One80: Testimonies of Transformation

Karen Felton thought that if God loved her, He had a funny way of showing it. A series of unfortunate events in her childhood led Karen down a path of shame and numbing her pain with drugs and alcohol. Destructive behavior kept her far from God , even at barstools at 4 am. When a chance job at the Salvation Army put Karen in the path of God’s people, a simple invitation to dinner set her on a cour...

Born in Malaysia to Sri Lankan parents, Harann* seemed to be a model Hindu . He paid regular homage to the elephant god Vinayaka and had a key role in the Hindu festivals, but the real Harann preferred the endless pursuit of fun.  After his Friday prayers, his Saturday sins would accumulate . He wondered if there was more to true happiness . In the quiet of night, a voice inside Harann told him to...

Juni Felix harnessed her past hurt to help others in their own healing. Raised in a broken home and forced to take on more than a child should to keep her family afloat, Juni felt far away from the God of the universe . When a co-worker gave her a Bible, she started to see that God is big enough for her trauma, and was there all along. On this week's episode of One80, you'll hear her inc...

Enjoy the amazing Part Two of Ahmed Joktan's One80. You'll hear his coming to faith story and the intense persecution he faced after his conversion, propelled by a zealous dedication to his new faith . Not only was he disowned from his family and imprisoned, but he also endured threats to his life and a two-month coma.  You'll be encouraged to see a new believer's faith tried a...

Don't miss the amazing story of Ahmed Joktan, a S audi-born jihadist turned Christian evangelist . You will be amazed at his coming-to-Jesus story, but there's so much to experience in Part One of his show. Hear what it was like to grow up in Saudi Arabia in a fundamentalist Islamic sect as the son of the Mufti of Mecca, how he memorized the Qu'ran at age 13, his struggles to learn...

Born and raised in Kigali, Rwanda, Shema Innocent knows hardship most westerners can’t fathom. Poverty, a broken home, and a learning disability were some of the triggers that allowed anger to well up in him. But when his mother became a Christian, Shema started to see that he, too, needed Jesus. Hear how Jesus transformed Shema and brought him to the U.S. to study at Moody Bible Institute.  Be in...

A billboard, a Mark Twain book, a Billy Graham Crusade, and tonsillitis are some of the many things God used to call Rick Pierson out of the Christian Science Church.  Hear what the Christian Science Church believes, who Mary Baker Eddy is, and how important it is to know what's in your Bible from this Dallas Theological seminarian. And be encouraged by Rick's turnaround to the Jesus of...

Born in Karachi and raised an Ismaili Muslim, Malik Ali’s need to please people brought him to all the wrong places, drugs, addictions, jail, a suicide attempt, even the god of self-help. Hear how his confrontation with the Great I AM allowed him to truly be set free.  Never miss an episode. Sign up to get the latest One80 right to your inbox: https://one80podcast.com/subscribe/ See Malik's 3...

In 2007, Jacki Chaidez witnessed a horrific active shooter event at Westroads Mall in Omaha, Nebraska, where the coworker next to her was shot dead, along with 8 other people. As Jacki recounts the events of the day she says, “In stress you fight, flight or freeze, and many around me were just frozen like statues." As Jacki "wakes up" those around her you'll see how God wakes h...

TC, aka TC Boyd The Artist, grew up in one of the hardest neighborhoods in Western Chicago. Surrounded by gangs, drugs, violence, and heartache after heartache, hear how Jesus broke through to TC and turned his life around , and how he shares the love of Jesus to his former rival members, and many more. Today, TC is a music artist, producer, composer, songwriter, poet, author, and public speaker,...

He was literally blinded by the light. Learn how Gerald Aloran went from the rough world of inner-city New Jersey to being a sought-after DJ who was pursued by God in a powerful way.  And hear how the seeds planted by family members at a young age bore fruit in Gerald, setting him on a trajectory to become a pastor. Gerald's powerful testimony shows real and compelling transformation .  Stay...

What does a child do who was sent to the US against her knowledge, and then is discarded by several families? Well, when God is in control, anything can happen ! Hear how God took Paty from terrifying and lonely circumstances to being chosen by a Christian family, and then being chosen by the US as an official missionary, as a teen!  Her Christian testimony is remarkable. Prayercast Mexico: https:...

Thirteen was Randy Schoof’s first, but not last, brush with the law . Arrests, drug dealing,  overdoses, and heavy metal music were synonymous with Randy’s young life. Hear how God reached out to Randy during rehab and how he turned heavy metal into a witnessing tool and started a rock and roll church in his hometown. Hear how Teen Challenge can turn around troubled people with the Good News of Je...

“Hurt people hurt people,” is a phrase that characterizes Robert Lee’s life growing up. Raised in the Nation of Islam , Robert was taught to hate white people and lived the hurt he knew. Hear what happened when God miraculously got Robert’s attention while incarcerated . And how he told the warden, “You better start looking for a new job because we’re gonna be emptying this prison!”  Stay for the...

Ruth was a teen with a plan — to cause as much trouble as possible. Hear how she went from skipping class, lying, even shaving her head in protest, to her amazing restoration to life in Christ and her dramatic One80 from rebel to evangelist. Stay for the Sendoff, where Blind Tony shares an inspirational poem. Follow our show on Spotify , Apple Podcasts , or Google Podcasts .  One80 Podcast website...

Introducing One80: Stories of Christian transformation from around the world —Homecoming Queen to Witch Doctor. Be inspired by peoples’ coming-to-Jesus stories from every age and stage of life, representing the colorful rainbow of God’s people. Be blown away, hearing how God wrote their stories from BC to AD. And stay for the Sendoff, where we feature artists’ take on each guestimony shared--every...