Stay ConnectedCompelled Podcast is a seasonal show using gripping, immersive storytelling to celebrate the powerful ways God is transforming the lives of Christians around the world.
Christianity isn’t a hobby. It’s a faith in Jesus Christ that compels us to live for Him.
These Christian stories and testimonies are raw, true, and powerful. Be encouraged and let your faith be strengthened!
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For the last 30 years, Steve and Susan have fulfilled a unique calling - serving as the hands and feet of Christ to rural communities in Africa.
(names are used with permission)
Show notes at https://compelledpodcast.com/episodes/steve-susan-vinton
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Compelled is a seasonal podcast using gripping, immersive storytelling to celebrate the powerful ways God is transforming Christians around the world.
These Christian testimonies are raw, true, and powerful. Be encouraged and let your faith be strengthened!
Want to support the show? Either make a one-time gift, or become a Monthly Partner at: https://compelledpodcast.com/donate
Perks of being a Monthly Partner include:
Become a Monthly Partner by selecting the "Monthly" option during check-out.
Show notes, emails, and more at: https://compelledpodcast.com/
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Cheyane Caldwell was a young firefighter struggling with how to live for God while living in the world.
When suddenly, while battling a roaring fire he fell through the roof into a raging inferno and immediately knew he was going to die.
Show notes at https://compelledpodcast.com/episodes/cheyane-caldwell
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Compelled is a seasonal podcast using gripping, immersive storytelling to celebrate the powerful ways God is transforming Christians around the world.
These Christian testimonies are raw, true, and powerful. Be encouraged and let your faith be strengthened!
Want to support the show? Either make a one-time gift, or become a Monthly Partner at: https://compelledpodcast.com/donate
Perks of being a Monthly Partner include:
Become a Monthly Partner by selecting the "Monthly" option during check-out.
Show notes, emails, and more at: https://compelledpodcast.com/
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Jurgen and Shawn Beck’s individual journeys of faith were initially separated by an ocean.
Yet God brought this couple together, from opposite sides of the world, to minister to those around them in ways they never would have dreamed of.
Show notes at https://compelledpodcast.com/episodes/jurgen-shawn-beck
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Compelled is a seasonal podcast using gripping, immersive storytelling to celebrate the powerful ways God is transforming Christians around the world.
These Christian testimonies are raw, true, and powerful. Be encouraged and let your faith be strengthened!
Want to support the show? Either make a one-time gift, or become a Monthly Partner at: https://compelledpodcast.com/donate
Perks of being a Monthly Partner include:
Become a Monthly Partner by selecting the "Monthly" option during check-out.
Show notes, emails, and more at: https://compelledpodcast.com/
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Brian Birdwell was at the Pentagon on 9/11 when American Airlines flight 77 crashed just yards away from him, instantly engulfing his body in flames.
Brian was faced with certain death but also with complete peace in knowing that his faith was already placed in a Savior. His story is raw, true, and filled with miracles.
Show notes at https://compelledpodcast.com/episodes/encore-brian-birdwell
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Compelled is a seasonal podcast using gripping, immersive storytelling to celebrate the powerful ways God is transforming Christians around the world.
These Christian testimonies are raw, true, and powerful. Be encouraged and let your faith be strengthened!
Want to support the show? Either make a one-time gift, or become a Monthly Partner at: https://compelledpodcast.com/donate
Perks of being a Monthly Partner include:
Become a Monthly Partner by selecting the "Monthly" option during check-out.
Show notes, emails, and more at: https://compelledpodcast.com/
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Eric Hovind grew up in a Christian household and served faithfully in his family's Christian ministry, volunteered at church, and always knew the right answers.
Yet, at the same time, he was harboring a secret double life of sexual addiction.
But one night, he came face-to-face with a shocking realization... he was the product of Christian culture and teaching... but he was a total stranger to Christ.
Show notes at https://compelledpodcast.com/episodes/eric-hovind
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Compelled is a seasonal podcast using gripping, immersive storytelling to celebrate the powerful ways God is transforming Christians around the world.
These Christian testimonies are raw, true, and powerful. Be encouraged and let your faith be strengthened!
Want to support the show? Either make a one-time gift, or become a Monthly Partner at: https://compelledpodcast.com/donate
Perks of being a Monthly Partner include:
Become a Monthly Partner by selecting the "Monthly" option during check-out.
