The Toddcast

In this powerful episode, we sit down with JD Tremblay—an integrated engineer, military veteran, naturopathic practitioner, and ultra-endurance athlete whose story is as inspiring as it is challenging. JD is one of only a handful of people in the world to complete the legendary EPICDECA , conquering 10 Ironman-distance races in 10 days across six Hawaiian islands. But beyond the extraordinary athl...

Raised in Cape Town within an ultra-Orthodox Jewish community, Aiden lived caught between two worlds—deeply rooted in tradition, yet drawn to the pull of partying, drinking, and a lingering sense of emptiness. Everything began to shift when his now-wife Cara’s family introduced him to a Bible—a book he’d been taught never to read, especially the New Testament. In a moment of searching for peace, A...

In today’s episode, we sit down with punk rock artist Nate Parrish, whose music has taken him across the United States and around the world. Known for his raw honesty and high-energy sound, Nate’s work has been featured in HM Magazine and American Songwriter, and he previously was lead guitarist for the band Kutlass. With his latest album Make Me a Mountain , Nate continues to push creative and sp...

From war-torn Vietnam to a life of purpose in Canada—this is a story you won’t forget. In this episode, we sit down with Thanh Campbell, known as Orphan 32 . At just two years old, Thanh was airlifted out of Vietnam in 1975 as part of a historic rescue mission, becoming the 32nd child placed aboard a Canadian Forces flight bound for Toronto. What began as a story of loss unfolds into one of identi...

Wendy is a case manager at Rising Above Peterborough, a local not-for-profit Christian organization here in Ontario, that supports struggling individuals. The program focuses on breaking cycles of defeat and addiction, teaching them life skills and helping them find freedom in Jesus. Come along on the journey as Wendy shares how at 17 she was exposed to the gangs of NY, through YWAM and it became...

Jeff and Mitzi Byrd -- Trusting God What do you do when your child's life is hanging in the balance? On this incredibly special episode we get to talk with the parents of college baseball athlete Parker Byrd (Season 4 Episode 17) Jeff and Mitzi Byrd. A pediatrician and former NICU nurse Jeff and Mitzi openly share about their life and relive the story of their son's accident with us. We know you'l...

Our guests on the podcast today are our very own Nate and Jess Kirschner! Join us as we dive into their story of being early believers, childhood sweethearts and life long lovers of Jesus. Nate and Jess both grew up in Christian homes, and met in their early teens. Through the different seasons that they have faced, they've been challenged to grow in their relationship and in their faith, together...

All the way from the UK, join us as we talk with an equipping father in our generation Paul Manwaring! From Psychiatric nursing to being a warden in the prison system, a bout with cancer and serving on the Bethel Leadership Team, be touched and inspired as we hear how God truly uses everything in our lives for His glory! With 50+ years of life in the Lord, we unpack the powerful, multifaceted and...

Derrick Moncrief - The Power of Mentorship Pro football athlete Derrick Moncrief is our guest on the podcast today, and we invite you to join us as we hear how pivotal it is to not only receive mentorship and encouragement in life, but to be that voice of encouragement for someone else as well. Born and raised in Prattville, Alabama in the southern US, Derrick was already playing football at the a...

The Band JAREN — From Faith to Faith Growing up in Flushing, Michigan the sisters of the up and coming Christian pop, rock and worship Band, JAREN, are our guests on the podcast today! Now living in Nashville, join us as the sisters share with us their story of faith and music. From a young age their faith and love of music was intrinsically intertwined. Witnessing first hand a profound healing te...

Former lead member of the South African Satanic Church, Riaan Swiegelaar is our guest today on the podcast! For almost 20 years Riaan was deep into the occult and once led thousands in Satanism, conducting occult rituals and carrying out works of darkness. Growing up in a Dutch Reformed Church, and later baptized in the Apostolic Church, Riaan had a high curiosity for the unseen world and longed t...

In this episode we had the privilege of chatting about the power and strength of a Christian heritage with a sister down under in Melbourne Australia! Grace grew up in a Christian home where she was set up with a strong foundation in her faith, and her compassion for the second chances of others was nurtured. Through a series of events Grace worked for a time as a case manager in Australia’s priso...

