Words Of This Life Show

In this episode, Pablo and Ayo sit down with Demi and Olivia, two recent college graduates, for a conversation that is honest, layered, and full of life. Growing up in high-achieving households, both women navigated the weight of expectations — including what it meant to be a "good Christian" by going through the motions. Demi and Olivia share the gradual, sometimes messy journey of find...

n this episode, Pablo and Ayo sit down with Isaac for a conversation that traces his faith from childhood all the way to full-time ministry. Isaac opens up about carrying real responsibility as the older brother during his parents' divorce, and how community and mentorship became a lifeline during some of the hardest years of his adolescence. He shares honestly about what it looks like to stay...

In this episode, Pablo and Ayo sit down with Carlos and Anne for a conversation that touches on aspects of everyday life — faith, love, marriage, and the work they do every single day.  Anne shares her journey from a non-Christian upbringing to a faith built on more than just knowledge, and Carlos reflects on growing up in a Christian home and what it meant to make that faith truly his own. Togeth...

Words of This Life is excited to host Graduate Student Therapist Ty Wilson, who brings wisdom that could only come from someone who has truly sat with the weight of his own healing. In this episode, Pablo and Ayo sit down with Ty to unpack the relationship between trauma, emotional health, and faith — and why so many people, especially young men, are struggling in silence. Ty shares his own journe...

What happens when two people surrender their relationship entirely to God — and He gives it back? In this episode, Pablo and Ayo sit down with Joe and Alice to hear a love story that spans childhood wounds, empty trophies, a painful breakup, four years in the wilderness, and a birthday text that changed everything. It's a story that could only be written from above. Joe and Alice open up about...

How should Christians handle money? From encountering the Lord at a young age to learning what it means to walk with believers in fellowship, John shares how his journey has shaped his thinking about work, money, and stewardship. The conversation explores the tension many Christians feel about finances, what it means to trust God even in financial planning, and how giving and receiving both play a...

This week, Victoria shares a powerful testimony of how the Lord has been faithful through every season of her life. From navigating the loss of her mother to building a new life across countries, her story is marked by God’s mercy, resilience, and the quiet work of faith. She reflects on what it means to find home, not just in a place, but in God and in the people He brings into your life. From fo...

Adolfo shares his journey of growing up knowing the Lord, yet coming to a point where that faith had to become personal. Along the way, there were real experiences, times of being close, times of drifting, and moments where the Lord quietly brought him back. What once felt familiar eventually became a question he could no longer ignore: "what kind of life was he going to live?" This epis...

This week on Words of This Life, Dr. Jung Han shares his journey through science, achievement, and the deeper question that success couldn’t answer. From growing up in Taiwan to pursuing a PhD in the U.S., Dr. Han followed a path of discipline and ambition. As he began to achieve his academic goals, a quiet question started to rise within his being- is this really it? Through an unexpected invitat...

This week on Words of This Life, Brian shares his story of coming to know the Lord, from growing up without a real knowledge of God to realizing that God had been pursuing him all along. Through moments that seemed small at the time, a deep search for meaning, and the prayers of others, he eventually encountered Christ in a real and personal way. From there, everything began to change. Brian speak...

This week on Words of This Life - Jennifer shares a story of being cared for in unexpected ways and how it changed the way she sees others. She opens up about searching for acceptance, building her own life, and once seeking for certain things to fall into place in order to finally feel fulfilled. Jennifer shares that, through the genuine care of other believers, she began to know the Lord as her...

Ian shares his journey of growing up in a Christian home, knowing the Lord from a young age, and yet wrestling with what it meant to truly pursue Him. From feeling out of place in his early years to encountering a genuine Christian community in college, Ian opens up about the turning points that shaped his faith. Through simple but real experiences in small groups, friendships, and stepping out to...

Juston Street’s story begins with a genuine pursuit of success, purpose, and meaning, with the expectation that giving himself fully to something would ultimately satisfy. From growing up in a close family to pursuing baseball at a high level and later stepping into the world of acting, Juston experienced what it looks like to go all in. Yet even in the midst of these opportunities, there remained...

