What do you do when your whole identity revolves around academic performance? Well, for Ava Ward, it wasn’t good. The stress to perform at top level caused anxiety, even panic attacks. After a particularly dark freshman year of high school, Ava came to the realization that her obsession with good grades had become an idol. At Bear Lake Camp, she realized she had a divided heart and her idolatry was supplanting faith in Christ. She did an about face, changed schools, changed her mindset,...

What happens when a brand‑new believer faces mockery at home, financial strain, and a nation at war—and chooses to study harder, love deeper, and answer with reasons instead of rage? Raviv Dror shares his newfound faith and path through doubt, dialogue, and devotion, exploring how apologetics turned shaky mornings into a steady, lived faith. In Part 2, Raviv explains how apologetics helped him both strengthen his new faith and share it with others. He ends with thoughts on the Israeli war, t...

What happens when a life built on certainty starts to crack? Hear the One80 of Raviv Dror, who grew up in a hardline communist kibbutz where the collective came first, religion, even true Judaism, was scorned, and affection felt scarce. His story carries us from growing up on a faithless kibbutz to a cross-continent love that opens a door he isn’t ready to walk through—until everything else falls apart. In part 1, hear how God broke Raviv free from communist ideology and slowly, faith starts...

From collapse to calling. While Kristen Hale's body shut down, her soul woke up. Experience the voice of Jesus calling Kristen at a Mormon healing ceremony. “My work is done here,” Jesus told Kristen Hale as she hobbled to the altar at the Mormon temple’s healing service. Jesus would gently lead her out of Mormonism and heal her–body, mind and Spirit. In part 2, hear how Kristen became paralyzed on half of her body with a mysterious illness; she had a heart condition called POTS, postural ort...

Leaving the checklist for grace. “My work is done here,” Jesus told Kristen Hale as she hobbled to the altar at the Mormon temple’s healing service. Jesus would gently lead her out of Mormonism and heal her–-body, mind and Spirit. In part 1, learn how Kristen grew up in a devout Mormon home, with a strict bishop father and the heavy weight of performance based love. Listen as she explains some tenets of Mormonism. See how Kristen’s zeal for Mormonism even brought her to witness to Christian f...

What happens when a lifelong dream collides with an unexpected diagnosis? For David Suarez, the path seemed clear from the age of six: become a cardiovascular surgeon and heal broken hearts. But when David was fast-tracked into Brown University’s prestigious medical school, a sidelining diagnosis and an aha from God showed him that there was more than one way to fix a broken heart. A shower of surrender showed David an entirely new way to see God and deal with his narcolepsy diagnosis. ...

She threw the Bible; it opened itself. “But those who hope in the Lord. . . “ Kim Lengling had no hope. Out of desperation she cried out to the God she didn’t believe existed and out of frustration threw a Bible she had never read. But at just the right moment, God intervened with a slight whisper. Kim was retired from the military, carrying PTSD with her. She thought God had abandoned her, but now she started attending church with skepticism, but she came back time and again. Lea...

Tweeny Randall’s powerful One80 starts with her growing up in the Sikh culture in Brussels. We slowly hear how the brokenness felt in her family of origin gave root to an identity crisis that made itself known in attention seeking and substance abuse of her own. As an adult Tweeny would continue this misguided lifestyle, but her world shattered with her mother’s illness. Alcohol came in and a stable marriage went out. In her utter depravity a caring friend’s request for help, an invitation to...

What happens when the life you built on charm, control, and distraction collapses overnight? Tweeny Randall’s powerful One80 starts with her growing up in the Sikh culture in Brussels. We slowly hear how the brokenness felt in her family of origin gave root to an identity crisis that made itself known in attention seeking and substance abuse of her own. As an adult Tweeny would continue this misguided lifestyle, but her world shattered with her mother’s illness. Alcohol came in and a st...

Merrill Oster grew up on a farm and eventually was a successful business man in farm futures in 16 countries, among other business endeavors. See how he and his wife prayed their way into a calling that would lead to decades of purpoose. In his golden years now, Merrill has a new venture: equipping retired business leaders to pray and serve their communities for Christ. Merrill was blown away when his Pinnacle Forum group prayed to mentor young men and in walked Caleb, who fit the descr...