Dave & his wife, Taff are the Directors of the Bethel Leaders Network (BLN) which exists to connect, encourage, and empower leaders across the world. Dave was one of the key speakers at Disciple a City’s recent BEHOLD conference, and we were honoured AS to sit down with him and hear his story. From living in Australia and working as a secondary teacher to a radical act of obedience that led th...

Our guest today is MJ Nixon, CEO of the ministry Rainbow Revival. Join us as we hear her story of growing up in a Christian home, but somehow always feeling different. This feeling would grow, and MJ would begin to experiment with a lesbian lifestyle throughout college. As she continued with the lifestyle, MJ would become involved in a relationship with another woman for several years. However, MJ...

Beware the power of prayer and the immense love God has for you! Today we visit Basil, Switzerland and chat with Jason Chin, founder of Love Says Go, and learn about the radical love that pursued Jason through his life. From growing up with divorced parents at a young age, Jason held a strong resistance to the Love of the Father. Even when, on separate occasions, his mom and sister would hear the...

Two interviews in this Behold Conference Bonus Episode!!!!!! Our very own Western Canadian Training Coordinator, Francisco Castro, sat down with us at the BEHOLD conference in November to fill us in on everything God's been doing through him since the last time we had him on the show. Join with us as Francisco shares how he saw God move all across the Island during his Island Awaken gatherings in...

After not attending church for 20yrs, and repeatedly turning down invitations to attend Christian events, Jennifer was invited to Disciple A City’s BEHOLD conference. Instead of turning this friend's invitation down and finding an excuse not to go, as she had for years past, Jennifer came. During the Friday evening, Jennifer responded to the call to go up for prayer. With that simple YES God met J...

Adam Tysdal, is a former nurse turned missionary from Saskatchewan who is called to raise up worship in Canada. As we sat down with him at the BEHOLD conference it was a privilege to hear his passion and heart regarding renewal in the body of Christ and revival in the world. Adam shares how he had to overcome some personal insecurities as the Lord was calling him, even though he grew up in a music...

“Jacob Walda, Bill Prankard, and the team at Timothy Generation Ministries are being powerfully used by God to fuel a fresh move of revival across Canada and around the world.” As we sat down with Jacob at the BEHOLD conference in November we heard his heart and update on the journey from 2024, when Bill Prankard entrusted Jacob and his wife Julia with the mantle and legacy of revival for Canada t...

On the season finale we feature Grace Graber who is an up-and-coming Christian pop punk artist living in Nashville Tennessee. With well over two dozen singles on streaming platforms Grace has built up quite a catalog. Her life didn’t start out very glamorous as she was bullied to the point of PTSD and depression and had to be completely removed from the school system. Reaching the point of having...

Dr. Luc Niebergall Dr. Luc Niebergall, a recognized prophetic voice throughout Canada and the nations, met the Lord at 16 through a divine life-altering encounter. A short time later, prophet Charlie Robinson would call him from a crowd giving him a prophetic word that would birth his ministry. Ever since, Luc has focused on teaching the Church to hear the voice of God! In this episode we were pri...

From meeting Jesus in a stolen car at 17, to leading teams with his wife LeeAnn to the unreached, get ready to be inspired as we talk to Danny about his testimony and mission stories! Founder of Equip Canada, and long time friend, Danny sat down with us to expand on how Jesus is moving in Canada and abroad. Let your heart burn with ours as Danny shares from 30+ years of ministry experience and exp...

In this episode, we take a trip down under and chat with Australian Mark Greenwood. Like many kids growing up in church Mark wanted to experience things and Life his way. He would meet his now wife Christine who would be instrumental in helping him see the more personal side of who God really is. An unexpected and accidental experience with a very powerful drug while on a trip in India would expos...

Spenser Mason grew up in New Brunswick and like many youth struggled with insecurity. Drugs and alcohol would help to numb that pain but overtime grew into a really big problem. As things begin to get worse, an intervention from family would have Spenser attend Teen Challenge, which would begin a change in his life. After leaving, Spenser decided to start fresh in a new city and began to reshape h...

Stacy Palmer is the president and CEO of Prison Fellowship Canada. She has over 16 years experience volunteering in Federal and Provincial Corrections Canada. PFC helps prisoners, ex prisoners, families and kids of prisoners, with compassion campaigns, and the true love of Jesus. Stacy shares that she did not have a good relationship with her father, in fact, they were estranged for 16 years. Her...