Perseverance Podcast

This is the first episode of the fifth season of the Perseverance Podcast. Listen as Kelvin tells his story of the highs and lows of learning to wait. At the end of 2024, Kelvin had a dream that would define his 2025 year. Hear how he followed Christ’s plan of waiting on Him—at first. But after a few months of restlessness, Kelvin jumped back in to his own plans and timing and soon found himself f...

Welcome to the twelfth episode of the fourth season of the Perseverance Podcast. This is where you will hear the story of Coach Chuck, a man who was born with a passion for basketball. Growing up near Detroit, Chuck found the sport was a way to push himself to greatness but didn’t see that it was also an area of crippling pride. Unfortunately, Chuck also hid his weakness for alcohol starting in hi...

Welcome to the eleventh episode of the fourth season of the Perseverance Podcast. This is where you will hear the story of Reuben, a man who was born into a Catholic family in New York but chose to live his life without acknowledging God. After dropping out of high school and bouncing from job to job, Reuben decided to move to Puerto Rico to get away from the worldly influences that were leading t...

Welcome to the tenth episode of the fourth season of the Perseverance Podcast. This is where you will hear the story of Vinny Talotta, a man who was born into a devout Catholic family in Philadelphia but chose to start living the high life at a young age. In middle school he was peddling pornography and by the start of college, he was heavy into using and selling drugs. After years of drug use and...

Welcome to the ninth episode of the fourth season of the Perseverance Podcast. This is where you will hear the story of Lynne Haggerman, a woman who was born into a broken family and subjected to pedophelia for the first 5 years of her life. Hear how even from a young age, Lynn was escaping in her mind to a safe place in Jesus with the Holy Spirit as her comforter in horrifying conditions. Unfortu...

Welcome to the eighth episode of the fourth season of the Perseverance Podcast. This is where you will hear the story of Pablo Frascini, a man who was born into a very devout Catholic family from Argentina but moved to California at a young age. After his family had an encounter with Christ that caused them to turn from Catholicism to a relationship with Jesus, Pablo too accepted Jesus as his Savi...

Welcome to the seventh episode of the fourth season of the Perseverance Podcast. This is where you will hear the story of Sarah Larose, a woman who was born severely premature and as a result, lost most of her usable vision. Even though Sarah went to therapy as a young child and experimented with numerous visual aids, she was slowly forced to adapt to the blind world. Over the next few years, Sara...

Welcome to the sixth episode of the fourth season of the Perseverance Podcast. This is where you will hear the story of Kijuan Amey, a man who grew up to become a refueling specialist in the Air Force. His life was going well, and he had the career of his dreams. But after a life-threatening motorcycle accident, Kijaun was forced into retirement after serving over ten years in the Air Force. Then...

Welcome to the fifth episode of the fourth season of the Perseverance Podcast. This is where you will hear the story of Michael, a man who grew up living in poverty with his divorced mother in the south. After going into the military, finding his wife, and having several children, Michael was enjoying his years of being a grandparent. Then Michael’s health took a drastic turn for the worse, and he...

Welcome to the fourth episode of the fourth season of the Perseverance Podcast. This is where you will hear the story of Cody, a man who thought he could have it all with no strings attached. But when the facade of his life started crumbling around him, Cody found himself reexamining his choices. Listen to Cody’s story of how he struggled for years trying to entrust his life and choices to God, on...

This is the third episode of the fourth season of the Perseverance Podcast. Listen as Antonio tells his story of growing up in the Bahamas and accepting Christ at a young age. But as Antonio learned more about God’s word, he realized the need to seek God to learn more about what his life’s purpose was and how to accomplish it. Over the next several years, God revealed to Antonio what actions he ne...

This is the second episode of the fourth season of the Perseverance Podcast. Listen as Honey tells her story of finding a wonderful husband, having six children together, and persevering through challenges of her husband’s military deployment. But after his final tour of duty, Honey’s husband was struggling to reconnect with his wife and children. Hear how each time Honey’s husband left her over m...