Hear Caleb's One80 and the unlikely mentor who walked him back from the bridge. "And then, at the pinnacle of my life. . . why do I feel so empty?" said University of Minnesota student Caleb Jue, on his rock bottom night. But God reached out to Caleb and a journey of restoration would come to him. Namely in the form of a Pinnacle Forum leader, Merrill Oster. These Pinnacle retirees had been praying that they would mentor a student from an area high school, and in walks Caleb...

“I now pronounce you husband and husband” were the words spoken at Lex Renick’s wedding. Lex had a miraculous transformation through Christ out of the trans lifestyle and Straight to the Father, as did her husband. In this moving three-part show, see how Lex seeks God’s heart and finally finds it, as well as the truth of scripture, the love of Jesus, and the freedom in her new identity with Christ. In this three part story, you'll see the slow but steady transformation of Lex and how Go...

“I now pronounce you husband and husband” were the words spoken at Lex Renick’s wedding. Married as a trans man to a gay man, Lex was transformed through the love of Christ. Both she and her husband went Straight to the Father, living for the Lord with a traveling ministry to the misfit community, spreading a powerful message of love and hope. See how Lex seeks God’s heart and finds it, as well as the truth of scripture, the love of Jesus, and the freedom in her new identity with...

“I now pronounce you husband and husband” were the words spoken at Lex Renick’s wedding. Married as a trans man to a gay man, Lex was transformed through the love of Christ. Both she and her husband went Straight to the Father, living for the Lord with a traveling ministry to the misfit community, spreading a powerful message of love and hope. See how Lex seeks God’s heart and finds it, as well as the truth of scripture, the love of Jesus, and the freedom in her new identity with...

Hear the heart of a devout Muslim who converted to Christianity. Imam recounts his early passion for seeking God and how a mysterious blue book pointed him towards Christianity. Imam's path includes moments of prayer, visions, and divine revelations, ultimately leading him to openly declare his faith in Jesus Christ. Despite facing severe persecution and threats, Imam remained steadfast, further deepening his faith through his community and service in various churches. In part 2, Not on...

See the heart of a devout Muslim who converted to Christianity. Asar shares his transformative journey from being raised in conservative Tehran to embracing Christianity. He recounts his early passion for seeking God, his struggles with archaic texts, and how a mysterious blue book pointed him towards Christianity. His amazing story includes moments of prayer, visions, and even a Holy Spirit bath, ultimately leading him to openly declare his faith in Jesus Christ. Despite facing severe persec...

When Parisienne Edmée Chavannes watched Spike Lee's "Malcolm X" as a teenager, something ignited inside her that would define her worldview for years. Suddenly, white people became "devils" in her eyes. However, after moving to the land of Malcolm X, America, Edmée was shocked to encounter Christians who welcomed her with genuine kindness. See the transformation that followed and witness her response to other people of color she calls out on practicing racism. Today, Edmée chan...

Timothy was a lazy, phony Christian, cheating husband, absent father and porn addict. Timothy said yes to Jesus at a young age but walked away from a faith with shallow roots. He searched for meaning in life everywhere but God. He self-medicated and covered up who he really was, until he realized he couldn’t stop his fake life on his own. “ I know this is wrong. I don't want to do this. I don't want to be hurting myself, hurting my wife, hurting my family, but I couldn't overcome it bec...

What happens when a young woman raised under communist atheism begins to question why authorities are so afraid of a God they claim doesn't exist? Join us for Svetlana Khomiak's remarkable journey from Soviet indoctrination to profound faith in this powerful testimony. Growing up in Ukraine during the height of communism, Svetlana experienced the full force of atheist teaching—"no God, beautiful life" was the constant refrain. But a summer stay with her grandmother, who secretly hosted...

Hear the heartwarming transformation of a killer turned Jesus freak. Hear how Louis Dooley entered prison at 19 with two life sentences and already planned to kill a third for sending him a care package. ”I kind of looked around and I was like, ‘Who is this, the welcoming committee or something?’ "And so I look in the box and there were a bunch of snacks, some socks, underwear, t-shirts, all things I didn't have. And so my first thought was ‘I got to kill this guy because wh...