Show notes, emails, and more at: https://compelledpodcast.com/
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
When Steve was just a child, he and his parents traveled halfway across the world to New Guinea and moved in with a tribe of Stone Age cannibals and headhunters.
Their purpose? To share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with the ends of the earth.
Their reception? Unbelievable.
Show notes at https://compelledpodcast.com/episodes/steve-richardson
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Compelled is a seasonal podcast using gripping, immersive storytelling to celebrate the powerful ways God is transforming Christians around the world.
These Christian testimonies are raw, true, and powerful. Be encouraged and let your faith be strengthened!
Want to support the show? Either make a one-time gift, or become a Monthly Partner at: https://compelledpodcast.com/donate
Perks of being a Monthly Partner include:
Become a Monthly Partner by selecting the "Monthly" option during check-out.
Show notes, emails, and more at: https://compelledpodcast.com/
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Curtis and Deann Lewis took their 5-year-old daughter Natalie in for a routine heart procedure. But during the operation, something went terribly wrong.
The doctors shared the terrible news that Natalie would never recover, and probably, not even survive.
And just like that, Curtis and Deann were thrust into the most difficult season of their lives... faced with decisions about trust, forgiveness, and ultimately... hope.
Show notes at https://compelledpodcast.com/episodes/curtis-deann-lewis
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Compelled is a seasonal podcast using gripping, immersive storytelling to celebrate the powerful ways God is transforming Christians around the world.
These Christian testimonies are raw, true, and powerful. Be encouraged and let your faith be strengthened!
Want to support the show? Either make a one-time gift, or become a Monthly Partner at: https://compelledpodcast.com/donate
Perks of being a Monthly Partner include:
Become a Monthly Partner by selecting the "Monthly" option during check-out.
Show notes, emails, and more at: https://compelledpodcast.com/
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
From childhood, Tyrone Summerall was a habitual thief. If he wanted something and didn't have it, he would just take it. As an adult, Tyrone was eventually sentenced to prison for multiple armed robberies. But as Tyrone was groping through the darkest moments of his life, there appeared a Spark of Hope.
Show notes at https://compelledpodcast.com/episodes/tyrone-summerall
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Compelled is a seasonal podcast using gripping, immersive storytelling to celebrate the powerful ways God is transforming Christians around the world.
These Christian testimonies are raw, true, and powerful. Be encouraged and let your faith be strengthened!
Want to support the show? Either make a one-time gift, or become a Monthly Partner at: https://compelledpodcast.com/donate
Perks of being a Monthly Partner include:
Become a Monthly Partner by selecting the "Monthly" option during check-out.
Show notes, emails, and more at: https://compelledpodcast.com/
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mike Felch’s search for identity, approval, and a place to belong drove him to a life of burglary, violence, and computer hacking. However, through all of those experiences, God was placing people in Mike’s life that would ultimately draw him to the only true Source of identity and belonging.
Show notes at https://compelledpodcast.com/episodes/mike-felch
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Compelled is a seasonal podcast using gripping, immersive storytelling to celebrate the powerful ways God is transforming Christians around the world.
These Christian testimonies are raw, true, and powerful. Be encouraged and let your faith be strengthened!
Want to support the show? Either make a one-time gift, or become a Monthly Partner at: https://compelledpodcast.com/donate
Perks of being a Monthly Partner include:
Become a Monthly Partner by selecting the "Monthly" option during check-out.
Show notes, emails, and more at: https://compelledpodcast.com/
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
As a little girl, Susie lost everything that mattered to her. Her home, her family, and her friends. But in her loneliness, she found One Friend who would never leave her behind.
Show notes at https://compelledpodcast.com/episodes/susie-jacobson
Want to Make a Movie About Susie?
Susie’s son (Nato Jacobson) is a filmmaker and just launched a crowdfunding campaign to turn his mom’s story into a feature-length movie!
Get involved and help bring Susie's story to the big-screen here: SusieJacobson.com
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Compelled is a seasonal podcast using gripping, immersive storytelling to celebrate the powerful ways God is transforming Christians around the world.
These Christian testimonies are raw, true, and powerful. Be encouraged and let your faith be strengthened!
Want to support the show? Either make a one-time gift, or become a Monthly Partner at: https://compelledpodcast.com/donate
Perks of being a Monthly Partner include:
Become a Monthly Partner by selecting the "Monthly" option during check-out.
Show notes, emails, and more at: https://compelledpodcast.com/
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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