This is the first episode of the fourth season of the Perseverance Podcast. Listen as Kelvin tells his story of ever-increasing vision loss, problems with the See Me Cane, and troubles within his family. Each of these situations brought devastation but also a time of reflection and hope. Hear how Kelvin persevered through his challenges and is still able to say, “It is well with my soul” even in t...

Welcome to the twelfth episode of the third season of the Perseverance Podcast. This is where you will hear the story of George, a man who grew up in a Christian home but struggled through years of not fitting in due to his same-sex tendencies. George experienced such extreme bullying that as soon as he turned 18, he left home and became deeply immersed into the gay lifestyle. After enduring Satan...

Welcome to the eleventh episode of the third season of the Perseverance Podcast. This is where you will hear the story of Ryan, a man who grew up in a Christian home and was saved at a young age only to face his greatest struggle after getting married. Ryan and his wife spent years trying to have a child, only to face loss after loss. Throughout this painful time, Ryan chose to cling to the truth...

Welcome to the tenth episode of the third season of the Perseverance Podcast. This is where you will hear the story of “Emmy”, an on-fire-for-Jesus young adult, who got caught up in what would later become a cult. Hear how she struggled with physical, mental, and emotional abuse for decades after marrying the pastor until she finally broke free from his control along with her 5 children. Through t...

Welcome to the ninth episode of the third season of the Perseverance Podcast. This is where you will hear the story of Elana, a woman who was struck with Bell’s Palsy, a paralytic facial syndrome, after the birth of her son. Hear how she struggled with depression, anxiety, and anger for decades until she found the joy only Christ can bring. Through this situation, Elana realized that God doesn’t a...

Welcome to the eighth episode of the third season of the Perseverance Podcast. This is where you will hear the story of Randy, a missionary pastor who was stranded in Sudan, Africa for over 2 weeks in the middle of a civil war, not knowing if each breath would be his last. Listen to Randy tell about the miraculous providence of God during those life-threatening and spiritually trying days. Hear ho...

Welcome to the seventh episode of the third season of the Perseverance Podcast. This is where you will hear the story of Mike, a child from a broken home whose curiosity opened the door to an encounter with Jesus at an early age. But after attending college, Mike became an atheist until God placed a man in his life that would bring Mike back into the Potter’s hands once again. Since then Mike allo...

This is the sixth episode of the third season of the Perseverance Podcast. Listen as Spencer tells his story of living life a year after his devastating car crash and the pronouncement of his death at the scene. Learning to take one day at a time and celebrate the little successes, Spencer is slowly rebuilding his life and relationships. Hear how Spencer is taking his experiences and using them to...

This is the fifth episode of the third season of the Perseverance Podcast. Listen as Rachel tells her story of growing up in Hong Kong with her missionary parents. After years of following her own desires and picking and choosing what her own truth was, Karen found herself alone and pregnant during her last year of high school. Like Karen in last month’s podcast, Rachel was thinking she would end...

This is the fourth episode of the third season of the Perseverance Podcast. Listen as Karen tells her story of growing up in a loving family and a close-knit community where she naively thought life revolved around her. After years of living a double life, Karen found herself alone and pregnant during her first year of college. Thinking she would end this unwanted pregnancy and life would go on as...

Welcome to the third episode of the third season of the Perseverance Podcast. This is where you will hear the story of Craig, a friend and talk show host who works at the radio station that airs the DeafBlind Potter Show. Listen to Craig’s story of how he struggled for many years due to not dealing with the pain of losing his father to an accident with a drunk driver when Craig was only 6 years ol...

Welcome to the second episode of the third season of the Perseverance Podcast. This is where you will hear the story of Nathan, a friend I met after high school while we were at Hume Lake Christian Camp up in Sequoia National Park together. Hear how even though Nate was born into a broken home to struggling parents, God had a purpose for his life. Nathan persevered through his up and down teen yea...

This is the first episode of the third season of the Perseverance Podcast. Listen as Kelvin tells his story of how the COVID shutdown and his ever-increasing vision loss devastated his business but also brought a time of reflection and hope. Hear how Kelvin persevered through his challenges with the help of his friends, family, and his new social media followers when he became the DeafBlind Potter...