In this episode of Words of This Life, Brenda Olmos shares her testimony of coming to know the Lord as a teenager, growing up in a Mexican home, and learning to follow Him in both the big and small decisions of life. Brenda speaks on how Christian community first drew her in, how the Word became personal to her in college, and how the Lord faithfully led her through major turning points, including...

In this episode of Words of This Life, Pablo and Ayo are joined by former ABA champion and NBA player Willie Wise for a rich conversation about life, faith, and what truly gives meaning to human life. Willie shares about growing up in San Francisco as one of ten children, living “from meal to meal,” and how basketball became the path that eventually led him to Drake University and the 1969 Final F...

In this episode of  Words of This Life , we sit down with Dr. Kenneth Diller, professor at the University of Texas, who has spent more than five decades in scientific research and teaching while walking day by day with the Lord. Dr. Diller shares his journey from rural Ohio to MIT, and eventually to UT Austin, describing how he learned to integrate his Christian faith with a high-level scientific...

This week on Words of This Life, Nancy Hana shares her testimony and the lessons the Lord has written into her life through family, church life, and motherhood. We talk about the power of singing to comfort the heart and fill the spirit, the importance of companions and intergenerational care, and and nurturing your marriage. Plus: a first for WOTL… we sing a hymn together.

In this episode of Words of This Life, hosts Pablo Valenzuela and Ayo Odole sit down with Dr. Alex, a licensed psychologist and board certified pediatric neuropsychologist, for an honest conversation on mental health in light of the Scriptures. Dr. Alex shares his own testimony of being rescued by the Lord from depression, and he opens up how the Bible tenderly addresses the whole person: body, so...

In this episode of Words of This Life, hosts Ayo Odole and Pablo Valenzuela sit down with Jessica and Becky for a heart-to-heart talk about motherhood, sisterhood, and what it looks like to live a normal Christian life as a mom. From finding personal time with the Lord in unexpected places (yes — even in the shower!), to balancing family life with a rich community life in the church, Jessica and B...

In this episode of Words of This Life, hosts Ayo Odole and Pablo Valenzuela sit down with James Kuan—a lawyer, husband, father, and devoted believer whose life reflects a deep commitment to raising up the next generation for Christ and His church. Balancing a demanding professional career with family life, James has found a unique calling in caring for the next generation. In his free time, he ser...

In this episode of Words of This Life, hosts Ayo Odole and Pablo Valenzuela sit down with Linda, whose life was dramatically shaped by what she saw of the church in the 1970s. Coming from a free-spirited Christian group and later stepping into a non-denominational setting, Linda found herself on an unexpected spiritual journey—one that eventually brought her face-to-face with a vision of the churc...

In this episode of the  Words of This Life Show , hosts Ayo Odole and Pablo Valenzuela sit down with Tino Nguyen, whose journey to faith began in unbelief and was radically changed through reading the Bible. Growing up in Vietnam, Tino did not believe in God and had little exposure to the Scriptures. Faith felt distant and irrelevant. Yet over time, and especially when he came to college in the US...

In this episode of the  Words of This Life Show , hosts Ayo Odole and Pablo Valenzuela sit down with Carson, a believer whose life was suddenly disrupted by a devastating diagnosis: brain cancer. Carson shares the moment he learned he had a brain tumor, the difficult road of surgery, and the crushing reality of hearing that the tumor had returned—bringing him face-to-face with the possibility of a...

In this episode of the Words of This Life Show, hosts Ayo Odole and Pablo Valenzuela sit down with Jordan and Paula—two believers who followed the Lord’s call into full-time campus ministry, each with their own story, their own struggles, and their own walk of faith. Jordan and Paula open up about how the Lord called them individually to serve Him, what it meant to give themselves fully to His wor...

In this episode of the Words of This Life Show, hosts Ayo Odole and Pablo Valenzuela sit down with Crosville and Dora Williams to share about following God’s leading, navigating marriage, and children– all while serving on long-term mission trips. Crosville and Dora share about how God called them individually to missions and how that journey shaped their faith, marriage and perspective. They open...