getting caught with an expired license? It was where God worked to get her in church, in the Word and on the way to real transformation through Jesus . Alexandra was so love-starved that when she...

Izzy Koo grew up in a Christian home, but when her dad challenged her on what she believed, she didn’t have answers . Soon thereafter her friends who walked away from faith gave her an ultimatum: choose us or choose God . Without thinking, Izzy chose God. This rejection was actually Izzy’s turning point. She decided to learn more about this God who was worth losing friends over.   “I decided in my...

Be blown away by today's One80 with Josh McDowell . He used to wait for Christians to speak out in class so that he could tear them up. That is, before Josh encountered Jesus himself . After some of these very students issued a challenge for Josh to disprove Christianity , hear how his quest brought him to the person of truth and took him from skeptic to one of the country’s greatest evangeli...

Join us for Part 2 of Shahe's inspiring One80 and hear more about God's loving and faithful pursuit of her to saving faith.  Part 2 continues with a God-concealed pregnancy, a moving sermon on The Prodigal Son, The Judgment House, her dramatic coming to Jesus story with the mysterious "Good Job" man and what God did with her amazing Holy Book test. You will be encouraged as you...

Today's One80 is the story of Shahe Nahler, born in Afganistan, and God's loving and faithful pursuit of her to saving faith. It's a dramatic story of whispers from God Himself, and many people He placed in her life along the way. Hear how a high school prayer group was the first to witness to Shahe, but many more followed, including a nun, a compassionate doctor, and a televangelis...

On February 8, 2023, Asbury University students thought they were finishing up their regularly scheduled chapel services, but worship continued. And continued. This soon turned into a revival or spiritual awakening, that is catching the world by storm.  Hear what happened from Asbury students themselves, Elisa Terpstra, Anna Calloway and Brooke O'Carroll, and what the effects have been: an in...

Tytiyana "Ty" Jones was a victim of intense bullying. It caused her to have problems with self-image, propelled her to self-harm and even brought her to suicidal ideation. It was her brother who encouraged her, prayed for her and kept her alive, while himself incarcerated. Ty reclaimed her identity in Christ, able to now tackle the world with courageous faith and contagious charm, now se...

Michael Buhrman was a naval-trained nuclear engineer , so why was he on the run as a fugitive, fleeing to Venezuela ? His bad choices caught up with him and he was sentenced to 40 years in prison . Amazingly, Michael found himself with Christian cellmates at every turn. And that Bible he initially used as scratch paper? It transformed his life into the faithful witness he is today. Michael now hol...

Dale Hummel was called at a young age to be a pastor, while growing up as a missionary kid in Papua New Guinea. As the elders were standing around, the local Christians asked, “Who will take the gospel beyond the mountains?”  It took Dale years to realize that he would be the one. But he had to overcome childhood trauma that developed into OCD to be able to fully realize God’s plan for his life. L...

Doreen Virtue grew up in Christian Science, which opened the door to the occult. She became the top author in New Age. Her angel worship tarot cards were a huge success and people flocked to her Youtube channel for New Age false wisdom. Not only did she have sold out standing-room only events, but stars were coming to her palatial Hawaii ranch to get readings from her. "So much deception. It...

Kim Endraske was a passionate atheist who enjoyed debating Christians. Except that no one wanted to enter the ring with her.  “The Christians that I knew really didn't know how to answer me, So when I would say some comment like, ‘How can you believe the Bible is real?’ They would just kind of look at me; they couldn't really defend their faith.”  Kim was really just waiting for someone...

Raised in a troubled home, Diane Dassing turned to drugs to manage her pain . She even became a cocaine dealer . When Diane got caught, she realized her childhood dry dose of religiosity came back to her when she needed it most. She confessed her sin and sought the Lord’s help . This propelled Diane from dealer into the arms of the Healer. Diane courageously turned her struggle into a teaching too...

Jonathan Hickory and trauma knew each other well. Childhood trauma coupled with on-the-job trauma as a police officer crippled Jonathan and compelled him to turn to alcohol as an escape.  “Police officers see the darkest moments in peoples’ lives in this fallen world,” Jonathan said in his book, Break Every Chain , which was made into a movie of the same name.  A Christian family’s response to the...

David grew up in unfathomable circumstances in Maui, Hawaii– a hippie commune with ten moms, 23 siblings and a troubled father . As David was finally taken into Child Protective Services, he developed the drug habit of his father and grew even further from the person the Lord wanted him to be.  His brothers made a surprise visit to confront David on his lifestyle.  Never having gone to church them...

Losing both parents at 12, Don Long quickly figured out how to navigate the world in what he calls, “bootstraps theology,” figuring life out on his own and taking no punches. But Don’s theology only got him into trouble, even a knife fight. A loving step mother and caring mentors guided Don to the only source to really pull him out of his bootstraps–Jesus Christ. Don never thought he would make it...

Dr. Thilak Pappu was a Hindu of Hindus. Raised by a guru, Thilak served as a worship leader, a temple builder, and a searching for God mountain climber.  The striving and idol worship were weighing him down. Slowly over time Thilak started to ask questions to the only God who was actually listening. And God answered those questions, through the Bible, other Christians and an encounter with actual...

When you receive Jesus, you go from death to life, but with Heather King's testimony, she literally went from death to life . Heather was plagued with severe alcohol addiction, received numerous DUIs and was given several chances. But the final straw came in the ambulance, on her way to prison, where she died and was brought back to life by medical personnel. And while in prison, it was Jesus...

Raised in Myanmar, Zam Muan thought that faith was merely showing up for church. But when the Holy Spirit opened his eyes at a conference, Zam traded his complacency for a new passion to do God’s will, and God gave him a new heart for worship. God’s timing was perfect, as the trial that was about to unfold in Zam’s life would require supernatural strength.  Today's One180 is brought to you by...

The Hound of Heaven had been pursuing Mike D’Virgilio for many years. But when he was just minding his own business at a gathering, a complete stranger pulled up in a VW Bug, made a beeline to Mike, told him about Jesus, and left. The Good News the stranger shared would change Mike's life forever. If you ever get leery of talking to strangers about Jesus, you will be encouraged by this One80!...

John Kirkby, CBE , was raised in West Yorkshire, England and became orphaned at 18 years old. Anger and trouble followed and his career was a feared debt-collector. But soon, the tables were turned --John was the one in poverty and extreme debt. At the end of his rope and seemingly without hope, he found Jesus . As a result, John decided not just to quit his career, but to help those in extreme po...